Electricians: working in occupied homes with online booking
How electricians can plan work in occupied homes with online booking: day blocks booked from your list, access details, quiet hours and clients told of changes.
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Working in a home where people still live means planning around them: when the power can go off, which rooms must stay usable, who lets you in. Clients want to know exactly which days you'll be there. With Book, clients book a first visit on your own booking page, and you book each work day yourself from your list, so they get every date in their calendar.
Visit and work services
On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.
| Service | Example slot | Places | Example price |
|---|---|---|---|
| First visit to plan the work | 1 h | 1 | Free |
| Work day in an occupied home | 8:00 to 17:00 | 1 | |
| Half day in an occupied home | 8:00 to 12:00 | 1 | |
| Final check and handover | 1 h | 1 | Free |
Durations and prices are examples. Leave the price empty on work services; an empty price is hidden.
Work days from your list
After the visit, book each work day yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with their email, the client gets a confirmation with a calendar file for each day. A slot sits within one day, so a five-day job is five bookings. Don't open public slots for work services, so clients only book visits online.
Power-off times and rooms
Say in the work service description when the power may be off and for how long, which rooms you'll work in, and what clients should clear beforehand. Clients who know this in advance can plan meals, home working and children's routines.
Access details
The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email and appears in the client's calendar file. Ask for the address, parking and who will be home. Don't ask for key locations or door codes in the note: arrange those by phone.
Clients and their neighbours
In flats, noisy work may need to fit building rules. Say in the description that the client should check the hours allowed in their building before you set the days.
Changes
Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the day from your list. Book doesn't email clients about changes, so call them if a day moves because of materials or an earlier job. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.
What Book doesn't do
Book doesn't track jobs, issue invoices, take payments or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: with a team, create services per electrician. See the guide on scheduling small jobs. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
How do I book a job over several days?
Can clients book work days themselves?
Where do I tell clients about power cuts?
Does Book warn clients if a day moves?
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