Gavin Harris
Founder, Staxen
68 pages on this site carry the byline Gavin Harris. Here is every one of them, grouped by kind.
Blog posts (9)
- AI Estimating Software for Contractors: How to Quote Jobs by Voice in Minutes
- How an AI Assistant Can Save Contractors 10+ Hours a Week on Admin Work
- We Talked to Hundreds of Contractors About Billing. Then We Killed AIA Support.
- The AI Employee for Tradesmen: What It Actually Does for HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Contractors
- Jobber Alternatives for Project-Based Contractors: The Shortlist and What to Compare
- Contractor Markup vs Margin: The Number Most Trades Get Wrong
- How to Do a Material Takeoff From Blueprints Without Losing a Weekend
- Hourly vs Flat Rate Pricing: How Tradesmen Should Price Service Work
- How to Price an Electrical Service Call: Trip Fee, First Hour and Flat Repairs
Guides (1)
Cost calculators (2)
- Concrete cost calculator: yards, price per yard and total
- Electrical estimate and bid calculator, priced per opening
Invoice templates (10)
- Free invoice template with every field you need
- Free PDF invoice template, ready to fill and send
- Free small business invoice template built for clean books
- Free construction invoice template with progress billing
- Free plumbing invoice template for service and repair
- Free handyman invoice template for small jobs
- Free flooring invoice template with ordered and installed footage
- Free fencing invoice template priced by the linear foot
- Free contractor invoice template for residential jobs
- Free time and materials invoice template with a not-to-exceed cap
Estimate templates by trade (5)
- Free roofing estimate template with real line items
- Free electrical estimate template that wins jobs
- Free carpentry estimate template for trim and doors
- Free flooring estimate template with waste built in
- Free framing estimate template that survives lumber swings
How to estimate, by trade (9)
- How to estimate a roofing job by the square, start to finish
- How to price and estimate electrical work, step by step
- How to estimate carpentry work by the opening and the foot
- How to estimate flooring jobs down to the last transition
- How to estimate framing jobs without lumber prices burning you
- How to estimate a gutter job by the foot, with every drop counted
- How to estimate cabinet installation by the box, not by the room
- How to estimate a kitchen remodel when allowances drive the price
- How to estimate a remodeling job before you open the wall
2026 pricing guides (5)
- Roofing material prices for 2026, per square and per job
- Electrical price list for 2026: material costs and job prices
- Carpentry pricing in 2026: trim, doors, and stair parts
- Flooring costs in 2026: material prices by floor type
- Framing lumber prices in 2026: studs, sheathing, engineered wood
App comparisons (4)
- Staxen vs Jobber, head to head: price, quoting and scheduling
- Handoff vs Staxen for AI estimating
- Staxen vs Contractor Foreman: depth or breadth
- SimplyWise vs Staxen: photo estimates against a full AI office
Contractor licensing by state (18)
- How to get a contractor license in Alabama
- How to get a contractor license in Arkansas
- How to get registered as a contractor in Connecticut
- How to get a contractor license in Georgia
- How to get licensed as a contractor in Illinois
- How to get licensed as a contractor in Kansas
- Contractor licensing in Maine: what is actually required
- How to get a builder license in Michigan
- How to get licensed as a contractor in Missouri
- How to get licensed as a contractor in Montana
- New Hampshire contractor licensing: what actually requires a license
- New York contractor licensing happens at the city and county level
- Ohio contractor licensing: state trades, local everything else
- Pennsylvania contractor registration: HIC rules explained
- South Dakota contractor licensing: what actually requires a license
- How to get a contractor license in Utah
- How to register as a contractor in Washington state
- Wyoming contractor licensing: what actually requires a license