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Invoice

Bill ToJordan Smith123 Maple Ave
Austin, TX 78704
Invoice #1001
Mar 15, 2024
Service call-out$95.00
Labor (2 hrs)$180.00
Parts and materials$120.00
Total$395.00
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Price the job before you promise the number.

The plumbing details are already on the page.

Standard line items, ready to use. Include what matters.

  • Emergency call-out
  • Labor per hour
  • Parts and materials
  • Waste removal

What to include:

  • Description of work
  • Labor and hourly rate
  • Parts and materials
  • Service call fees
  • Permit and disposal fees
  • Notes and terms

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Frequently asked questions

Is the template really free?

Yes. The plumber invoice template, the estimate, work order and receipt tools are free to use, with no watermark. The generators need no signup, and template designs need a free account. Fill it in, then download the PDF or send it as a link.

Can I edit the templates?

Yes. Every line, rate and note is yours to change: rename the service call, set your own labor rate, add parts with model numbers, and put your logo and license number at the top. Pick another design in the template studio at any time.

Do you offer other trade templates?

Yes. There are invoice pages and designs for electricians, HVAC technicians, general contractors and many more trades, each with its own line items. See all industries.

How does payment tracking work?

Send the invoice as a link instead of an attachment and invoice tracking shows when your customer opened it. When the money arrives in your own account, mark the invoice paid. Unless you turn on Pay now with your own Stripe account, InvoiceTools does not handle the payment itself.

What should a plumber invoice include?

Your license number, the service address and the trip or service call fee, with any after-hours premium kept visible. Then labor with a note of what was fixed, parts with make and model, permit fees, disposal of the old unit and your warranty terms. The customer should be able to read it and know exactly what happened in their house.

How would a simple faucet repair look on the invoice?

For example, a leaking kitchen faucet fixed within the hour could show a $95.00 call-out and first hour line and an $18.00 parts line for the washer and cartridge (illustrative figures only). If your state taxes parts but not labor, add sales tax to the parts line alone so the total still reconciles. A repair this size usually needs no deposit; save deposits for jobs where you order parts in advance.

How much should I charge for an emergency call-out and first hour?

Set it from your own costs and conditions: drive time across your service area, the truck and stock you carry, whether it is a night, weekend or holiday, and how much diagnosis the first hour usually absorbs. Your license level and local competition play a part too. The generator opens that line at $95.00 only so the invoice is not empty; type the figure you actually charge.

Should I charge more for after-hours and weekend calls?

Many plumbers do, because a burst pipe at midnight pulls you off your time off and often means paying a helper overtime. Tell the customer the premium on the phone before you drive out, then show it on its own line rather than as a bigger hourly rate. A named emergency fee is easier to accept and easier to defend if the bill is disputed.

When should a plumbing customer pay?

For service calls, on completion before you leave: a card link or QR code on the invoice lets the customer pay while you pack up. For bigger jobs such as a repipe or sewer line replacement, a deposit that covers the fixtures and pipe you order, then the balance at completion, protects your supply house account. Property managers usually need payment terms such as net 30 printed on the invoice.

What if a plumbing customer does not pay?

Send a reminder with the invoice attached, then a statement showing what is overdue. Plumbing installed in a building can give you mechanics lien rights in many states, but notice deadlines are short and the rules differ for homes and commercial property, so check them early rather than after months of silence. For landlord and property manager accounts, holding new calls until the balance clears is often the quickest lever.

Do plumbers charge sales tax?

It depends on the state. Some tax parts but not labor, some tax repair labor too, and some treat new construction or a fixture that becomes part of the house differently from a repair. Keeping parts and labor on separate lines lets you apply whichever rule your state uses. Check with your state revenue department before you send your first invoice.

Should I mark up parts on a plumbing invoice?

Yes, if your pricing allows for it: you sourced the part, carried it on the truck and stand behind it under your warranty. Show parts at your selling price on their own line, not cost plus a note. If a customer supplies their own fixture, say on the invoice that your warranty covers labor only. The markup calculator turns a supply house cost into a selling price.

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What to include in a plumber invoice

  • License number and service address. Your plumbing license number and the address where the work was done, which many states expect on paperwork and landlords need for their records.
  • Service call or trip fee. The charge for coming out and diagnosing the problem, shown on its own so the customer sees what the visit cost before any repair began.
  • After-hours emergency rate. The night, weekend or holiday premium as a separate line, because a customer who sees it named usually accepts it more readily than a higher hourly figure.
  • Labor hours and work done. Time on the job with a short note such as cleared main line, replaced shutoff valve, pressure tested, which answers most questions before they are asked.
  • Parts with model numbers. Each fixture, valve or water heater with make, model and serial number, so warranty claims and the next repair start with the right information.
  • Permit and inspection fees. Permit and inspection charges for water heater swaps, repipes or sewer work where your city requires them, passed through at cost or as agreed.
  • Haul-away and disposal. Removing the old water heater, toilet or pipe and paying the dump fee, billed separately because it changes with the size and weight of the load.
  • Warranty on parts and labor. How long your workmanship is guaranteed and the manufacturer's warranty on parts, written where the customer will find it when something leaks later.

Made for the way plumbers work

  • The four lines you type every time

    Service call, labor by the hour, parts, waste. It is the same shape on nearly every job, and it is the part you retype at nine at night. Pick plumber once and those lines are already on the page, priced, ready to edit.

  • Which valve, which water heater, on the paper

    The make and model matter when the client calls in eighteen months. Put them on the invoice rather than in a notebook in the van, and the next plumber has them without calling you.

  • Show the pipework, get the scope signed

    A figure on its own gets queried. A photo of the corroded run before you cut it, and a signature on what was agreed, ends most of that before it starts.

  • Paid before you have washed your hands

    A card link and a QR on the invoice itself. The customer standing in their kitchen can pay while you are packing the van, rather than filing it and forgetting.

  • Landlord contracts, planned once

    Six apartments, same maintenance schedule, same figure each quarter. Plan the run once with the recurring invoice planner, then send each invoice on its date.

  • The estimate becomes the invoice

    You priced the bathroom before you started. When it is done, the same lines carry across rather than being typed again, so the bill matches what they agreed to.