How do I make an electrical invoice?

Tell Clodou the customer, the work, the hours and materials and your rates, such as 3 hours of journeyman labor at $115 and $140 of materials. It finds or adds the customer and writes the invoice with your logo, your business details, the next number in your sequence and the taxes you set. There is no electrical invoice template to fill in, and if a rate is missing, Clodou asks instead of guessing.

Can I bill a job in stages?

Yes. Either invoice each stage with the amount you agreed, such as rough-in, 40% of $3,200, $1,280, or keep one invoice and record each payment as it arrives. Clodou keeps track of what is still owed either way, and does not split a quote into stages by itself.

Can I show journeyman and apprentice hours apart?

Yes. Give each rate its own line, such as journeyman labor, 3 hours at $115, and apprentice labor, 3 hours at $65. Clodou uses the hours and rates you give and never rounds them.

Can I keep wire and breakers in stock?

Yes. Add the materials you keep on the van with a reorder level, and Clodou lists what is running low and drafts a purchase order for you to approve. Invoicing materials does not take them out of stock, so record what you use with a stock adjustment.

Does Clodou pull permits or schedule inspections?

No. Clodou has no permit filing, inspection scheduling, load calculations, dispatch, GPS or technician app, and it does not take card payments. It handles the business side: customers, quotes, invoices, payments, expenses, time and your material stock. For remodeling and general contracting, see the page for contractors.

Free covers up to 5 clients and 20 AI actions a month, with no separate cap on quotes and invoices (making them in the chat uses AI actions). Solo, with your payment link on invoices, is $29 a month per workspace. Team, with 5 seats and automatic reminders, is $79 a month. Prices are in USD, and the first 14 days are a free Team trial.

Who it's for / Electricians

Electrical invoices for the service call, the panel upgrade and each stage between

Electricians bill small jobs as a service call plus labor by the hour, often at one rate for a journeyman and another for an apprentice, with materials at the price they set. Larger jobs, such as a panel upgrade, an EV charger circuit or a renovation, are quoted first with permit and inspection fees, and are often paid in stages: a deposit, a payment at rough-in and the balance once the inspection passes. Tell Clodou what you did and at what price: it writes the quote and each invoice, and keeps track of what is still owed.

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Sound familiar?

Journeyman and apprentice hours from the week tallied on a timesheet at night
Permit and inspection fees paid up front and forgotten on the invoice
Panel upgrades billed in stages, with no clear view of what is still owed
Extra circuits agreed on site and missing from the final invoice

How Clodou helps

Labor by the hour, rate by rate

"Invoice Marcus Reid: 3 hours of journeyman labor at $115, 3 hours of apprentice labor at $65 and $140 of materials" writes three lines, $680. Clodou uses your rates; it never picks one.

Stages from one quote

Quote the whole job, then invoice each stage with the amount you agreed and the quote number in the line, such as rough-in, 40% of $3,200, $1,280. Clodou does not split a quote into stages by itself.

Permits and change orders

Give permit and inspection fees their own line. When the customer adds work, such as two more circuits, quote the change so they agree to the price, then invoice it on its own.

How electricians bill, and how Clodou handles it

Service calls and hourly labor

Small jobs are usually billed as a service call plus labor by the hour, often with different rates for a journeyman and an apprentice, and materials at the price you set. Give each as its own line, such as journeyman labor, 3 hours at $115. If you bill a minimum, such as the first hour, give the hours to bill: Clodou never rounds time.

Panel upgrades and stage payments

Larger jobs are quoted first and are often paid in stages: a deposit, a payment at rough-in and the balance after the final inspection. Quote the whole job, then invoice each stage with the amount you agreed, or keep one invoice and record each payment as it comes in. Some states limit how much a home improvement contractor may take up front, so check your state's rules before you set a deposit.

