So You Want to Start a Plumbing Company... Here's How!
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- A lot of you are leaving comments on my videos about starting a plumbing company. Well here's my step-by-step process to teach you how I started my plumbing company and how you can start yours too.
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Are you going to start your plumbing company?
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Very helpful!
I already started , I still work for an employer, but the “side work” is done on my time not company times , but work ain’t steady I need to get me a the right client .
I retired from my local after 25 years and just opened my shop. I just got my first contract to plumb a house. Thank you Roger for all of your insight, it is truly priceless.
1) Treat your customers like you belong to the same church or social club and you always want them happy to see you. It is a lot easier to get repeat business than it is new business. 2) Make sure the internet URL is available for the company name you have in mind, and get it! 3) Be reliable. 4) Take time to inform customers of the problem and how you'll fix it. The more interaction time you have with them the greater relationship you build with them and the more likely they will call you for the next job. 5) Observe and practice what the most successful plumbers (and other types of contractors) in your area are doing to get business. Likewise, observe why the least successful plumbers are not getting business and avoid those mistakes. 6) Get a good, catchy company graphic and logo. One that quickly comes to mind is, "We never bite our fingernails". People will remember that bit of humor.
Excellent
I started a plumbing company 1 1/2 years ago after returning from the Middle East. So far it’s the best decision I have ever made. Just like you said. The challenges are never ending. From parts, trucks, and employees.
Do you need gcses for it?
Thanks I’ve started a company. Helped allot. Didn’t realise allot of these great points you made. Thanks for the encouragement.
Hey william whats the name?
Yeah what’s it called boss??
How is it going now a year later?
I have been a plumbing contractor in Oregon since 1996. Everything you said is true.
A) Finding/creating good employees is very important.
B) There is office work and field work. The office is very important but it is the field that makes the money.
C) All your customers want a good price, quality work and the job done immediately. Of these three the one that is most important to the customer is timeliness. Scheduling can be very difficult, especially if your in construction.
Scheduling is a pain. Where I work they don’t tell anyone no and that means we’re constantly pulling off jobs and jumping around which cost a ton of setup and breakdown time and as I call it “changing gears” to do different things.
Thanks for the info roger I looking on starting a plumbing co. In the next 3 to 4 yrs in Houston. Just waiting on my masters. I like your videos they are helpful
I'm so thankful that I found your channel and video! I now have a sense of direction with starting my business! Thank you Roger!
I started an SEO company this year and your tips work across the board. I wish everyone of you success in this journey.
Thanks for your video and I’m in plumbing for some time learning lesson. You’re doing good work for me and beginners. I want to become a good plumber like you but see lot of difficulties in every single step. I’ll see all your videos closely and learn fine points of the trade. Regards
Great video brotha! Just subscribed. Love the way you make these videos
Ruan M. Marinho thank you sir. Great seeing a Marketing Master here. Your TH-cam channel is killing it too. Almost 100k Subs! You are a ROCKSTAR!!!
Man this was just the best video. Great advice. Motivated me to start my own plumbing business this coming January. All service and repair in the Dallas DFW County area. Thank you.
I have watched a few videos you’ve done and was kind of a troll up until I just seen this video I’ve been building water and waste water facilities for 10 yrs 4yrs as a foreman and want to start my own company and after this video my whole outlook has changed mr. Wakefield I have great respect for you thank you for taking time to give back to your brother plumber’s!!!!
I’m actually going to start a plumbing company here in the next few years and thank you roger for your videos I’m taking notes I’m reading the code book and you have given me so many things to think about way more than I ever though so again thank you for the tips I hope I can message you in five years saying I started my company and it is doing very well
Wow I'm a cost accountant & I'm here to learn more about construction and subcontractors, and this is great business knowledge, not just for plumbers but any type of business!
Awesome work sir, I'm subscribed now
This video was super helpful! We subscribed! On to the next video :)
Aposolutly loved the visuals!
Great advise on this one Roger!! 👍
Great info. Thank you Roger. I’m go to start looking for networking groups in my area.
Thank you for sharing. We are starting up a plumbing business in the Phoenix area and this has been helpful!
Thanks Rodger i always love your video's. Im a master plumber in pa, im also part of the phcc. I started a company 5 years ago and made a huge bundle of mistakes. Unfortunately im still making them, but less often. I wish i would have found your video's then, it would have saved me so many headaches. Im the guy that tries to do everything. Im currently trying to restructure to just do residential service. No one ever told me NOT to try and do everything they actually said the opposite I SHOULD do everything. So i have been and ive been burning my candle at both ends, and my sanity and business have suffered for it. If you would ever be open to it, id love to pick your brain and have you as a mentor. Anything to help me stop ice skating uphill would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your videos and all your info! Keep it up brother!
