Rough-in plumbing cost per fixture
- Estimate total
- $4,376.16
- Your cost
- $3,400
- Subtotal before tax
- $4,196.50
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Rough-in plumbing cost per fixture is the unit a new build or an addition is estimated in: the standard rough-in time per fixture type, the drain, the vent and the supply stub-out to that location, at the loaded hourly cost plus the materials at markup, with the stack, the main runs, the slab or the crawl space and the inspection added per job. The plumbing estimating software on this site produces your per-fixture rough-in figures from your loaded cost, free and without an account; RoughInDesk Pro keeps the estimate against the job.
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What a rough-in fixture is
A location on the plan with its drain to the branch, its vent to the stack or the roof, and its hot and cold stub-outs at the height the fixture needs, capped for the test. The per-fixture time is for that; the fixture itself and its finish connection come later.
The loaded cost the time is priced at
The rate is the wage plus the taxes, the insurance, the truck, the tools, the phone and the office, divided by the billable hours rather than the paid hours; the flat rate tool on this site produces it from your figures. The rough-in labor per fixture is that rate times the rough-in time for the type.
What is added per job
The stack and the main drain, the water service and the manifold, the slab cutting or the crawl-space work, the vent through the roof, the tests and the inspection, the permit. None of these is per fixture, and all of them are listed as assumptions on the estimate.
The estimate and the inspection record
The estimator adds the fixtures, the runs and the conditions; Pro turns it into the proposal and keeps the rough-in inspection record and the invoice against the job. From the vendors' own pricing pages: Tradify lists Lite at $47, Pro at $51 and Plus at $61 per user per month; Jobber lists Core at $49 per month for one user with additional users at $29 each; Housecall Pro lists Basic at $59 per month billed annually or $79 monthly. RoughInDesk Pro is $47 per month for the whole crew.
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Rough-in plumbing cost per fixture: common questions
What does rough-in cost per fixture? Your loaded cost times your rough-in time for the type, plus materials; the estimator on this site produces that figure, free. No market average is quoted here.
Does the per-fixture figure include the stack? No. The stack, the main runs and the service are added per job.
Is the estimator free? Yes. No account and no card; Pro keeps the estimate and the inspection against the job.
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