EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Cambridge garage interior painting project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £2,176.60 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 Cambridge and concerns one clear single-bay garage. Repaint sound garage walls and ceiling after minor preparation; exclude the floor and garage door. 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
- Cambridge, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised garage interior painting example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Wall application at £830.76; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area clearance and masking | 1 lump sum | £132.00 | £132.00 |
| Wall cleaning and filling | 9 hours | £38.40 | £345.60 |
| Primer allowance | 1 lump sum | £168.00 | £168.00 |
| Wall coating allowance | 1 lump sum | £184.00 | £184.00 |
| Wall application | 48.3 sq m | £17.20 | £830.76 |
| Ceiling application | 24.2 sq m | £17.20 | £416.24 |
| Clean-up and touch-ups | 1 lump sum | £100.00 | £100.00 |
| Illustrative total | £2,176.60 | ||
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
Wall cleaning and filling is 9 hours × £38.40 = £345.60. Wall application is 48.3 sq m × £17.20 = £830.76. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £2,176.60. 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 walls and ceiling separately, noting shelves, exposed services and surface porosity. Selection to check: Choose wall and ceiling products and decide whether stain or bare-block primer is required. 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 access to a cleared work area before washing, filling and coating.
Outside this stated scope: No garage floor coating, shelving removal or structural crack repair.
Oil contamination or wet masonry changes preparation and product suitability. 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 Cambridge market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure walls and ceiling separately, noting shelves, exposed services and surface porosity.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Choose wall and ceiling products and decide whether stain or bare-block primer is required.
- 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 walls and ceiling separately, noting shelves, exposed services and surface porosity.
- Choose wall and ceiling products and decide whether stain or bare-block primer is required.
- Confirm access to a cleared work area before washing, filling and coating.
- Oil contamination or wet masonry changes preparation and product suitability.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this garage interior painting estimate?
Measure walls and ceiling separately, noting shelves, exposed services and surface porosity.
When should this garage interior painting quote be revised?
Oil contamination or wet masonry changes preparation and product suitability. No garage floor coating, shelving removal or structural crack repair.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
Build a garage interior 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.
