Guides, templates, and real numbers for the trades
Cost calculators
Interactive quantity and cost calculators backed by the national-average price dataset inside Staxen, adjustable by state. All cost calculators
- Concrete cost calculator
- Roofing cost calculator
- Painting cost calculator
- Electrical cost calculator
- Drywall cost calculator
- Flooring cost calculator
Hourly rate calculators
Work out your break-even and billing rate per hour from your own pay, billable hours, overhead, truck and insurance, with the formula shown. All hourly rate calculators
- Electrician hourly rate calculator
- HVAC labor rate calculator
- Plumber hourly rate calculator
- Roofing labor rate calculator
- Painter hourly rate calculator
- Landscaping labor rate calculator
- Handyman hourly rate calculator
Invoice templates
Free invoice templates in Word, Excel, PDF and CSV, with every field explained. The Excel versions do the math. No email wall. All invoice templates
- Simple invoice template
- Word invoice template
- Excel invoice template
- PDF invoice template
- Google Docs invoice template
- Freelance invoice template
- Small business invoice template
- Hourly invoice template
- Deposit invoice template
- Construction invoice template
- Electrical invoice template
- Roofing invoice template
- Plumbing invoice template
- HVAC invoice template
- Painting invoice template
- Handyman invoice template
- Landscaping invoice template
- Concrete invoice template
- Flooring invoice template
- Drywall invoice template
- Carpentry invoice template
- Fencing invoice template
- Tile invoice template
- Remodeling invoice template
- Contractor invoice template
- Subcontractor invoice template
- Independent contractor invoice template
- Time and materials invoice template
- Progress billing invoice template
- Labor invoice template
Estimate templates by trade
Complete line-item templates with the units your trade actually uses, free in Word, Excel and PDF. All estimate templates
- Roofing estimate template
- Painting estimate template
- Electrical estimate template
- Concrete estimate template
- Plumbing estimate template
- HVAC estimate template
- Landscaping estimate template
- Carpentry estimate template
- Drywall estimate template
- Flooring estimate template
- Tile estimate template
- Fencing estimate template
- Framing estimate template
- Siding estimate template
- Masonry estimate template
How to estimate, by trade
The estimating process step by step, with the formula and a worked example. All estimating guides
- How to estimate roofing work
- How to estimate painting work
- How to estimate electrical work
- How to estimate concrete work
- How to estimate plumbing work
- How to estimate hvac work
- How to estimate landscaping work
- How to estimate carpentry work
- How to estimate drywall work
- How to estimate flooring work
- How to estimate tile work
- How to estimate fencing work
- How to estimate framing work
- How to estimate siding work
- How to estimate masonry work
- How to estimate gutter installation work
- How to estimate insulation work
- How to estimate window installation work
- How to estimate cabinetry work
- How to estimate deck building work
- How to estimate bathroom remodeling work
- How to estimate kitchen remodeling work
- How to estimate basement finishing work
- How to estimate handyman work
- How to estimate remodeling work
2026 pricing guides
Real national-average material costs from the dataset inside Staxen, plus typical installed job ranges. All pricing guides
- Roofing pricing guide
- Painting pricing guide
- Electrical pricing guide
- Concrete pricing guide
- Plumbing pricing guide
- HVAC pricing guide
- Landscaping pricing guide
- Carpentry pricing guide
- Drywall pricing guide
- Flooring pricing guide
- Tile pricing guide
- Fencing pricing guide
- Framing pricing guide
- Siding pricing guide
- Masonry pricing guide
App comparisons
Honest side-by-sides with real prices, including the rows where the other tool wins. All app comparisons
- Staxen vs Jobber
- Staxen vs Housecall Pro
- Staxen vs Joist
- Staxen vs Handoff
- Staxen vs ServiceTitan
- Staxen vs Buildertrend
- Staxen vs Contractor Foreman
- Staxen vs Invoice Simple
- Staxen vs Workiz
- Staxen vs SimplyWise
Contractor licensing by state
Who licenses what in each state, the real requirements, and the official board to confirm with. All state licensing guides
- Alabama contractor license
- Alaska contractor license
- Arizona contractor license
- Arkansas contractor license
- California contractor license
- Colorado contractor license
- Connecticut contractor license
- Delaware contractor license
- Florida contractor license
- Georgia contractor license
- Hawaii contractor license
- Idaho contractor license
- Illinois contractor license
- Indiana contractor license
- Iowa contractor license
- Kansas contractor license
- Kentucky contractor license
- Louisiana contractor license
- Maine contractor license
- Maryland contractor license
- Massachusetts contractor license
- Michigan contractor license
- Minnesota contractor license
- Mississippi contractor license
- Missouri contractor license
- Montana contractor license
- Nebraska contractor license
- Nevada contractor license
- New Hampshire contractor license
- New Jersey contractor license
- New Mexico contractor license
- New York contractor license
- North Carolina contractor license
- North Dakota contractor license
- Ohio contractor license
- Oklahoma contractor license
- Oregon contractor license
- Pennsylvania contractor license
- Rhode Island contractor license
- South Carolina contractor license
- South Dakota contractor license
- Tennessee contractor license
- Texas contractor license
- Utah contractor license
- Vermont contractor license
- Virginia contractor license
- Washington contractor license
- West Virginia contractor license
- Wisconsin contractor license
- Wyoming contractor license
Best estimating apps by trade
Estimating apps compared by trade: the app that fits each need, prices checked on each vendor's own site, and honest cons on every entry, ours included. All estimating app roundups
- Best apps for roofers
- Best apps for painters
- Best apps for electricians
- Best apps for concrete contractors
- Best apps for plumbers
- Best apps for HVAC contractors
- Best apps for landscapers
- Best apps for carpenters
- Best apps for drywall contractors
- Best apps for flooring installers
- Best apps for tile setters
- Best apps for fence contractors
- Best apps for framers
- Best apps for siding contractors
- Best apps for masons