Every job is different. The tools you use shouldn’t make that harder.
A plumbing business in Canada runs on three types of work: emergency call-outs, planned repairs, and renovation scoping. Each has a different rhythm. Emergency call-outs need a quote on-site, immediately, with no time to go home and calculate materials. Planned repairs need accurate parts tracking because a missed component means a second trip. Renovation scoping needs a quote that accounts for what’s behind the wall before it’s open.
Most job management tools were not built with any of this in mind. They were built for businesses with recurring service contracts and predictable workflows. A plumbing business is different on every job. Duuabl is built for that.
Emergency calls are a revenue opportunity and a margin risk at the same time. The customer needs a number now. You give one from memory. You get the job. Then the parts cost more than you remembered, the fault is more complex than the initial inspection showed, and the job runs two hours over. The emergency rate that felt good at the door became a loss on the invoice.
Duuabl’s AI quote assistant lets you quote from the job site. Take photos of the fault, leave a 30-second voice note, and the AI drafts a quote with your standard plumbing line items and parts costs filled in. You review the margin before you commit to the price.
On a typical bathroom repair, materials run 30–40% of job cost. If you’re estimating from memory instead of tracking against the job, you will underestimate on materials roughly half the time. Over the course of a year, that adds up to a significant amount of margin that disappears without ever showing up as a line item.
Every Duuabl quote includes a materials list. When you order parts, you mark them against the job. Actual cost versus quoted cost is visible before you invoice. If there’s a variance, you can issue a change order before the customer is surprised by it.
Plumbing work in Canada requires pressure testing on new installations and certification on certain types of work. Managing permit references, test dates, and certificate issuance across multiple active jobs in a spreadsheet is how compliance gets missed.
Duuabl’s plumber workflow has a pressure test stage and a certificate stage built in. Each stage has a checklist. The workflow does not let you skip to invoicing until the compliance stages are marked complete.
Plumbers are skilled at diagnosing and fixing. Most are not set up to collect payment efficiently. An invoice sent as a PDF via text message creates friction. The customer says they’ll sort it. Two weeks later you follow up. Three weeks later it arrives.
Every Duuabl job generates a customer portal with a payment link. When the job is marked complete, the customer gets a notification and pays online. Payment settles in your account within 2 business days.
Pre-configured for plumbing workflows. GTA and Vancouver. No setup required.
Five stages. Pre-configured. Ready at signup.
Job comes in. Note the fault, location, and any emergency factors. Quote drafted from site using voice note or site photos.
Materials list confirmed from the quote. Parts tracked against the job as they are ordered. Customer notified of timeline.
Work underway. Progress photos uploaded to the customer portal. Stage checklist completed before moving forward.
Test completed and result recorded. Pass/fail logged against the job record. Checklist signed off before advancing.
Compliance document issued and stored against the job record in your Compliance Vault. Final invoice triggered. Payment prompt sent to customer portal.
Pre-configured for plumbing. No setup required.
Five stages, checklists, and quote line items ready from day one.
Your Master Plumber licence pulled into every quote and invoice automatically.
Voice note or site photos in. Structured plumbing quote out. Before you leave the van.
Actual materials cost versus quoted visible before you invoice.
Quote acceptance, progress photos, and payment in one link. No WhatsApp thread.
Pass jobs outside your capacity or trade to verified peers. Earn a credit on completion.
Six modules. One operating system.
Quote from the job site. Voice note or photos in. Plumbing line items drafted automatically.
One link per job. Quote acceptance, progress updates, and payment — no WhatsApp thread required.
Five-stage plumber pipeline with pressure test and certificate stages built in from day one.
Master Plumber licence stored once. Pulled into every document. 30-day renewal reminders before anything lapses.
GBP-connected microsite live in 15 minutes. Deposit at acceptance. Final payment in 2 business days.
Fully booked? Pass the job to a verified peer. Full context transfers. You earn a referral credit on completion.