Carpentry jobs grow once you’re in the house. You came for baseboard, and now they want a door adjusted, a shelf added and a stair tread fixed. Too often that extra work is done on a handshake and never billed. Obravetta answers calls, sends photo quotes, gets every add-on approved in writing by text, and puts it on the invoice. From $27/month.
Homeowners trust a good carpenter, so they keep asking for small extras while you’re there.
Saying yes is good business, but extra work that isn’t written down is easy to forget to bill and easy for the customer to dispute.
A quick change order by text protects you and the customer, and turns goodwill into revenue.
One finish carpentry job from the first call to the review. Here’s where carpenters lose money, and what has to run on its own.
| Stage | What's happening | Where it dies | What has to run automatically |
|---|---|---|---|
| The call | Homeowner wants new trim | Voicemail, they call someone else | Missed-call text back and an estimate link |
| The quote | You measure the rooms | Number scribbled on a card | Photo quote with line items |
| On site | “While you’re here…” | Extra work done on a handshake | Change order approved by text |
| The schedule | Booked out for weeks | Customer forgets you | Lead-time message and deposit to hold the date |
| Payment | Job done | Add-ons left off the invoice | Invoice with every approved add-on |
| After | Finished trim | No review | Review request with a photo |
Not a feature list. This is one carpentry job when the quotes and approvals run for you.
A homeowner calls about new baseboard and door casing. They get a text back asking for photos.
Missed-call text back · Two-way SMSYou visit, measure and send a quote with line items. They sign on their phone and pay a deposit.
Proposals with e-signature · Deposit linksThey ask you to rehang a sticking closet door. You text a change order and they approve it in seconds.
Change orders by textThey ask for a shelf in the pantry. Another quick approval.
Change orders by textThe invoice includes the trim and both approved add-ons, with a pay link.
Invoicing · Text-to-payA review request asks for a photo of the finished trim.
Automated review requestsCustomers often ask for extra work once you’re on site. Put in your own numbers to see what getting more of it approved and billed is worth.
The math: jobs per month × the share with add-on requests × (share billed with written approvals − share billed today) × your average add-on.
Homeowners hire carpenters they trust to be careful in their home and honest about the bill.
Will it look clean? What will the extras cost? When can you start? Will the bill match what we agreed?
Clear quotes, written add-ons and an honest lead time answer most of that.
On Obravetta Growth and Obravetta Pro, a professional carpentry website is built for you as part of the plan, not quoted separately by an agency for a few thousand dollars.
Carpentry visitors want to see your finish work. Your site should show trim, built-ins, doors and repairs you’ve done, your service area and an easy way to send photos for a quote.
On Obravetta Starter at $27 you get the builder and build it yourself. On Growth and Pro we build it for you.
Obravetta isn’t a shop drawing tool. It’s the whole customer side of the business, and for a carpenter it breaks into six jobs.
Published figures, sourced below.
With tens of thousands of openings every year, skilled carpenters are in demand. Billing every hour you work is how you get paid like it.
Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, month-to-month with no contract. Annual billing charges for ten months instead of twelve.
1 team member
Owner-operator. Website builder, missed-call text back, unlimited workflows, quotes, change orders, invoicing and review automation.
Up to 3 team members
Starter plus AI voice answering, a done-for-you website and room for 5,000 contacts. The usual fit for a carpenter with a helper or two.
Unlimited team members
Unlimited contacts, done-for-you setup, custom automations and referral campaigns. Where carpentry shops with several crews end up.
Honest note on seats: Starter is one user and Growth covers up to three. A carpentry shop with several carpenters and an office will want Pro at $297, where seats are unlimited.
It depends on your work. Shop drawings, cut lists and cabinet design need their own tools, and Obravetta doesn't replace them. Obravetta handles the customer side: answering calls, photo quotes, add-on approvals, scheduling, invoicing, reviews and the website.
Get it approved in writing before you do it. When a customer asks you to fix another door or add a shelf, send a quick change order by text with the price. They approve on their phone, and it's added to the invoice.
Use photos and saved pricing. Have customers text photos and rough measurements, send a ballpark range right away, and book a visit for the final quote. Saved line items for common work like baseboard by the foot or door installs make quotes fast.
Be reliable and easy to schedule. Keep builders, designers and remodelers in their own pipeline, check in regularly, and reply fast when they text. Being easy to work with is often why they call you first.
Be honest about lead times. When you're booked out, tell new customers your next opening and offer a deposit to hold the date. Automatic follow-ups keep them warm until you can start.
No, and we'd rather say so. We don't create shop drawings, cut lists or material takeoffs. Many carpenters use separate tools or pencil and paper for that and run the customer side in Obravetta.
Ask after the job, with a photo of the finished trim or built-in. Google's own Business Profile documentation says more reviews and positive ratings can help local ranking, and photos of clean finish work sell the next job.
Importing your customer list from a CSV takes an afternoon, and missed-call text back plus quote follow-up can be live the same day. The part with a real wait is 10DLC registration, the carrier approval required to send business texts in the US, which takes a few business days on any platform. A built-for-you website takes longer because we need your photos, services and service area.
Yes. Obravetta Starter at $27/month is one seat and covers quotes, add-on approvals, invoicing and reviews. AI voice answering and the built-for-you website start on Growth at $97, which covers up to three users. Shops with several carpenters usually need Pro at $297 for unlimited seats.
Two free weeks covers loading your customers, getting business texting approved, and switching on photo quotes and text change orders. No sales call needed.
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Employment (2024), projected employment (2034), annual openings and median pay for Carpenters (SOC 47-2031): US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Carpenters and O*NET OnLine, National Employment Trends. Local ranking factors and the statement that more reviews and positive ratings can help local ranking: Google Business Profile Help. All verified November 2026. Obravetta pricing from our own pricing page.
Nothing on this page is legal or construction advice. Contract, change order, deposit and licensing rules vary by state and city, so check your local requirements. Job stages are illustrative of how residential carpentry work typically flows, not guarantees of results. Calculator results are estimates based only on the numbers you enter, not a prediction or guarantee of results. Google does not disclose how heavily any individual ranking factor is weighted, and no platform can promise a ranking outcome. Google are trademarks of their respective owners; Obravetta is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Figures change, so verify current details at the sources above.