Job papers for one-truck plumbers · Arizona

They said Friday. The heater is already in.

Did they say they will pay Friday after the heater is already in? Was the “while you’re here” never priced? That is how a plumbing job goes unpaid.

Not because the work was bad. Because there was no signed list of what was in, no deposit, and extra work that never got a price.

The Plumbing File is the papers a one-truck plumber fills in before opening the wall: an estimate, a fill-in-the-blank plumbing service agreement, a job list you can add rooms, fixtures, and lines to, a change order, an invoice with the deposit on it, a cash receipt, four late-pay emails, and a job tracker. Open in a browser. Type. Print to US Letter PDF. $12 once.

I want this — $12 Pay once. Use it on every job.
Filled Hale Plumbing invoice for a water heater and two faucets, deposit paid, balance due
Sample invoice · print size
$12Once. No monthly fee.
US LetterPrint at 100%. Hand it over.
ArizonaA.R.S. 32-1158 notice on the agreement.

What’s inside

The papers you send on a job.

You download it once. You type your name in. You use it on every job. No monthly fee. No dispatch app.

  1. 01

    Estimate

    Line items, tax, deposit to start, license line. Open in a browser. Print to PDF. A filled sample is in the kit so you can see the density.

  2. 02

    Plumbing service agreement

    Fill-in-the-blank job agreement. Who, ROC license number, addresses, dates, the job, total including tax, deposit, progress payments. Template, not legal advice.

  3. 03

    Job list

    Exhibit A. Room, work, material / brand / size, qty, included, price. Add a room, a fixture, or a line. Add as many lines as you need. Stuck on the wording? Paste what you told the owner into ChatGPT or any AI and ask it for short job-list lines, then paste them in.

  4. 04

    Change order

    Extra work found or requested. Date, what changed, the price change. Both people sign before you do the extra work.

  5. 05

    Invoice with deposit

    Deposit, progress, or final. Deposit on the page. Add the ways you take money (check, card, Zelle, Venmo, cash, bank transfer, or other) and type your own details. License number. Add as many lines as you need.

  6. 06

    Cash receipt

    One page. The true amount of any cash, signed, handed over. Arizona asks you to do that at signing.

  7. 07

    Four late-pay emails

    The morning after the due date. Day 7. Day 14. Day 30. Copy, attach the invoice PDF, send. Do not write a new text at 11 p.m.

  8. 08

    Job tracker

    One row per job. Balance, how many days late, which email is next. Excel, or a CSV for Google Sheets.

How it works

Fill it in. Print it. Get it signed. Then start.

  1. 1
    Buy. Instant download. A zip on your computer. Open the start-here file. No app after that.
  2. 2
    Fill the agreement. Write the job list. Get both signed. Take the deposit. Put your name and ROC number on it. Use AI to turn what you told the owner into short job-list lines if you want. Print. Sign. If they pay cash, hand them the cash receipt.
  3. 3
    Do the work. Change orders in writing. Invoice. If they miss the due date, copy the matching email. Attach the PDF. Pause when you said you would.

Who this is for

Built for a one-truck plumber.

For you if

You are a small independent plumber. One truck, solo. You invoice homeowners. You are tired of “we’ll pay you Friday” after the heater is already in.

  • One-truck and solo plumbers
  • People who want papers a homeowner will sign
  • US plumbers who already have a license number to put on the page

Not for you if

You need a shop system, or you want a lawyer on the phone. Other trades use The Job File.

  • Multi-crew shops that need dispatch, GPS, or a shop OS
  • Anyone looking for a lawyer, a license, or building-code advice
  • Colorful Canva templates
  • Roofers looking for a storm-chaser pack
  • Electrician, HVAC, painter, or another trade — that kit is The Job File

Arizona jobs

What’s on the agreement for jobs over $1,000.

The plumbing service agreement includes the published A.R.S. 32-1158 items for contractor–owner jobs over $1,000:

  • ROC license number
  • Addresses
  • Dates
  • The work
  • Total with tax
  • Deposit
  • Progress payments
  • A 10-point bold ROC complaint notice

This is a template. It is not legal advice, not a license, and not building code. Have an Arizona contractor lawyer read it before a real job. If you work in another state, have a lawyer there read it and swap the notice.

Other trades

Not a plumber? The Job File is the same kit for your trade.

If you are an electrician, HVAC, landscaper, painter, cleaner, handyman, or another trade — or a plumber outside Arizona — buy The Job File. Tell us the trade and the state or province. We make that version. $12.

Open The Job File Any other trade, or a plumber outside Arizona. $12.

One time

$12

Pay once. Use it on every job.

Not a monthly fee. No dispatch app. You keep the files on your computer.

I want this — $12

This is a template kit, not legal advice, not a contractor license, and not building code or permit advice. Using this file does not make you licensed and does not mean the job will pass inspection. Have an Arizona contractor lawyer read it before a real job.

The Plumbing File: Job Papers for Independent Plumbers $12 · once
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