--- title: "Plumbing software: flat-rate pricing and invoices | LocoTap" description: "Plumbing software for small shops: a flat-rate price book, change orders for what's behind the wall, water heater reminders and invoices." url: "https://locotap.com/plumbing-software" --- For plumbers # The leak's fixed. The invoice is out. Prices, estimates, changes and invoices, each job kept together. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fstart%3Ftrade%3Dplumbing) [Try an estimate first](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder/use?work=plumbing) - Flat rate or by the hour - After-hours at your own price J-0042 Water heater swap (Sample) Alex Sample · 14 Birch Lane 1. **Estimate** Replace, gas tank, 1,650.00 (Accepted) 2. **Change order** Corroded shut-off valve, +120.00 (Signed) 3. **Photos** 6, before and after (Kept) 4. **Invoice** 1,770.00 and your tax (Paid) 5. **Warranty** Labour, 1 year (Given) 6. **Home profile** Flush the heater in 12 months (Reminder) Change orders ## Found more behind the wall? Signed first. The extra is agreed on the phone, then it's on the invoice. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fstart%3Ftrade%3Dplumbing) J-0042 Water heater swap (Sample) - Estimate Replace, gas tank **1,650.00** - Change order Corroded shut-off valve, signed at 10:30 **+120.00** - Invoice The estimate and the signed extra **1,770.00** Nothing on the bill they didn't agree to Price book ## A price for the jobs you do every week. Quote the drain before you open the cabinet. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fstart%3Ftrade%3Dplumbing) Drains, fixtures, heaters (Sample) - Clear a sink drain Up to an hour **110.00** - Replace a faucet Customer's faucet **170.00** - Rebuild a toilet Flapper, fill valve, seals **140.00** - After-hours call-out Nights and weekends **180.00** - Water heater, gas tank Old tank drained and taken **1,650.00** Your prices, flat or hourly, after-hours too Home profiles ## Know the house before you knock. The heater's age, the shut-offs and last time's work. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fstart%3Ftrade%3Dplumbing) 22 Elm Street (Sample) - Water heater Gas tank **12 yrs** - Main shut-off Basement, left of the meter - Last visit Kitchen drain cleared **Jun 3** - Next Talk about replacing the heater **Soon** Every plumber sees it before they knock Maintenance plans ## Bring them back every year. The heater flush and the drain check, due on one list. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fstart%3Ftrade%3Dplumbing) Flushes and checks due (Sample) - Ana Silva Heater flush **Fri** - Lee Park Drain check **Mon** - Priya Nair Heater flush **Tue** - Sam Okafor Sump pump test **Thu** Each reminder from your own phone Plumber · one van, one apprentice · Example ## A leaking water heater, swapped and billed the same day. A Tuesday 1. 8:05 am Calls A missed call, with a head under a sink. It waited on the list. **Rang back** 2. 9:15 am Estimates Repair, gas tank or tankless, quoted in the driveway. The customer picked the gas tank. **1,650.00** 3. 10:30 am Change orders The shut-off was rusted through. The extra was signed on the phone. **+120.00** 4. 1:30 pm Invoices The bill went out before the van was packed. **1,770.00** 5. 1:35 pm Home profiles The new heater's model and its first flush, kept with the customer's name. **12 months** Paid the same day, and back next year for the flush ## Tools for every stage of the job. 1. **Before the job** The phone rings, the price is ready. - [Calls](https://locotap.com/tools/calls): Every leak and clog call, with who to ring back - [Price book](https://locotap.com/tools/trade-price-book): One price for a drain clear, a faucet, a heater - [Estimates](https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/estimate-template): Repair, replace or upgrade, side by side (Try now) - [Hourly rate](https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/hourly-rate-calculator): A rate that pays for the van, the stock and you (Try now) 2. **On the job** From the first call to the last fitting. - [Jobs](https://locotap.com/tools/jobs): Each leak, drain and heater swap, from booked to paid - [Change orders](https://locotap.com/tools/change-order): Found a bad valve? Signed before you fix it - [Job photos](https://locotap.com/tools/job-photos): What was behind the wall, kept with the job - [Van stock](https://locotap.com/tools/van-stock): The fittings and valves each van should carry 3. **Get paid** Billed before you leave the driveway. - [Invoices](https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/invoice-template): The call, parts and disposal on their own lines (Try now) - [Money chase](https://locotap.com/tools/money-chase): A polite reminder for the bill that's still open - [Job profit](https://locotap.com/tools/job-profit): What the job made after parts and hours 4. **After** So they call you, not the next plumber. - [Home profiles](https://locotap.com/tools/home-profile): Each home's heater, shut-offs and fixtures - [Warranties](https://locotap.com/tools/warranty-certificate): Your warranty on the heater you put in - [Maintenance plans](https://locotap.com/tools/maintenance-plan): Whose yearly heater flush is due - [Review replies](https://locotap.com/tools/review-replies): A calm answer, even to a difficult review Also in LocoTap - [Contracts](https://locotap.com/tools/renovation-contract) - [Before and after](https://locotap.com/tools/before-and-after) - [Missed call guide](https://locotap.com/tools/missed-calls) - [Customers](https://locotap.com/tools/customers) - [Cash flow](https://locotap.com/tools/cash-flow) - [Job post](https://locotap.com/tools/job-post) ## Questions **Can I price by flat rate?** Yes. One price for each job in the book: a drain clear, a faucet, a heater swap. **Can I charge more after hours?** Yes. Add an after-hours line at your own price. **What if I find more behind the wall?** Write a change order, and have it signed before you fix it. **Will it remind me when a water heater is due?** Yes. Each home keeps its heater's age and the next flush. **Can my apprentice use it?** Yes. Add them, and pick the screens they see. **Does it know the plumbing code where I work?** No. You type your own rates, tax and terms. Check the rule where you work. ## Your next leak call can be billed today. [Start free](https://locotap.com/sign-in?back=%2Fstart%3Ftrade%3Dplumbing)