Permits, inspections and change orders

Permit and inspection fees are usually billed at cost or at your set fee, on their own line. When the customer adds work mid-job, quote the change so they agree to the price, and invoice it on its own once it is done. In some places sales tax applies to materials and not to labor: give a line its own rate, or none, and check with your accountant.

A service call and a panel upgrade in stages

Step 1
Invoice Marcus Reid for today: 3 hours of journeyman labor at $115, 3 hours of apprentice labor at $65 and $140 of materials. I sent it to him.
Adds Marcus Reid as a client and creates invoice INV-0602 with three lines: journeyman labor, 3 hours at $115, $345.00; apprentice labor, 3 hours at $65, $195.00; materials, $140.00. No tax is set on this workspace, so the total is $680.00, and INV-0602 is marked as sent.
Step 2
Quote the Fosters a 200-amp panel upgrade: panel and materials $1,450, labor $1,575 and permit and inspection $175. Note: 30% deposit, 40% at rough-in, balance after the final inspection.
Finds the Fosters and creates quote DEV-0118 with three lines: 200-amp panel and materials, $1,450.00; labor, $1,575.00; permit and inspection, $175.00. Total: $3,200.00, with the payment stages in the note.
Step 3
They accepted. Invoice the deposit: 30% of $3,200 per DEV-0118, $960. They paid it today.
Creates invoice INV-0603 with one line: deposit, 30% of $3,200 per DEV-0118, $960.00. It marks INV-0603 as sent and shows an approval card to record $960 received; once you approve it, the invoice is marked paid.
Step 4
Rough-in passed. Invoice the Fosters for rough-in, 40% of $3,200 per DEV-0118, $1,280, and quote two extra 20-amp circuits for the garage at $240 each.
Creates draft invoice INV-0604 with one line: rough-in, 40% of $3,200 per DEV-0118, $1,280.00. Then creates quote DEV-0119 with one line: additional 20-amp circuits, garage, 2 at $240, $480.00.

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Invoice Marcus Reid: 3 hours of journeyman labor at $115, 3 hours of apprentice labor at $65 and $140 of materials

Quote the Fosters a 200-amp panel upgrade: panel and materials $1,450, labor $1,575 and permit and inspection $175

Invoice the Fosters for rough-in: 40% of $3,200 per DEV-0118, $1,280

Questions

How do I make an electrical invoice?: Tell Clodou the customer, the work, the hours and materials and your rates, such as 3 hours of journeyman labor at $115 and $140 of materials. It finds or adds the customer and writes the invoice with your logo, your business details, the next number in your sequence and the taxes you set. There is no electrical invoice template to fill in, and if a rate is missing, Clodou asks instead of guessing.
Can I bill a job in stages?: Yes. Either invoice each stage with the amount you agreed, such as rough-in, 40% of $3,200, $1,280, or keep one invoice and record each payment as it arrives. Clodou keeps track of what is still owed either way, and does not split a quote into stages by itself.
Can I show journeyman and apprentice hours apart?: Yes. Give each rate its own line, such as journeyman labor, 3 hours at $115, and apprentice labor, 3 hours at $65. Clodou uses the hours and rates you give and never rounds them.
Can I keep wire and breakers in stock?: Yes. Add the materials you keep on the van with a reorder level, and Clodou lists what is running low and drafts a purchase order for you to approve. Invoicing materials does not take them out of stock, so record what you use with a stock adjustment.
Does Clodou pull permits or schedule inspections?: No. Clodou has no permit filing, inspection scheduling, load calculations, dispatch, GPS or technician app, and it does not take card payments. It handles the business side: customers, quotes, invoices, payments, expenses, time and your material stock. For remodeling and general contracting, see the page for contractors.
What does it cost?: Free covers up to 5 clients and 20 AI actions a month, with no separate cap on quotes and invoices (making them in the chat uses AI actions). Solo, with your payment link on invoices, is $29 a month per workspace. Team, with 5 seats and automatic reminders, is $79 a month. Prices are in USD, and the first 14 days are a free Team trial.

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