EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Birmingham stair carpet installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £2,066.79 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 Birmingham and concerns one straight flight and landing. Fit selected carpet to one straight stair flight and landing, including underlay, gripper and finishing at two thresholds. 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
- Birmingham, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised stair carpet installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Carpet allowance at £619.92; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stair template and protection | 1 lump sum | £116.00 | £116.00 |
| Old stair covering removal | 13 steps | £14.40 | £187.20 |
| Carpet allowance | 14.4 sq m | £43.05 | £619.92 |
| Underlay and gripper allowance | 1 lump sum | £184.00 | £184.00 |
| Stair carpet fitting | 13 steps | £46.40 | £603.20 |
| Landing fitting | 4.5 sq m | £51.66 | £232.47 |
| Thresholds and clean-up | 1 lump sum | £124.00 | £124.00 |
| Illustrative total | £2,066.79 | ||
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 stair covering removal is 13 steps × £14.40 = £187.20. Carpet allowance is 14.4 sq m × £43.05 = £619.92. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £2,066.79. Each fixture line lands on an exact penny, so the native PDF total equals the sum of the displayed line amounts.
Measurement to check: Count individual treads and risers, record widths and measure the landing separately; roll layout affects purchasing. Selection to check: Separate carpet roll allowance, underlay and stair fitting 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 old covering removal and safe use of the stairs during work.
Outside this stated scope: No stair structural repair, handrail work or adjacent room carpet.
Curved steps or unsound stair edges change the fitting pattern and preparation. 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 Birmingham market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Count individual treads and risers, record widths and measure the landing separately; roll layout affects purchasing.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate carpet roll allowance, underlay and stair fitting 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.
- Count individual treads and risers, record widths and measure the landing separately; roll layout affects purchasing.
- Separate carpet roll allowance, underlay and stair fitting labour.
- Confirm old covering removal and safe use of the stairs during work.
- Curved steps or unsound stair edges change the fitting pattern and preparation.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this stair carpet installation estimate?
Count individual treads and risers, record widths and measure the landing separately; roll layout affects purchasing.
When should this stair carpet installation quote be revised?
Curved steps or unsound stair edges change the fitting pattern and preparation. No stair structural repair, handrail work or adjacent room carpet.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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