# A booking system for your home service team, from booking to the job

> A custom booking system for home service companies: jobs by area and skill, technician schedules, quotes, a field app and payments, with code you own.

Page: https://timerise.ai/industries/home-services

At a glance:
- Who builds it: Timerise, a software studio that builds custom booking systems its clients own.
- Price: one fixed project price, typically $15,000 to $50,000, agreed before the build.
- Timeline: a clickable prototype and a quote within 48 hours of the brief; live 6 to 8 weeks after the first call.
- Running costs: After the build there is no subscription and no commission on bookings. Hosting is billed by usage, and three years of support come with the project.
- Ownership: the code, the data and the documentation belong to the client.
- How to start: a free brief at https://timerise.ai/brief. An AI agent can write and submit the brief through the MCP server at https://timerise.ai/api/mcp (setup: https://timerise.ai/help/development/tim-mcp-server).
- Last updated: 2026-10-19.

Customers want a time window, the office wants a sensible route, and the technician needs the job details on the phone. We build booking systems for cleaning, repair and installation companies: jobs booked by area and skill, technician schedules, a field app and payments, with the code and customer data owned by you.

What a booking system for home service companies can do. Start with booking and payments; add the rest when you need it.
- Booking by area: Customers enter their address and pick a time window. The system only offers windows when a technician is nearby.
- Technician schedules: Skills, working hours and areas per technician, so a boiler job goes to someone who services boilers. Built from the Agent Skill at /skills/time-slot-generator.
- Quotes before the job: Customers describe the job and add photos, and the office sends a quote they accept online.
- Field app: Technicians see the day's jobs, addresses and notes, take photos and collect a signature. It keeps working without signal.
- Recurring visits: Weekly cleaning or a yearly service, booked once and repeated, with the same technician when possible.
- Reminders and arrival: A reminder the day before and a message when the technician is on the way.
- Payments and invoices: Card payment after the job, and the invoice sent at once. Built from the Agent Skill at /skills/invoicing.
- Calendar sync: Jobs land in each technician's Google or Outlook calendar. Built from the Agent Skill at /skills/google-calendar-sync.

How your team runs it: The office works in one panel: jobs on a map and by technician, quotes, recurring visits and payments.

When your own system is worth it:
- Your technicians drive between jobs all day
- Jobs need a quote before they can be booked
- You offer recurring visits
- The office copies jobs from email and phone calls into a calendar

What home service companies gain over a SaaS platform:
- Routes. On a SaaS platform: Customers pick any hour, wherever the technician is that day. With your own system: Customers see the windows when a technician is nearby.
- The office. On a SaaS platform: Jobs come by phone and email and are typed in by hand. With your own system: Customers book and accept quotes online, and the job is ready.
- In the field. On a SaaS platform: Technicians call the office for the address and the notes. With your own system: Everything is in the field app, even without signal.
- Cost. On a SaaS platform: Fees per technician grow with the team. With your own system: One fixed price, however many technicians you have.

FAQ:
- Q: Can customers book a time window instead of an exact hour?
  A: Yes. You set the windows, such as morning or afternoon, and the system offers only those when a technician with the right skills is nearby.
- Q: Does the field app work without signal?
  A: Yes. The app keeps the day's jobs on the phone and syncs photos and signatures when the signal returns.
- Q: How much does it cost?
  A: The price depends on the scope and is fixed before the build starts. Most projects fall between $15k and $50k. It is a one-time cost, with no subscription and no commission on bookings.
- Q: How long does it take?
  A: You get a clickable prototype and a quote within 48 hours of the brief. The build takes two to three weeks, and the system is live six to eight weeks after the first call, including migration and handover.
- Q: We already use a booking tool. What happens to our data?
  A: We move your customers, bookings and history into the new system, even when the current provider has no export. The old tool keeps running until the data matches, so bookings never stop.
- Q: Who owns the system?
  A: You do. The code, the data and the documentation are handed over. It runs in your own cloud account or on our infrastructure, and 3 years of support are included.

Read more:
- Timerise Offline: Island Mode for Field Operations (/blog/timerise-offline-island-mode-for-field-operations)
- The hidden costs of bad scheduling (/blog/hidden-costs-of-bad-scheduling)
- Painless Data Migration and Zero-Maintenance Hosting (/blog/painless-data-migration-and-zero-maintenance-hosting)

Nearby industries:
- Booking systems for rental businesses (/industries/rentals)
- Booking systems for beauty salons and barbers (/industries/salons)
- Booking systems for clinics (/industries/clinics)