EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Leeds consumer unit replacement project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £3,920.00 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 Leeds and concerns one existing consumer unit. Replace one existing residential consumer unit with a selected capacity and circuit arrangement after qualified review of the service. 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
- Leeds, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised consumer unit replacement example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Circuit transfer labour at £1,512.00; 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 survey and schedule | 1 lump sum | £256.00 | £256.00 |
| Isolation and site protection | 1 lump sum | £208.00 | £208.00 |
| Consumer unit product allowance | 1 each | £880.00 | £880.00 |
| Protective devices allowance | 1 set | £544.00 | £544.00 |
| Circuit transfer labour | 18 circuits | £84.00 | £1,512.00 |
| Testing and labelling | 1 lump sum | £416.00 | £416.00 |
| Old consumer unit disposal | 1 lump sum | £104.00 | £104.00 |
| Illustrative total | £3,920.00 | ||
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
Circuit transfer labour is 18 circuits × £84.00 = £1,512.00. Isolation and site protection is 1 lump sum × £208.00 = £208.00. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £3,920.00. 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 existing and planned circuits, record service details, working clearance and labelling requirements. Selection to check: Identify panel, protective devices and any service-interface allowance separately. 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
Plan safe isolation, circuit transfer, testing and temporary power needs.
Outside this stated scope: No whole-house rewiring, utility service increase or concealed circuit repair.
Unexpected wiring defects or required utility changes extend the scope. 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 Leeds market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Count existing and planned circuits, record service details, working clearance and labelling requirements.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Identify panel, protective devices and any service-interface allowance separately.
- 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 existing and planned circuits, record service details, working clearance and labelling requirements.
- Identify panel, protective devices and any service-interface allowance separately.
- Plan safe isolation, circuit transfer, testing and temporary power needs.
- Unexpected wiring defects or required utility changes extend the scope.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this consumer unit replacement estimate?
Count existing and planned circuits, record service details, working clearance and labelling requirements.
When should this consumer unit replacement quote be revised?
Unexpected wiring defects or required utility changes extend the scope. No whole-house rewiring, utility service increase or concealed circuit repair.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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