EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Oxford gravel driveway installation project has 8 itemised lines and an illustrative £7,120.36 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 Oxford and concerns one private vehicle area. Install a compacted gravel surface on a defined private vehicle area with excavation, sub-base, edge restraint and finish aggregate. 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
- Oxford, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised gravel driveway installation example
These 8 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Excavation and spoil at £1,984.32; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site survey and setting-out | 1 lump sum | £176.00 | £176.00 |
| Excavation and spoil | 57.6 sq m | £34.45 | £1,984.32 |
| Geotextile allowance | 63.2 sq m | £8.60 | £543.52 |
| Sub-base allowance | 16.3 tonnes | £66.10 | £1,077.43 |
| Base compaction labour | 57.6 sq m | £25.85 | £1,488.96 |
| Edge restraints | 35.1 metres | £28.90 | £1,014.39 |
| Surface gravel allowance | 7.3 tonnes | £83.80 | £611.74 |
| Final grading | 1 lump sum | £224.00 | £224.00 |
| Illustrative total | £7,120.36 | ||
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
Excavation and spoil is 57.6 sq m × £34.45 = £1,984.32. Geotextile allowance is 63.2 sq m × £8.60 = £543.52. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £7,120.36. 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 vehicle area, excavation depth, edge length and drainage falls. Selection to check: Specify sub-base and surface aggregate separately because grades and depths differ. 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 for delivery and compaction equipment before stripping the existing surface.
Outside this stated scope: No paving, drainage pipework or public highway connection.
Weak ground or buried services can require a deeper base and revised quantities. 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 Oxford market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure vehicle area, excavation depth, edge length and drainage falls.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Specify sub-base and surface aggregate separately because grades and depths differ.
- 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 vehicle area, excavation depth, edge length and drainage falls.
- Specify sub-base and surface aggregate separately because grades and depths differ.
- Confirm access for delivery and compaction equipment before stripping the existing surface.
- Weak ground or buried services can require a deeper base and revised quantities.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this gravel driveway installation estimate?
Measure vehicle area, excavation depth, edge length and drainage falls.
When should this gravel driveway installation quote be revised?
Weak ground or buried services can require a deeper base and revised quantities. No paving, drainage pipework or public highway connection.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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