Quote · Kitchen · homeowner
Q-1190
DraftAlistair Trowbridge, kitchen-diner fit-out in Keynsham: 10 cabinets. £16,450 ex VAT at 25.1% margin. Drafted yesterday by Neil.
- DraftedWed 14 OctBy Neil Barton, hours from the true rate
- SentNot yetReady when Neil is
- Followed upNot yetAfter it is sent
- DecidedWaitingAfter it is sent
How the price is built
Hours from the firm's own history, then materials, subcontract and margin
£16,450
ex VAT
Labour £3,570Materials £6,200Subcontract £2,550Margin £4,130
Labour£3,570
10cabinets×12.95h per cabinet=129.5 h
129.5 h×£27.55an hour=£3,570to the nearest £10
12.95 h per cabinet is what the 15 kitchens finished this year really took, from their timesheets. £27.55 is the average cost of an hour on those jobs: each fitter's cost rate, weighted by the hours they logged.
Materials£6,200
| Kitchen units and doors Wrenfold Kitchen Supply | £3,590 |
| Worktops, templated and fitted Halbrook Worktops | £1,670 |
| Plaster, board and sundries Avonmere Builders Merchants | £250 |
| Timber, panels and fixings Kestle Timber | £190 |
| Lighting and electrical fittings Voltmere Electrical Wholesale | £250 |
| Splashback tiles and adhesive Brackwell Tiles | £250 |
Subcontract£2,550
| Electrics Gary Pullen Electrical, electrician | £1,150 |
| Plumbing Jon Haskins Plumbing and Heating, plumber | £840 |
| Plastering Mark Dent Plastering, plasterer | £560 |
Cost£12,320
Price at a 25% margin, to the nearest £50£16,450
Margin£4,130, 25.1%
VAT 20%£3,290
The client pays, inc VAT£19,740
Against the old rule
Same 10 cabinets, same materials and subcontract
Old ruleTrue rate
Hours per cabinet11.512.95
Labour hours115 h129.5 h
Labour cost£3,170£3,570
Price ex VAT£15,900£16,450
Margin if it takes the true hours22.5%25.1%
The old rule would have priced this £550 lower with 14.5 h fewer hours. The crew would still take the hours; the margin would pay for them.
Where the hours come from
Every kitchen job finished this year: hours from the timesheets, per cabinet
3999Lear, 16 cabinets20 Jul12 h192 h vs 184 h3994Blake, 13 cabinets8 Jul12.92 h168 h vs 150 h3989Naish, 12 cabinets25 Jun12 h144 h vs 138.5 h3984Keedwell, 11 cabinets15 Jun13.09 h144 h vs 127 h3980Bendall, 14 cabinets29 May, imported14.29 h200 h vs 161.5 h3975Merrick, 17 cabinets13 May, imported12.71 h216 h vs 195.5 h3971Penfold, 15 cabinets29 Apr, imported12.8 h192 h vs 173 h3968Davies, 15 cabinets13 Apr, imported12.8 h192 h vs 173 h3964Mallett, 14 cabinets25 Mar, imported13.71 h192 h vs 161.5 h3959Gazzard, 17 cabinets11 Mar, imported12.71 h216 h vs 195.5 h3957Gane, 9 cabinets3 Mar, imported13.33 h120 h vs 103.5 h3952Pocock, 13 cabinets18 Feb, imported12.92 h168 h vs 150 h3945Kingscott, 16 cabinets30 Jan, imported13.5 h216 h vs 184 h3944Osborne, 11 cabinets19 Jan, imported13.09 h144 h vs 127 h3942Thornton, 17 cabinets5 Jan, imported12.71 h216 h vs 195.5 h
Estimates on these jobs ran 14% over on hours before go-live (11 jobs), 8% since (4). 11 of them were imported from paper job sheets.
Client
Alistair Trowbridge68 Rowan Drive, Keynsham
ContactAlistair Trowbridge
Phone07700 900463
First in touch7 Oct 2026