App Store Edition · Carpentry, Framing & Decking · US · CA · AU · NZ · UK
Price timber, framing & custom decks accurately and track every lumber receipt by job.
Timber prices move fast, and one unbilled lumber yard run can wipe out the margin on a deck, framing package or trim-out job. Keel lets carpenters, chippies and joiners build detailed material-and-labour quotes, snap timber dockets at the yard and bill stage payments on iPhone. Free to download on the App Store.
Save your estimate in Keel iCloud Workspace & download PDF
Sign in with your Apple ID in 1 tap to save this estimate to your 5 free iCloud records, export a clean PDF, and open it on your iPhone for unlimited invoicing.
Know your real margin on every deck, frame and fit-out
Stop guessing whether you made money after timber, fasteners, concrete footings and hardware runs. Keel links every lumber docket and truck mile to the job.
Material + labour quoting
Separate timber, composite decking, hardware and labour lines clearly—then convert to an invoice in one tap.
Lumber yard receipt OCR
Snap Home Depot, Lowe’s, RONA, Bunnings, Mitre 10 or Travis Perkins dockets before they leave the tailgate.
Customer Dossier & variations
Keep signed scope notes, site photos, change orders and payment history in a single job file.
Who this edition is built for
Rough and finish carpenters, framers, custom deck and pergola builders, joiners, cabinetmakers and Aussie/Kiwi/UK chippies.
1–5 person carpentry crews who need clean deposit invoices, progress draws and variation tracking without monthly software bloat.
Subcontracting carpenters billing general contractors (1099, T2125, CIS, ABN, NZBN) alongside direct homeowner jobs.
The frustrations this edition solves.
Built for solo operators, first-time business owners and 1–5 person crews.
Eating rising timber & hardware costsQuoting off old material prices or forgetting to bill fasteners, hangers, adhesives and delivery fees.
Glovebox full of lumber docketsHaving 40 timber yard receipts in the truck and not knowing which client job to charge them to.
Unpaid client variationsAdding stairs, privacy screens or extra trim at the homeowner’s request without documenting the price change.
Expensive builder softwareBeing asked to pay hundreds per month for enterprise construction management tools built for 50-person GCs.
Included in Keel on the App Store.
Free to download on the App Store.
Estimates
Quote the work
Write the estimate on site and send it while the customer is still standing there. When they say yes, turn it into an invoice draft — Today flags accepted quotes ready to convert.
Jobs
Keep every job together
Every expense and invoice is a step of a job, and all of it is kept with that job — so you can see what a job cost and what you billed.
Invoices
Invoice the customer
Clean PDF invoices with taxes, discounts and payment terms, sent by email, Messages or WhatsApp. Add a payment QR code; line items you have used before are suggested, priced from your own history.
Receipts
Keep receipts
Photograph a receipt while it is still in your hand and file it against the customer or the job.
Mileage
Track business mileage
Record business trips as you go, and keep the mileage log with the rest of your records.
Customers
Know your customers
A small CRM built in: each customer’s jobs, invoices and payment history in one place.
Free web calculators, templates & comparisons.
Try our browser tools with no login required, or compare how Keel stacks up.
Can I track lumber and hardware receipts against a specific carpentry job?
Yes. With Keel’s Active Job Magnet and on-device Receipt OCR, every timber yard receipt you scan is automatically linked to the active job so you can see real-time job costs.
Is there a monthly limit on how many carpentry estimates or invoices I can send?
No. Free to download on the App Store. There are no 3-invoice limits and no monthly subscription fees.
Open the Carpentry Framing and Decking page on the App Store.
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