Quoting and invoicing for electricians
SoloDesks is a quoting and invoicing app for self-employed electricians. Walk the job, price it on your phone (materials, labour and testing on their own lines) and send a professional PDF quote before you're back in the van. Turn the ones that land into invoices without typing anything twice, and let it chase the ones that go quiet. Built for a one-van business: no office, no team seats, nothing to install.
Free plan, no card needed. £12/month for unlimited when you want it.
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| Description | Qty | Price |
|---|---|---|
| First fix: kitchen ring main | ||
| Second fix: sockets & switches ×6 | ||
| Supply & fit consumer unit | ||
| Testing, certification & documentation | ||
| Excludes: making good and redecoration |
Why electricians use SoloDesks
Quote it while you're still at the board
An electrical quote written up three evenings later is a quote the customer has already taken elsewhere. Price the rewire or the extra circuits on your phone during the walk-round (sockets, switches and board work as their own lines) and send the PDF before you've left the street.
Materials, labour and testing on separate lines
Cable, accessories, a new consumer unit and two days of labour are not one mystery number. Itemise them, testing on its own line too, so the customer can see where the money goes, and you have something to point at when they add four more downlights halfway through.
First fix, second fix, two invoices
On a job with a plastering gap in the middle, don't wait until second fix to see any money. Invoice a deposit or the first-fix stage as its own invoice against the job, so what's paid and what's still owed stays legible while the walls are drying.
The little jobs are the ones that get away
An extra socket here, a fault find there: small jobs fill half the week and half of them never get billed. Raise the invoice from the van while you're still parked outside, or drop the job on the calendar with the address so Friday-you remembers what Tuesday-you promised.
One tap to accept, and it's booked
Every quote gets a private link. The customer opens it on their phone and taps Accept, and you see it the moment they do, and the job goes on the calendar with the address attached. Three accept-links a month are free; Pro makes them unlimited.
Questions electricians ask
- What is the best quoting app for a self-employed electrician?
- The one that works on your phone at the job, not the one that needs an evening at a laptop. SoloDesks is built for solo electricians: itemise materials, labour and testing, send a professional PDF quote on the spot, and turn it into an invoice when it's accepted. The free plan covers 10 quotes and 10 invoices a month, with no card required.
- Can I send an electrical quote from my phone?
- Yes. SoloDesks runs in your phone's browser and can be added to your home screen like a normal app. Add the line items during the walk-round, tap send, and the customer has a professional PDF before you've packed up.
- Can I invoice a deposit or stage payment?
- Yes. Raise a deposit or first-fix invoice as its own invoice against the job, then bill the balance at second fix. Each invoice tracks its own paid or unpaid status, so a part-paid job never turns into guesswork.
- How much does SoloDesks cost for an electrician?
- Free for 10 quotes, 10 invoices, 10 emailed PDFs and 3 one-tap accept-links a month, with unlimited clients and jobs. Pro makes those unlimited and chases your overdue invoices for you. There's no contract and you can cancel anytime.
- Does it chase the letting agent who pays on their own schedule?
- It chases anybody whose invoice has gone quiet, agents included, and they are the ones worth chasing because they pay when prompted and not before. SoloDesks flags the unpaid invoice and follows up on quotes nobody answered, so payment stops depending on you remembering which of six agents is overdue this month.
Reading for electricians
Free guides and calculators. No account needed for any of them.
What to Do When a Customer Doesn't Pay Your Invoice
How to Price Materials: Markup vs Margin Explained
Letter Before Action Template for an Unpaid Invoice (UK)
Small Claims Court for an Unpaid Invoice: What It Costs (UK)
Can I Charge Interest on a Late Invoice? UK Rules Explained
Invoice Payment Terms: What to Put on Your Quote
Main Contractor Not Paying? UK Subcontractor Rights
Retention in Construction: How to Get Your Money Back
Should a Sole Trader Use a Debt Collection Agency?
How to Switch Invoicing Software Without Losing Your Records
Calculators most electricians actually open
Those are three of nine free calculators. No account needed for any of them.
What are you using now?
Honest write-ups of the four systems most electricians actually run on, including who should keep the one they have.
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