--- title: "Free plumbing estimate template and quote builder | LocoTap" description: "A plumbing estimate with repair, replace and upgrade side by side: the call, labour, fixtures and valves, and taking the old ones away, at your own rate." url: "https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/estimate-template" --- Free tool # Plumbing estimate template Price the job your way, and give the customer a choice. [Make an estimate](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder/use?work=plumbing) [Try the sample](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder/use?kit=plumbing) - Free to try - Saved only if you choose Water heater repair or swap (Sample) Estimate E-0042 For Alex Sample Good for 30 days - Repair **401.50** - Replace **1,815.00** Recommended - Upgrade **2,530.00** Replace, as it prints - Service call 1 visit × 110.00 **110.00** - Install labour 3 hr × 110.00 **330.00** - Water heater, gas tank 1 each × 1,035.00 **1,035.00** - Valves, connectors and venting 1 lot × 100.00 **100.00** - Take away the old tank 1 load × 75.00 **75.00** **Subtotal** 1,650.00 **Sales tax 10%** 165.00 Total 1,815.00 Deposit 10% to start: **181.50** Labour 110.00 an hour · 25% markup on parts Plumbing · Estimate ## What goes on a plumbing estimate The example above is made up; yours starts with nothing filled in. [Start yours](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder/use?work=plumbing) 1. **Repair, replace or upgrade** Three options on one page, so the customer picks one. 2. **Fixtures by name** The faucet, valve or water heater named and sized, so the invoice and the warranty match what went in. 3. **What could change it** Damage behind the wall, old shut-offs that won't close, and permits, said before the work starts. 4. **Water heaters at the door** A water heater sold at the customer's home can come with extra rules: check the rule where you work. ## The papers of one plumbing job Do heating and cooling too? [HVAC estimate template](https://locotap.com/hvac-software/estimate-template) The same made-up job, every amount before tax. 1. [1 Hourly rate **110.00 / h** worked out once](https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/hourly-rate-calculator) 2. 2 Estimate You're here **1,650.00** priced from the rate 3. [3 Invoice Next **1,770.00** the estimate and a signed extra](https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/invoice-template) [Next in the job Plumbing invoice template An invoice for a service call, a drain or a water heater: the call, labour, parts and disposal on their own lines, the tax where you work, and how to pay.](https://locotap.com/plumbing-software/invoice-template) Plumber · one van, one apprentice · Example **Before** One price scribbled on a card, and fingers crossed. **Now** Fix the old tank, a new gas tank or tankless, all on one page. The new gas tank was signed. **1,650.00** the option signed, before tax ## The lessons behind it - [What makes a quote a yes?](https://locotap.com/learn/quote-yes): Answer their questions before they ask. - [How much up front?](https://locotap.com/learn/deposit): Enough that a cancel doesn’t cost you. ## Where it fits [All tools](https://locotap.com/tools) Sends it work - [**Hourly rate finder**](https://locotap.com/tools/hourly-rate) - [**Flat-rate price book**](https://locotap.com/tools/trade-price-book) 1 Before the job **Estimate & quote builder** This tool Same step - [**Calls to return**](https://locotap.com/tools/calls) - [**Missed call guide**](https://locotap.com/tools/missed-calls) Gets its work - [**Renovation contract**](https://locotap.com/tools/renovation-contract) - [**Change order**](https://locotap.com/tools/change-order) - [**Billable hours log**](https://locotap.com/tools/hours-log) - [**Equipment warranty certificate**](https://locotap.com/tools/warranty-certificate) Both ways - [**Van stock list**](https://locotap.com/tools/van-stock) + 4 more **Every step of a job** 1. **01 Before the job** - [**Calls to return**](https://locotap.com/tools/calls) - [**Missed call guide**](https://locotap.com/tools/missed-calls) - [Hourly rate finder](https://locotap.com/tools/hourly-rate): Sends it work - [Flat-rate price book](https://locotap.com/tools/trade-price-book): Sends it work - **Estimate & quote builder** This tool - [Rebate finder](https://locotap.com/tools/rebate-finder): Both ways 2. **02 Agree it** - [Renovation contract](https://locotap.com/tools/renovation-contract): Gets its work 3. **03 On the job** - [Jobs](https://locotap.com/tools/jobs): Both ways - [Change order](https://locotap.com/tools/change-order): Gets its work - [**Job photos**](https://locotap.com/tools/job-photos) - [**Before and after photos**](https://locotap.com/tools/before-and-after) - [Billable hours log](https://locotap.com/tools/hours-log): Gets its work - [Van stock list](https://locotap.com/tools/van-stock): Both ways 4. **04 Get paid** - [Invoice maker](https://locotap.com/tools/invoice-maker): Both ways - [**Money chase**](https://locotap.com/tools/money-chase) - [**What each job made**](https://locotap.com/tools/job-profit) 5. **05 After** - [Home profile](https://locotap.com/tools/home-profile): Both ways - [Equipment warranty certificate](https://locotap.com/tools/warranty-certificate): Gets its work - [**Maintenance plan**](https://locotap.com/tools/maintenance-plan) - [**Review reply drafter**](https://locotap.com/tools/review-replies) - [**QR code maker**](https://locotap.com/tools/qr-code-maker) 6. **06 Back office** - [**Customers**](https://locotap.com/tools/customers) - [**Tax set-aside**](https://locotap.com/tools/tax-set-aside) - [**13-week cash flow**](https://locotap.com/tools/cash-flow) - [**Business card maker**](https://locotap.com/tools/business-cards) - [**Job post builder & checker**](https://locotap.com/tools/job-post) ## Questions **How far over the estimate can the bill go?** Many places set a limit. Type yours as a percent and each change is checked against it. Check the rule where you work. **Markup or margin?** A 50% markup on 100 makes 150: a 33% margin, not 50%. **How big a deposit?** Many ask 10% or less, or enough for parts they order. Check the rule where you work. **What does it print?** The estimate, a job sheet with a shopping list, and a change form. **Where is my estimate kept?** Nowhere, unless you sign in and save it. A PDF is made on our server and not kept. **Is this legal advice?** Guidance, not legal advice. ## Free to try. [Make an estimate](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder/use?work=plumbing)