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Guides, templates and calculators
Quote templates
Fill it in, price it, send it. Free, no sign-up.
- Air Conditioning Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Bricklayer Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Carpenter Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Cleaning Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Concreter Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Electrician Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Handyman Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Landscaping Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Painter Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Plasterer Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Plumber Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Roofer Quote Template (Free, Australia)
- Tiler Quote Template (Free, Australia)
Invoice templates and free tools
The paperwork a job needs, without opening a spreadsheet.
How to quote a job
What goes in the price, what to exclude, how long it takes.
- How to Quote a Bond Clean (Australia)
- How to Quote a Brick Wall (Australia)
- How to Quote a Colorbond Fence (Australia)
- How to Quote a Deck (Australia)
- How to Quote a Hot Water System (Australia)
- How to Quote a Job as a Tradie (and Win More)
- How to Quote a Power Point Installation (Australia)
- How to Quote a Shed Slab (Australia)
- How to Quote a Split System Install (Australia)
- How to Quote a Tiling Job (Australia)
- How to Quote Gutter Replacement (Australia)
- How to Quote Painting a Room (Australia)
- How to Quote Plasterboard Repair (Australia)
Calculators
Australian figures, not American. Materials, rates, tax and time.
- Air Conditioner Size Calculator — What kW?
- Balustrade Spacing Calculator — 125mm Gap Rule
- Brick Calculator Australia — How Many Bricks per m²
- Cents Per Km Calculator 2026-27 (91c) — Ute & Car Claim
- Concrete Calculator Australia — m³ and Bags
- Concrete Mix Ratio Calculator — N20 to N40
- Conduit Fill Calculator — AU Space Factor
- Decking Calculator Australia — Boards, Joists
- Dilution Ratio Calculator — 1:10, 1:50, 1:100
- Fence Calculator Australia — Posts, Rails, Palings
- Free Tradie Calculators Australia — 42 Tools
- Gravel Calculator Australia — Road Base, Sand
- GST Calculator (Australia) — Add or Remove 10% GST
- Gutter & Downpipe Size Calculator Australia
- Hot Water System Size Calculator Australia
- How Much Tax Should a Sole Trader Put Aside? (Australia)
- Insulation R-Value Calculator (NCC)
- Job Quote & Markup Calculator for Tradies (Australia)
- Maximum Demand Calculator — AS/NZS 3000 Mains
- Mortar Calculator Australia — Sand, Cement, Lime
- Mulch Calculator Australia — How Much Mulch?
- Paint Calculator Australia — How Much Paint?
- Payday Super Due Date Calculator (2026) — When Is Super Due?
- Pipe Fall Calculator Australia — Drainage Grade
- Ramp Gradient Calculator — AU 1:14, Not 1:12
- Render Calculator Australia — Bags per m² at 10mm
- Retaining Wall Calculator — Blocks and Base
- Roof Pitch Calculator — Degrees, %, 1-in-N
- Roof Sheet Calculator — Roof Area and Sheets
- Shade Sail Size Calculator (Australia)
- Skip Bin Size Calculator (Australia)
- Smoke Alarm Count Calculator (Australia)
- Solar System Size Calculator (Australia)
- Stair Calculator Australia — Rise, Going, 2R+G
- Stud Spacing Calculator — 450 or 600 Centres
- Tile Calculator Australia — Tiles and Grout
- Timber Calculator Australia — Lineal Metres
- Topsoil Calculator Australia — Soil for Beds
- Tradie Hourly Rate Calculator (Australia) — What Should You Charge?
- Turf Calculator Australia — Slabs and Seed
- Voltage Drop Calculator — AS/NZS 3000 5% Rule
- Water Pipe Size Calculator — Loading Units
- Water Tank Size Calculator (Australia)
Money, tax and GST
Put money aside, charge right, get paid — PayID or bank transfer.
- Bookkeeping for Tradies: DIY or Get a Bookkeeper?
