EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Newcastle concrete floor polishing project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £8,714.28 total. The app-exported PDF, first-page preview, measurement basis, scope boundaries and matching UK estimating guide let you inspect every quantity and rate.
What this example covers
This fictional job is set in Newcastle and concerns one ground-floor studio. Grind and polish an existing sound concrete slab in a ground-floor studio, with defined finish level and edge access. The estimate is a bounded document: the customer should be able to compare the described work with its measured lines, product allowances and exclusions. The matching UK guide explains how to prepare those inputs.
- Prepared by
- Cedar & Beam Builders · fictional business
- Prepared for
- Jordan Taylor · fictional customer
- Example location
- Newcastle, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised concrete floor polishing example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Fine polishing passes at £3,264.28; this is one fictional component, not a typical price. Read each quantity with its unit: area, length, time, count and lump sum describe different work and must not be interchanged.
| Work item | Quantity | Unit rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condition survey and sample | 1 lump sum | £208.00 | £208.00 |
| Surface preparation | 63.2 sq m | £25.85 | £1,633.72 |
| Initial grinding | 63.2 sq m | £43.05 | £2,720.76 |
| Fine polishing passes | 63.2 sq m | £51.65 | £3,264.28 |
| Densifier allowance | 1 lump sum | £312.00 | £312.00 |
| Edge detailing | 33.5 metres | £13.12 | £439.52 |
| Final clean and finish check | 1 lump sum | £136.00 | £136.00 |
| Illustrative total | £8,714.28 | ||
The table separates the named product or material allowances from labour and site tasks wherever the scope needs that distinction. Before replacing a rate, check whether the product allowance includes delivery, waste, fixings and the selected specification.
How the total is calculated
Surface preparation is 63.2 sq m × £25.85 = £1,633.72. Initial grinding is 63.2 sq m × £43.05 = £2,720.76. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £8,714.28. Each fixture line lands on an exact penny, so the native PDF total equals the sum of the displayed line amounts.
Measurement to check: Measure slab area, record coatings, cracks, hardness and edge length; a floor area alone misses prep. Selection to check: Specify the target sheen and any densifier or protective treatment as selected products. The 0% tax field and zero markup are example document inputs, not an instruction for a live quote. Decide the correct settings for your own business and job.
Assumptions and exclusions
Complete a sample patch before committing to the grinding sequence.
Outside this stated scope: No slab repair, hazardous-coating removal or new concrete placement.
Deep cracks, moisture or unknown coating may change tooling and finish expectations. A changed condition should lead to a newly measured quantity, explicit revised allowance or separately agreed task. Keep the customer informed of which figure changed and why before producing another PDF.
Download the app PDF
The document was exported from Estimates using the fictional business, client, dates, short PDF scope, notes and cost lines above. Its first page appears below. Download the complete PDF to inspect every entry and its presentation; no listed rate is a current Newcastle market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure slab area, record coatings, cracks, hardness and edge length; a floor area alone misses prep.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Specify the target sheen and any densifier or protective treatment as selected products.
- Replace every fictional product, labour and subcontractor rate with your own evidence.
- Check line extensions, total, tax and markup settings, customer details and validity date.
- Preview every PDF page before sharing the estimate with the customer.
- Measure slab area, record coatings, cracks, hardness and edge length; a floor area alone misses prep.
- Specify the target sheen and any densifier or protective treatment as selected products.
- Complete a sample patch before committing to the grinding sequence.
- Deep cracks, moisture or unknown coating may change tooling and finish expectations.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this concrete floor polishing estimate?
Measure slab area, record coatings, cracks, hardness and edge length; a floor area alone misses prep.
When should this concrete floor polishing quote be revised?
Deep cracks, moisture or unknown coating may change tooling and finish expectations. No slab repair, hazardous-coating removal or new concrete placement.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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