Fictional demo. Computed live by the estimating engine from a template's default answers, default labour rates and dated catalogue allowances. It is not a real business, customer or supplier price.
Live demo
Garden room / home office
8.2 m² internal · £45,964.80 inc. VAT
Example Builders Ltd (fictional)
Quotation DEMO-0001
Total including VAT
£45,964.80
£38,304.00 before VAT
VAT at 20% · VAT £7,660.80
VAT at 20% · VAT £7,660.80
This quotation sets out the work, the price and what is provisional. Please read the assumptions and exclusions before accepting.
What we will build
- Garden room / home office: 4m × 3m (external), approximately 8.2 m² internal floor area.
- Walls: insulated timber frame finished in composite cladding.
- Roof: flat warm-deck roof in epdm.
- Foundations and floor: trench-fill foundations, concrete slab with insulation.
- Windows and doors: 1 × bifold 2.4×2.1m, 1 × window 0.9×0.9m.
- Completed to: complete finish (standard specification).
- Services: 6 power points, 4 light fittings, electric panel heaters.
Price breakdown
Preliminaries & site setup
Site set-up, welfare, protection and management
£753.83Excavation & foundationsExcavation, foundations and below-ground masonry
£2,267.31FloorsGround floor construction, insulation and screed
£2,140.35External wallsExternal walls, insulation and outside finish
£12,597.74RoofRoof structure, covering, fascias and guttering
£5,135.43Windows & external doorsWindows, external doors and rooflights
£4,390.73DrainageFoul and surface water drainage
£1,494.43Plumbing & heatingHeating and plumbing
£165.31ElectricalElectrical installation
£1,798.61Insulation & internal liningsInsulation, plasterboard and ceilings
£1,378.65Internal finishesPlastering, joinery, decoration and flooring
£2,015.70Scaffold & accessScaffolding and access
£595.13Plant hirePlant and equipment
£502.55Waste removalSkips and waste removal
£1,428.31DeliveriesMaterial deliveries
£330.63Testing & certificationTesting and certification
£119.03Fees & approvalsBuilding control and approvals
£1,190.26Total before VAT£38,304.00VAT at 20%£7,660.80Total£45,964.80Assumptions this price relies on
- Under 2.5m high at the eaves and within permitted development limits; building regulations apply if over 30 m² or with sleeping accommodation.
- Foundations: trench fill 600mm wide × 0.6m deep in GEN1 concrete under all new external walls.
- Ground floor: 100mm concrete slab on 150mm compacted hardcore with 100mm PIR insulation.
- External walls: manufacturer-designed timber frame with insulated studs, breather membrane and a masonry or clad outer skin. The frame price is an allowance until the manufacturer quotes.
- Flat roof: warm-deck construction with 120mm PIR, 47×195 C24 joists at 400 centres with firrings to fall, epdm rubber roof membrane with adhesives & trims.
- Rainwater to a new soakaway at least 5m from the building; a percolation test may be required by building control.
- The existing consumer unit has spare capacity for the new circuits; if not, a new unit is extra.
- No planning application fee, party wall surveyor or planning drawings are included. Permitted development or existing consent is assumed.
- Work to comply with the building regulations applying in England; design by others where a design is required.
Not included
- Planning application, drawings and party wall matters
- Furniture, appliances and loose fittings
- Landscaping and reinstatement beyond the working area
- Anything found on opening up that could not be seen at survey
- Decking and paths
Programme, validity and payment
- Estimated time on site: about 4 weeks, subject to weather, materials and approvals.
- Payment in stages:
Deposit on acceptance 10% £4,596.48 Watertight shell 40% £18,385.92 First and second fix complete 30% £13,789.44 Completion and handover 20% £9,192.96 - Payment: Each stage is invoiced when it is reached and is due within 7 days.
Example Builders Ltd (fictional) · 1 Example Street, Andover · 01234 567890 · hello@example.invalid