- Cash vs Accrual GST for Tradies (Australia)
- Do I Need to Register for GST as a Sole Trader? (Australia)
- Getting Paid as a Tradie in Australia: The Complete Guide
- How Much Deposit Can a Tradie Ask For? (Australia, by State)
- How Much Should a Tradie Charge Per Hour? (Australia)
- How Much Tax Should a Tradie Put Aside? (Australia)
- How to Chase Unpaid Invoices in Australia (Tradie's Guide)
- PayID for Tradies: Get Paid Faster (Australia)
- Pricing & Quoting Jobs for Tradies (Australia): The Guide
- Quote Follow-Up SMS Templates for Tradies
- Should Tradies Charge a Call-Out Fee? (And How Much)
- Take Card Payments on Your Invoices: Stripe Setup for Tradies
- Tax & Business Setup for Australian Tradies: The Guide
- Tax Invoice Requirements in Australia (ATO)
- Turnover Isn't Profit for Tradies
- What Your Accountant Needs From You
- Your First BAS: A Tradie's Guide (Australia)
Starting out and growing
Going out on your own, first customers, first employee.
- Admin Help for Tradies: Software, VA or Employee?
- Buying vs Financing Tools for Tradies (Australia)
- First Customers Without an Ad Budget
- Going Out on Your Own as a Tradie: Setup Guide
- Hiring Your First Employee or Apprentice
- How to Get an ABN for Your Trade Business (Free, Australia)
- How to Start a Lawn Mowing Business in Australia
- Income Protection Insurance for Tradies (Australia)
- Putting On Your First Employee: What It Really Costs (Australia)
- Quoting Bigger Jobs: Takeoff, Margin, Variations
- Signs Your Trade Business Has Outgrown Spreadsheets
Comparisons
What else is out there, and what each one actually costs.
- Best Invoicing Apps for Tradies (Australia)
- Best Job Management Software Australia
- Best Quoting Apps for Tradies (Australia)
- Best Tradie Apps in Australia (2026)
- Fergus Alternative for Sole Traders (Australia)
- hipages Alternative for Australian Tradies (2026)
- Oneflare Has Closed — What Tradies Do Now (2026)
- ServiceM8 Alternative for Solo Tradies (Australia)
- Tradify Alternative for Sole Traders (Australia)
- Yamate vs Tradify vs ServiceM8 (2026) — honest comparison for tradies
Yamate for your trade
The same app, described for the work you do.
- HVAC Job Management Software (Australia)
- Invoicing & Quoting App for Carpenters (Australia)
- Invoicing & Quoting App for Handymen (Australia)
- Invoicing & Quoting App for Painters (Australia)
- Invoicing & Quoting App for Tilers (Australia)
- Invoicing App for Bricklayers (Australia)
- Invoicing App for Cleaners (Australia) — Recurring Jobs & Batch Invoicing
- Invoicing App for Concreters (Australia)
- Invoicing App for Landscapers & Gardeners (Australia)
- Invoicing App for Plasterers (Australia)
- Invoicing App for Roofers (Australia)
- Invoicing Software for Sole Traders (Australia)
- Job Booking System for Tradies (Australia)
- Job Management Software for Electricians
- Job Scheduling Software for Tradies
- Plumbing Job Management & Invoicing App
- Tradie Invoicing App That Works With No Signal
Find and check a tradie
For customers, not tradies.
Plumbers and electricians by town
Who is listed where, from the directory. For customers.
