Free Remodeling Quote Template
Quote a kitchen, bathroom or whole-room renovation with the demolition, the owner-selection allowances, a hidden-damage line and a milestone payment schedule. Download it free in Word, Excel or PDF, or fill it in online.
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What to Put on a Remodeling Quote
A remodeling quote is a contract-sized document for one homeowner and one room. It has to say what gets torn out, what goes in, who picks the finishes and what happens when you open a wall and find a problem. Include these items:
Remodeling Quote Checklist:
- Your details: business name, contractor license number if your state requires one, insurance and quote number
- Homeowner and property address: the person signing and the house the work is on
- Scope by phase: demolition, rough plumbing and electrical, framing and drywall, tile, finish carpentry, paint and fixtures, each on its own line
- Measurements: room size, tile square footage and cabinet or vanity dimensions, so a changed layout is easy to price
- Allowances: a labeled dollar budget for each owner selection, such as tile, vanity and fixtures
- Hidden conditions: how rot, mold or bad wiring found after demolition is handled and priced
- Permits and inspections: who pulls the permit, who pays the fee and which inspections gate the work
- Milestone payments: a deposit and the stages that trigger each payment
- Schedule: a start window and a rough duration, with a note that inspections and special orders can move it
- Exclusions: appliances, mold remediation, structural changes and anything else not listed
- Change order terms: written, priced and signed before the work happens
- Valid-until date: how long the price holds
How to Price a Remodel
Price a remodel room by room and phase by phase, then split each phase into labor, materials and allowances. A bathroom is not one number. It is demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, tile, fixtures, drywall and paint, and each one has its own cost and its own place in the schedule. Use your own prices. The figures on this page are examples only.
How the Pieces Add Up:
- Labor: price tile and flooring by the square foot and trades by the job or hour. Write the unit so a layout change is a simple recalculation
- Materials you buy: framing, backer board, waterproofing, drywall and rough plumbing parts. Include your markup in the line price
- Allowances: a budget for items the homeowner chooses, such as tile, a vanity or faucets. You install them, and the final cost adjusts to what they pick
- Disposal and dumpster: a real cost on any gut job, so say what is included in demolition instead of burying it
- Permit and fees: list the permit fee and any plan review as a pass-through
- Contingency: a stated rate for hidden damage, billed only if it turns up
Allowances and Owner Selections
An allowance is a dollar amount you put in the quote for something the homeowner has not picked yet. It is not a price for the item, it is a budget. Label every one as an allowance, state the unit, such as $9 per square foot of tile, and say what the allowance covers, for example material only or material and delivery. If the homeowner picks tile at $14 a square foot, the difference is added on the final invoice. If they pick $6 tile, they get a credit. Without that sentence, an allowance turns into an argument.
Hidden Conditions and Contingency
You cannot see the subfloor under a tub or the wiring behind a wall until the demolition is done. Do not guess and bury a number in the price. State that the quote covers the visible condition, then list the likely surprises with a price per unit and a note that they are billed only if found. For a bathroom that might be subfloor replacement at a rate per square foot, or rotted framing at an hourly rate. The homeowner sees the possible cost up front, and you are not eating it if it appears.
Change Orders
Every change to the scope gets written down, priced and signed before the work happens. That includes a moved valve, an upgraded tile pattern, an added niche and the subfloor repair from the contingency line. A change order names the change, the price, the effect on the schedule and the new contract total. Say on the quote that verbal changes are not billable and not binding on either side. This one rule prevents most remodeling disputes.
Permits and Inspections
Moving plumbing, changing electrical or altering walls usually needs a permit, and a bathroom remodel often does. Rules vary by city and county, so check before you quote. Put on the quote who pulls the permit, who pays the fee and which inspections apply, such as rough plumbing before the walls close. Tie a payment to the rough-in inspection, because that is a natural point where the customer can see progress and you can see the walls still open.
Milestone Payments and Deposit Limits
Remodels run for weeks, so bill in stages tied to finished work, not to calendar dates. A typical schedule is a deposit at signing, a payment at rough-in inspection, a payment when tile is complete and the balance at the final walkthrough. Keep each payment close to the value of the work done so you are never far ahead of or behind the job. Some states cap how large a deposit can be on a home improvement contract, so check your state before you set the number.
Quote vs Estimate for Remodels
A quote is a fixed price for the written scope. An estimate is an approximate price that can change. Remodels sit in between because of hidden conditions. Give a fixed quote for the work you can see and measure, use allowances for what the homeowner has not chosen and use contingency lines for what you cannot see. If you only have a rough scope and no plans, call it an estimate and say so.
Use the construction estimate template for the early number, then send a quote once the scope is fixed.
What to Exclude
A homeowner reads a remodeling quote as the whole job. Write down what is not in it. Typical lines are:
Common Remodeling Exclusions:
- Appliances: purchase, delivery and hookup unless listed
- Mold, asbestos and lead: testing and remediation are separate specialty work
- Structural changes: moving or removing load-bearing walls, beams and joists unless listed and engineered
- Hidden damage: rot, pests, outdated wiring and plumbing found after demolition, handled by change order
- Owner selections over allowance: the difference is billed at cost plus markup
- Matching adjoining rooms: paint or flooring outside the work area that no longer matches
- Special orders: delivery delays that move the schedule
Example Remodeling Quote
Here is what a remodeling quote looks like using our template, for a full 5x8 hall bathroom. Amounts are examples only:
Turning the Quote Into an Invoice
When the customer accepts, you can convert the quote to an invoice and bill each milestone as you reach it.
How to Use
- 01Pick Word, Excel or PDF above, or choose the online builder.
- 02Add your business details, the homeowner name and the property address.
- 03List each phase with its measurements: demolition, plumbing, tile, drywall, paint and fixtures.
- 04Add allowances for owner selections, the permit fee and a hidden-damage contingency line.
- 05Set milestone payments, exclusions and a valid-until date, then send the quote.
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Common Questions About Remodeling Quotes
How do I write a remodeling quote?
List your details, the homeowner and address, the scope by phase with measurements, allowances for owner selections, a hidden-damage line, the permit, milestone payments, exclusions and a valid-until date.
What is an allowance in a remodeling quote?
A dollar budget for something the homeowner has not picked yet, such as tile or a vanity. Label it as an allowance and state that the final invoice adjusts up or down to the actual cost.
How do I handle hidden damage like rot or bad wiring?
Quote the visible condition, then list likely problems with a price per unit, billed only if found. Anything beyond that needs a written change order signed before the work.
How much deposit can I ask for on a remodel?
It depends on your state. Some states cap deposits on home improvement contracts, so check your state's rules. Then tie later payments to finished milestones, not to dates.
Should a remodeling job be a quote or an estimate?
A quote is a fixed price for the written scope. An estimate is approximate. Quote what you can see and measure, use allowances for open selections and say plainly what is excluded.
Is this remodeling quote template free?
Yes. The Word, Excel and PDF downloads are free, with no sign-up and no watermark, and the online builder needs no account.
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