EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Leicester concrete shed base installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £2,549.23 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 Leicester and concerns one detached garden shed pad. Build a level concrete base for a selected garden shed footprint with excavation, compacted base, edge forms and specified slab thickness. 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
- Leicester, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised concrete shed base installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Place and finish at £860.25; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setting-out and protection | 1 lump sum | £132.00 | £132.00 |
| Excavation | 11.1 sq m | £43.10 | £478.41 |
| Base aggregate allowance | 1 lump sum | £248.00 | £248.00 |
| Formwork | 13.4 metres | £18.35 | £245.89 |
| Reinforcement allowance | 1 lump sum | £208.00 | £208.00 |
| Concrete supply | 1.5 cubic metres | £251.12 | £376.68 |
| Place and finish | 11.1 sq m | £77.50 | £860.25 |
| Illustrative total | £2,549.23 | ||
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
Excavation is 11.1 sq m × £43.10 = £478.41. Formwork is 13.4 metres × £18.35 = £245.89. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £2,549.23. 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 shed footprint plus required edge clearance; calculate concrete volume from area and design thickness. Selection to check: Keep excavation, granular base, reinforcement allowance and concrete supply separate. 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
Confirm shed supplier base requirements and drainage before pour day.
Outside this stated scope: No shed assembly, electrical supply or engineered foundation.
Unexpected fill or poor bearing ground changes excavation and base design. 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 Leicester market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure shed footprint plus required edge clearance; calculate concrete volume from area and design thickness.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Keep excavation, granular base, reinforcement allowance and concrete supply separate.
- 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 shed footprint plus required edge clearance; calculate concrete volume from area and design thickness.
- Keep excavation, granular base, reinforcement allowance and concrete supply separate.
- Confirm shed supplier base requirements and drainage before pour day.
- Unexpected fill or poor bearing ground changes excavation and base design.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this concrete shed base installation estimate?
Measure shed footprint plus required edge clearance; calculate concrete volume from area and design thickness.
When should this concrete shed base installation quote be revised?
Unexpected fill or poor bearing ground changes excavation and base design. No shed assembly, electrical supply or engineered foundation.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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