Deck bid template
Fill it in, print it, hand it over. Every line is editable in place and the print view drops the navigation, the buttons and this paragraph — what comes out of the printer is the bid alone, on one page.
Scope
Click any line to edit. Pre-filled with a realistic scope.
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Materials
| Item | Qty | Unit | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $980 | ||||
| $1,248 | ||||
| $240 | ||||
| $310 | ||||
| $1,748 | ||||
| $900 |
Subtotal $5,426
Labour
| Item | Qty | Unit | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,200 | ||||
| $1,600 | ||||
| $1,100 | ||||
| $900 |
Subtotal $4,800
Valid 30 days. Excludes rock excavation, utility relocation and unforeseen site conditions.
Why an itemised bid wins work
A homeowner comparing three quotes cannot judge craftsmanship from a piece of paper. What they can judge is whether you appear to know what the job contains. A one-line number invites them to compare on price alone; a sheet that names the footings, the flashing and the inspections tells them you have built this before.
It also protects you. Every line here is a line that cannot become an argument later, and the exclusions at the bottom are the ones that actually bite — rock, utilities and whatever is found under the old deck.
Filling it in
Scope is the part clients read. Write it as things you will do, in order, including the permit and the inspections — those are hours, and a quote that silently omits them is the one that comes back as a change order.
Materials come off the takeoff. The board calculator gives the decking line, the board-foot tool the framing line, and the footing tool the footings.
Labour is split by phase rather than given as one number. It reads as a plan instead of a guess, and it makes a partial-scope conversation possible without re-quoting the whole job.
The exclusions to keep
Rock excavation, utility relocation and unforeseen site conditions are on the sheet by default because they are the three that turn a good job into a loss. Add anything else your market throws up — access restrictions, disposal of an old deck, tree roots, re-grading — and give the bid an expiry date, because material prices move.
Prices move weekly and by region. Enter the unit price your yard quoted you — the defaults are round placeholders, not a market average.
Sources
Nothing here is asserted as a current figure. The tool is arithmetic on what you type, and every default is a round placeholder for your yard's quote.