EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional plasterboard installation quote for Hobart, Tasmania has 6 itemised lines totalling A$4,208.26. Review the exact metric quantities and scope, then open the matching app-exported PDF. The 0% tax entry is only an example input.
The 92.9 m² wall-board installation scope
Install and finish 92.9 m² of wall plasterboard on prepared framing. Allow 35 sheets of 1200 × 2400 mm board for purchase, include hanging, joint finishing and cleanup. Ceiling work, insulation and paint excluded.
This is an original fictional job set in Hobart, Tasmania. The location gives the example a recognisable setting; the rates are made-up inputs and do not describe local prices. Use the matching estimating guide to check what should be measured, selected or excluded on a real job.
- Prepared by
- Harbour & Gum Projects · fictional business
- Prepared for
- Alex Morgan · fictional customer
- Example location
- Hobart, Tasmania
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised plasterboard installation example
Each amount is its quantity multiplied by its AUD unit rate, rounded to cents. These 6 entries match the fixture used to make the PDF. Metric surface and length units describe the priced work, not a conversion rule for another property.
| Work item | Quantity | Unit rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasterboard sheets allowance | 35 sheets | A$22.40 | A$784.00 |
| Fasteners and finishing materials | 1 job | A$252.00 | A$252.00 |
| Board hanging labour | 92.9 m² | A$12.80 | A$1,189.12 |
| Joint finishing labour | 92.9 m² | A$16.60 | A$1,542.14 |
| Material handling | 1 job | A$245.00 | A$245.00 |
| Cleanup and debris removal | 1 job | A$196.00 | A$196.00 |
| Subtotal / example total | A$4,208.26 | ||
Calculation check: 35 sheets × A$22.40 = A$784.00; 92.9 m² × A$12.80 = A$1,189.12. The demonstration tax field is 0%, so the displayed total stays A$4,208.26. Determine tax and markup for your own work instead of using this input as guidance.
Assumptions and scope boundaries
A 1200 × 2400 mm plasterboard sheet covers 2.88 m² before cuts. The 92.9 m² wall area needs 32.26 sheets geometrically; the example allows 35 sheets for the selected layout. Check openings, cuts and the actual board schedule before ordering.
Outside this example: No framing correction, insulation, ceilings, painting, specialty assemblies or concealed service work.
Selections, access or concealed conditions that differ from this scope require a revised quantity, allowance or separate line. The example deliberately separates them so the client can see what has and has not been priced.
Open the app-exported PDF
The PDF is a completed example exported from Estimates using this job data, fictional parties and the line amounts above. Read all pages to check notes as well as the total. The preview is the first page.
Adapt this example to your next job
- Replace the example location and project description with the actual site and client's requested result.
- Measure the work in the units shown, revising each quantity and product allowance to suit your plans and site inspection.
- Obtain your own supplier and labour inputs, then check access, protection, disposal and any specialist trade boundaries.
- Record exclusions and choices that remain open; review markup and tax for the actual quote.
- Preview every page of the PDF and check the item totals before sharing it.
- Distinguish purchased sheets from installed area.
- Identify walls and ceilings separately.
- Agree the required finishing scope.
- Confirm delivery, staging and debris responsibilities.
Common questions about plasterboard installation
Should plasterboard sheets and labour use the same quantity?
Not necessarily. Purchasing is based on sheet layout and allowances; labour may use the measured installed surface. Explain both bases in the estimate.
Does plasterboard installation automatically include finishing?
Do not assume so. List hanging and finishing explicitly, even if you ultimately present them as a combined package.
FROM SCOPE TO PDF
Make your own plasterboard installation estimate.
Describe the actual job in Estimates on iPhone or Android, then review every quantity, rate and scope note. Add your business and client details, check the document and share an itemised PDF. Example amounts are fictional, and some app features may require an in-app purchase.
