EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Cambridge laundry drain connection installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £1,352.00 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 washer standpipe point. Add one washer drain connection along a short accessible utility-room route to a confirmed suitable waste line. 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 laundry drain connection installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Connection labour at £504.00; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route and waste survey | 1 lump sum | £128.00 | £128.00 |
| Local wall access | 1 lump sum | £132.00 | £132.00 |
| Pipe and trap allowance | 1 lump sum | £192.00 | £192.00 |
| Standpipe and support allowance | 1 lump sum | £104.00 | £104.00 |
| Connection labour | 7 hours | £72.00 | £504.00 |
| Flow and leak check | 1 lump sum | £116.00 | £116.00 |
| Wall closure and clean-up | 1 lump sum | £176.00 | £176.00 |
| Illustrative total | £1,352.00 | ||
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
Connection labour is 7 hours × £72.00 = £504.00. Local wall access is 1 lump sum × £132.00 = £132.00. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £1,352.00. 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 pipe run, standpipe height, trap location and fall to the existing waste. Selection to check: Show pipe, trap and fittings separately from wall opening and labour. 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 the downstream drain and appliance position before cutting.
Outside this stated scope: No washing machine purchase, new water supply or buried drainage.
Insufficient fall or an undersized receiving line requires redesign. 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 pipe run, standpipe height, trap location and fall to the existing waste.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Show pipe, trap and fittings separately from wall opening and labour.
- 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 pipe run, standpipe height, trap location and fall to the existing waste.
- Show pipe, trap and fittings separately from wall opening and labour.
- Confirm the downstream drain and appliance position before cutting.
- Insufficient fall or an undersized receiving line requires redesign.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this laundry drain connection installation estimate?
Measure pipe run, standpipe height, trap location and fall to the existing waste.
When should this laundry drain connection installation quote be revised?
Insufficient fall or an undersized receiving line requires redesign. No washing machine purchase, new water supply or buried drainage.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
Build a laundry drain connection 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.
