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Build a handyman services platform
Kliv is an AI app builder. Describe a handyman services platform where photo requests, quotes, crew scheduling, job proof, house history, invoices, and payments all stay on one job record.
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What is Kliv?
Kliv isn’t a lead marketplace or booking template you sign up for and configure — it’s an AI app builder that creates custom software for you.
You describe what you need in plain words, and Kliv builds the real app: the data, the logic, the screens, and the workflows. You own the result, you can change it later by asking, and you run it on your own domain and your own accounts, including your own Stripe account for payments. It isn’t a template with your name on it.
On this page, that app is a handyman services platform for requests, photos, quotes, scheduling, job history, invoices, and payments. Kliv builds all kinds of web apps; this page focuses on one useful shape.
Why build your own service platform
A handyman crew that already has work does not need to rent leads. It needs job requests, photos, quotes, scheduling, proof of completion, and payment in one place.
Kliv builds the operation around the job. A request, photos, quote, approval, visit, invoice, and receipt become one record the crew and customer can each see from their side.
What a job knows
The records a repair business keeps losing in text threads.
Request
Customers describe the problem and attach photos. The photos stay on the job, so the crew knows what tools and ladder to bring.
Quote
Line items, price, and expiry date are sent for approval. The customer’s approval becomes a timestamp on the job.
Crew calendar
Jobs have durations and assigned crew. Two jobs cannot take the same person at the same time.
Invoice
The invoice is generated from the approved quote when the job closes, paid by card, and reminded by email if unpaid.
House history
Each address keeps prior jobs, photos, invoices, and notes, so the next quote starts with context.
Regulars list
A monthly plan can give repeat customers priority scheduling and a standing discount, with renewals and receipts handled automatically.
An example: Marco’s repair crew
Here’s how one repair business might use it. It’s only an example — you would describe your own request flow, quote rules, crew schedule, invoices, and customer portal.
A photo request lands in the queue
A customer sends “kitchen tap drips” with two photos. The request goes to Marco’s job queue instead of his personal messages.
The quote is approved online
Marco prices parts and one hour of labor at $140, valid for two weeks. The customer opens the link and taps approve.
The calendar gets the job
The approved job books Wednesday 8–9 a.m. for one tech. The confirmation and day-before reminder send automatically.
Completion includes proof
The tech marks the job complete and uploads a photo of the fixed tap. The customer can see the photo from work.
The invoice matches the quote
The $140 invoice is created from the approved quote and paid by card before the van leaves the street.
The address history grows
The follow-up email sends the next day, and the house record now has the request, quote, photos, invoice, and receipt.
Describe what you want to build
Kliv builds from your description, so the more detail you give, the closer the first version. Include request fields, crew size, quote rules, scheduling, photos, invoices, and payment terms. Here are three to build on:
Solo handyman site
Requests, open slots, and card payment.
“Build a website for my solo handyman business. Let customers request jobs with photos, choose from my open two-hour time slots, approve fixed-price quotes online, and pay by card when I mark the job done.”
Crew dispatch board
Four techs, shared calendar, and photos.
“Build a job board for my four-person repair crew. Use a shared calendar, let customers approve quotes online, store before-and-after photos on every job, assign jobs by tech and duration, and generate invoices from approved quotes.”
Landlord repair desk
Rental units and monthly statements.
“Build a platform for local landlords to submit repair requests for rental units. Keep job history per unit, let tenants add photos, route approvals to the landlord, and send a monthly statement listing every completed job and invoice.”
How it comes together
One job record runs from request to receipt. Photos, quote, approval, visit, payment, and follow-up stay together.
Customers see only their own jobs. Row-level rules can let a landlord see six units while a neighbor sees none of them.
Payment runs on your account. Invoices are paid by card through your Stripe account. A $140 quote becomes a $140 invoice because both come from the same record.
Routine email can be scheduled. Day-before reminders, day-after follow-ups, and Monday booking digests are scheduled jobs.
A handyman platform is a local service business with software around it. The wider local-business path is on the local businesses tour.
Common questions
What exactly is Kliv?
Kliv is an AI app builder. You describe the handyman services platform you need, Kliv builds it, and you own the result.
Do I get a real app, or a template?
A real app. Kliv builds the database, the logic, and the screens for your specific case — not a theme or preset workflow you fill in.
Can I change it after it’s built?
Yes. You ask for changes in plain words, and Kliv updates the app without making you start over.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. The customer-facing site and portal can run on your own domain.
Does Kliv take a cut of job payments?
No. Payments run through your own Stripe account. Card fees are between you and Stripe.
Do customers need accounts?
Not for every setup. You can accept guest requests with an email address, while accounts can unlock job history and saved addresses.
Can I still take jobs by phone?
Yes. Staff can enter phone jobs by hand so every job ends up on the same calendar and record.
How do quote approvals work?
A quote can include line items, price, expiry date, and terms. Customer approval is stored as a timestamp on the job.
How do payments work?
Invoices are paid by card through your Stripe account. Reminder emails can chase unpaid invoices on the schedule you choose.
Can crew members see only their jobs?
Yes. Techs can see their own calendar and jobs while the office sees the full board.
Can repeat customers get plans or discounts?
Yes. You can create monthly plans with priority scheduling, standing discounts, renewals, receipts, and retries.
Can I move off Kliv later?
Yes. The app’s source syncs to your own Git repository, and your customer and job records are yours.
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Get the jobs out of text messages
Describe how customers request work, how quotes are approved, who is on the crew, how jobs are scheduled, and how invoices are paid. Kliv builds the platform around that flow.