FlatRateKit is a free, browser-based pricing toolkit for small residential HVAC service contractors. It is designed for owner-operators and small teams that need a practical starting point for flat-rate pricing but are not ready for a large field-service platform or a consultant-led pricing project. The tools help a contractor work from the costs and assumptions of their own business instead of copying a competitor's price book.
The workflow begins with labor. A contractor can estimate a sustainable billable labor rate using wages, payroll burden, overhead, realistic billable hours, and the margin the business needs to protect. That result can then be carried into the flat-rate service pricing calculator, where labor, parts, overhead, and target gross margin are combined into a clear service price. Each step exposes the underlying math, so the user can see which assumption is driving the result.
FlatRateKit also includes downloadable CSV templates for building an HVAC price book. The templates give small shops a structured place to organize service tasks, descriptions, labor allowances, parts, and pricing. They are meant to be edited, imported, and adapted rather than treated as a one-size-fits-all national price list. Supporting guides explain markup versus margin, billable-hour utilization, overhead recovery, and common mistakes that make a copied price book unreliable.
A typical user might be moving away from time-and-material billing, reviewing an old service menu, or preparing cleaner data before adopting more complete field-service software. The toolkit is also useful when a shop wants to stress-test a handful of common repairs before rebuilding its entire price book. Because it runs in the browser and does not require a sales call, contractors can try one job, compare the output with their current numbers, and decide whether the method fits their operation.
FlatRateKit is intentionally focused. It is not a CRM, dispatch system, invoicing platform, or full HVAC business-management suite. It does not claim to replace accounting advice or guarantee profitability. Its role is to make the pricing logic understandable and give small contractors reusable worksheets and calculators for their own planning.
The product is free to use. Visitors can open the calculators, review the methodology, and download the price-book templates without purchasing a subscription. The main benefit is clarity: a shop can trace a price back to labor, parts, overhead, utilization, and margin assumptions, then update those inputs as the business changes. For small HVAC service companies that want a transparent way to build or audit a flat-rate menu, FlatRateKit offers a lightweight and practical place to begin.
