EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional York exterior trim painting project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £2,075.46 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 York and concerns windows, doors and fascia. Repaint accessible exterior wood trim on one elevation, including washing, limited scraping, spot primer and two finish coats. 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
- York, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised exterior trim painting example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Two-coat trim application at £839.68; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access and protection | 1 lump sum | £176.00 | £176.00 |
| Trim wash and scrape | 64 metres | £7.87 | £503.68 |
| Minor sealant work | 24.4 metres | £5.25 | £128.10 |
| Primer allowance | 1 lump sum | £132.00 | £132.00 |
| Finish coating allowance | 1 lump sum | £184.00 | £184.00 |
| Two-coat trim application | 64 metres | £13.12 | £839.68 |
| Clean-up and touch-up | 1 lump sum | £112.00 | £112.00 |
| Illustrative total | £2,075.46 | ||
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
Trim wash and scrape is 64 metres × £7.87 = £503.68. Minor sealant work is 24.4 metres × £5.25 = £128.10. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £2,075.46. 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 linear trim runs and count doors and window frames separately where profiles differ. Selection to check: Select the coating and confirm whether bare-wood primer and sealant are included. 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
Record ladder access and dry-weather sequencing before promising the work period.
Outside this stated scope: No cladding coating, multi-storey access or timber replacement.
Rotten timber or failed glazing compound is separate carpentry or repair 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 York market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure linear trim runs and count doors and window frames separately where profiles differ.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Select the coating and confirm whether bare-wood primer and sealant are included.
- 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 linear trim runs and count doors and window frames separately where profiles differ.
- Select the coating and confirm whether bare-wood primer and sealant are included.
- Record ladder access and dry-weather sequencing before promising the work period.
- Rotten timber or failed glazing compound is separate carpentry or repair work.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this exterior trim painting estimate?
Measure linear trim runs and count doors and window frames separately where profiles differ.
When should this exterior trim painting quote be revised?
Rotten timber or failed glazing compound is separate carpentry or repair work. No cladding coating, multi-storey access or timber replacement.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
Build an exterior trim painting 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.
