EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Brighton garden land drain installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £3,724.69 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 wet garden run. Install a shallow subsurface drain across an accessible garden run and connect it to a confirmed lawful discharge point. 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 garden land drain installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Trench excavation at £1,078.19; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drain route survey | 1 lump sum | £168.00 | £168.00 |
| Service check and protection | 1 lump sum | £128.00 | £128.00 |
| Trench excavation | 27.4 metres | £39.35 | £1,078.19 |
| Perforated pipe allowance | 27.4 metres | £21.00 | £575.40 |
| Stone and fabric allowance | 1 lump sum | £496.00 | £496.00 |
| Pipe bedding and connection | 27.4 metres | £31.50 | £863.10 |
| Backfill and turf reinstatement | 1 lump sum | £416.00 | £416.00 |
| Illustrative total | £3,724.69 | ||
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
Trench excavation is 27.4 metres × £39.35 = £1,078.19. Perforated pipe allowance is 27.4 metres × £21.00 = £575.40. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £3,724.69. Each fixture line lands on an exact penny, so the native PDF total equals the sum of the displayed line amounts.
Measurement to check: Record run length, trench depth, fall, soil conditions and discharge location. Selection to check: Separate perforated pipe, aggregate and geotextile quantities from digging and reinstatement. 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
Trace buried services and confirm discharge before excavation.
Outside this stated scope: No basement waterproofing, drainage approval or major landscape reconstruction.
Unexpected utilities or no feasible outlet can stop the base design. 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: Record run length, trench depth, fall, soil conditions and discharge location.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Separate perforated pipe, aggregate and geotextile quantities from digging and reinstatement.
- 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.
- Record run length, trench depth, fall, soil conditions and discharge location.
- Separate perforated pipe, aggregate and geotextile quantities from digging and reinstatement.
- Trace buried services and confirm discharge before excavation.
- Unexpected utilities or no feasible outlet can stop the base design.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this garden land drain installation estimate?
Record run length, trench depth, fall, soil conditions and discharge location.
When should this garden land drain installation quote be revised?
Unexpected utilities or no feasible outlet can stop the base design. No basement waterproofing, drainage approval or major landscape reconstruction.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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