The tinsmith cockpit · Plumbing & Sheet Metal
Blechwerk — the tinsmith software for workshop, roof and maintenance business
One system for the whole sheet-metal business. Every installed gutter is a maintenance customer, and Blechwerk turns that into plannable revenue with a due list before leaf season, plus workshop and roof on one dispatch board and material and gutter metres in the customer file.
- White-label — your brand
- Gutter maintenance contracts & assets
- Workshop & roof on one plan
- iPad & smartphone (PWA)
- No per-user licences — team included
- Pricing model Subscription from €49.90/month (Basis) · whole team included · purchase on request
- Built for the maintenance business Gutter systems as assets with interval — due list, one-click appointment, auto-update
- Invoicing included Per-metre positions from templates, compliant numbering, e-invoice & DATEV — no surcharge
- Every device Desktop in the office, iPad & smartphone on the roof — installable as an app
No more paper notes, card boxes and Excel
Hardly any trade lives on coming back like roof plumbing. Every gutter wants cleaning every year, every solder joint wants checking, and without a system the card box stays the only maintenance planner. Add the rhythm between workshop and roof, and the weather getting a say in the schedule. Blechwerk brings asset management, dispatch board, customer files with material and metres, time tracking and invoicing together in one system, built for the everyday work of sheet-metal and roof-plumbing companies.
“Gutter maintenance contracts. Autumn belongs to you.”
A working day with Blechwerk
From the first coffee to closing time: what a normal day actually looks like.
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06:45
A look at the dashboard
Autumn is coming. Five gutter maintenances are due; one click turns them into appointments. Storm forecast for tomorrow, so the roof work moves via bad-weather mode and the crew gets a workshop day for folding.
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07:10
The crews grab their iPad
“My tour today” shows each crew its sites, with the property data (copper gutter, 24 m, scaffold up) and the packing list: seaming pliers, soldering irons, ladder, fall protection.
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09:30
On the roof
Tick off the checklist: remove the old gutter, set brackets with fall, hang & solder the gutter, downpipe, leak test. Photos of the finished detail, documentation done on the side.
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14:00
Sign-off at the eaves
The customer signs right on the iPad, and the invoice comes straight from the appointment. Metres and positions were already in the template: 24 m of gutter × €68, nothing forgotten.
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15:30
Gutter maintenance on the way back
At the contract customer, leaves out, downpipes flushed, solder joints checked. Checklist, report, done. The asset updates itself to “maintained”; the €149 contract invoice goes straight out.
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16:30
End of the day
Clock out. The hours are in the system; the daily wrap-up shows the office the whole day. Next autumn, next round, and Blechwerk reminds you by itself.
Blechwerk in pictures
Real screenshots from the live demo. Click through every view with the arrows.
All features at a glance
Eleven areas, one system. Here is what is inside.
Gutter Assets & Maintenance Contracts
- Every installed gutter system is stored as an asset on the customer: material, 12-month maintenance interval, contract yes/no
- The dashboard shows due maintenance well before leaf season
- One click turns the due asset into a maintenance appointment, checklist and invoice position (€149 per contract) included
- After the visit, “last maintained” updates automatically. Next autumn, next round, no card box needed
- Maintenance-contract customers filtered instantly via a field in the customer list, the whole autumn tour planned in half an hour
- Every installed gutter is a maintenance customer: leaves out, downpipes flushed, solder joints checked, year after year
Workshop & Roof on One Plan
- Take measurements, fold in the workshop, install outside, the dispatch board plans both per crew
- Storm forecast? Bad-weather mode moves all roof work of a day in one go; crew assignments stay
- The crew pre-folds the next chimney flashing in the workshop instead of losing the day
- Idle time never happens: “time for the workshop, or back to the dispatch board.”
