---
title: "Calculator: what do your service reports cost you? · Quentin Andrieux"
description: "Work out in two minutes the time and money your service reports cost each year: writing, re-typing at the office, extra trips."
url: https://quentinandrieux.com/en/maintenance/service-report-calculator/
lang: en
author: Quentin Andrieux
updated: 2026-11-10
---

> Version texte de https://quentinandrieux.com/en/maintenance/service-report-calculator/ (the HTML page is the reference). Author : Quentin Andrieux, https://quentinandrieux.com/

[Maintenance](https://quentinandrieux.com/en/maintenance/) · Calculator

Free calculator · 2 minutes

# What do your service reports cost you?

Writing on site, re-typing at the office, technicians sent back for missing information: enter your figures, the result updates live.

Number of technicians

Jobs per technician per week

Minutes to write a report (on site or in the evening)

Minutes of sorting and re-typing at the office, per report

Loaded hourly cost (€) (technician or assistant, on average)

Share of jobs needing a second visit for missing information (%) (unidentified part, missing photo)

Cost of an extra trip (€) (time and travel)

Assumptions: 47 working weeks a year. The result is an order of magnitude from your figures, not a promise.

✓ Delivered

## What I've already delivered

HVAC company · new owner

- Mobile app: reads photos, takes dictation, works offline
- Office tool: helps with diagnosis
- Two-week sprint, for a new owner

**÷2** time spent per job *as estimated by the team*

**~20** technicians equipped

**700** jobs a month

**287** quotes waiting at the start

Next

## See what a generated report looks like.

The demo shows what the tool does with a technician's note and a nameplate photo.

[Slide to see the demo](https://quentinandrieux.com/en/maintenance/service-report/#demo)

Free · no commitment

## A written plan, for your company.

Tell me which documents slow you down. I'll send back the two or three worth automating, and the shortest path to a tool that runs.

Thank you, received. I'll reply within two business days.

Rather talk it through? [Book 30 minutes](https://cal.com/quentin-andrieux/30min)

Frequently asked

## What people ask me before we start.

### Where do the default figures come from?

They are example values, close to an HVAC company with around twenty technicians. Replace them with yours.

### Why halve it?

That is the order of magnitude estimated by the team of an HVAC company after the tool was introduced. At your company, the diagnostic is there to measure it.

### What do I do with this figure?

Compare it with the cost of a tool. If you want an opinion on your documents, the written plan is free.