EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Gold Coast, Queensland garden lighting installation example contains 7 itemised costs totalling A$5,032.82. Its app-exported PDF uses the exact metric quantities and AUD rates in the table, with scope assumptions and exclusions explained below.
Project scope: Six low-voltage garden lights
Install six selected low-voltage lights along one garden path with transformer, cable and a defined shallow route.
This original fictional example is set in Gold Coast, Queensland. 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
- Gold Coast, Queensland
- Prepared by
- Harbour & Gum Projects · fictional business
- Prepared for
- Alex Morgan · fictional customer
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised garden lighting installation costs
These 7 AUD lines reproduce the native app export. Light fitting allowance is measured as 6 each; Transformer and timer allowance uses 1 set. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden lighting layout | 1 job | A$216.00 | A$216.00 |
| Light fitting allowance | 6 each | A$132.00 | A$792.00 |
| Transformer and timer allowance | 1 set | A$408.00 | A$408.00 |
| Cable and connector allowance | 54.86 m | A$16.00 | A$877.76 |
| Shallow cable route labour | 45.72 m | A$35.50 | A$1,623.06 |
| Light fitting and aiming | 6 each | A$138.00 | A$828.00 |
| Testing and reinstatement | 1 job | A$288.00 | A$288.00 |
| Illustrative total | A$5,032.82 | ||
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
Light fitting allowance: 6 each × A$132.00 = A$792.00. Transformer and timer allowance: 1 set × A$408.00 = A$408.00. All other lines use the same quantity-by-rate calculation and sum to A$5,032.82. Every fixture line lands on an exact cent, so the native PDF subtotal equals the displayed table total.
Measurement to check: Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points. Selection to check: Separate fixtures, transformer and cable allowances. 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
Mock up light positions before trenching and confirm the power source.
Outside this stated scope: No mains trench across public land, landscape rebuild or security system.
Unknown buried services or a longer path changes route and quantity. 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 Gold Coast, Queensland market claim.
Adapt this example to a real job
- Write the actual work boundary and site address; use this measurement basis: Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points.
- Confirm products, access and handoff responsibilities; record this selection decision: Separate fixtures, transformer and cable allowances.
- 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.
- Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points.
- Separate fixtures, transformer and cable allowances.
- Mock up light positions before trenching and confirm the power source.
- Unknown buried services or a longer path changes route and quantity.
Read the paired estimating guide for the project-specific scope and work sequence.
Questions about this estimate
Which quantity controls this garden path lighting installation estimate?
Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points.
When should this garden path lighting installation quote be revised?
Unknown buried services or a longer path changes route and quantity. No mains trench across public land, landscape rebuild or security system.
TURN THE SCOPE INTO AN ITEMISED PDF
Make your own garden lighting installation estimate.
Describe the actual job in Estimates on iPhone or Android or use AI assistance to start a draft. Check every measurement, quantity, rate, allowance, client detail and note before exporting your PDF. Some app features may require an in-app purchase.
