EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Norwich tree root barrier installation project has 7 itemised lines and an illustrative £3,667.91 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 Norwich and concerns one garden path edge. Install a specified root barrier along a garden path edge after confirming the tree and excavation constraints, then reinstate the disturbed surface. 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
- Norwich, UK
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised tree root barrier installation example
These 7 lines reproduce the app-exported PDF exactly. The largest is Careful trench excavation at £1,234.80; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site and tree review allowance | 1 lump sum | £176.00 | £176.00 |
| Surface protection and lift | 1 lump sum | £144.00 | £144.00 |
| Careful trench excavation | 16.8 metres | £73.50 | £1,234.80 |
| Barrier material allowance | 18.3 metres | £57.70 | £1,055.91 |
| Joints and anchors | 1 lump sum | £168.00 | £168.00 |
| Barrier placement labour | 16.8 metres | £31.50 | £529.20 |
| Backfill and surface reinstatement | 1 lump sum | £360.00 | £360.00 |
| Illustrative total | £3,667.91 | ||
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
Careful trench excavation is 16.8 metres × £73.50 = £1,234.80. Barrier material allowance is 18.3 metres × £57.70 = £1,055.91. The other lines follow the same calculation and sum to £3,667.91. 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 barrier run, required depth and distance from the trunk; confirm tree protection constraints locally. Selection to check: Identify barrier product, joining strips and reinstatement material separately. 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 a safe excavation method near roots before digging.
Outside this stated scope: No tree removal, arborist design or guaranteed control of all future roots.
Major roots or utilities in the trench may require a different route and professional review. 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 Norwich market claim.
Make an estimate for your own job
- Write the actual work boundary and exclusions. Use this measurement basis: Measure barrier run, required depth and distance from the trunk; confirm tree protection constraints locally.
- Confirm the selected products and access conditions. Record this selection decision: Identify barrier product, joining strips and reinstatement material separately.
- 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 barrier run, required depth and distance from the trunk; confirm tree protection constraints locally.
- Identify barrier product, joining strips and reinstatement material separately.
- Agree a safe excavation method near roots before digging.
- Major roots or utilities in the trench may require a different route and professional review.
Read the matching estimating guide for the project-specific measurement and work sequence.
Questions about this job
Which quantity controls this tree root barrier installation estimate?
Measure barrier run, required depth and distance from the trunk; confirm tree protection constraints locally.
When should this tree root barrier installation quote be revised?
Major roots or utilities in the trench may require a different route and professional review. No tree removal, arborist design or guaranteed control of all future roots.
MAKE THE EXAMPLE YOUR OWN
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