EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Ballarat, Victoria low garden retaining wall installation example contains 7 itemised costs totalling A$11,324.86. 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 short garden level change
Build a low garden retaining wall to an agreed design on accessible ground, with base, units, drainage aggregate and backfill.
This original fictional example is set in Ballarat, Victoria. 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
- Ballarat, Victoria
- Prepared by
- Harbour & Gum Projects · fictional business
- Prepared for
- Alex Morgan · fictional customer
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised low garden retaining wall installation costs
These 7 AUD lines reproduce the native app export. Footing excavation is measured as 12.8 m; Wall units allowance uses 7.8 m². 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layout and design review allowance | 1 job | A$384.80 | A$384.80 |
| Footing excavation | 12.8 m | A$169.95 | A$2,175.36 |
| Base material allowance | 1 job | A$1,021.20 | A$1,021.20 |
| Wall units allowance | 7.8 m² | A$382.35 | A$2,982.33 |
| Wall construction | 7.8 m² | A$430.15 | A$3,355.17 |
| Drainage stone and outlet allowance | 1 job | A$754.80 | A$754.80 |
| Backfill and site cleanup | 1 job | A$651.20 | A$651.20 |
| Illustrative total | A$11,324.86 | ||
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
Footing excavation: 12.8 m × A$169.95 = A$2,175.36. Wall units allowance: 7.8 m² × A$382.35 = A$2,982.33. All other lines use the same quantity-by-rate calculation and sum to A$11,324.86. Every fixture line lands on an exact cent, so the native PDF subtotal equals the displayed table total.
Measurement to check: Measure wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site. Selection to check: Separate wall units, base and drainage materials from excavation and setting labour. 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
Confirm levels and water route before digging; do not substitute a generic unit count for an approved design.
Outside this stated scope: No engineering design, boundary dispute resolution or major tree-root removal.
Higher retained loads or poor foundation soil require a redesigned structure. 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 Ballarat, Victoria market claim.
Adapt this example to a real job
- Write the actual work boundary and site address; use this measurement basis: Measure wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site.
- Confirm products, access and handoff responsibilities; record this selection decision: Separate wall units, base and drainage materials from excavation and setting labour.
- 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 wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site.
- Separate wall units, base and drainage materials from excavation and setting labour.
- Confirm levels and water route before digging; do not substitute a generic unit count for an approved design.
- Higher retained loads or poor foundation soil require a redesigned structure.
Read the paired estimating guide for the project-specific scope and work sequence.
Questions about this estimate
Which quantity controls this low garden retaining wall installation estimate?
Measure wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site.
When should this low garden retaining wall installation quote be revised?
Higher retained loads or poor foundation soil require a redesigned structure. No engineering design, boundary dispute resolution or major tree-root removal.
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