Free remodeling estimate template
Remodeling estimate template
Remodels run long and change constantly. The estimate that survives is the one that says what is included, what is an allowance, and what happens when the customer changes their mind.
From
[Your business name]
[Phone] · [Email] · [License #]
Estimate #
[0001]
Date: [__/__/____]
Prepared for
[Customer name]
[Job address]
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demolition and disposal | 1 | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 |
| Rough carpentry and framing | 1 | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 |
| Plumbing and electrical rough-in | 1 | $4,100.00 | $4,100.00 |
| Drywall, tape and finish | 1 | $2,200.00 | $2,200.00 |
| Tile and flooring — labor | 1 | $2,600.00 | $2,600.00 |
| Fixtures and finishes — ALLOWANCE | 1 | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 |
| Paint and final clean | 1 | $1,150.00 | $1,150.00 |
| Estimated total | $17,800.00 | ||
Terms
- Allowance items: any selection above the allowance is billed at cost difference plus 15%.
- Excludes structural changes, asbestos or lead remediation, appliance supply.
- Staged payments: 20% signing, 30% rough-in, 30% drywall, 20% completion.
- Change orders priced and signed before the work is done.
Customer signature
Date
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Start using QuoteFlowUse allowances, and explain them
You cannot price tile before the customer has chosen tile. Put a stated allowance on the estimate, say plainly what happens if they pick something dearer, and keep the receipts. Allowances are the single most useful device in remodeling estimates and the most commonly misunderstood — a customer who thinks the allowance is the final price will be angry later.
Change orders are the whole ballgame
Remodels change. That is not a failure, it is the nature of the work. What sinks jobs is doing changes on a handshake and settling up at the end. Write a one-line change order, price it, get a signature, then do it. Customers accept this readily when you set the expectation at signing — and resent it enormously when you introduce it halfway through.
Price the disruption, not just the work
Protection, dust control, daily cleanup and working around a family living in the house are real costs that a lowball competitor is not carrying. Put them on the estimate as lines. It is the clearest way to show why your number is higher, and it is genuinely what the customer is buying.
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