EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Coventry low garden retaining wall installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £6,121.05 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 Coventry and concerns one short garden level change. Build a low garden retaining wall to an agreed design on accessible ground, with base, units, drainage aggregate and backfill. 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
- Coventry, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised low garden retaining wall installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Wall construction at £1,813.50; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layout and design review allowance | 1 lump sum | £208.00 | £208.00 |
| Footing excavation | 12.8 metres | £91.85 | £1,175.68 |
| Base material allowance | 1 lump sum | £552.00 | £552.00 |
| Wall units allowance | 7.8 sq m | £206.65 | £1,611.87 |
| Wall construction | 7.8 sq m | £232.50 | £1,813.50 |
| Drainage stone and outlet allowance | 1 lump sum | £408.00 | £408.00 |
| Backfill and site clean-up | 1 lump sum | £352.00 | £352.00 |
| Illustrative total | £6,121.05 | ||
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
Footing excavation is 12.8 metres × £91.85 = £1,175.68. Wall units allowance is 7.8 sq m × £206.65 = £1,611.87. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £6,121.05. 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 wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site. Selection to check: Separate wall units, base and drainage materials from excavation and setting 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 levels and water route before digging; do not substitute a generic unit count for an approved design.
Outside this stated scope: No engineering design, boundary dispute resolution or major tree-root removal.
Higher retained loads or poor foundation soil require a redesigned structure. 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 Coventry market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate wall units, base and drainage materials from excavation and setting 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 wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site.
- Separate wall units, base and drainage materials from excavation and setting labour.
- Confirm levels and water route before digging; do not substitute a generic unit count for an approved design.
- Higher retained loads or poor foundation soil require a redesigned structure.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this low garden retaining wall installation estimate?
Measure wall length, visible height, footing line and retained ground; design requirements must be checked for the site.
When should this low garden retaining wall installation quote be revised?
Higher retained loads or poor foundation soil require a redesigned structure. No engineering design, boundary dispute resolution or major tree-root removal.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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