How UK plumbers can simplify quotes, invoicing and payments

Send professional quotes customers accept in a tap, get the invoice made for you the moment they do, and take card payments through Stripe, all from Paydough.

The admin that costs plumbers money

You've just fitted a new boiler. The customer is happy and the work is spot on, but now comes the part most plumbers dread: the invoice, and chasing the payment. Meanwhile, three people have rung about emergency repairs, and last week's quotes still need pricing up.

Sound familiar? You're losing money, not on the plumbing, but on slow admin.

Emergency work needs fast quotes

When a boiler packs up in January or a pipe bursts under the sink, people need help now. They ring every plumber they can find, and the first one back with a clear, professional quote usually gets the job.

If you're still writing quotes by hand or in Word, you're too slow. By the time yours arrives, they've booked someone else.

With Paydough, you can send a professional quote in minutes, even from the van between jobs. Save the work you do most, like boiler installs, bathroom refits or leak repairs, with its price, and add it to a quote in a tap. No more retyping the same thing for every customer.

Your invoice says something about your work

A scruffy invoice makes customers wonder whether the work was scruffy too.

A text saying "£850 please" or a handwritten note doesn't cut it any more. Customers want proper paperwork, especially for big jobs like a new heating system or a full bathroom.

Paydough invoices carry your logo, an itemised list of the work, your terms, and a payment link. Every invoice looks as tidy as your pipework.

Stop waiting weeks to get paid

The biggest frustration? Finishing a job, then waiting ages for the money. You've done the work and bought the materials, and now you're asking "Can you transfer it when you get a chance?"

Then they forget. Or they're busy. Or they need to check with their partner.

Every Paydough invoice has a payment link. Your customer taps it and pays by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No bank transfers to wait on and no chasing: if they forget, reminders go out on the due date and after it. The payment is matched to the invoice for you.

From quote to paid

Here's how a typical plumbing job works in Paydough:

1. A customer rings about a bathroom refit. You send a quote from your phone while you're still on site.
2. They open it from the email and accept.
3. The invoice is created the moment they accept.
4. They pay by card from the link.
5. You see it marked paid.

Nothing typed twice, and no invoice forgotten.

Make paying you easy

Your customers book holidays and order food on their phones. Asking them to set up a bank transfer slows everything down.

Paydough takes payments through Stripe, which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. There's no merchant account to set up.

Every payment lands against its invoice, so there's no checking your bank statement against a spreadsheet to work out which £450 was the Smith job and which was the Jones job.

VAT and records without the headache

If you're VAT-registered, or getting close to the £90,000 threshold, accurate records matter. Paydough adds VAT to your quotes and invoices and keeps every record in one place, with exports ready for your accountant at tax time.

Get paid properly

Running a plumbing business is hard enough without hours of admin. You should be out on jobs, not writing invoices on a Sunday evening.

Invoicing and card payments are free on the Starter plan. Quotes, deposits and recurring invoices come with Essential.

Whether you're a sole trader on emergency callouts or run a team on commercial installs and renovations, Paydough gets you paid faster so you can get on with the job.

Running a trade business? See how Paydough works for trades, or follow the step-by-step guides to quotes and invoices.

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