EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Newcastle garden lighting installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £3,342.97 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 six low-voltage garden lights. Install six selected low-voltage lights along one garden path with transformer, cable and a defined shallow route. 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 garden lighting installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Shallow cable route labour at £1,078.52; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden lighting layout | 1 lump sum | £144.00 | £144.00 |
| Light fitting allowance | 6 each | £88.00 | £528.00 |
| Transformer and timer allowance | 1 set | £272.00 | £272.00 |
| Cable and connector allowance | 54.9 metres | £10.50 | £576.45 |
| Shallow cable route labour | 45.7 metres | £23.60 | £1,078.52 |
| Light fitting and aiming | 6 each | £92.00 | £552.00 |
| Testing and reinstatement | 1 lump sum | £192.00 | £192.00 |
| Illustrative total | £3,342.97 | ||
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
Light fitting allowance is 6 each × £88.00 = £528.00. Cable and connector allowance is 54.9 metres × £10.50 = £576.45. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £3,342.97. 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 fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points. Selection to check: Separate fixtures, transformer and cable 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
Mock up light positions before trenching and confirm the power source.
Outside this stated scope: No mains trench across public land, landscape rebuild or security system.
Unknown buried services or a longer path changes route and quantity. 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: Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate fixtures, transformer and cable 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.
- Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points.
- Separate fixtures, transformer and cable allowances.
- Mock up light positions before trenching and confirm the power source.
- Unknown buried services or a longer path changes route and quantity.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this garden lighting installation estimate?
Count fixtures, measure cable run and identify transformer location and crossing points.
When should this garden lighting installation quote be revised?
Unknown buried services or a longer path changes route and quantity. No mains trench across public land, landscape rebuild or security system.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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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.