I work in warehouses in central Texas too with different kinds of forklifts as well as testing cleaning and working with Gaylords of computer monitors received from commercial companies Roger but I've watched all your videos , thanks for the content have learned a lot and so much of it applies to being the best at any profession . Trying to be the best everyday is the only way to live , a man has to lay down with himself and no one else each night
You are the best. I don't care what other Plummers say about u. Am actually learning.
Helping my dad create the biggest plumbing company, thanks for this !!!!!!!
Hi there, i will be your plumbing business developer for every seals Commission. If you want
Very educational thank you 😊
Please make more training on Running a plumbing business!
Im weeks away from being fully on my own. In AZ. Passed my exams and applied for my ROC a few days ago. Excited/nervous to do it!
Great video
I’ve done a lot of these things. I’m working to develop a residential and commercial jetting and drain cleaning company. Got my van set up and am now working daily to get the phone to ring.
I have started my company here in houston and he is a on the money with what why you want to go. Services or new construction
I recently got my LLP's and insurance. I started my own plumbing company, just me and my work truck. Been doing it for 6 months. I only do remodel work and full house remodels.. Ive loved it..i could use more business cause i usually do a 4 thousand dollar remodel but i wont get another job for a month, kinda sucks...so everything seems to be going great..just need more business.
Advertise bussiness cards flyers word of mouth online clicks ect keep pushing and good luck
Please make sure that you're properly insured before you perform any work. Look into general liability insurance and make sure you talk to your agent/broker/producer about the coverage you're buying. Quick tip: General liability coverage traditionally excludes damage to your property, your products and your work. Make sure you're familiar with your policy and what the exclusions mean.
Just started watching you and really appreciate the knowledge, variety, desire to help. My good friend and I have started a plumbing business and are extremely good technicians and have done basically all you have covered here but are stumbling through the proper bidding and scheduling process. Too much of work in not on our business. Do you have any content on the estimation process to get us in the ball park? Thank you.
Good video
Great video. Im in the works on starting a plumbing company in Florida.
How’s your business going?
@@almost41632 going good. Busy with all the snowbirds coming down and everyone staying home.
@@tonyr5002 Nice, I’m looking at starting my own plumbing service company in north Florida. Is it as hard or harder to than you imagined?
Great information. Thanks for the insight!
Thank you
Im a new construction plumber & it makes me wanna work for you.
Where you provide the services?
Thanks so much for the helpful tips! My husband has 25 yrs experience in service plumbing and has his Masters. He is ready to start his own business and we are a bit scared of the unknown. If he were to quit his current employment today, what is the first thing he needs to do to start working for himself (liability insurance, registering with SOS and State comptroller etc)? Thanks for your help!
I dont know what to specialize in, iv done residential new construction, commercial new construction, resi and commercial service, industrial, steam...basically everything except boilers/hydronics.
Im thinking new homes/ residential service+drain cleaning.
Not sure if i can do both being a 1 man shop. But i love both
I work for Service Experts LLC corporate headquarters in Richardson Texas. I'm at the Charlotte center. Been a licensed master plumber in nc for 32 years.
I tell Roger I don't know which is up most days. Always enjoyed your videos they have been very helpful thank you sir. Ps loved that flow tech video. Put halo 5 in my house last week!!
That is awesome! How has the halo been for you so far?
@RogerWakefield water testing after Halo 5 install are great. Water is almost perfect. Feel confident recommending to customers. I always stressed to any company I've worked for to use good products. I've always been of the opinion a perfect installation with a poor product and still don't have anything. ARS never listened to that. The big corporate plumbing companies are a different breed. Thank you again for all you do for our industry.
I’m 40 and worked as a PM for for a GC for decades. I lack the time requirements to start a business.
Can you do a bit with your call center operator? My wife just had her first week of answering calls. Went well. But stressful
Exactly that's the same thing as T and M. You give them a price and if it goes beyond the price then it's additional cost. Which generally turns into time and material.
But I definitely agree with almost everything you say
So, I sadly dropped out the Apprenticeship Program at the Plumbers Union a few years back. I did complete 4 years. But now I’ve have my Journeymen license for 14 months now. So my question to you is. How long do I have to wait to apply for my Master Exam?
Starting my plumbing company next year
Masters in open shop in Colorado is only another year after getting your Journeyman.
