Useful line items for carpentry
- Labor by day
- Lumber and sheet goods
- Hardware and fasteners
- Shop fabrication
- Haul-away
Free carpenter estimate generator
Free Carpentry Estimate Generator
Start with the labor, materials, and job costs carpenters use most. Add your prices and download a professional PDF—no signup, upload, or watermark.
Price the whole job
- Labor, usually by the day for anything beyond a small repair
- Lumber and sheet goods, priced with a waste allowance
- Hardware, fasteners, and finishes
- Shop time for anything built rather than installed
Before you send it
- Add a waste factor to lumber and sheet goods, and show it, rather than absorbing every bad board and offcut.
- Price shop time separately from install time for custom work. Building it and fitting it are different jobs.
Licensing and permits for carpenters
Carpenters usually fall under general or residential contractor licensing once a job passes the state's size limit, and decks, stairs, and structural work generally need a permit. Check your state contractor board and local building department.
General information, not legal advice. Rules vary by state and city.
From estimate to approved job
The PDF is free and stays in your browser. When a customer is ready, carry the same pricing into ForgeBill to send a secure quote, collect approval and a signature, then turn the accepted work into a job and invoice.
Need help pricing it? Read the carpenter pricing guide. Billing completed work? Use the carpenter invoice template.