EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Liverpool dimmer switch installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £1,512.00 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 Liverpool and concerns six existing lighting circuits. Replace six suitable existing wall switches with selected compatible dimmers, then test operation with the connected lamps. 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
- Liverpool, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised dimmer switch installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Dimmer fitting labour at £456.00; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit compatibility survey | 1 lump sum | £152.00 | £152.00 |
| Existing switch removal | 6 each | £28.00 | £168.00 |
| Dimmer product allowance | 6 each | £68.00 | £408.00 |
| Back-box parts allowance | 1 lump sum | £96.00 | £96.00 |
| Dimmer fitting labour | 6 each | £76.00 | £456.00 |
| Lamp and control test | 6 each | £28.00 | £168.00 |
| Labelling and clean-up | 1 lump sum | £64.00 | £64.00 |
| Illustrative total | £1,512.00 | ||
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
Existing switch removal is 6 each × £28.00 = £168.00. Dimmer product allowance is 6 each × £68.00 = £408.00. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £1,512.00. Each fixture line lands on an exact penny, so the native PDF total equals the sum of the displayed line amounts.
Measurement to check: Count circuits and gangs, record lamp type, load and existing switch-box capacity. Selection to check: Specify dimmer product by compatibility rather than a generic switch price. 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
Verify supply isolation and trial one representative circuit first.
Outside this stated scope: No new lighting circuits, wall rewiring or luminaire replacement.
Incompatible drivers or missing required conductors change equipment choice. 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 Liverpool market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Count circuits and gangs, record lamp type, load and existing switch-box capacity.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Specify dimmer product by compatibility rather than a generic switch price.
- 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.
- Count circuits and gangs, record lamp type, load and existing switch-box capacity.
- Specify dimmer product by compatibility rather than a generic switch price.
- Verify supply isolation and trial one representative circuit first.
- Incompatible drivers or missing required conductors change equipment choice.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this dimmer switch installation estimate?
Count circuits and gangs, record lamp type, load and existing switch-box capacity.
When should this dimmer switch installation quote be revised?
Incompatible drivers or missing required conductors change equipment choice. No new lighting circuits, wall rewiring or luminaire replacement.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
Build a dimmer switch installation estimate
Use Estimates on iPhone or Android to enter your measured scope and line items. Review the result carefully and export a PDF for the actual job.