- Electricians in Alice Springs NT — 15 listed
- Electricians in Ballarat VIC — 15 listed
- Electricians in Ballina NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Bendigo VIC — 15 listed
- Electricians in Blue Mountains NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Bundaberg QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Cairns QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Caloundra QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Camden / Narellan NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Campbelltown NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Capalaba QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Cleveland / Redlands QLD
- Electricians in Coomera QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Darwin NT — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Devonport TAS — 13 listed
- Electricians in Dubbo NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Frankston VIC — 15 listed
- Electricians in Geelong VIC — 15 listed
- Electricians in Geraldton WA — 6 listed
- Electricians in Gosford NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Hervey Bay QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Hobart TAS — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Hoppers Crossing / Tarneit VIC
- Electricians in Kingaroy QLD — 8 listed
- Electricians in Lismore NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Mackay QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Maitland NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Mandurah WA — 15 listed
- Electricians in Margaret River WA — 12 listed
- Electricians in Maryborough QLD — 13 listed
- Electricians in Mount Barker SA — 11 listed
- Electricians in Mount Isa QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Nowra NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Orange NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Electricians in Pakenham VIC — 15 listed
- Electricians in Penrith NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Port Lincoln SA — 9 listed
- Electricians in Port Macquarie NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Port Stephens / Nelson Bay NSW
- Electricians in Rockhampton QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Rockingham WA — 15 listed
- Electricians in Rosebud / Dromana VIC — 15 listed
- Electricians in Shepparton VIC — 12 listed
- Electricians in Tamworth NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Toowoomba QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Townsville QLD — 15 listed
- Electricians in Warrnambool VIC — 10 listed
- Electricians in Werribee / Point Cook VIC
- Electricians in Wollongong NSW — 15 listed
- Electricians in Wyong / The Entrance NSW
- Plumbers in Alice Springs NT — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Armidale NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Ballarat VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Batemans Bay NSW — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Bathurst NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Bendigo VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Bowral / Southern Highlands NSW
- Plumbers in Broome WA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Buderim QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Bunbury WA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Busselton WA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Byron Bay NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Caboolture / Morayfield QLD — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Cairns QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Camden / Narellan NSW — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Cockburn WA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Coffs Harbour NSW — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Craigieburn VIC — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Darwin NT — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Echuca VIC — 12 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Geelong VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Gladstone QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Hervey Bay QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Hobart TAS — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Ipswich QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Launceston TAS — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Lismore NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Mackay QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Maitland NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Mandurah WA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Mildura VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Mudgee NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Nambour QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Ocean Grove / Bellarine VIC — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Pakenham VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Penrith NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Rockhampton QLD — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Rockingham WA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Seaford SA — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Shepparton VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Sunbury VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Toowoomba QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Townsville QLD — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Traralgon VIC — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Tweed Heads NSW — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Ulladulla NSW — 13 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Wagga Wagga NSW — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Windsor / Hawkesbury NSW — 15 listed
- Plumbers in Wollongong NSW — 15 listed, free to ask
- Plumbers in Wyong / The Entrance NSW — 15 listed
About Yamate
What it does, what it costs, and what happens to your data.
- About — Yamate | Built by tradie-obsessed developers in Australia
- Contact — Yamate | Talk to the founder
- Delete your account
- Everything Yamate does — features for solo tradies
- FAQ — the stuff tradies ask us
- How Yamate works — from the first call to getting paid
- Privacy Policy
- Refer Tradies, Earn 20% Monthly | Yamate Partners
- See Yamate work — live demo, no signup
- Terms
- Where Yamate's Australian Data Comes From
- Yamate testimonials — what Australian tradies say
More guides
- Accessibility
- Air Conditioning Repair — Compare Local Technicians
- Am I Being Ripped Off by a Tradie's Quote?
- Apartment Renovations — Local Quotes
- Backflow Prevention Plumber — Local Quotes
- Balcony Waterproofing — Find Local Specialists
- Banging Pipes in the House — Who to Call
- Bathroom Waterproofing — Local Quotes
- Blocked Drain Plumber — Compare Local Quotes
- Book 15 minutes with Tessa
- Bookkeepers for Tradies in Australia (2026)
- Builder Goes Bust in QLD? Home Warranty Cover
- Burst Pipe Plumber — Find Local Help
- Business Coaching for Tradies in Australia (2026)
- Ceiling fan installation: find an electrician
- Ceiling Sagging — Who to Call
- Commercial Air Conditioning Installation
- Commercial Building Painters — Local Quotes
- Commercial Electrician — Compare Local Businesses
- Commercial Electrician Melbourne
- Compare Tradie Quotes Side by Side (Free)
- Concrete Driveway Cost in Australia
- Concrete Driveway Cracking — Who Do I Call?
