Free Tile Estimate Template
Blank tile contractor estimate template, already carrying the line items tile jobs use. Download it, or fill one in below and get a finished PDF in about a minute.
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An estimate is a written price you are offering before the work starts. The two things that decide whether it wins the job are how clearly it describes the scope and how obviously it expires.
What a contractor estimate should contain
- Your business details and license number where required
- The customer name and the job address
- An estimate number and the date you wrote it
- A valid until date, because prices move and you should not be held to a number from six months ago
- Scope in plain language, line by line, so the customer knows what is and is not included
- What is explicitly excluded, which is the line that prevents most disputes
- Subtotal, tax, any deposit required to book the work, and the total
What goes on a tile contractor estimate
These are the lines a tile job usually needs. They are already in the template and in the generator, so you edit rather than start from an empty page.
- Demo existing tile and thinset
- Cement board and waterproofing
- Set porcelain tile, 180 sq ft
- Grout, seal and caulk
- Bullnose, trim and transitions
Delete what does not apply, add what does. The point is that a customer looking at an itemized tile estimate can see where the money went, which is what stops the argument before it starts.
Tile is priced per square foot installed and ordered with the grout joint in mind: a 12 inch tile with an eighth inch joint occupies 12.125 by 12.125. Thinset coverage falls as the tile gets bigger, because the trowel notch grows with it.
What to settle before the Tile estimate goes out
Say what goes under the tile. Cement board and waterproofing are separate lines here because a wet area needs them and a dry floor may not, and the customer should see which one they are paying for.
Related pages for Tile work
- Tile calculator
- Tile size chart
- Thinset and grout coverage chart
- Silica dust toolbox talk
- Cutting and grinding toolbox talk
The rules that hold for every trade
These are on the contractor estimate template page, with the questions people ask about the template:
- Estimate versus quote versus bid
- Write an exclusions line, it wins arguments before they start
- Put an expiry on every price you send