Electrician quoting app: Electrical quotes your customers can follow, with your costs kept private.
Downlights, switchboards and power points appear as you type, and customers can add extras themselves. You can finish the quote and send it before you leave the site.
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Quote a job
Electrical · type any line you like. Every price is yours to change.
Power points & data
Customer price $960.00+20% profit on your cost(your cost $800.00)Common for Electrical
Double power point (each)Starting cost $200 · Common for Electrical- Single power point (each)Starting cost $180 · Common for Electrical
- USB-A/C double power point (each)Starting cost $240 · Common for Electrical
- Outdoor weatherproof power point (each)Starting cost $260 · Common for Electrical
What your customer opens on their phone
This is the real Karven quote for a sample electrical job, with 20% profit on top. Your customer gets the same quote as a link and a PDF.
Electrical at 14 Banksia Avenue
Prices ex GST
Power points & data
Supply and install power and data points. Includes cabling, terminations and testing of every new point. All work by a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000. Certificate of compliance supplied on completion.
Double power point
4 × $240.00
USB-A/C double power point
2 × $288.00
Includes all work and materials listed above.
A $168.96 deposit (10% of the total) is due when you accept.
What the homeowner opens: every point listed with a quantity, GST added once, and the deposit spelled out above the Accept button.
Electrical at 14 Banksia Avenue
Prices ex GST
Power points & data
Supply and install power and data points. Includes cabling, terminations and testing of every new point. All work by a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000. Certificate of compliance supplied on completion.
Double power point
4 × $240.00
USB-A/C double power point
2 × $288.00
LED downlight, new: tri-colour 10W
LED downlight, new: premium dimmable, flush fit
Single power point
Includes all work and materials listed above.
A $218.46 deposit (10% of the total) is due when you accept.
Give them the standard tri-colour downlight or the premium dimmable as a pick-one, plus a spare power point they can tick. The total updates on their phone as they choose.
Two sides of every quote
The electrical quote they see, and the breakdown only you see
Your customer sees the Full breakdown, Section totals or Total only. You keep every cost and your profit in a private breakdown.
Electrical at 14 Banksia Avenue
Prices ex GST
Power points & data
Supply and install power and data points. Includes cabling, terminations and testing of every new point. All work by a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000. Certificate of compliance supplied on completion.
- 4 × Double power point
- 2 × USB-A/C double power point
A $168.96 deposit (10% of the total) is due when you accept.
What Sam sees at Section totals: what each part covers and costs, with one total inc GST.
Private: your costs and profit
Ridgeline Electrical · Quote RE-2026-014 · for Sam Nguyen · 20 Oct 2026
Only you see this. Don't send it to your customer.
Power points & data
- Double power point (each) × 44Your cost$800.00Customer pays$960.00Your profit$160.00
- USB-A/C double power point (each) × 22Your cost$480.00Customer pays$576.00Your profit$96.00
- Your cost
- $1,280.00
- Your profit (20% on top of cost)
- $256.00
- Customer price ex GST
- $1,536.00
- GST (10%)
- $153.60
- Total inc GST
- $1,689.60
- Deposit (10%)
- $168.96
Your customer sees section totals only.
Private note
Measured up on site with Sam. Supplier prices as at the day I quoted.
Reference copy · not for customer · RE-2026-014 · Ridgeline Electrical
When a customer calls in winter about the switchboard you quoted in spring, open the breakdown. It shows the board, the circuits, the hours and the profit on each line.
It is on the quote page as Your private breakdown (PDF), and it never appears in the customer's link, PDF or email.
What a good electrical quote needs
- Every point, light and fitting on its own line with a quantity, so they can see six power points are six power points.
- Who supplies the fittings, and the type where it matters: IC-4 rated downlights, photoelectric smoke alarms, the RCBO count on the board.
- Board work spelled out: circuits added, RCBOs, labelling, and what happens if you open up an old board and find a problem.
- Access: single or double storey, how tight the roof space is, and any wall you'll be chasing.
- A line that the job is tested and certified on completion, and your electrical licence number.
- What's not included: patching and painting after cable runs is the classic.
- How long the price holds and the deposit you want before you order a board or a charger.
For a step-by-step guide, read how to quote an electrical job.
On every electrical quote
- Licence
- Include on the quote: Electrical contractor licence number.
- Electrical work is licensed work in every state and territory, so your licence number belongs on the quote. Customers check it, and it's the first thing an insurer asks for.
- Compliance
- In NSW the electrician who tests the work lodges a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW) no later than seven days after the test.
- In Victoria a Certificate of Electrical Safety is needed for both prescribed work (switchboards, consumer mains, solar) and non-prescribed work like lights, power points, air con and hot water.
- Other states have their own certificate. If you charge for lodging it, the Compliance certificate lodgement line is one of your items.
- GST
- If you are registered for GST, Karven adds 10% once and shows one total inc GST. If you are not registered, there is no GST line. More in GST on quotes.
- Deposit
- A handful of points rarely needs a deposit. A switchboard upgrade or an EV charger does: you're buying the gear before you start. Set your deposit % once and it's on every quote; card deposits land through Stripe, or your bank and PayID details show after they accept.
- Example: the sample job above is $1,689.60 inc GST, so the 10% deposit is $168.96.
- Variations
- Open up the wall and find old rubber-insulated cable? Stop, add a variation on the accepted quote with what you found and the price, and the customer signs it on the same link before you keep going.
