Grafta for Carpenters & Joiners
Price the fitted wardrobes in the customer's bedroom, not at midnight. Quotes, invoices and job scheduling that keep up with the workshop and the site.
Say the job. Grafta writes the quote.
A real example of the kind of job a carpenter quotes with Grafta — spoken once, itemised automatically.
You say
“Quote for Sean Kelly in Celbridge. Fitted wardrobes in two bedrooms — sliding doors on the master, hinged on the second, both floor to ceiling. Two and a half days fitting at two-eighty, materials about twelve hundred.”
Grafta builds
For Sean Kelly · Celbridge
The admin that eats a carpenter's evenings
Day rate or fixed price? Either way the quote takes an evening you don't have.
Deposit for materials paid late, so the whole job slips a week.
Kitchen fits, decking, first fix — all in the diary, none of it connected to the money.
Grafta, working the way carpenters & joiners work
Quote in the room
Measure up, speak the spec, send the itemised quote before you leave — labour and materials split properly.
Deposits that arrive on time
Send a deposit invoice with the accepted quote so materials money lands before you order.
Saved prices for repeat work
Your day rate, your metre rate for decking, your standard wardrobe spec — saved once, reused in every quote.
Workshop and site in one diary
Jobs and schedule together, so making and fitting don't collide.
Plus jobs & scheduling, receipts capture, customer records and a live money view — see all features.
The renewals Grafta watches for you
Set the date once — get reminded before it bites.
VAT, done right
Most of this work qualifies for the reduced 13.5% VAT rate as a service on a property — but if the materials cost more than two-thirds of the ex-VAT price, the whole job flips to 23% (the "two-thirds rule"). Grafta handles VAT per line item so the invoice comes out right either way.
Read the VAT guide for Irish tradespeopleCarpenters & Joiners ask us
Materials are most of my job cost — does that change my VAT?
It can. If materials exceed two-thirds of the ex-VAT price, the whole supply moves to 23% under the two-thirds rule. Grafta prices VAT per line so you can see exactly where the job falls — and our VAT guide walks through worked examples.
Can I take a deposit before ordering materials?
Yes — raise a deposit invoice against the job as soon as the quote's accepted, then invoice the balance on completion. Both sit against the same job so nothing gets lost.
I do both day-rate and fixed-price work — does Grafta handle both?
Yes. Quote fixed-price jobs as itemised lines, and bill day-rate work with your saved daily rate — mix both on the same invoice if the job needs it.
How much does Grafta cost?
Solo is €9.99/month for your first year on the founding offer (then €19.99), and Team starts at €49/month for 2 users. Every plan starts with a free trial — no card needed.
Do my customers need the app to accept a quote?
No. You send a link — they open it in their browser, see the itemised quote with your branding, and tap Accept. You get notified straight away.
Grafta works across the trades
Less paperwork. More time on the tools.
Start free — no card, no setup, your first quote in two minutes.
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