- Concrete Slab Cost in Australia
- Cracks Appearing in Walls — Who to Call
- Data Cabling Electrician — Find Local Help
- Data Processing Addendum
- Deck: When You Need Council Approval
- Deposit Limits for Home Jobs, by State
- Does my tradie need a licence in Tasmania?
- Does my tradie need a licence in the ACT?
- Does my tradie need a licence in the NT?
- Does my tradie need a licence? NSW thresholds
- Does my tradie need a licence? SA rules
- Does my tradie need a licence? VIC thresholds
- Does my tradie need a licence? WA thresholds
- Does my tradie need a QBCC licence? QLD thresholds
- Ducted Air Conditioning Installation
- Electrical and plumbing work always needs a licence
- Electrical work you cannot do yourself
- Emergency Electrician Melbourne
- Emergency Electrician Sydney
- Emergency Roof Repair — Find Local Help
- EV Charger Installation Melbourne
- EV Charger Installation Sydney
- Export your data from MYOB, QuickBooks, Fergus or Simpro
- Exterior House Painters — Local Quotes
- Fence Painting — Compare Local Painters
- Gas Plumber — Find a Licensed Gasfitter
- Getting Your Trade Business Found Online
- Granny Flat Cost — Published Price Examples
- Gutters Overflowing When It Rains
- Half the House Has No Power — Who to Call
- Help — how to use Yamate
- Hiring an Unlicensed Tradie: What It Costs You
- Hot Water Not Working — Who to Call
- How to Check a Tradie Is Insured
- How to export your data from Jobber (step by step)
- How to export your data from ServiceM8 (step by step)
- How to export your data from Tradify (step by step)
- How to export your data from Xero (step by step)
- How Yamate collects business information
- How Yamate compares — ServiceM8, Tradify, Fergus and more
- Insurance Brokers for Tradies in Australia (2026)
- Internet or Data Point Not Working
- Kitchen Plumber — Repairs and Installation
- Laundry Renovations — Compare Local Builders
- Leaking Shower Repair — Find Local Help
- Liquid Limestone — Find Local Installers
- Marketing Agencies for Tradies in Australia (2026)
- Moving to Yamate from another app
- Office Renovation — Compare Local Builders
- Pergola Builder — Compare Local Tradies
- Plumbing work you cannot do yourself
- Pool Fence Rules by State (Australia)
- Power Point Not Working — Who to Call
- QLD Electrical Certificate: Which One to Ask For
- Questions to Ask a Tradie Before You Hire
- Residential Electrician — Compare Local Tradies
- Retaining Wall: When You Need Approval
- Roof Leaking After Rain — Who to Call
- Roof painting: find help and compare the scope
- Roof Plumber — Gutters and Drainage
- Roof Restoration Cost in Australia
- Rough-In Plumbing — Find Local Plumbers
- Safety Switch Keeps Tripping — Who to Call
- Shed Builders — Compare Local Quotes
- Shed: When You Need Council Approval
- Shower Regrouting — Find Local Tilers
- Signs a Tradie Is Not Licensed
- Smoke Alarm Rules by State (Australia)
- Solar Install Requirements by State
- Split System Installation Melbourne
- Stamped Concrete — Compare Local Concreters
- Switchboard upgrades: find an electrician
- SWMS and WHS Help for Tradies in Australia (2026)
- Toilet Keeps Running — Who to Call
- Tradie Did Not Turn Up? What to Do
- Turf Installation — Prices and Local Landscapers
- Water Leaking Inside a Wall — Who to Call
- Water Leaking Through Ceiling — Who Do I Call?
- Water pooling next to a wall: who to call
- Water pooling under house: who to call
- What a QBCC Licence Class Covers (QLD)
- What a white card is and who needs one
- What a Written Quote Must Include
- What Order Do Trades Come In for a Renovation?
- When a tradie needs insurance, by state
- Where to Take a Building Dispute in QLD
- Who Pays if the Work Is Defective?
- Yamate pricing — one flat price for Australian tradies
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