EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Birmingham stair handrail installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £2,114.07 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 interior stair flight. Install a new handrail along one existing interior stair flight on a suitable wall, with return ends and secure fixings. 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 handrail installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Rail material allowance at £880.84; 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 survey and set-out | 1 lump sum | £136.00 | £136.00 |
| Wall backing check | 1 lump sum | £124.00 | £124.00 |
| Rail material allowance | 6.1 metres | £144.40 | £880.84 |
| Bracket allowance | 5 each | £33.60 | £168.00 |
| Rail cutting and finish | 1 lump sum | £208.00 | £208.00 |
| Handrail installation | 5.5 metres | £91.86 | £505.23 |
| Final fixing check | 1 lump sum | £92.00 | £92.00 |
| Illustrative total | £2,114.07 | ||
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
Rail material allowance is 6.1 metres × £144.40 = £880.84. Bracket allowance is 5 each × £33.60 = £168.00. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £2,114.07. 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 slope length, fixing locations, wall build-up and start and end returns. Selection to check: Separate rail, brackets and finishing allowance. 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
Locate solid backing and approve rail height with local requirements checked before cutting.
Outside this stated scope: No stair rebuilding, balustrade replacement or structural wall work.
Missing backing or fragile wall finish changes fixing and repair scope. 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: Measure slope length, fixing locations, wall build-up and start and end returns.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate rail, brackets and finishing allowance.
- 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 slope length, fixing locations, wall build-up and start and end returns.
- Separate rail, brackets and finishing allowance.
- Locate solid backing and approve rail height with local requirements checked before cutting.
- Missing backing or fragile wall finish changes fixing and repair scope.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this stair handrail installation estimate?
Measure slope length, fixing locations, wall build-up and start and end returns.
When should this stair handrail installation quote be revised?
Missing backing or fragile wall finish changes fixing and repair scope. No stair rebuilding, balustrade replacement or structural wall work.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
Build a stair handrail installation estimate
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.
