Want a look at the layout
Open the PDF sample or the template page. Those show columns and format. They are not a download of the paid files.
Build sequence
How to build a flat-rate plumbing price book
Start with the numbers your shop already knows. Then write tasks the truck can sell without inventing a price on the driveway.
This page is the build order: labor, catalog, materials, field test, and a review calendar. It is not a free book and not a city service page. For the lesson on how a task price is structured, use the plumbing flat-rate pricing guide. When you want finished files, training, and calculators, continue to the $299 Plumbing Price Book.
Right page, right job
Use this page for the method, not the files
If you came here looking for a sample layout or a quoting tool, those already have their own URLs. Keep this page for the build sequence so the product page can stay the place to buy.
Want the finished book
The Plumbing Price Book is the $299 package: full and light files, excavation calculators, import tools, and training.
Want a quoting tool
Use the job calculator app after the pricing logic exists. The app does not invent a labor rate or a task list for you.
Build order
Six steps that actually hold up in the field
Skip a step and the book looks complete on paper, then falls apart the first time a tech has to explain a price. Do them in this order.
Load the labor rate
Include wages, burden, truck, shop time, and the hours you actually bill. A pretty catalog built on a guessed hourly number will undercharge every repair.
List the work you already sell
Start with the 40 to 80 tasks that show up every week: water heaters, fixtures, drains, valves, and common replacements. Do not begin with rare excavation jobs.
Write what is included
Each task needs a short description a homeowner can hear once. If two techs would argue about parts or drywall, the task is not finished.
Attach parts and time
Use vendor costs you can update, plus setup and cleanup. Travel can live as a separate trip charge so you are not hiding it inside every task.
Run a two-week field test
Give the short list to two techs. Collect the jobs that needed a verbal override. Fix those tasks before you add another hundred lines.
Put a review date on the calendar
Copper, fixtures, and labor move. A quarterly review of the top sellers keeps the book trusted. A book nobody updates becomes a suggestion, not a system.
Build vs buy
When a blank sheet is slower than a finished book
Building from scratch teaches you the math. It also eats months if you still need excavation tables, import files, and training for the team.
Keep building when the catalog is small
If you only price a handful of residential repairs and you already know your loaded labor rate, a short in-house list can work while you learn the method.
Buy the book when coverage is the bottleneck
If you need a full residential catalog, excavation helpers, and a way to train techs, start from the Trade Wins Plumbing Price Book and edit it to your costs. That is faster than inventing every line.
Next step
Learn the method, then open the book
The how-to stops at the decision. The product page is where you buy. Sample pages stay for layout only.
Get the $299 Plumbing Price Book
Full and light files, task and excavation calculators, import tools, and training. One-time purchase. Not a monthly quoting subscription.
View the Plumbing Price BookPreview the layout first
Use the PDF sample, template, or the pricing guide if you still want a look at structure before you buy.
Browse sample previewsCommon questions
Questions shops ask before they start
Should I start from a blank spreadsheet?
You can, if you already know your labor rate, common tasks, and update process. Most shops save months by starting from a finished book and editing it to match their costs.
How is this different from the plumbing pricing guide?
The pricing guide is a free lesson on how task prices are structured. This page is the build sequence. Sample files live on the PDF and template pages.
When should I buy instead of building from scratch?
Buy when the bottleneck is catalog size, excavation math, or training. Use this page first, then open the Plumbing Price Book.
Does a quoting app replace this work?
No. The job calculator app presents prices in the field. The book still has to hold the labor, parts, and task decisions your team trusts.
You have the sequence. Get the files when you are ready.
Keep this page for the method. Buy the Plumbing Price Book when you want a working catalog instead of another blank spreadsheet.