Invoice Template for Carpenters

Measure twice, invoice once. Speed Invoices gives carpenters and joiners a free invoice template that produces a clean, professional PDF in minutes — no signup, no watermark, and no ads. You type straight onto the invoice, and everything stays in your browser.

What belongs on a carpentry invoice

Whether it's a day of second fix or a bespoke wardrobe, customers want to see how the price is built. Realistic line items:

• Labour — "Labour, 2 days — hang 6 internal doors, fit architrave" at a day rate, or hours for smaller jobs.
• Timber and sheet materials — "Oak-veneered doors x6", "MDF 18mm, 3 sheets", priced as supplied.
• Ironmongery and fittings — hinges, handles, latches, drawer runners, listed with quantities.
• Workshop time — for bespoke joinery, a separate line for making versus fitting ("Workshop: build alcove units", "On site: install and scribe").
• Finishing — sanding, oiling or painting if you offer it.

Rich-text line descriptions let you note dimensions and finishes — "Floating shelves x3, 900mm, solid ash, osmo oil" — which doubles as your record if there's ever a question about the spec.

Deposits, stage payments and day rates

Bespoke work almost always takes a materials deposit up front — commonly 30–50% — because the timber is cut for that customer and can't be resold. Fitted furniture and larger jobs are then billed on completion or in stages: deposit, delivery of the made pieces, and balance after installation. General site carpentry for builders runs on day rates, invoiced weekly or monthly, usually on agreed payment terms — put those terms and the due date on every invoice.

Speed Invoices calculates subtotals, tax and the amount due automatically, so a long materials list never turns into an arithmetic mistake.

One tip carpenters swear by

Photograph the finished work and attach or reference it when you send the invoice. A picture of the completed staircase or fitted unit sent in the same email does two things: it marks the job as formally complete, and it makes the person paying feel good about the money at the exact moment you're asking for it.

Repeat builders and property clients

If you invoice the same building firm or landlord month after month, Pro ($5/mo) automates it: recurring invoices, scheduled sends and polite automatic payment reminders. Creating invoices and downloading PDFs stays free forever.

Carpenters often share jobs with other trades — there's a matching invoice template for landscapers for decking and garden structure work.

Build your invoice

Open the template, list the labour and materials, download the PDF — free, and quicker than sweeping the sawdust.