- Live status board: the office sees which crew is on the roof and which is in the workshop
Photo Documentation & Proof
- Timestamped photos on the appointment: the finished seam detail, the leak test, the storm damage, useful as proof for the insurer too
- Chronological customer history: every visit with photos and notes, permanently findable
- Sign-off with customer signature on the iPad, saved on the appointment
- Rework recorded with a reason, so the loose solder joint never gets lost
- Audit log: every change traceable, who, when, what
- Roles & permission matrix, secure logins, photos automatically stripped of GPS data
Invoices & Numbers
- Invoice straight from the completed appointment, right after the customer signature if you wish
- Billed at the eaves: metres and positions from the template, 24 m of gutter × €68 already inside, nothing forgotten, nothing given away
- Compliant, gap-free invoice numbering (GoBD); number range freely configurable, existing businesses continue seamlessly
- Invoice PDF with your own letterhead, small-business VAT rule selectable
- E-invoicing: XRechnung export, officially validated, for property managers and public-sector clients
- DATEV export for your tax adviser: posting batch + document PDFs
- Open-items overview, payment entry, payment reminders & dunning with one click
- Email dispatch straight from the system (your own SMTP or SendGrid)
- Modules can be switched off individually
Planning & Dispatch
- Dispatch board: drag & drop jobs onto day and crew
- Workload indicator per crew and day, overbooking visible instantly
- Service templates (renew gutter, chimney cladding/flashing standing seam, gutter maintenance per contract, exterior window sills) with checklist, tools, target duration and price positions
- Create a follow-up appointment with one click when finishing
- Holidays, sick days and days off right in the calendar
Calendar & Appointments
- Month, week and day views with crew colours
- Appointment editor with tinsmith checklists: remove old gutter, set brackets with fall, hang & solder, downpipe, leak test
- Attach tools to a job, with conflict warnings
- Comment thread between roof and office, with photo references
- Global search across customers, sites and appointments
Customers & Properties
- Customer file with master data, contacts and notes
- Tinsmith property data: gutter length in metres, material (zinc/copper/alu), maintenance contract yes/no, scaffolding needed yes/no
- Gutter metres visible right in the customer list, so the order is ready before the crew climbs the roof, and the invoice uses the same metres
- Gutter assets per customer: material, interval, maintenance history
- Customer history as a timeline: appointments, photos, hours, invoices
- Per-customer statistics: hours and visits per year
- CSV import from Excel, with duplicate warnings
- Tags, automatic customer numbers and address geocoding
Tools & Workshop Store
- 9 tinsmith kits preloaded: mobile folding bench, rolling machine, seaming-pliers set, soldering irons (hammer, gas), snips set, 8 m ladder, fall-protection set, gutter-cleaning set, flatbed with sheet rack
- Availability warning when the folding bench or ladder is already scheduled on another site
- Attach tools to appointments: the packing list builds itself
- Maintenance and inspection dates with due-date warnings, the dashboard reminds you by itself
- Dashboard widget: which kit is out today
Time Tracking & Staff
- Big time clock: start, break, end of day, glove-friendly
- Works offline and syncs as soon as reception returns
- Hours per job, the basis for post-calculation
- Live status board: who is working, who is on break, with pulse indicator
- Target/actual comparison and overtime balance per employee
- Public holidays applied automatically by federal state
- Holiday account with remaining balance
- CSV export for payroll
- Printable monthly timesheet for signing
- Office time corrections, fully logged
Out on the Roof
- “My tour today”: sites in order with packing list and property data, material, gutter metres, scaffolding
- Tick off tasks with a fingertip
- One photo per detail: seam, leak test, storm damage, documentation done on the side
- Customer signature at sign-off, then the invoice is created directly
- Mobile gutter maintenance: checklist, report, and the asset updates itself to “maintained”
- Rework list: the loose solder joint becomes the follow-up job
- Daily tour readable offline, even on the roof without reception
- App icon on the home screen, large touch targets
Cockpit & Office
- Business statistics: hours per crew, completed jobs, top customers, kilometres driven
- Open items and monthly revenue right on the dashboard
- Due gutter maintenance right on the dashboard, so the maintenance business plans itself
- Daily wrap-up: the whole day at a glance
- Notifications: “your tour is ready”, “appointment changed”, “rework reported”
- Bulletin board for team announcements
- Calendar feed for iPhone and Google Calendar (iCal)
- One-click backup: database and photos as a ZIP
- Dark mode and guided intro tours on every page
- Demo data included: 2 crews, 9 kits, priced templates and a customer with a stored gutter system (maintenance due)
Missing something? We build it for you.