Right now I'm debating between plumber or electrician im looking at starting a career in one of those two im leaning towards plumbing but in Oklahoma where i live we have few companies most are independent guys and we have rotor rotor rooter im not sure if rotor rooter is a good company to start with whats your opinion
I just started my Plumbing company here in Canada, Ontario, Toronto.
Hi there, i will be your plumbing business developer. If you want. I just take Commission for every customers. Only pay me when you will be receive customers.
Thank You so much! Best advise I ever gotten.
Hawaii requires 10,000 hours for journey man's licenses After 2 year you can get a master plumber licence.
Love your advice Roger
I'm in a 30 year old family run company any advice lots turmoil?
I’m gonna start a plumbing company
That is great to hear! Good luck, where are you located?
Hey Roger where do you get your button down collarless shirts! Thanks Kevin
I love new construction but I feel it’s hard to start
I have a question 👋🏻:
Is there a way you can find out which specialty is best for you area? What was the specific reason you chose leak detection? We’re you getting a bunch of calls asking if you did it or was it just something you decided to do because not a lot of companies in your area were doing it?
Once you started it, When is the best time to rent a office. ??
What invoice system do you use? Quickbooks?
Roger you mentioned you use quick books, but also another invoicing system that can be used with a tablet and sends emails, Can you share what program that is? Thanks
Spot on on Tik Tok!
Hey Roger, so I want to start a plumbing company. I have no experience and doing a transition from auto tech to plumbing.what would be your opinion on that. And how should I go about it.
crazy, in British Columbia its 7650 hours to get your red seal
Hi Roger. My name is David and I am in Massachusetts. I always wanted to start a company. I was out of work for two months and down to a $1000 in my account. Then this pandemic started I didn't know what to do I could find a job with all the layoffs due to the stay at home order. Bill have just been paid this give me one month $6,000 I need to survive I used a mini van and drove all over the state its been 9 months now and I have a lot learning on the business aspect and worried about taxes. I made a lot since I started but dont have the profit quick books said I did. I know I spent a lot on growing with new van and tools. But my question is how do I keep from going under from not having taxes from mismanagement of funds or spending.
What we’re going through right now do you think it’s a good decision?
915Richyplumber it all depends on where you are, how it's going there, and how long this lasts... Are you thinking about starting your own company?
What is your take on starting a company with a partner. My buddy and I were thinking about starting a business together so I was just wondering what your thoughts on it. Thanks Mark. WA
In Texas, is there a license that a business owner has to have when they purchase an existing plumbing company ? The new owner is not a plumber, but a business owner. There is a RMP already working for the existing company. And then, what if the RMP quits, is fired or passes away ? How can they be replaced quickly ?
Hi there, i will be your plumbing business developer by Commission. If you want
Hey using QuickBooks looking for a better way to invoice. What was the company you ended up going with?
Also if anyone has any suggestions that would be great.
Do you think it would be wise for me to start a residential service plumbing company when I mainly have experience in commercial new construction and medical gas? I was laid off from my union company back in November and am looking at going out on my own. I do have my state masters license.
Also, do you think a long bed pickup truck will do okay to start with a pipe rack and topside tools boxes on each side? Thank you.
Yes you will do great 👍
Can you start it without being a plumber
In florida u can't get a plumbing contractor license without passing the business portion. Accounting and financial responsibility. And you can go to jail for doing side work with no license.
What percentage are you up charging the material as far as a service company
What invoicing system do you guys use?
Crazy how long it takes to become a master plumber in Wisconsin. 8,000 hours and a minimum of 4 years as an apprentice to become a Journeyman, then 1000 hours per year for 3 years to become a master. Both require tests as well.
OR you can cheat the system and just have an engineering degree that has plumbing in the curriculum and take the test without any plumbing experience and become a master plumber immediately. Because that makes sense.
How much do you pay a new journeyman?
Thanks for the video. I have a general contracting company currently. I have just started a plumbing company with a partner. I have gone through the E Myth book twice. Do you have any additional resources that have been instrumental to you?
I love The Dip by Seth Godin
What Invoice System do you guys use? For refreence i am located in GA
What is the invoice system you mentioned? Hvac guy??
What is the invoicing software?
No journeyman license required in fl. Good and bad. Some guys have it. Most don't. Doesn't really mean jack imo
Do you have to have a plumber license to start a drain cleaning business in California?
I don’t think so. But, I think you have to have a contractors license.... Check with the city you are wanting to work in.
Hai... Iam master of plumbing & Electric
Congratulations 🛠️
Hi Roger, any tips on marketing on social media. I had a plumbing company for 15 years back when yellow pages and when google first came on the scene and I did great. I sold the business and moved to another state. Now I want to start another business from scratch and don't know the current trends that will work. Any thoughts?
