EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional interior painting quote for Brisbane, Queensland has 6 itemised lines totalling A$2,932.81. Review the exact metric quantities and scope, then open the matching app-exported PDF. The 0% tax entry is only an example input.
The two-room wall repaint scope
Repaint 83.61 m² of interior wall surface in two occupied rooms. Protect floors and furniture, complete minor nail-hole filling, apply two finish coats to walls, and paint 36.58 m of skirting board. Ceilings and doors are excluded.
This is an original fictional job set in Brisbane, Queensland. 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
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised interior painting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor and furniture protection | 1 job | A$210.00 | A$210.00 |
| Minor wall preparation | 5 hours | A$63.00 | A$315.00 |
| Wall coating materials allowance | 1 job | A$336.00 | A$336.00 |
| Two-coat wall painting labour | 83.61 m² | A$19.00 | A$1,588.59 |
| Skirting board preparation and painting | 36.58 m | A$9.00 | A$329.22 |
| Cleanup and touch-up visit | 1 job | A$154.00 | A$154.00 |
| Subtotal / example total | A$2,932.81 | ||
Calculation check: 5 hours × A$63.00 = A$315.00; 83.61 m² × A$19.00 = A$1,588.59. The demonstration tax field is 0%, so the displayed total stays A$2,932.81. Determine tax and markup for your own work instead of using this input as guidance.
Assumptions and scope boundaries
Minor filling, sanding, stain treatment and damaged plasterboard are not interchangeable tasks. This example includes minor nail-hole filling only. Price larger repairs separately and photograph the existing condition for your own estimating record.
Outside this example: No ceiling coating, door painting, wallpaper removal, major plasterboard repair or hazardous-material remediation.
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.
- Confirm wall versus ceiling scope.
- Record product, sheen and number of coats.
- Agree who moves and replaces furniture.
- List major repairs and door painting separately.
Common questions about interior painting
Do I use floor area for an interior painting estimate?
Use the area of the surfaces you will paint. Floor area can describe a room but should not silently replace measured wall or ceiling area in an itemized estimate.
How do I show paint and labour?
Separate a defined materials allowance from preparation and application labour, or describe clearly what a combined line includes. Avoid charging for materials twice.
FROM SCOPE TO PDF
Make your own interior painting 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.