No two businesses are alike. Blechwerk might be missing a feature you need: an extra field, a report, an integration, a whole module. We build it for you. Describe briefly what you need and we'll reply with a fixed-price quote. Many wishes even make it into the next update for free.
Your software. Your data. Your brand.
What sets Blechwerk apart from typical cloud software, whether you buy or rent.
One subscription, everything included
Hosting on German servers, updates and support are part of every package. No per-user licences, cancel monthly. Your installation remains your own instance with its own database. Would you rather buy, or do you have special requirements? Custom solutions are available on request.
White-label included
Login, app name and interface carry your company name. For your team it is “their” software from the very first login, and your invoices carry your own letterhead.
Extensible as you grow
Cleanly built and modular by design. Modules can be switched off individually, and additional wishes, from quoting to a client portal, are implemented as extensions at a fixed price.
Try first, decide later
The live demo is a complete Blechwerk installation with a sample company, two crews, 9 kits, priced templates and a customer with a stored gutter system (zinc, maintenance contract, the due date shows on the dashboard). Just tap “Als Chef testen” (test as boss) on the login page. The demo resets itself every 30 minutes.
Want to compare or look at a second trade? See all live demos ↗
One subscription, whole team included
Three packages, net of VAT. Hosting, updates and support are always included, with no per-user fees.
billed annually · €59.90 billed monthly · cancel anytime
Choose Basis- On-site project capture (photos, GPS, checklist)
- Appointments, dispatch board & calendar
- Customer file with photo documentation & signature
- Time clock, absences & bulletin board
- Weather widget in the dashboard
- Hosting, updates & support included
billed annually · €114.90 billed monthly · cancel anytime
Choose Pro- Everything in Basis
- Invoices & XRechnung (e-invoicing)
- Projects & job sites, route planner
- Equipment management & asset inspection intervals
- Area measurement (satellite) & business statistics
billed annually · €199.90 billed monthly · cancel anytime
Choose Premium- Everything in Pro, unlimited employees
- Customer portal included
- Agentur add-on included (tasks, knowledge base, tickets, recurring invoices)
- Einsatz add-on included (live map, messages)
- Every add-on module at no extra cost
- No per-user licences; the whole team is included
- Your own instance & database, German servers, GDPR-compliant
- XRechnung e-invoicing from the Pro package
- 19 trades with a live demo, no registration required
- Setup & data migration included
- Cancel monthly
Add-on modules — book for Basis or Pro
All add-ons are already included in Premium at no extra cost.
Customer Portal
+€19.90/moCustomers log in themselves to see appointments, invoices & documents.
Agentur Package
+€39.90/moProject tasks & timer, knowledge base, ticket system, recurring invoices, credentials vault incl. portal handover.
Einsatz Package
+€29.90/moDispatch centre (live map), messages, photo requests, quick status.
Review Management
+€9.99/moAutomatically asks customers for a Google review after a job is done, with freely configurable delay, minimum interval and mail text.
Landing Page Builder
+€19.99/moElementor-style builder with 43 widgets, live preview on desktop/tablet/mobile and your own /lp/ URL. Submissions land directly in the CRM.
AI Chatbot
+€9.99/moChat widget with one script tag, your own knowledge base via website crawl, live takeover in the Support Inbox, powered by either Anthropic/Claude or OpenAI.
Files Package
+€9.99/moFile explorer with version history and team folders, secure share links with password/expiry/QR code, login-free file requests and customer-portal uploads.
Maintenance Contracts
+€9.99/moContracts with asset due dates, automatic appointment suggestions and subscription billing on schedule.
