A plumbers report template is four blocks, in the order the reader needs them: what was inspected and the result of each item, what was found with a severity and a photograph, what is recommended and what it costs, and who signed it with their license. A report that arrives in that order is read once and acted on; one that arrives as a narrative is read twice and queried. The plumbing inspection checklist on this site prints the first block and feeds the second, with no account.
Block one: inspected, with results
Property, date, technician, then the fixtures and pipework inspected as lines, each with its result. The items not inspected are stated, because the reader assumes the silent item was missed. The inspection checklist on this site is this block.
Block two: findings, by severity
Each finding as a line: where, what, how serious, with a photograph. Three severities are enough: attend now, plan within the year, note for the record. The reader who is not on site decides from the severity, and the photograph is what makes them believe it.
Block three: recommendations, priced
Each finding with the recommended work and its price from the price book, so the report is also the estimate. A report without prices sends the reader to whoever prices it, and that firm does the work. The estimating tool on this site prices this block.
Block four: the signature
Technician, license number, the firm's insurance, the date. A report may be relied on in a sale, a lease or a claim, and the signature block is what allows it. RoughInDesk Pro prints the report with the block from the firm's record and keeps it against the property.
Questions people ask about plumbers report template
How long should a plumbers report be?
As long as the findings. The template keeps the blocks short; the photographs carry the detail.
Should recommendations be optional?
Priced, and marked by severity, so the reader chooses. The report is the estimate for the ones they choose.
Is the template free?
The inspection checklist and the estimating tool are, without an account. Keeping reports against the property is the paid product.