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Free electrical estimate template

Electrical estimates are easiest to compare and approve when each device, each new circuit and the labor are separate lines, with what is and isn't included spelled out. Use the line items below as a starting point, then fill in your own rates.

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Questions to ask on the walkthrough

• Which devices or fixtures are being added or replaced, and who supplies them?
• Are the walls and ceilings finished, or is there open attic or basement access?
• Is there space in the panel for any new circuits you are quoting?
• Is patching and painting after access included, or left to the client?
• Is there anything the client has noticed that you should look at while you are there?

Things to list as not included

Saying what isn't in the price heads off surprises. Common examples for electrical work:

• Patching and painting after access, unless it is listed as a line.
• Work found to be needed once walls are opened; this becomes a change to the estimate before it starts.
• Fixtures and devices supplied by the client.

How to fill it in

1. Give each estimate its own number and a valid-until date.
2. Describe the job in the client's words, so they recognize it.
3. Keep one line per item, with a quantity, a unit and your rate. Delete lines you don't use.
4. Write down what is not included.
5. When the client says yes, the same lines become the invoice. See estimate vs invoice.

Plain-text version to copy

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATE

Your business: ________________  (Business name, phone, email, license or registration number)
Estimate number: ________________
Estimate date: ________________
Valid until: ________________
Client: ________________  (Name, phone, email)
Job address: ________________
Job description: ________________

ITEM | QTY | UNIT | RATE | AMOUNT
-- Labor and visit --
Service call or trip charge | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Electrician labor | ___ | hour | ___ | ___
Apprentice or helper labor | ___ | hour | ___ | ___
-- Devices and fixtures --
Receptacles (outlets): type | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Switches or dimmers | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Light fixture: install only, or supply and install | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Ceiling fan: install only, or supply and install | ___ | each | ___ | ___
-- Circuits and panel --
New circuit: breaker, wire run and device | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Wire: type and gauge | ___ | ft | ___ | ___
Conduit or raceway | ___ | ft | ___ | ___
Panel work: describe | ___ | each | ___ | ___
-- Other --
Fishing wire through finished walls | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Patching after access | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Permit and inspection fee (if the job needs one) | ___ | each | ___ | ___
Disposal of old fixtures | ___ | each | ___ | ___

Subtotal: ________
Discount: ________
Tax (you set this): ________
Total: ________

Included / not included: ________________
Accepted by (name): __________  Signature: __________  Date: ______

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This template is a general starting point, not a contract form or legal advice. If your client signs an estimate, it may become a contract, and some places set rules for what estimates and contracts must include, such as a notice of the client's right to cancel. Check the rules where you work.

Please note

Bidpocket makes estimates and invoices from what you enter. It doesn't give tax, legal or accounting advice, doesn't work out what tax you owe, and doesn't check that your documents meet the rules where you or your clients are. Some places require specific invoice details or electronic invoicing; ask a tax professional. Bidpocket doesn't process, hold or send payments.