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Snow removal invoices for every push, salting run and seasonal contract

Snow removal and plowing businesses bill in a few ways: per push or per visit, often at a price that rises with the depth of snow; per event, for a storm from start to finish; or a seasonal contract at a fixed price, paid in monthly installments however much it snows. Salting and de-icing are usually billed per application, and commercial clients often want the date of every visit on the invoice. Tell Clodou what you did and at what price: it writes the invoice, prepares the seasonal installments as drafts and keeps track of who has paid.

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Sound familiar?

  • A week of storms, a dozen driveways and the visits tallied from a notebook in the truck
  • Salting runs and extra pushes left off the invoice
  • Seasonal contracts invoiced by hand on the first of every month
  • Property managers who want the date of every visit before they pay

How Clodou helps

Per-push invoices with the dates

"Invoice Gloria Patel for January: driveway plowed on January 6, 12 and 19 at $65" writes one line with the three dates, $195. Clodou does not track the weather or your route, so give it the visits; for one line per visit, say so.

Seasonal contracts as monthly drafts

Set up a seasonal contract once as a retainer: the monthly installment, the first month and the line to print, such as snow plowing and salting, 2026–27 season. Clodou prepares one draft invoice a month for you to check and send.

Salt, fuel and repairs as expenses

Log rock salt, fuel and equipment repairs as expenses from a sentence or a receipt photo you confirm, with the supplier's name, and see what the season cost you.

How snow removal & plowing bill, and how Clodou handles it

Per push, per visit or per event

Residential driveways are often billed per push or per visit, sometimes with a price that rises with the snowfall, such as $65 up to 4 inches and $95 above; a storm can also be billed as one event. Clodou takes the quantity and the price you give: 3 pushes at $65 is one line of $195. It does not measure snowfall or decide which price applies: you tell it.

Seasonal contracts in monthly installments

A seasonal contract is a fixed price for the winter whatever the snowfall, often paid in monthly installments, such as $7,200 for the season in four payments of $1,800 from December to March. In Clodou this is a retainer: the monthly amount, the first month and the line printed on each invoice. Clodou prepares one draft a month and sends nothing on its own. Pause the retainer once the last installment's draft is prepared; next season, set up a new one, because resuming a paused retainer also prepares drafts for the months it was paused.

Salting, extras and commercial lots

Salting and de-icing are usually billed per application, and extras such as hauling snow away, clearing a roof or a late-night callout at the price you set; give each its own line. Commercial clients and property managers often ask for the date of every visit: put the dates in the line, or one line per visit. Whether snow removal is taxed where you work is for you to check with your accountant; Clodou applies the rate you set, per line if needed.

An HOA on a seasonal contract and a homeowner billed per push

  1. Step 1

    Set up a $1,800 monthly retainer for Maple Court HOA from December 1: snow plowing and salting, 2026–27 season, $7,200 in four payments. Remind me on March 2 to check the March draft is ready, then pause the retainer.

    Finds Maple Court HOA and sets up the retainer: $1,800 a month with the line "Snow plowing and salting, 2026–27 season", first draft on December 1. Adds a task due March 2: check the March draft for Maple Court, then pause the retainer. No invoice exists yet; nothing is sent on its own.

  2. Step 2

    Invoice Gloria Patel for January: driveway plowed on January 6, 12 and 19 at $65, and the sidewalk salted on January 12 and 19 at $25.

    Finds Gloria Patel and creates draft invoice INV-0112 with two lines: driveway plowing, January 6, 12 and 19, 3 at $65, $195.00; sidewalk salting, January 12 and 19, 2 at $25, $50.00. No tax is set on this workspace, so the total is $245.00.

  3. Step 3

    It's February 1: prepare this month's retainer invoices. And log $386 for 40 bags of rock salt from Northside Supply.

    Creates draft invoice INV-0115 for Maple Court HOA with the line snow plowing and salting, 2026–27 season, $1,800.00, and records a $386.00 expense, 40 bags of rock salt, with Northside Supply as the supplier.

  4. Step 4

    I sent INV-0112 and INV-0115. Gloria paid the $245, and Maple Court paid the $1,800.

    Marks both invoices as sent and shows two approval cards: $245.00 on INV-0112 and $1,800.00 on INV-0115. Once you approve them, both invoices are marked paid.

Just ask

Invoice Gloria Patel for January: driveway plowed on January 6, 12 and 19 at $65, and sidewalk salting twice at $25

Set up a $1,800 monthly retainer for Maple Court HOA from December 1: snow plowing and salting, 2026–27 season

Log $386 for 40 bags of rock salt from Northside Supply

Questions

How do I make a snow removal invoice?
Tell Clodou the client, the visits and your price, such as driveway plowed on January 6, 12 and 19 at $65. It finds or adds the client and writes the invoice with your logo, your business details, the next number in your sequence, a line for each service with its dates and your payment terms in the note. There is no snow removal invoice template to fill in, and if a price is missing, Clodou asks instead of guessing.
Can I bill a seasonal contract in monthly installments?
Yes. Set it up as a retainer with the monthly amount, the first month and the line to print, such as snow plowing and salting, 2026–27 season. Clodou prepares one draft invoice a month for you to check and send. Pause it once the last installment's draft is prepared, and set up a new retainer next season.
How do I bill pushes beyond what a contract covers?
Many seasonal contracts cover a set number of pushes or a snowfall threshold and charge extra above it. Clodou does not count pushes against a contract: work out the extra visits from your own log and invoice them on their own at the price in your contract, such as 2 extra pushes at $150.
Can I invoice a property manager for several properties?
Yes. Add the management company as the client, with the manager and their accounts team as contacts, and put each property on its own line, such as 14 Elm Street, 3 pushes at $85. Their purchase order or account number can go in the note.
Does Clodou track storms, routes or crews?
No. Clodou has no weather alerts, route planning, GPS, crew dispatch or site photos, and it does not take card payments. It handles the business side: clients, quotes, invoices, payments, expenses and tasks. On Solo and Team, your own payment link prints on invoices, and on Team automatic reminders can follow up overdue invoices once you turn them on.
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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