Excavation estimate template, for the wet backyard.
A homeowner job: regrade the yard and run a French drain to daylight. Machine hours as an estimate, materials by the yard, and a deposit to hold the date. Click any field to edit.
Estimate
| Item | Qty | Unit | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobilization | 1 | each | $450.00 | $450.00 |
| Skid steer with operator Estimated, billed on actual hours | 12 | hour | $115.00 | $1,380.00 |
| Mini excavator with operator Estimated, billed on actual hours | 6 | hour | $150.00 | $900.00 |
| Trenching, French drain To daylight at the back line | 120 | linear ft | $12.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Washed drain stone | 12 | cubic yard | $55.00 | $660.00 |
| Loam, spread and graded | 20 | cubic yard | $45.00 | $900.00 |
| Haul-off | 2 | load | $300.00 | $600.00 |
Click any text to change it. Rates and the tax rate are examples, so put in your own. Totals update as you type.
Why it's laid out this way
- Machine time per hour, marked as an estimate so the final bill isn't a fight
- Trench per linear foot, stone and loam per cubic yard
- Haul-off per load, the way the trucking actually costs you
- Dig-safe marking and private lines spelled out in the terms
Or build it by chat
Send Redline a photo of the standing water and say "quote Alan Whitaker: mobilization, 12 hours skid steer, 6 hours mini, 120 ft French drain, 12 yards stone, 20 yards loam, 2 loads out, 25% deposit". It builds the estimate and saves it on his file.
There's no online approval link, so get his yes by phone or email, then bill the deposit on Solo. Locate tickets expire, so ask Redline for the first open day after the marks are in. See quotes and estimates or the hourly rate calculator.
Quote it before the next rain.
Redline is free to start. Say the machines, the hours and the yards, and it builds the estimate.
Keep reading
- Excavation invoice templateMachine hours, loads, stone per ton, rock and standby time.
- Excavation softwareTurn machine hours and loads into an invoice and chase builders who pay late.
- Hourly rate calculatorTurn pay, overhead and billable hours into the rate you should charge.
- Quotes and estimatesItemized quotes by chat or from a photo, with a deposit. Options and tax in the composer.