EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Bunbury, Western Australia exterior brick painting example contains 7 itemised costs totalling A$5,766.02. Its app-exported PDF uses the exact metric quantities and AUD rates in the table, with scope assumptions and exclusions explained below.
Project scope: One accessible brick wall
Prepare and coat one sound exterior brick elevation after documenting its condition and the selected coating system.
This original fictional example is set in Bunbury, Western Australia. Harbour & Gum Projects and Alex Morgan are made-up parties. The matching Australian guide explains which measurements, product decisions and site conditions turn this brief into a client-ready quote.
- Example location
- Bunbury, Western Australia
- Prepared by
- Harbour & Gum Projects · fictional business
- Prepared for
- Alex Morgan · fictional customer
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised exterior brick painting costs
These 7 AUD lines reproduce the native app export. Brick cleaning is measured as 39.02 m²; Local surface preparation uses 8 hours. Some lines are measured work while others are a product or site-task allowance. Read the unit before reusing the structure for a different job.
| Work item | Quantity | Unit rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall inspection and trial area | 1 job | A$339.58 | A$339.58 |
| Masking and protection | 1 job | A$260.10 | A$260.10 |
| Brick cleaning | 39.02 m² | A$31.00 | A$1,209.62 |
| Local surface preparation | 8 hours | A$83.81 | A$670.48 |
| Primer allowance | 1 job | A$346.80 | A$346.80 |
| Finish coating material allowance | 1 job | A$520.20 | A$520.20 |
| Coating application | 39.02 m² | A$62.00 | A$2,419.24 |
| Illustrative total | A$5,766.02 | ||
Product selection and installation should be clear from the descriptions. Confirm delivery, fixings, preparation, waste and any specialist trade responsibility for the actual job rather than assuming each allowance covers them.
Check the arithmetic
Brick cleaning: 39.02 m² × A$31.00 = A$1,209.62. Local surface preparation: 8 hours × A$83.81 = A$670.48. All other lines use the same quantity-by-rate calculation and sum to A$5,766.02. Every fixture line lands on an exact cent, so the native PDF subtotal equals the displayed table total.
Measurement to check: Measure net wall area, openings, mortar defects and access height before assigning coating quantities. Selection to check: Confirm the specified breathable coating and mock-up location with the owner; product choice is not interchangeable. The PDF uses a 0% tax input only to make its fictional arithmetic visible. Confirm the GST treatment that applies to the actual job and set your own markup before sharing a client quote.
Assumptions and exclusions
Check substrate condition, clean, dry, trial a small area and only then coat the wall.
Outside this stated scope: No damp remediation, repointing or removal of existing impermeable coatings.
Trapped moisture, active movement or unsound mortar requires review before coating. A changed condition should lead to a newly measured quantity, revised allowance or separately agreed task. Keep the client informed of the changed figure before producing another PDF.
Open the app-exported PDF
The document was exported from Estimates using the fictional business, client, dates, short PDF scope, notes and cost lines shown here. The image is the first-page preview. Open the complete PDF to check all entries; no rate is a current Bunbury, Western Australia market claim.
Adapt this example to a real job
- Write the actual work boundary and site address; use this measurement basis: Measure net wall area, openings, mortar defects and access height before assigning coating quantities.
- Confirm products, access and handoff responsibilities; record this selection decision: Confirm the specified breathable coating and mock-up location with the owner; product choice is not interchangeable.
- Replace all fictional product, labour and subcontractor rates with your own evidence.
- Review quantities, extensions, total, GST and markup settings, client details and validity date.
- Preview every PDF page and share the quote with the agreed exclusions.
- Measure net wall area, openings, mortar defects and access height before assigning coating quantities.
- Confirm the specified breathable coating and mock-up location with the owner; product choice is not interchangeable.
- Check substrate condition, clean, dry, trial a small area and only then coat the wall.
- Trapped moisture, active movement or unsound mortar requires review before coating.
Read the paired estimating guide for the project-specific scope and work sequence.
Questions about this estimate
Which quantity controls this exterior brick painting estimate?
Measure net wall area, openings, mortar defects and access height before assigning coating quantities.
When should this exterior brick painting quote be revised?
Trapped moisture, active movement or unsound mortar requires review before coating. No damp remediation, repointing or removal of existing impermeable coatings.
TURN THE SCOPE INTO AN ITEMISED PDF
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