EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Brighton interior skim coating project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £3,630.11 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 two uneven wall planes. Apply a skim finish to two prepared interior wall planes for a paint-ready surface, excluding major substrate reconstruction. 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 interior skim coating example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is First pass application at £1,343.16; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protection and surface check | 1 lump sum | £132.00 | £132.00 |
| Bonding preparation | 39 sq m | £17.22 | £671.58 |
| Skim material allowance | 1 lump sum | £200.00 | £200.00 |
| First pass application | 39 sq m | £34.44 | £1,343.16 |
| Finish pass application | 39 sq m | £25.83 | £1,007.37 |
| Sanding and defect check | 1 lump sum | £196.00 | £196.00 |
| Waste and final clean | 1 lump sum | £80.00 | £80.00 |
| Illustrative total | £3,630.11 | ||
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
Bonding preparation is 39 sq m × £17.22 = £671.58. First pass application is 39 sq m × £34.44 = £1,343.16. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £3,630.11. 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 actual wall surface and record bowing, existing texture and edge conditions. Selection to check: Identify bonding preparation and chosen finishing compound separately from final painting. 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
Agree the required finish under realistic site lighting before application and sanding.
Outside this stated scope: No structural wall straightening, new plasterboard or finish painting.
Unsound previous coating or large deviations can require removal or board replacement. 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 actual wall surface and record bowing, existing texture and edge conditions.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Identify bonding preparation and chosen finishing compound separately from final painting.
- 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 actual wall surface and record bowing, existing texture and edge conditions.
- Identify bonding preparation and chosen finishing compound separately from final painting.
- Agree the required finish under realistic site lighting before application and sanding.
- Unsound previous coating or large deviations can require removal or board replacement.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this interior skim coating estimate?
Measure actual wall surface and record bowing, existing texture and edge conditions.
When should this interior skim coating quote be revised?
Unsound previous coating or large deviations can require removal or board replacement. No structural wall straightening, new plasterboard or finish painting.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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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.
