Estimate software for plumbers who need to bid fast
A plumbing customer wants two things from an estimate: the price, and the confidence that you know what you're doing. Glo Invoice's estimate builder gives them both — clean line items with descriptions, photos of the existing setup, permit and disposal fees itemized, deposit request built in.
Flat-rate shops save common jobs (water heater 40-gal swap, garbage disposal replace, hose bib repair) with fixed pricing. Time-and-material shops save labor rates and material catalog. The app doesn't force one model on you.
How Glo Invoice does it
Flat-rate menu or T&M — your call
Save common flat-rate jobs with a fixed price that includes labor, common materials, and a small margin buffer. For non-standard jobs, drop to line-item mode with material at unit cost + markup and labor by the hour.
- Save unlimited flat-rate jobs to your menu
- T&M line items with per-item markup
- Same estimate can mix flat-rate and T&M lines
Permits and disposal handled cleanly
Water heater installs need permits in most jurisdictions. Save the permit as a non-taxable line item, add disposal fee for the old unit, and the estimate matches what your inspector will ask for.
- Permit line marked non-taxable
- Disposal / haul-away as its own line
- After-hours multiplier as a bottom-of-estimate adjustment
Photo of the leak, signed on the phone
Attach photos of the existing water heater, the corroded fittings, or the wet drywall. Customer signs the estimate on their phone, pays a deposit, and you order the water heater on the way back to the shop.
How it works
- Step 1Diagnose on-site
Photo the failing part, describe the fix.
- Step 2Build the estimate
Pull the flat-rate job from your menu, or line-item it out with materials + labor.
- Step 3Text and sign
Customer approves and pays a deposit — usually within an hour of you leaving.
- Step 4Install and invoice
Convert the estimate on completion, balance goes out same day, card / ACH accepted.
Which plumbers use it
Residential service plumbers, drain specialists, water heater installers, repipe crews, and small commercial shops.
Frequently asked
Related in Glo Invoice
Bid the leak, get the deposit
14-day free trial works for solo plumbers. Charge card at the truck on paid plans.