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Excavation per m³, slabs per m², drainage per metre and plant by the day, all priced from your own rate card and sent the same day.

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9:41
Your business
Quote Q-0042
Hi Steve, here's your quote
Slab and drainage
Total
£4,620.00
Excavation
12 m³ × £85.00
£1,020.00
Concrete slab
30 m² × £75.00
£2,250.00
Drainage run
15 m × £90.00
£1,350.00
25% deposit of £1,155.00 due on acceptance
Happy to go ahead?
Steve Collins
Accept quote
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Say it, priced

Talk through the job. The quote writes itself.

This is a real example using the starting rate card for a groundworker. Your own prices replace these the moment you edit them.

“Dig out twelve cubic metres, thirty square metre slab and a fifteen metre drainage run”

becomes a priced, itemised quote in seconds.

01

m³, m² and metres

Excavation per m³, slabs per m², drainage per metre. Every unit you price in is built in.

02

Plant by the day

Mini digger with driver, dumpers and day rates sit on your rate card ready to add.

03

Trade terms for main contractors

Builders and developers get your trade prices and 30-day terms automatically.

04

Deposits and stage payments

Protect your cash on bigger jobs with a deposit invoiced on acceptance.

Ready on day one

The groundworker rate card we start you with.

Typical UK starting prices for a groundworker, in the units you price in. They are a starting point, not a recommendation. Change any of them, add your own, and set separate trade and agent prices.

Starting rate card for a groundworker
ItemUnitFrom
Excavationper m³£85
Concrete slabper m²£75
Drainage runper m£90
Mini digger with driverper day£450

See when it's opened

Every view is logged. Chase with one tap while you're still on their mind.

  1. Sent on WhatsApp09:12
    Q-0042 to Steve Collins
  2. Opened09:14
    iPhone · 1st view
  3. Opened again18:40
    2nd view
  4. Accepted19:02
    Signed: Steve Collins

Deposits, then the balance

The deposit invoice is raised on acceptance. The final invoice deducts it, to the penny.

INV-0108 · Deposit 25%
Raised on acceptance · due in 7 days
£1,155.00
INV-0114 · Balance
Less deposit invoiced £1,155.00
£3,465.00
FAQ

QuoteEdge for groundworkers

Something else? Email tom@quoteedge.co.uk and a real person will reply.

Can I price per cubic metre?

Yes. Excavation and muck-away can be priced per m³, alongside per m² and per metre lines.

Can main contractors get 30-day terms?

Yes. Builders, developers and commercial customers get your trade payment terms, 30 days unless you change it.

Can I add plant hire?

Yes. Add plant as a day rate and put the number of days on the quote.

Other trades

Built for the whole site.

Builders

  • Single-storey extension£2,200 / m²
  • Two-storey extension£1,900 / m²

Electricians

  • Call-out (includes first hour)£80 / visit
  • Additional hour£45 / hour

Plumbers & heating engineers

  • Call-out (includes first hour)£85 / visit
  • Additional hour£55 / hour

Plasterers

  • Skim walls£14 / m²
  • Skim ceiling£17 / m²

Roofers

  • Replace slates/tiles£85 / m²
  • Re-bed ridge tiles£45 / m

Painters & decorators

  • Walls, two coats emulsion£9 / m²
  • Ceilings, two coats£10 / m²
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