Software for chimney sweep owners
A fireplace sweep, a stove flue and a return visit for an access problem are different jobs. Keep the customer, property and agreed service together so a busy sweep can prepare the visit and explain the final invoice without reconstructing the conversation.
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The everyday details
The customer may ask about a living-room fireplace while the booking notes mention a stove elsewhere in the house. Identify the appliance and agreed scope before allocating time, rather than treating the whole property as an identical service.
Roof access, parking for the van, furniture near the hearth and an occupied room affect preparation. An appointment needs practical access notes as well as a start time, especially when a customer cannot remain at home throughout the visit.
A routine sweep does not settle every question about a flue or appliance. Make the booked service and exclusions clear; arrange additional professional inspection through your established process instead of letting an invoice imply more than happened.
Protective sheets, brushes, vacuum bags and replacement equipment are easy to purchase between calls. Without a receipt and a business category, those costs are harder to compare with the income from the work they support.
How Microtra helps
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Use Customer contacts and linked Properties for site information you need before returning. Keep access details in notes, with estimates and invoices available alongside customer history. Professional inspection documentation still needs your established procedures.
Explore this featureBuild an estimate with separate descriptions for the agreed sweep, an additional appliance and approved extra work. Review quantities and exclusions with the customer so an access issue or specialist referral does not silently expand the original scope.
Explore this featureCreate job appointments and assign staff, allowing time for setup and clearing the work area. Arrange return visits yourself when needed. Microtra organizes the schedule; it does not assess chimney condition or choose the inspection procedure.
Explore this featureRecord business expenses and attach receipt photos for consumables, equipment maintenance and other costs. Review outstanding invoices alongside income and expenses, rather than using completed visits alone to judge how the sweeping business is doing.
Explore this featureA day in the life
Ask which fireplace or stove is involved, what service the customer expects and how the work area can be reached. Check the property notes before agreeing the appointment.
Add the visit to the schedule with the agreed service and assigned worker. Carry out safety planning and equipment selection through your professional working process; a booking is not a safety assessment.
If the visit reveals a different task, discuss the next step with the customer. Update business notes and the estimate as appropriate, keeping specialist findings in the records your profession uses.
Make the invoice match the service actually supplied. Share its PDF through your device, record money received by your existing method and enter any outstanding follow-up as separate work.
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Microtra keeps general job notes, estimates and invoices. It does not produce specialist chimney inspection reports or certify an appliance. Use your professional inspection and reporting process for findings, recommendations and formal documentation.
Cleaning uses Job and Customer, with linked Properties enabled. Stock starts off; enable it in Modules & terms before tracking sweep supplies. The industry choice does not add specialist chimney tools.
Customer details support multiple sites and linked property records. Make the visit location clear and identify the relevant appliance in the work description so a landlord can understand which address and service the invoice concerns.
Agree the reason and scope directly with the customer, add the follow-up to the schedule and keep the new work distinct from the completed service. The app does not diagnose faults or decide whether an appliance is safe.
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