Quoting and invoicing for tilers
SoloDesks is a quoting and invoicing app for self-employed tilers. Measure the room, price it by the square metre with the adhesive, grout and trims on their own lines, and send a professional PDF before you've loaded the mixer back in the van. Take a deposit that covers the tiles you've special-ordered and can't return, and turn the accepted quote into an invoice without typing it twice. Built for one person on their knees all day, not a firm with an office.
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| Description | Qty | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Prepare & level floor (self-levelling compound) | ||
| Wall tiling: bathroom, 12m² | ||
| Materials: adhesive, grout & trim | ||
| Cutting & fitting around sanitaryware | ||
| Tiles supplied by customer, order 10% extra for cuts |
Why tilers use SoloDesks
A deposit that covers the box you can't return
The porcelain the customer picked from the showroom is money out of your pocket the day you order it, and the merchant won't take it back once a box is opened. Send a deposit invoice against the job that covers the tiles and the adhesive, so a cancelled bathroom costs you a morning, not a pallet you're stuck with.
Price the metres, then charge for what's under them
Anyone can quote a rate per square metre. The money you lose is the levelling compound, the extra matting, the diagonal lay they asked for after you'd priced it straight. Put the m² rate, the prep and the materials on their own lines, so the quote still stands the day you lift the old floor and find out what's under it.
The waste the customer thinks you over-ordered
Cuts, a cracked box, the two spares they'll want in the loft for later. You order 10 to 15% over and then they count what's on the wall and wonder. Itemise the tile count on the quote so the wastage is on paper from the start, not a conversation you're having with your own money on the line.
Two invoices when the job stops for another trade
A wet room waits on the tanking, a floor waits on the screed to dry. Don't fund that gap yourself. Invoice the first stage as its own invoice against the job and bill the balance when you grout up, so what's paid and what's owed stays legible while you're off on the next one.
One tap to accept, and the week'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, with the job on the calendar and the address attached. No ringing round on Sunday night to work out whose bathroom you're starting Monday. Three accept-links a month are free; Pro makes them unlimited.
Questions tilers ask
- What is the best quoting app for a self-employed tiler?
- The one you'll use kneeling on a bathroom floor, not the one that waits for a laptop. SoloDesks is built for solo tilers: price by the square metre, itemise adhesive, grout and trims, 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.
- How do I quote a tiling job per square metre?
- Add a line for the area at your square-metre rate, then separate lines for adhesive, grout, trims and any levelling, so the customer sees the metres and the materials apart. SoloDesks totals it into a professional PDF you can send before you leave, and the same breakdown carries straight onto the invoice.
- Can I take a deposit for special-order tiles?
- Yes. Raise a deposit invoice against the job that covers the tiles and materials you've paid for up front, then bill the balance on completion. Each invoice tracks its own paid or unpaid status, so a job you've fronted the tiles for never turns into guesswork.
- How much does SoloDesks cost for a tiler?
- 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.
- The bathroom's finished and they've gone quiet. Does it chase for me?
- That is the worst version of it, because the wall is done and your leverage went with it. On Pro, Overdue Autopilot emails a reminder at 7 days, a firmer one at 14 and a final notice at 21, under your name, and stops the second you mark it paid. On the free plan it tells you which invoice has gone quiet so you notice in week one rather than month two.
Reading for tilers
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Calculators most tilers actually open
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What are you using now?
Honest write-ups of the four systems most tilers actually run on, including who should keep the one they have.
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