For Bricklayers

Bricklaying software for
quotes, gangs & CIS

Quote by the thousand or day rate, keep CIS straight

Traddie is job management software for UK bricklayers and bricklaying gangs. Quote brickwork and blockwork by the thousand or on a day rate, manage your gang across sites, and keep CIS deductions correct on subcontract work.

Invoice main contractors cleanly, produce payment and deduction statements, and get paid without chasing.

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  • CIS worked out, not worked back
  • Margin checked before you send
  • Priced extras agreed on a link

Everything a bricklayer needs in one app

From the first quote to the final payment, Traddie keeps your whole job in one place.

Quote by rate or day

Price brickwork by the thousand, by square metre, or on a day rate, with materials kept separate.

Manage your gang

Assign work, track who is on which site, and keep subcontractor records and CIS status in one place.

CIS done right

Apply 20% / 30% CIS deductions automatically on subcontract invoices, with materials excluded per HMRC rules.

Invoice main contractors

Raise clean invoices with payment and deduction statements the contractor can sign off.

Get paid faster

Send payment links and chase overdue invoices automatically.

Subcontract money

Getting paid properly by the main contractor

Most bricklaying is subcontract, which means somebody else decides when you get paid and how much tax comes off first. The paperwork around that is where the money actually goes missing.

CIS applied, not reverse-engineered in April

Store your status, apply the right 20% or 30% deduction with materials excluded per HMRC rules, and produce payment and deduction statements from the same records. When the contractor deducts a different number, you have your own figures rather than an argument from memory.

  • Materials excluded from the deduction automatically
  • Payment and deduction statements produced from the invoices themselves
  • Records exported for your accountant rather than rebuilt at year end

Check the price before you commit to it

Priced per thousand or per square metre, a small error in the labour allowance is invisible until the job is built. Traddie runs the quote against your own cost rates and flags the estimated cost being over the quote value, the margin sitting under your target, or no materials being entered at all.

The extra course nobody priced

Raise a variation against the job, price it, and send a link. The customer or the contractor approves a gross figure and that number lands on the invoice, which on a site where instructions arrive verbally is the only version that survives.

What the gang actually cost you

Hours logged on the job against materials from receipts and what you billed. The timer proposes the hours and the person who was there confirms them, and no location is captured at any point, so it is job costing rather than tracking your lads.

Chasing that does not depend on you

A reminder before the due date, then nudge, firm and final on a ladder you set. On commercial work you can add late-payment interest and the statutory fee, which almost nobody in this trade claims and everybody is entitled to.

Time back

The small things that protect a subcontract week

Bricklaying admin is not complicated, it is just always at the wrong end of a long day. These take it off you.

CIS is worked out for you

The right rate, materials excluded, and a statement produced from the same records rather than rebuilt in a spreadsheet.

A variation takes a minute

Price the extra, send the link, and have it agreed in writing before you lay it.

Photograph the receipt

Snap it at the merchant and it lands on the job as an expense instead of fading in the van.

Hours you actually worked

A timer that proposes and a person who confirms, so a forgotten stop does not turn a day into three. Never any location tracking.

The whole job in one place

Quote, variations, hours, materials, invoices and payments together, so what a contractor owes you is a page rather than an evening.

Chasing on a ladder you set

Reminder, nudge, firm, final, with interest and the statutory fee available on commercial work.

Why UK bricklayers choose Traddie

Quote brickwork by the thousand, by m² or on a day rate
Keep materials and labour clearly separated
Manage gang members and assignments across sites
Apply 20% / 30% CIS deductions automatically
Produce payment and deduction statements for contractors
Take card payments and chase overdue invoices
Track turnover against the VAT threshold

For subcontract bricklaying

Most bricklaying is subcontract work for main contractors, which means CIS is the daily reality. Traddie keeps deductions correct and statements ready so payment never stalls on paperwork.

  • Apply 20% / 30% CIS deductions automatically on subcontract invoices, with materials excluded per HMRC rules.
  • Produce payment and deduction statements your main contractor can sign off.
  • Quote on whatever basis the job uses, per thousand, per square metre, or day rate.
  • Keep gang members, assignments and site records in one place.
  • Track rolling turnover against the £90k VAT threshold.

How it runs for a bricklayer

From price to paid in four steps

  1. 1

    Quote

    Price the brickwork by rate or day, with materials split out, and send to the contractor.

  2. 2

    Schedule the gang

    Assign the work across your team and track progress on site.

  3. 3

    Invoice with CIS

    Raise the invoice; CIS is applied automatically and the deduction statement is produced.

  4. 4

    Get paid

    Send a payment link and let reminders chase anything overdue.

Quote Q-0441: built on siteAccepted from a link, straight into the diaryPlots 6-7 done, CIS statement sentInvoice INV-0536: paid

Quote Q-0441

Draft

Hayward Homes · Plots 6-9, superstructure

Facing brick, 18,400 @ £620/1000

£11,408.00

Blockwork, 410m²

£6,150.00

Gang, 2 weeks

£4,800.00

Total inc. VAT

£26,829.60

Automations

Gang pay, CIS and invoices handled

Bricklaying is measured work with a gang to pay. These keep the money side running while you are on the line.

Invoice INV-0536 goes out, due in 14 daysDay 3 past due: first nudge, on its ownQuote for the next phase: followed up for youPaid, and the chasing stops itself

Invoice INV-0536

Sent

Hayward Homes

Plots 6-9, superstructure

£26,829.60

Due 14 days from today. Chasing is on.

  • Invoice on completion

    Mark the job done and the invoice is drafted from the quote, labour and materials, ready to send.

  • Invoice chasing

    A reminder before the due date, then nudge, firm and final letters on a ladder you set. Late-payment interest and the statutory fee can be added for business customers.

  • Calendar feed

    Jobs appear in Apple or Google Calendar automatically, so the whole team sees the same week.

  • Accounting sync

    Invoices, payments and expenses land in Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or FreeAgent as they happen, VAT and CIS included.

  • Quote follow-ups

    An unanswered quote gets a polite nudge on day 3 and day 7 without you remembering to send it.

  • Review requests

    A day after an invoice is paid the customer gets one message asking for a Google review, with your link in it.

Every automation is off until you switch it on, and each one has a test-send so you can see exactly what the customer gets. See how chasing works

FAQ for UK bricklayers

Can I quote by the thousand or on a day rate?+
Yes. Price brickwork by the thousand, by square metre, or on a day rate, mixing approaches on the same quote where it helps, with materials kept separate.
Does it handle CIS for subcontract work?+
Yes. Traddie applies the correct 20% or 30% CIS deduction automatically, excludes materials per HMRC rules, and produces a payment and deduction statement for the contractor.
Can I manage a gang across sites?+
Yes. Assign work to gang members, track who is on which site, and keep subcontractor records together.
Can I produce statements for the main contractor?+
Yes. CIS payment and deduction statements are generated automatically so contractors can sign off your invoices without back-and-forth.
Can contractors pay online?+
Yes. Invoices can carry a payment link, and automatic reminders chase overdue amounts.
Do I need to register for VAT?+
Once your rolling 12-month turnover passes £90,000. Traddie tracks this and warns you before you hit it.

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