EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Newcastle new exterior cladding installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £8,881.20 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 detached outbuilding wall. Fit selected exterior cladding to a prepared outbuilding wall with battens, weather layer, trims and fixings. 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 new exterior cladding installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Cladding fitting at £3,039.33; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall survey and access | 1 lump sum | £256.00 | £256.00 |
| Weather layer allowance | 35.3 sq m | £17.20 | £607.16 |
| Batten and fixing allowance | 1 lump sum | £432.00 | £432.00 |
| Cladding material allowance | 38.1 sq m | £77.50 | £2,952.75 |
| Cladding fitting | 35.3 sq m | £86.10 | £3,039.33 |
| Corners and opening trim | 29 metres | £47.24 | £1,369.96 |
| Final seal and clean-up | 1 lump sum | £224.00 | £224.00 |
| Illustrative total | £8,881.20 | ||
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
Weather layer allowance is 35.3 sq m × £17.20 = £607.16. Cladding material allowance is 38.1 sq m × £77.50 = £2,952.75. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £8,881.20. 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 net wall area, openings, corners and trim length; state the existing wall build-up. Selection to check: Separate cladding boards, weather layer and trim allowances. 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
Check substrate and moisture detailing before fixing battens and boards.
Outside this stated scope: No wall framing, insulation retrofit or structural repair.
Unsound sheathing or missing flashings require additional envelope work. 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 net wall area, openings, corners and trim length; state the existing wall build-up.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate cladding boards, weather layer and trim allowances.
- 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 net wall area, openings, corners and trim length; state the existing wall build-up.
- Separate cladding boards, weather layer and trim allowances.
- Check substrate and moisture detailing before fixing battens and boards.
- Unsound sheathing or missing flashings require additional envelope work.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this new exterior cladding installation estimate?
Measure net wall area, openings, corners and trim length; state the existing wall build-up.
When should this new exterior cladding installation quote be revised?
Unsound sheathing or missing flashings require additional envelope work. No wall framing, insulation retrofit or structural repair.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
Build a new exterior cladding 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.