Inspection Reports
+€9.99/moFill out DGUV V3, gas-tightness, fire extinguisher checks & more on mobile, sign them and document as PDF.
Inventory & Purchasing
+€9.99/moArticle catalogue with cost/sale price, consumption booking from the phone on site, reorder suggestions from minimum stock, and goods receipt.
HR & Staff
+€9.99/moThree modules: HR files with certificate deadlines, duty roster with conflict warnings, and travel expenses with an approval workflow.
Fleet
+€9.99/moVehicles with TÜV/MOT, safety-inspection and leasing deadlines in view, plus a trip log with mileage, with no GPS tracking at all.
Marketing
+€9.99/moPublic online appointment requests straight into the intake inbox, plus newsletter campaigns to consenting customers, with no tracking at all.
By the way: no price here is set in stone.
Budget and package don't quite match? Talk to us and we'll find a fair deal. We especially like supporting founders and young businesses, for example with a lower project price combined with hosting or ongoing care.
Tinsmith software that reflects the real workday
Hardly any trade lives on coming back like roof plumbing and sheet-metal work. Gutters, standing-seam work, chimney flashings, window sills, and every year the gutter maintenance comes round again before leaf season. Blechwerk was built for exactly this rhythm: software for sheet-metal companies that works as well on the roof as at the desk.
Gutter maintenance contracts pay off every autumn
Every installed gutter is a maintenance customer, year after year: leaves out, downpipes flushed, solder joints checked. In Blechwerk the gutter system is stored as an asset on the customer, with material, 12-month interval and contract status. The dashboard shows due dates well before leaf season, one click turns the due asset into a maintenance appointment with checklist and invoice position attached, and after the visit “last maintained” updates automatically. Contract customers filter instantly in the customer list, so the whole autumn tour gets planned in half an hour, no card box needed.
Workshop and roof on one plan
Take measurements, fold in the workshop, install outside: the dispatch board plans both per crew. If a storm is forecast, bad-weather mode moves all roof work of a day in one go, and the crew pre-folds the next chimney flashing in the workshop instead of sitting idle. Material and measurements sit in the customer file too. Zinc, copper or aluminium, gutter length in metres, visible right in the customer list, so the order is ready before the crew climbs the roof.
Billed at the eaves
Leak test done, the customer signs on the iPad, the invoice is created straight from the appointment, with 24 m of gutter × €68 already inside, XRechnung ready for property managers and public-sector clients, and DATEV export for the tax adviser. The small jobs stay organised too: window sills, storm repairs, timestamped photo documentation that doubles as proof for the insurer, rework recorded with a reason so nothing gets lost.
Who is Blechwerk made for?
For sheet-metal, roof-plumbing and tinsmith businesses with one or several crews: gutters, standing-seam work, chimney flashings, window sills and gutter maintenance contracts, and for every business that paces between workshop and roof. Whether 3 or 30 employees, Blechwerk never charges per user; the whole team is always included in the package price. To get started we recommend the Basis package from €49.90 per month. Most companies choose Pro at €94.90, with invoicing including XRechnung, projects and the route planner.
Frequently asked questions
What does Blechwerk cost?
Blechwerk comes as a subscription in three packages, hosting, updates and support always included: Basis at €49.90 per month (up to 5 employees), Pro at €94.90 (up to 15 employees, our most popular package) and Premium at €169.90 (unlimited employees, every add-on module included). Prices apply with annual billing, plus VAT; billed monthly: €59.90, €114.90 or €199.90. For Basis and Pro you can add the customer portal (+€19.90), the Agentur package (+€39.90) and the Einsatz package (+€29.90 per month) individually; Premium has it all. Asset management and invoicing are included from the Pro package, and you never pay per user.
Can I manage gutter maintenance contracts?
That is the core of Blechwerk. Gutter systems are stored as assets on the customer, with material and maintenance interval. The dashboard shows the due list well before leaf season, one click turns the due asset into a maintenance appointment, and after the visit “last maintained” updates automatically. Contract customers filter with one click in the customer list.
