A real quote, line by line
This is the first quote Sam priced, sent on 21 July 2026: a single-storey rear extension in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, £51,061.45 in total, 19 lines.
The builder's and customer's names and the address have been changed. The numbers are exactly as sent. The salutation is as it was sent.
The quote, page by page
What to look at
Your name on it
The letterhead carries the builder's trading name, phone, email and address.
The schedule
One schedule of works, each priced line with its quantity, unit and rate; lump sums shown as a single amount.
Where each figure came from
Nine amber ‘assumption — standard allowance’ pills mark what was assumed; the rest is priced from the builder's answers and rate card.
Allowances and flags
Anything that could not be priced from the information to hand is shown as an allowance or flagged for the builder — not quietly left out. This quote has 9 flagged lines.
The VAT line
VAT is shown on its own line; zero-rated and exempt jobs are labelled as such.
The notes
Standard: valid 30 days, subject to site survey, assumptions may change — which the builder can edit before sending.
On a £129,000 extension job, after the builder answered its questions, it priced within 8% of the builder's own figure.