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Custom Contracts
Updated over 7 months ago

Nothing makes a job go smoother than ensuring you and your client are on the same page. Adding a contract to your estimate or invoice is an easy way to communicate your terms and conditions, warranty information and much more.

Here's how you can use the Custom Contracts feature in Joist. Use the links to jump to instructions for:

iOS

Step 1: While creating an estimate or invoice, scroll down and tap Contract.

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Step 2: Tap Remove Current Contract

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Step 3: Tap Contract again to add a new contract

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Step 4: Tap New Contract

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Step 5: Give your contract a name and then type or copy/paste contents from an existing document and Tap Done. This contract is now saved to your Joist Account for future use.

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Step 6: Select the contract to add it to your estimate or invoice

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Note that contracts in Joist are plain text and do not support rich text features like bold, italics, underline, colours or images.

Android

Step 1: While creating an estimate or invoice, scroll down and tap on Contract.

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Step 2: Tap the three dots in the top right-hand corner

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Step 3: Tap Remove Contract

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Step 4: Tap Contract

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Step 5: Tap the Green Circle on the bottom right corner

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Step 6: Give your contract a name and then type or copy/paste contents from an existing document and Tap the Checkmark. The contract will be added to your estimate or invoice.

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Note that contracts in Joist are plain text and do not support rich text features like bold, italics, underline, colours or images.

Web

Step 1: While creating an estimate or invoice, scroll down to the Contract section and click Generic Contract

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Step 3: Click Remove Contract

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Step 4: Click Add Contract

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Step 5: Click New Contract

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Step 6: Give your contract a name and then type or paste contents from an existing document and Click Save. The contract will be added to your estimate or invoice.

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Note that contracts in Joist are plain text and do not support rich text features like bold, italics, underline, colours or images.

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