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Wardrobe quotation format with real quantities

A wardrobe quotation lists the front area, lighting, materials and hardware, then site work, discount and GST. Price by square foot of front or by materials, not both. In our example, a 3600 mm hinged wardrobe has 87.60 sq ft of front. Rate and amount stay blank for your own prices, and the blank file has the same columns.

The five parts of a wardrobe quotation
  1. Part A: Front area2 lines · measured
  2. Part B: Lighting1 line · measured
  3. Part C: Materials and hardware27 lines · measured
  4. Part D: Site work and delivery3 lines · you add
  5. Part E: Totals, discount and GST4 lines · you add
Download the blank CSV (column headers only)See the example quotation

Pick one way to price

A square-foot rate on the front is easy for a customer to compare between quotes. A materials list suits a maker who costs each board and fitting.

  • By front area

    Part A: one rate per square foot of front, per door style.

  • By materials

    Part C: boards, sheets, edge band and hardware, each priced.

Price once

If your square-foot rate already covers boards and hardware, do not add them again.

The example quotation

Rate and amount stay blank: you add your own prices. In our example, 30 lines are measured from the design and 7 you add.

The example quotation: real quantities, rate and amount left blank
LineDescriptionSize (mm)QtyCounted inRateAmount
A · Front area · 2 linesRate and amount: blank, add your price.
A1Fronts, per sq ft (floor to top) measured3560 x 228687.60sq ft
A2End filler (scribed) measured20 x 22860.98sq ft
B · Lighting · 1 lineRate and amount: blank, add your price.
B1Shelf strips measured3piece
C · Materials and hardware · 27 linesRate and amount: blank, add your price.
C1Board, carcass, 18 mm ply measured207.30sq ft
C2Board, doors, 20 mm HDHMR measured85.13sq ft
C3Board, backs, 8 mm ply measured97.22sq ft
C4Sheets, carcass, 18 mm ply estimate2440 x 12207sheet
C5Sheets, doors, 20 mm HDHMR estimate2440 x 12203sheet
C6Sheets, backs, 8 mm ply estimate2440 x 12204sheet
C · Edge band · 2 lines
LineDescriptionSize (mm)QtyCounted inRateAmount
C7Edge band, 22 x 0.8 mm measured135.04m
C8Edge band, 22 x 2 mm measured38.00m

Rate and amount: blank, add your price.

C · Hardware (hinges, runners, screws) · 19 lines
LineDescriptionSize (mm)QtyCounted inRateAmount
C9Cabinet connector measured8pc
C10Cam connector measured58pc
C11Plinth clip measured13pc
C12Wooden dowel, 8 x 40 mm measured76pc
C13Screw, 4 x 19 mm measured192pc
C14Screw, 4 x 30 mm measured12pc
C15Wall fixing bracket measured6pc
C16Concealed hinge, soft-close measured30pc
C17Hinge mounting plate measured30pc
C18Plastic plug, 5 mm measured60pc
C19Drawer runner pair, 450 mm measured3pair
C20Shelf support pin measured8pc
C21Hanging rod measured1 × 1150, 2 × 11513pc
C22Hanging rod flange measured6pc
C23Bar handle measured6pc
C24LED driver, 15 W measured3pc
C25LED profile measured5.63m
C26LED strip, warm measured5.63m
C27Plastic leg measured18pc

Rate and amount: blank, add your price.

D · Site work and delivery · 3 lines
LineDescriptionSize (mm)QtyCounted inRateAmount
D1Installation you add
D2Delivery and transport you add
D3Site measurement visit you add

Rate and amount: blank, add your price.

E · Totals, discount and GST · 4 lines
LineDescriptionSize (mm)QtyCounted inRateAmount
E1Subtotal you add
E2Discount you add
E3GST (type the rate that applies) you add
E4Grand total you add

Rate and amount: blank, add your price.

How to measure the front

Measure the front from floor to top, across the storage width. In our example the front is 3560 × 2286 mm. That is 87.60 sq ft.

The thin end strips are not doors, so they get their own line. In our example that line is 0.98 sq ft. The wardrobe is 3600 mm overall: the 3560 mm front plus two end strips.

Drawn to scale from the example's numbers; depth drawn shortened. The hatched doors are the priced front.
AFront width, end strips apart
3560 mm (about 11 ft 8 in)
BFloor to top
2286 mm (7 ft 6 in)
CEnd strip at each end
20 mm (about 1 in)
priced on its own line (A2)
Front area in our example
87.60 sq ftSample

Fill these lines from a design, with your own rates.

Checking a quote you got?

Does it say how the front area was measured?

Is each material priced once, by square foot or by a materials list, not both?

Are site work, delivery and GST on their own lines?

Use the blank file

The blank file has the same 10 column headers and no lines. It opens in Excel and Google Sheets.

How we count sheets

The sheet count is an estimate from the board areas. The details below show how.

Board areas and sheets in our example

Box board 207.30 sq ft, door board 85.13 sq ft, back board 97.22 sq ft. The drawers are cut from the box board, their bottoms from the back board.

Sheets, estimate: 14 (7 + 3 + 4), each 2440 × 1220 mm, saw cut 4 mm, edge trim 5 mm. The count allows for saw cuts and edge trim.

Edge band: 135.04 m + 38.00 m.

Hardware: 30 hinges, 3 pairs of drawer runners, 6 handles. Hanging rods: 2 × 1151 mm and 1 × 1150 mm.

Lighting: 3 shelf strips. This is the material take-off a quotation's part C lists.

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