Use video! I did and it changed my life. Do what you do best and show people
What invoicing system do you use?
Currently I’m using jobber, but not for my plumbing company…it’s for leak-pro.com
What is the invoice company or system you use besides quickbooks?
I have used a lot...more recently I've used Jobber, for Leak-Pro...they have some good features
Please help. What do you use for invoicing and accounting
Currently I use jobber
Roger, if I start an apprenticeship in Minnesota do I have to finish it here or can I move to a different state and continue you the same apprenticeship and hours?
That's a very murky question. Each state has their own varying rules and regulations. It really depends on not only what Minnesots rules are but what are the requirements in the state you are wanting to move to. The number one thing you will need to lock down is an actual opportunity wherever it is you are wanting to be. The good news for you right now is the industry is in dire need of good, quality, capable young people that are willing to learn. That and live clean. No one will hire you if you have a DUI ridden driving record. Finding a good apprentice these days is hard. Be that good, dependable young person and you can write your own ticket...
Hey Roger , do you need to get some type of insurance to cover yourself and ur company?
Yes, General Liability insurance. In addition to that, I would talk to an agent to see if there are specific professional liability insurance policies available.
I tought it was 8,000 hours for your journeyman?
How do you get customers for a plumbing company? Do you run ads or somthing?
Hi there, i will be your plumbing business developer. If you want. I just take Commission for every customers. Only pay me when you will be receive customers.
What is the other invoicing system you use? I started my own plumbing company 4 years ago. Fortunately, there was no "sitting around." I've been using QB this whole time and despise it.
Mistakes I've made: I took out a loan (tools, equipment, bought a ton of materials from a retiring plumber) when I first started, I should have also got at least a $10,000 line of credit. Sure, I had accounts at the supply houses, but when you have a $4,000 credit limit (my credit rating was just starting to go back up at the time I started my business, it has since gone down, but we don't need to get into that) and need a $5,000 water heater... (my mother and brother saved my butt quite a few times in the beginning, I'm very thankful.)
I took out a loan on a used one owner 8 year old HD 3/4 ton truck with 180000 miles, 3 years and 29,000 Miles later, transmission goes out, that's a $5000 to $6,000 repair.....
The best decision I made: purchasing brand new cordless Milwaukee tools when I first started. I use and abuse (not more than Manufacturers suggestions) them and when they break, I send them in and Milwaukee will repair or replace it. (Most of Milwaukee's cordless tools carry a 5-year warranty, double check before you purchase)
I am a one-man operation at the moment. I desperately need to find a part-time secretary and a journeyman plumber but the pickings are slim here in Iowa. And I don't know if I want the stress of more mouths to feed.
Roger what is the invoice system you use. I’m thinking of getting something new
Thanks in advance
Wave is excellent
Hello I just gat my permit to star my own business can you give me a advice for my success plz 🙏
Is it possible to find a Plumbing consultant? There are no plumbers available in my area. I call them and they don't bother to return my calls.
I can actually do alot of the work myself. My older brother was a master plumber so I know how to handle a wrench.
It would be awesome if I could pay a plumber for consultation while I do the work.
Is that possible?
Thanks!
Where are you located? Not entirely sure, you may have to do some research in your area.
@@RogerWakefield I'm located in the north-western tip of KS. Farm country. Almost an hours drive from nearest major city.
Hey Roger
I’m in DFW area and my RMP showed up two days after stay at home order. Lol
Set up and insured for residential other than registering my name
Do you have a direction I should be heading in at this moment ???
Had some stuff lined up for this summer but not going to trust it’s going to be there now.
Treading water and not sure which way to swim
Thanks for any advice or potential directions or leads I should follow
Do you think I could take advantage of any of this government assistance?
Have had insurance since end of February while trying to start up
What part of DFW are you in? I would be looking for a service plumbers job right now and riding this out. How many years experience do you have?
Roger Wakefield I live in Terrell, with nearly 20 years experience (residential service, commercial, construction and remodel)
Do you know anyone looking for residential subs on this side of the metroplex that you don’t serve? Any leads would be greatly appreciated
Recently started applying places in case
Great channel
Stay safe 😷
👍👍👍
You going to open a company with no clients?
Real plumbers do all plumbing!!!
Hahaha I'm an rmp and I'm here to tell you you need not one !
No license needed folks start getting your jobs ,as big as you want .
All you need is the democrats in office .
Thanks !
Great video
Thank you sir!