A handyman proposal template is the one-page document a customer signs for a list of small jobs, and it is priced the way the day is spent: each task into hours from the handyman's own record, the materials at cost with a markup, the trip or minimum charge, sales tax where materials are taxed, and a total with the deposit and the terms. It wins on the list being specific, because a vague line is either done for free or argued about. The estimate template on this site works the price from the hours at a loaded rate and the material total with waste, adds the overhead and the markup, and prints the lines the proposal carries.
The list is the scope
Write each task the way it will be done: replace the bathroom faucet the customer supplies, patch and paint two holes in the hallway, rehang the closet door, install four shelves in the garage. Each line carries its hours and its materials, and the proposal shows the line and the price against it or one total for the visit. Tasks that need a return trip are their own line, because the second trip has its own trip charge.
Hours at a rate that carries the day
The hourly rate on the proposal is not the wage the handyman pays themselves; it carries insurance, the van, the tools, the fuel and the unpaid minutes at each door and each hardware store. Set the loaded rate from the books once and apply it to every line. A minimum charge covers the small visit that still costs a trip, and a trip charge covers the drive on a large one.
Materials, tax and the total
Materials the handyman supplies are priced at cost with a markup and taxed where the state taxes them; materials the customer supplies are named so a wrong part is the customer's trip. The total, the deposit, the payment terms and the date the price holds until close the page. Pro on this site keeps every proposal against the customer and the property, so the next call from the same house starts from the last list.
Questions people ask about handyman proposal template
Should a handyman proposal show a price per task?
Either a price per line or one total for the visit; per-line prices help the customer choose, and one total protects the day's minimum. The hours behind either stay with the estimate.
What hourly rate should a handyman proposal use?
A loaded rate that carries insurance, the van, tools, fuel and unpaid travel and shopping time on top of the wage, set from the books rather than from the neighbour's rate.
How are customer-supplied materials handled?
Named on the proposal as supplied by the customer, so a missing or wrong part is a return trip at the trip charge rather than a dispute.