Form Builder for Contractors With Signature and Deposit
A form builder for contractors lets a homeowner or business describe the job, approve your estimate terms, sign on screen and pay a deposit before you schedule the crew. You receive the details, the signature and the payment in one record, with a PDF copy for your files. Signatures, payments and PDF copies are part of the Plus plan at 149 USD a month.
Why contractors use one form
Stop chasing deposits by text
Most small contractors take a request by phone, send an estimate, wait for a reply, then ask for a deposit separately. Every extra step is a chance for the client to go quiet or call the next company. A single form gets the scope, the agreement and the deposit while the client is still motivated.
- Job details with photos, plans or measurements uploaded by the client
- Conditional questions, so a roofing request asks different things than a bathroom remodel
- A signature field next to your terms, change order policy and cancellation rules
- A payment step for a fixed deposit or a percentage of the estimate
- A PDF copy of the signed form for the job file
- Approval steps so an estimator or owner confirms the job before it is scheduled
Clean records when there is a dispute
When a client later says they never agreed to a scope or a price, the signed submission shows what they saw, what they answered and when they signed. That record sits next to the payment, so you are not matching a signed PDF from one tool to a receipt from another.
How it works
Build the intake and agreement form
Describe the form you need, for example a remodeling request with a signed estimate and a 25 percent deposit, and review the draft the builder creates. Adjust fields, wording and the deposit amount.
Add your terms and a signature field
Place your terms right above the signature field so the client agrees to exactly what is on screen.
Share the link or embed it
Put the link in your estimate email, text it, or embed the form on your website.
Review, approve and schedule
The submission arrives with the signature, the deposit and the uploads. An approval step lets you or your estimator accept the job before it goes on the calendar.
Forms contractors build
Estimate request with deposit
Capture the address, trade, scope and photos, then take a deposit to hold the estimate slot or the start date.
Service agreement and change order
A signed agreement that lists scope, payment schedule and your change order rules. A second short form handles each change with its own signature.
Subcontractor and vendor onboarding
Collect business details, insurance documents and signed terms from subcontractors before the first job. Uploads are stored with the submission.
Maintenance plan sign up
Recurring service clients agree to the plan terms and pay the first charge in the same visit.
Plans
What each plan carries
Starter at 49 USD a month (24 USD a month billed yearly) covers conditional logic and multi step forms, with no signature or payment step. Plus at 149 USD a month (74 USD a month billed yearly) adds signatures, payments, approvals and PDF copies, with 50 forms and 5,000 submissions a month. Pro at 499 USD a month (249 USD a month billed yearly) adds unlimited forms, 50,000 submissions, roles, an audit log and single sign on. A contractor taking signed deposits needs Plus. See the pricing page.
Related pages
Go deeper
The online form builder with signature page explains the signing and payment flow in detail. For professional services that need a longer intake, see client intake form software. For custom orders, see the order form builder.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best form builder for contractors?
The best form builder for a contractor is one that takes a signature and a deposit in the same form as the job details. FormsBuilder does this on the Plus plan at 149 USD a month, with a PDF copy of every signed submission and approval steps for your estimator.
Can a client sign an estimate and pay a deposit in one form?
Yes. Put your terms above the signature field and the payment step after it. The client signs, pays the deposit and gets a confirmation, and the submission is saved once the payment is confirmed.
Can clients upload photos of the job?
Yes. File upload fields accept photos, plans and documents, and they are stored with the submission so your estimator sees them with the request.
Do I need the Plus plan?
For signatures and payments, yes. Plus is 149 USD a month, or 74 USD a month billed yearly. Starter at 49 USD a month does not include them.
Can I add my branding?
Yes. You can embed the form on your own website so it looks like part of your business.