Construction Invoice Template
Invoice a building job by stage: labour and materials on separate lines, approved variations, deposits taken off and a clear balance due.
- PDF in one click
- 28 currencies
- Private by default
Describe the work, then enter how many and the price. The amount and totals work themselves out.
Enter the start and end time of each shift. Hours are worked out for you, past midnight too, minus the break. Type over the hours to change them.
How to invoice a construction job
Builders get paid faster when the invoice matches the contract and the stage that was finished.
- Stage
- Name the stage at the top in an extra field, like Stage 2: framing complete.
- Labour
- One line per trade, with days or hours and the rate.
- Materials
- Main materials with quantity and unit price. Group small items as Sundries.
- Variations
- Approved extra work as separate lines, like Variation 3: extra window, rear wall.
- Deposits and progress payments
- Enter what the client has already paid in Amount paid.
- Site address
- Add the site address in Notes or as an extra field.
How it works
- Fill it inType your business, your client and each item straight onto the page. Totals work themselves out.
- Choose a lookPick Classic, Modern or Minimal and a colour. Add your logo if you have one.
- Download or sendSave the PDF, print it, or email it to your client with the PDF attached.
What's included
Everything below is free. A few extras need a free account, because we save your work and send email for you.
- PDF download
- A clean A4 or US Letter PDF with your logo. No watermark.
- Three designs
- Classic, Modern and Minimal, each in six colours.
- 28 currencies, 9 regions
- Pick your region and the invoice follows local rules: VAT, GST, ABN, GSTIN or TRN, the right title and date format.
- Tax, discount, shipping
- Name your own tax, give a percent or fixed discount, record part payments.
- Quotation, receipt, proforma
- Change the title at the top of the page and the PDF follows.
- Timesheet invoices
- Add shifts with start, end and break. Hours work themselves out, night shifts too. Try it
- Email to clients free account
- The PDF goes as an attachment, replies come to your inbox.
- Saved invoices and clients free account
- Every invoice kept, clients ready to pick next time.
- Paid and overdue tracking free account
- See what's been invoiced, paid and still owed.
Keep every invoice in one place
With a free account, invoices are saved as you work. Your dashboard shows what's paid, what's outstanding and what's overdue, and keeps a list of your clients.
Questions
Something else? Email support@invoice-gen.net.
What is a progress invoice?
An invoice for one finished stage of a larger job. Number them in order and name the stage on each one.
How do I show retention?
Add a line with a negative amount, like Retention 5%, -1,250. The balance updates.
Should materials have markup?
That's your choice. Many builders show materials at cost plus a margin in the unit price.
Is it free?
Yes. Unlimited invoices, no watermark, no sign-up.
Guides
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- Payment reminder emailsThree polite to firm emails for unpaid invoices.