Flooring estimate template — and a generator that fills it in
The subfloor is where flooring estimates go wrong. Here's the structure that protects you, plus a generator.
Generate this estimate now
Describe the job in plain words. No email needed to see your first estimate — about fifteen seconds for a small job, a little longer for a big one.
What you get — see the format first
A complete estimate you can send to the customer, built from the rate you enter:
| Description | Qty | Unit | Unit price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor — itemized by task | hrs | hour | your rate | — |
| Materials — with your markup applied | qty | ea / sq ft | cost + markup | — |
| Permits, disposal, access | — | — | — | — |
Plus a plain-English scope summary, assumptions (what had to be guessed), exclusions (what you are not doing — the section that prevents most change-order arguments), and a validity period. Printable, or send the link.
Every figure comes from the rate and markup you supply. We never fill in a market price for you.
An estimating spreadsheet that opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets, or prints to PDF. Pre-filled with the line items a flooring estimate should contain, plus a checklist of what flooring estimating most often leaves out — so you price it before you send, not after.
- Blank — the line items, ready to price by hand.
- Auto-calculating — same sheet with the maths built in; type a quantity and a rate and it totals itself. Formulas work in Excel and Google Sheets.
- Printable — a clean one-page layout to fill in on site or save as PDF.
How flooring jobs are bid
Flooring is bid per square foot, with separate rates for the material type and the layout. What is under the existing floor decides whether the rate holds — subfloor flatness, moisture and the demo of what is there now are priced as their own lines. Transitions, thresholds, stairs and trim are per-unit items that a pure area rate misses entirely.
What a flooring estimate should contain
- Square footage by room, plus a waste factor stated as a percentage
- Material by product line, with the pattern if it drives waste
- Removal and disposal of the existing floor
- Subfloor preparation — leveling compound, sanding, or fastening squeaks
- Moisture barrier or underlayment
- Transitions, thresholds and stair nosing
- Baseboard or shoe moulding removal and reinstallation
- Undercutting door jambs, and doors trimmed to clear
- Furniture moving, or that it is excluded
- Labor as crew days × rate
What gets left out of flooring estimates
- Subfloor leveling discovered only after the old floor comes up — price it as an allowance
- Moisture testing on slab before glue-down or floating floors
- Waste factor on diagonal or herringbone layouts, which is much higher than straight lay
- Appliance disconnect and reconnect in kitchens and laundries
Your prices, not internet averages
Generic AI quotes national averages. BidWand builds a price book from every estimate you send and every rate you correct, so by the fifth bid it prices like you do — your labor rate, your markup, your exclusions.
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