Quote · Kitchen · homeowner
Q-1173
Sent, waitingHelen Loveridge, kitchen-diner fit-out in Winterbourne: 18 cabinets. £26,800 ex VAT at 25.0% margin. Sent 22 days ago, 2 follow-ups so far.
- DraftedMon 21 SepBy Neil Barton, hours from the rule of thumb
- SentWed 23 SepTo Helen Loveridge, by email and in the portal
- Followed up28 Sep, 5 Oct2 reminders, by email
- DecidedWaitingOpen 22 days
How the price is built
Hours from the old rule of thumb, then materials, subcontract and margin
£26,800
ex VAT
Labour £5,700Materials £11,150Subcontract £3,250Margin £6,700
Labour£5,700
18cabinets×11.5h per cabinet=207 h
207 h×£27.55an hour=£5,700to the nearest £10
11.5 h per cabinet is the old rule of thumb. The 15 kitchens finished this year really took 12.95.
Materials£11,150
| Kitchen units and doors Wrenfold Kitchen Supply | £6,460 |
| Worktops, templated and fitted Halbrook Worktops | £3,010 |
| Plaster, board and sundries Avonmere Builders Merchants | £450 |
| Timber, panels and fixings Kestle Timber | £340 |
| Lighting and electrical fittings Voltmere Electrical Wholesale | £450 |
| Splashback tiles and adhesive Brackwell Tiles | £440 |
Subcontract£3,250
| Electrics Gary Pullen Electrical, electrician | £1,460 |
| Plumbing Jon Haskins Plumbing and Heating, plumber | £1,080 |
| Plastering Mark Dent Plastering, plasterer | £710 |
Cost£20,100
Price at a 25% margin, to the nearest £50£26,800
Margin£6,700, 25.0%
VAT 20%£5,360
The client pays, inc VAT£32,160
On the true rate, it would be
Same 18 cabinets, same materials and subcontract
Old ruleTrue rate
Hours per cabinet11.512.95
Labour hours207 h233 h
Labour cost£5,700£6,420
Price ex VAT£26,800£27,750
Margin if it takes the true hours22.3%25.0%
This went out on the old rule. If it is won and takes what kitchens really take, 26 h more labour comes out of the margin: 25.0% quoted, about 22.3% in the end.
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
Helen Loveridge64 Kingsley Road, Winterbourne
ContactHelen Loveridge
Phone07700 900694
First in touch13 Sep 2026