EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Brighton water butt or tank installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £1,788.00 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 Brighton and concerns one garden water-storage tank. Install one selected above-ground rainwater collection tank on a prepared base and connect it to a suitable downpipe for non-potable use. 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
- Brighton, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised water butt or tank installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Tank allowance at £680.00; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location and overflow survey | 1 lump sum | £144.00 | £144.00 |
| Base preparation | 1 lump sum | £256.00 | £256.00 |
| Tank allowance | 1 each | £680.00 | £680.00 |
| Downpipe diversion kit | 1 set | £128.00 | £128.00 |
| Tank placement labour | 5 hours | £60.00 | £300.00 |
| Overflow connection | 1 lump sum | £192.00 | £192.00 |
| Fill test and clean-up | 1 lump sum | £88.00 | £88.00 |
| Illustrative total | £1,788.00 | ||
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
Tank placement labour is 5 hours × £60.00 = £300.00. Base preparation is 1 lump sum × £256.00 = £256.00. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £1,788.00. 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 tank footprint, overflow route, downpipe position and service access. Selection to check: Separate tank, base materials and diversion fittings; document capacity as the selected product. 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 ground bearing and a safe overflow path before placing the tank.
Outside this stated scope: No drinking-water connection, pump system or buried storage excavation.
A poor base location or no suitable overflow can change siting and connection. 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 Brighton market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure tank footprint, overflow route, downpipe position and service access.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate tank, base materials and diversion fittings; document capacity as the selected product.
- 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 tank footprint, overflow route, downpipe position and service access.
- Separate tank, base materials and diversion fittings; document capacity as the selected product.
- Confirm ground bearing and a safe overflow path before placing the tank.
- A poor base location or no suitable overflow can change siting and connection.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this water butt or tank installation estimate?
Measure tank footprint, overflow route, downpipe position and service access.
When should this water butt or tank installation quote be revised?
A poor base location or no suitable overflow can change siting and connection. No drinking-water connection, pump system or buried storage excavation.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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