EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Glasgow timber porch step rebuild project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £2,580.00 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 Glasgow and concerns three exterior entry steps. Remove and rebuild three timber entry steps on sound existing support conditions, with selected decking and anti-slip finish allowance. 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
- Glasgow, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised timber porch step rebuild example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Step fabrication labour at £984.00; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step survey and layout | 1 lump sum | £176.00 | £176.00 |
| Old step removal | 3 steps | £100.00 | £300.00 |
| Framing timber allowance | 1 lump sum | £368.00 | £368.00 |
| Tread material allowance | 3 steps | £144.00 | £432.00 |
| Step fabrication labour | 3 steps | £328.00 | £984.00 |
| Fixing and finish allowance | 1 lump sum | £184.00 | £184.00 |
| Final level check and clean-up | 1 lump sum | £136.00 | £136.00 |
| Illustrative total | £2,580.00 | ||
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
Old step removal is 3 steps × £100.00 = £300.00. Tread material allowance is 3 steps × £144.00 = £432.00. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £2,580.00. 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 rise, run, width, landing connection and support condition. Selection to check: Separate framing, tread boards and finish products. 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
Check the site design and local requirements before fabrication and removal.
Outside this stated scope: No full porch replacement, new foundation or railing installation.
Rot at the landing or failed footing changes support 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 Glasgow market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure rise, run, width, landing connection and support condition.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate framing, tread boards and finish products.
- 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 rise, run, width, landing connection and support condition.
- Separate framing, tread boards and finish products.
- Check the site design and local requirements before fabrication and removal.
- Rot at the landing or failed footing changes support work.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this timber porch step rebuild estimate?
Measure rise, run, width, landing connection and support condition.
When should this timber porch step rebuild quote be revised?
Rot at the landing or failed footing changes support work. No full porch replacement, new foundation or railing installation.
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