Sources, checked 23 Oct 2026
- NSW Government: electrical compliance requirements (CCEW)
- Energy Safe Victoria: Certificates of Electrical Safety
- ACCC: price displays and the total price
General information, not legal advice. Rules change, so check your own regulator.
Common electrical items and their starting costs
These appear as you type. Starting costs are ex GST, with your profit added on top, and you can change any of them in My items. These are starting costs, not customer prices. Your profit goes on top: at 20% profit, a cost of $200 for “Double power point” is $240 to your customer.
Power points & data
- Double power point$200 / each
- Single power point$180 / each
- USB-A/C double power point$240 / each
- Outdoor weatherproof power point$260 / each
- Data point, Cat6$200 / each
- TV / antenna point$250 / each
- New circuit from the switchboard$350 / each
- Oven / cooktop connect, hardwired$250 / each
Lighting & fans
- LED downlight, new: tri-colour 10W$150 / each
- LED downlight, new: premium dimmable, flush fit$195 / each
- Swap old halogen downlight to LED$95 / each
- Light point: switch + fitting$220 / each
- Ceiling fan with light, supplied + installed$450 / each
- Ceiling fan install only, your fan$220 / each
- Exhaust fan, ducted to outside$280 / each
- Outdoor / garden light point$260 / each
Smoke alarms & safety switches
- Smoke alarm: 240V photoelectric, interconnected$195 / each
- Smoke alarm: 10-year lithium, wireless interconnected$165 / each
- Safety switch (RCD) added to the board$220 / each
Switchboard & EV charger
- Switchboard upgrade: single phase, RCBO protection$1,800
- Switchboard upgrade: three phase, RCBO protection$3,500
- Extra RCBO added to the board$110 / each
- Sub-board$1,200 / each
- EV charger 7kW single phase, supplied + installed$1,900
- EV charger 22kW three phase, supplied + installed$2,900
- EV charger install only, your charger$900
Split system air conditioning
- Split system 2.5kW, supplied + installed back-to-back$1,900 / each
- Split system 3.5kW, supplied + installed back-to-back$2,100 / each
- Split system 5kW, supplied + installed back-to-back$2,600 / each
- Split system 7kW, supplied + installed back-to-back$3,200 / each
- Split system 8kW, supplied + installed back-to-back$3,600 / each
- Extra pipe run beyond back-to-back$85 / m
- Install only, your unit, back-to-back$850 / each
- Wall bracket / roof stand$180 / each
Call-out, fault-finding & labour
- Call-out + first half hour$120 to $240
- Fault-finding / labour$110 to $220 / hr
- Compliance certificate lodgement$45
Following up and getting the deposit
Electrical quotes go quiet when the customer is getting two other prices. Karven tells you when Sam hasn't opened it after 3 days and has the nudge written; you tap Send or skip it. A switchboard quote that's been opened three times is worth a phone call, and Today shows you which one that is.
- Karven writes them and you tap Send
- Or turn on Send automatically
- Deposits by card, bank transfer or PayID
Read more on how to follow up a quote and how much deposit to take.
Follow up with Sam
To sam.nguyen@example.com. Change anything you like, then send.
Subject
Following up on your quote from Ridgeline ElectricalMessage
Hi Sam, Just checking in on the $1,689.60 quote I sent through. Happy to talk it over or change anything that doesn't suit. Cheers, Jordan Ridgeline Electrical
This is the whole message. Under it they get a button to open their quote, then your phone number.
The follow-up Karven writes for you. Nothing goes until you tap Send.
How electricians usually price a job
- New points, lights and fans are usually priced per item, so the customer can drop from eight downlights to six without a new quote.
- Fault-finding is a call-out plus time. You can't price a fault you haven't found, so say it's time based up front.
- Switchboard upgrades and EV chargers suit a fixed price with clear inclusions, because the customer is comparing totals.
- After-hours work carries a higher rate. Put it on the quote instead of springing it on them at the door.
Read more on how to price a job and what to charge per hour (a free calculator).
Electrical questions
Common questions
Should I quote electrical work per point or by the hour?
Per point for new points, lights and fans: the customer sees each one and can change the number. Fault-finding is better as a call-out plus an hourly rate, because you can't price a fault you haven't found yet.
How do I quote smoke alarm upgrades?
One line per alarm with the type (240V interconnected or 10-year lithium wireless) and the quantity. Both types are already in Karven's electrical items with a starting cost.
Can the customer choose their downlights?
Yes. Put the standard and premium downlights in as a pick-one choice. They pick on their phone and the total updates before they accept.
Can I quote an EV charger and a board upgrade together?
Yes, as two sections on one quote. Make the charger optional if they haven't decided, so they can tick it when they accept.
Where does my licence number go?
On the quote itself, where the customer can check it against the register. In Karven, add it to your terms in Business details once and it's on every quote, the link and the PDF alike.
Can I see how I priced an electrical quote months later?
Yes. Open the quote and download Your private breakdown (PDF). It is never sent to the customer.
What does Karven cost for electricians?
It is free for 21 days with no card needed. Then Starter is $29/mo inc GST with unlimited quotes. Card deposits cost Stripe's fee plus 0.5% to Karven.
Keep reading
- Free electrical quote template (printable)
- How to quote an electrical job
- How much does an electrician cost in Australia?
- How much should electricians charge per hour? Free charge-out rate calculator
- How to write a quote customers say yes to
- Karven compared with Tradify, ServiceM8, Fergus and others
- Pricing: from $29/mo inc GST
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