Carpentry software
DispatchMind runs a carpentry company from one place: calls and leads in, jobs on the schedule, the work on your team’s phones, then the invoice. Pick Carpentry when you sign up and it’s set up for your trade from the first screen. You can change any of it later.
A carpenter's week can run from hanging one interior door to framing a deck to building a custom bookcase. Every job is different, and the details live in your head. DispatchMind puts the measurements, materials, photos and visits on the job, so you can quote, build and bill without scribbling on lumber.
A typical carpentry job in DispatchMind
- A homeowner calls wanting crown molding in the living room and a new back door hung.
- You go on the estimate visit, measure, and send a quote from your price book that they sign on your phone.
- The job is tagged Materials ordered, then booked on the calendar when the molding and door come in.
- On site you add notes and photos of the finished trim and the door install from the tech app.
- The job closes out, turns into an invoice, and the customer pays by card before you pack up the miter saw.
What carpentry owners tell us slows them down
Every job is a one-off
Trim, decks and built-ins all need different details. Custom job types, checklists and job fields let you capture what matters for each kind of carpentry job.
Quoting takes forever
Writing up a built-in or a deck from scratch every time burns your evenings. Build estimates from your price book, and the customer signs right on the phone or online.
Not sure which work pays best
Some carpentry jobs look great and pay poorly. Profit per job and reports by job type show whether decks, trim or built-ins make you the most.
Set up for carpentry from day one
Your job types
- Trim and molding
- Doors
- Cabinets
- Decks
- Framing
- Built-ins
- Repair
- Estimate visit
The details you keep on each job
- What to build or fix
- Material
- Measurements
A checklist for the work
Carpentry job: Measurements confirmed · Before photos · Work done · Finish and caulk · Cleaned up · After photos
A starter price list
Your common items are already in your price book. You set every price; nothing is filled in for you.
- Estimate visit
- Labor (per hour)
- Door install
- Trim install (per ft)
- Deck repair
- Materials
Nellie knows the trade
Nellie is the assistant built into DispatchMind. On a carpentry account she knows how your customers talk and what to ask:
- What needs building or fixing?
- Any measurements or photos?
- Who supplies materials?
- Best time window and the address?
What she treats as urgent: A rotted deck or stair someone could fall through; A door or lock that won’t close on an outside door.
What she never does: Never quote a price the company hasn’t set in its price book; Never promise what the tech will find before the visit.
Everything else
- Jobs move through four plain steps: Submitted, In progress, Pending, Done pending approval. Your trade’s own steps are color tags you can sort by.
- Estimates and invoices from your price book.
- A tech app for your team, with what each person may see set by you.
- Reports and commissions worked out from your own jobs.
- Bring your customers and jobs over from the system you use now.
Carpentry software: common questions
Can I quote custom built-ins from my phone?
Yes. Build the estimate from your price book in the tech app, add photos and notes, and the customer signs right there.
Can I track deck jobs separately from interior trim?
Yes. Set up job types like Decks, Trim and molding and Built-ins, each with its own checklist. Reports break down your work by type.
Can I schedule a carpentry job over several days?
Yes. Book it across the days you need on the calendar and assign your crew. Everyone sees it in their tech app.
Can Nellie book estimate visits for me?
Yes. Nellie can answer the phone when your hands are full, ask what kind of carpentry work they need, and book the visit on your calendar.
Can I try DispatchMind for my carpentry company before paying?
Yes. You get a 14-day free trial with every feature on, Nellie included, and no card needed. After that it runs month to month, so you can stop any time.
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