Stop overpaying your plumber. Right now.

Describe the leak, your house age, and what you can see — get the shutoff steps, a 3-quote call script, and a line-by-line estimate decoder with national price benchmarks.

$3.99

Works in Claude (Pro/Max/Team) or ChatGPT (Plus/Team) · paid AI plan required

Both Claude + ChatGPT packages included — you can't pick the wrong one.

Updated May 26, 2026

Included

01Emergency shutoff steps for your specific appliance (gas heater, slab leak, sewage backup) before water spreads

02Insurance documentation checklist — timestamped photos, meter reading, serial numbers — so the claim isn't denied

03Word-for-word call script that pins down scope, warranty, and license on every quote

04Decodes every line item (dielectric union, TPRV, hydro-jet, descale) into plain English with HIGH/FAIR/LOW pricing

05Flags the top 5 upsells for your job — full repipe, tankless conversion, blanket valve replacement — with exact response language

06Maps symptom + pipe material (copper, PEX, galvanized, polybutylene) + decade-built to the most likely root cause

What it does

Plumbers know you're panicked, and quotes for the same job routinely vary 3x. This skill puts a buyer's advocate in your corner before you call anyone. Describe the symptom (leaking water heater, slow drain, hissing in a wall), your house age, and what's visible — the skill outputs a structured plumber estimate review with shutoff steps, a 3-quote call script, decoded line items, and the upsell red flags specific to your job. Good for both sides of the problem: figuring out how to question your plumber estimate before you sign, and knowing what's overcharged when the bill is already in front of you. The symptom-to-root-cause map covers copper pinhole leaks, polybutylene failures, galvanized restriction, slab leaks, sewage backups, and water heater diagnosis — with national cost ranges attached to each repair category. Four bundled references do the heavy lifting: an emergency action guide with appliance-specific shutoffs and an insurance documentation checklist, a symptom-diagnosis map cross-referenced by house age and pipe material, a plumbing estimate term decoder, and an upsell detection guide with the exact sales language plumbers use and the response that shuts it down.

Frequently asked

How do I know if my plumber's estimate is too high?

Paste the line items and describe the original symptom. The skill decodes each term, compares the charges to national price benchmarks for that repair category, and flags anything that looks like padding — diagnostic fees stacked on emergency surcharges, hydro-jet on a first-time clog, full repipes proposed for a single pinhole.

Is a full repipe legitimate or an upsell on an older house?

Both are possible. Galvanized supply in a pre-1970 home with restricted flow across multiple fixtures, or polybutylene anywhere, makes a full repipe a real recommendation. A single copper pinhole in a 1990s home does not. The skill walks the legitimacy criteria, the camera-footage / pressure-test questions to ask, and what a fair scope looks like before you sign anything.

Does it cover the emergency steps before the plumber gets here?

Yes — main shutoff locations by foundation type, water heater gas/electric shutdown, slab leak protocol, and the Category 3 sewage backup rules. Also a documentation checklist designed for water-damage insurance claims, since insurers require timestamped photos before cleanup.

Can I just ask ChatGPT this myself?

You can, but you'd need to know which questions to ask, what the price benchmarks are, and the right shutoff sequence for your specific appliance while water is spreading. The bundled reference guides — symptom map, estimate decoder, upsell guide, emergency reference — are what make the output specific and grounded rather than plausible-sounding.

Does this work for the insurance claim too, or only the plumber conversation?

Both. The emergency action reference includes an insurance documentation checklist — what to photograph, the timeline log insurers want, and the parts evidence to preserve before the plumber hauls anything away.

Install — no Terminal required

After checkout you land on a page with a one-click download and a pre-built install prompt. Pick the AI you already pay for — both packages are included, so you can't pick wrong.

What you'll see the second your payment clears

Your license key

ST-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX · permanent

Pre-built install prompt⧉ Copy

ChatGPT package (ZIP)⬇ Download

No setup work before you buy — copy, paste, done.

Have Claude Pro, Max, or Team?

Copy the prompt, paste into Claude

Copy the pre-built install prompt from the success page, paste it into any Claude Code chat, and Claude installs the skill itself — about 10 seconds. Using the app instead? Drop the downloaded folder into a Claude Project's knowledge and ask Claude to use it.

Have ChatGPT Plus or Team?

Build a Custom GPT — ~2 minutes

Click Download ChatGPT package (included with every purchase).
Unzip it — inside is a SETUP.md and a knowledge/ folder.
Go to chatgpt.com → your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → Configure.
Paste the Name, Description, and Instructions from SETUP.md into the matching fields.
Under Knowledge, upload every file in the knowledge/ folder.
Click Create/Save, open your GPT, and describe your task in plain English.

A paid plan on either platform is required — Claude (Pro, Max, or Team) or ChatGPT (Plus or Team). Comfortable with Terminal? A one-line npx skilltree-network install path is available too.

Stop overpaying your plumber. Right now.

What it does

Frequently asked

Install — no Terminal required

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