THE ESTIMATING ANSWER
For one accessible brick wall, start with a defined scope and measurement basis. 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. Price the listed tasks separately and state the condition that would require a revision: Trapped moisture, active movement or unsound mortar requires review before coating.
This guide uses a fictional project in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: One accessible brick wall. Its matching estimate and PDF give each scope decision a visible CAD cost line. Use the document to understand the structure; verify the actual building, product schedule, labour and supplier inputs before preparing a client quote.
1. Define the measured job
Prepare and coat one sound exterior brick elevation after documenting its condition and the selected coating system. Measure net wall area, openings, mortar defects and access height before assigning coating quantities. Record the measurements and existing condition in the estimate before turning quantities into line items. The scope should make clear why this is a separate project from a broader renovation or maintenance quote.
Measurement basis: Measure net wall area, openings, mortar defects and access height before assigning coating quantities.
2. Build a product and labour schedule
Confirm the specified breathable coating and mock-up location with the owner; product choice is not interchangeable. This example has 7 distinct lines, including wall inspection and trial area, masking and protection, brick cleaning. Use actual supplier prices and labour inputs for a customer job; the displayed amounts are fictional document inputs.
Selections to confirm: Confirm the specified breathable coating and mock-up location with the owner; product choice is not interchangeable.
3. Sequence the work and handoffs
Check substrate condition, clean, dry, trial a small area and only then coat the wall. Show which task depends on access, a selected product or another trade. If that dependency is still open, label the price preliminary and identify the information needed before a firm quote.
Work sequence: Check substrate condition, clean, dry, trial a small area and only then coat the wall.
4. Set a change boundary
Trapped moisture, active movement or unsound mortar requires review before coating. The example excludes damp remediation, repointing or removal of existing impermeable coatings. Record the discovery, agree the revised work and update the estimate before adding it to the job.
If the job changes: Trapped moisture, active movement or unsound mortar requires review before coating.
Review the Canadian job address
Inspect the existing substrate, access and product selections at the property. Check any local trade or municipal requirements that apply and record unresolved conditions before preparing the final client document.
The brick cleaning line uses 420 sq. ft., approximately 39.02 m². Keep the actual site measurement and the supplier’s selling unit together when you replace this quantity. The example amounts are fictional CAD document inputs, not current rates for St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador or another community. A site visit and current supplier information are needed to replace them.
Work through the itemized calculation
Check each extension of quantity and rate in the paired PDF. Two lines from this project are:
- Brick cleaning: 420 sq. ft. × C$2.75 = C$1,155.00.
- Local surface preparation: 8 hours × C$80.00 = C$640.00.
Adding all 7 rounded line amounts gives C$5,505.00. The PDF shows 0% tax and the same total before any markup. The sample shows 0% tax only to make the arithmetic visible. Determine any applicable GST, HST or PST and markup for the actual work before sharing a quote.
| Work item | Quantity | Unit rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall inspection and trial area | 1 job | C$325.00 | C$325.00 |
| Masking and protection | 1 job | C$250.00 | C$250.00 |
| Brick cleaning | 420 sq. ft. | C$2.75 | C$1,155.00 |
| Local surface preparation | 8 hours | C$80.00 | C$640.00 |
| Primer allowance | 1 job | C$330.00 | C$330.00 |
| Finish coating material allowance | 1 job | C$495.00 | C$495.00 |
| Coating application | 420 sq. ft. | C$5.50 | C$2,310.00 |
| Illustrative subtotal | C$5,505.00 | ||
Scope and pricing boundaries
Prepare and coat one sound exterior brick elevation after documenting its condition and the selected coating system.
Outside this example: No damp remediation, repointing or removal of existing impermeable coatings.
Keep the product allowance, installation work and any unresolved condition visible as separate decisions. If access or the selected product changes, update the affected quantity or rate and explain the revision before the client relies on the estimate.
Before you send the estimate
- 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.
Check the business, client, property, dates, line extensions and notes. The exterior brick painting PDF example shows one way to present them. Its short PDF note lists the brief's scope exclusions; the fuller project limits above should guide your own scope.
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.
MAKE THE NEXT ESTIMATE YOUR OWN
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