The list grows while you are unpacking
A homeowner remembers another repair once you arrive. Agree whether it belongs in this visit and what it changes before an informal request becomes unpaid work or a disputed invoice.
Software for home repair business owners
A sticking door, a loose shelf and a closet reorganization can share a visit without sharing a method or material list. Capture the agreed tasks, check what each needs and prepare a bill that explains the work actually approved.
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The everyday details
A homeowner remembers another repair once you arrive. Agree whether it belongs in this visit and what it changes before an informal request becomes unpaid work or a disputed invoice.
Door hardware, shelf brackets and matching trim may need checking before purchase. Record dimensions and material choices so a supply run starts with something more useful than memory.
Moving shelves or organizing storage needs an agreed boundary: what can be moved, what stays and who decides. Keep that conversation separate from a promise to redesign the entire room.
How Microtra helps
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Add tasks and notes to the job for the door adjustment, shelf repair or agreed organizing work. Use photos for context and mark the work's status as the visit progresses.
Explore this featureStore client contacts and linked property records so a repeat visit has the right address and background. Retain estimates and invoice history when the owner asks about an earlier repair.
Explore this featureDescribe labor, materials and each approved extra on an estimate. Use a time-and-materials invoice from the job when that is the arrangement the client accepted.
Explore this featureStart a job timer or enter time manually, including the task it belongs to. Review repair time and supply-run effort before deciding how to quote another visit.
Explore this featureEnter purchases such as hinges, fixings and replacement trim with receipt photos. Identify billable client costs and check them against the final invoice before sharing it.
Explore this featureA day in the life
Ask for descriptions and useful photos, then identify tasks that need inspection or a separate specialist. Put the accepted work in an estimate instead of promising every repair from a message.
Review fixings, hardware and access notes. Set the appointment and assigned staff, allowing for preparation and travel in the day you plan yourself.
Check what the homeowner wants and whether it fits the visit. Record an agreed change, including materials and labor, before adding the new task to the job.
Review completed and deferred tasks with the client. Prepare an invoice with recognizable descriptions, share the PDF from your device and record any payment received elsewhere.
Your words
Choose Trades & construction when you set up Microtra and these are the labels you start with. Change them, and the tools you use, any time in Modules & terms.
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Compare plansA few useful answers
Microtra provides software for the business doing the work. It does not provide a homeowner marketplace or send you repair leads; you bring your own clients and agreed jobs.
Yes, describe the agreed sorting, shelf adjustments or storage work as tasks. Record the client's boundaries and approvals without implying that Microtra supplies room design tools.
Trades & construction uses Job, Client and Properties. This gives a repair business linked property records as part of its starting setup.
Stock is initially off for Trades & construction. Switch it on in Modules & terms before using counts, locations and purchasing for supplies such as hinges or fixings.
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