Most handyman disputes start with a job agreed by text: no written scope, no payment terms, and an extra that "should have been included". This pack gives you the paperwork for each kind of job, from the first estimate to the final payment, in editable Word and Excel files.
It includes 8 contract templates: a small job service agreement, a project contract with a payment schedule, a time and materials authorization with a not-to-exceed cap, a change order, a property manager master service agreement, a home maintenance plan agreement, a customer-supplied materials agreement and a workmanship warranty certificate. Eight job forms cover the estimate, before-work condition and photos, refer-outs, a pre-1978 home check, sign-off, the invoice and three payment reminder letters.
The 28-page guide, Handyman Contracts Made Simple, explains which document fits which job, what each of 12 agreement clauses does, and how to set deposits, payment stages and change orders, with worked examples. It also lists the state and federal rules that can change your paperwork, with official sources: deposit limits, unlicensed job-value limits (California as an example), the FTC Cooling-Off Rule and EPA lead-safe rules for pre-1978 homes.
The Payment Planner (Excel and Google Sheets) prices a job from your own hours, materials and miles, builds a deposit and payment schedule with an optional state cap, keeps a running total of change orders and tracks open balances. The contracts are plain-language samples, not attorney-drafted and not legal advice: have them reviewed for your state before you rely on them.