Quoting and invoicing for plumbers
SoloDesks is a quoting and invoicing app for self-employed plumbers. Price the job at the customer's door and send a professional PDF before you leave, turn the quotes they accept into invoices without typing anything twice, and let it chase the invoices that go quiet. It's built for a one-van business: no office, no team seats, no bookkeeper.
Free plan, no card needed. £12/month for unlimited when you want it.
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| Description | Qty | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Remove existing basin, tap & waste | ||
| Supply & fit basin, tap and trap | ||
| Labour: 1 day | ||
| Materials: pipe, fittings & sundries | ||
| Excludes: tiling and making good |
Why plumbers use SoloDesks
Quote the callout while you're still under the sink
Plumbing quotes get lost in the gap between looking at the job and sitting down to write it up. A leak gets diagnosed at 10am and the quote goes out at 9pm, if it goes out at all. Add the lines on your phone in the customer's hallway and send the PDF before you've packed the tools away.
Parts and labour on separate lines
A cylinder, a pump and four hours are not one number. Itemise them so the customer can see what they're paying for, which is most of what stops the haggling before it starts, and gives you something to point at when the job grows.
The emergency job you'll forget to invoice
Burst pipe at 7pm, sorted by nine, and you never billed for it. Raise the invoice from the van while it's fresh, or put the job on the calendar with the address so it's still there on Monday.
Deposits for the jobs with real parts in them
A bathroom suite or a boiler swap means money out before money in. Invoice the deposit as its own invoice against the job, so what's paid and what's outstanding stays legible.
One tap to accept, and you're booked
Every quote gets a private link. The customer opens it on their phone and taps Accept, and you see it change the moment they do. No ringing on Thursday to ask whether they got Tuesday's email. Three links a month are free; Pro makes them unlimited.
Questions plumbers ask
- What is the best quoting app for a self-employed plumber?
- The one you'll actually use standing in a customer's hallway. SoloDesks is built mobile-first for solo plumbers: itemise parts and labour, 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 a plumbing 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, tap send, and the customer gets a professional PDF. No laptop, no going home to write it up.
- How do I turn an accepted plumbing quote into an invoice?
- In one step, without retyping. When a quote is accepted, SoloDesks turns it into an invoice carrying the same line items, so the price the customer agreed to is the price you bill. Send it, and SoloDesks follows up if it goes unpaid.
- How much does SoloDesks cost for a plumber?
- 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 handle parts and labour separately?
- Yes. Each quote and invoice is a list of line items, so materials, fittings and hours each sit on their own line with their own price. The customer sees an itemised breakdown rather than a single unexplained figure.
Reading for plumbers
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
Should a Sole Trader Use a Debt Collection Agency?
Writing Off an Unpaid Invoice: Tax and VAT for Sole Traders
How to Switch Invoicing Software Without Losing Your Records
Calculators most plumbers 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 plumbers actually run on, including who should keep the one they have.
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