Does it help with storm damage?
Timestamped photos hang on the appointment: the damage before the repair, the finished detail after. That also serves as proof for the insurer, and the complete history lives permanently in the customer file.
What if a storm kills the roof work?
That is when bad-weather mode kicks in. All roof work of a day moves in one go, crew assignments stay, and the crew gets a workshop day instead: folding, prefabricating, tidying up. No lost day, no reshuffling chaos.
Does Blechwerk warn me about double-booked tools?
Yes. When creating an appointment, Blechwerk checks whether the folding bench, ladder or fall protection is already scheduled on another site the same day and warns immediately. Warning instead of blocking: you decide. The dashboard widget also shows where each kit is today.
Can I write invoices with Blechwerk?
Invoicing is a core feature, not a paid add-on. Invoices are created straight from the completed appointment, right after the customer signature if you wish, with per-metre and flat-rate positions from the service template. Invoice numbers are compliant and gap-free; the number range is freely configurable; existing businesses continue seamlessly from their last number. Plus: PDF with your own letterhead, open items, payment reminders and dunning with one click. If you prefer to work without the invoicing module, simply hide it.
Does Blechwerk support XRechnung?
Invoices can be exported as officially validated XRechnung e-invoices. Especially with property managers and public-sector clients, that puts you on the safe side. Dispatch goes straight from the system by email, via your own SMTP server or SendGrid.
Does my tax adviser get the data?
Yes, with one click: the DATEV export produces the posting batch plus all document PDFs for the chosen period, ready to hand over to the firm.
What do I need to use Blechwerk?
Just a browser. Blechwerk runs as your own instance with its own database on German servers; hosting, updates and support are part of every package. We handle setup and data migration; you receive your login and get started. Prefer to run the software on your own server, or buy it? Custom solutions are available on request.
Can I test Blechwerk beforehand?
The live demo is open to everyone: a complete installation with a sample company, two crews, 9 kits, priced templates and a customer with a stored gutter system (maintenance due on the dashboard). Tap “Als Chef testen” (test as boss) on the login page, done. The demo resets itself every 30 minutes. Want to compare several trades? The demo hub at demos.pixagentur.com shows all live demos at a glance.
Does it work on the iPad and without reception?
Yes. Blechwerk is a web app (PWA) with an app icon on the home screen. The time clock and daily tour work even on the roof without reception and sync as soon as the network returns.
Does the software run under my company name?
Yes, white-label is included. Login, app name and business details carry your company, and your invoices appear on your own letterhead.
What about data protection?
Your customer and employee data lives in your own instance with its own database on German servers, GDPR-compliant and strictly separated from other companies. Roles and permissions control who sees what, an audit log documents changes, and uploaded photos are automatically stripped of GPS data.
Can Blechwerk be adapted or extended for my company?
Yes. Modules can be switched off individually, and from extra fields to entire extensions, quoting or a client portal for instance, we build additions on request at a fixed price. The fastest way is our ticket system: describe your wish and we reply with a fixed-price quote.
Are there any hidden costs?
No. You only pay the package price: no per-user licences, no setup fee, no extra charges for updates or support. Setup and data migration from your current solution are included as well. The only addition is statutory VAT, and you can cancel monthly.
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Built from these modules
This solution is Blechwerk's trade edition of the Cockpit — powered by these features.
Maintenance Contracts — Predictable Revenue Instead of Random Jobs
Link contracts to your customers' assets, set an interval per asset: the Cockpit automatically suggests the next service date, never silently in the background. One click turns it into an appointment, and subscription billing creates invoice drafts on schedule.
View featureCustomer Assets (Inspection Intervals)
Track heating systems, PV installations or lightning protection at the customer's site with inspection intervals, with automatic reminders instead of missed service dates.
View featureWeather Widget
Weather forecast right in the dashboard, essential for planning outdoor work.
View featureDemo & Purchase
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