Estimate Templates
Professional, accurate estimates are a powerful tool to help you impress potential clients and win jobs. Estimates get everyone on the same page before you begin work.
But you don’t have to start from scratch every time. Using one of our free estimate templates ensures you don’t forget any vital info and always look like the professional you are.
Estimate Templates
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Each invoice template includes the essential elements you need to invoice your auto repair services. Add the services rendered, hourly rate, and sales tax, and the template calculates your total amount. And with a printer-friendly layout, you can quickly print a professional invoice to collect payment. For more templates, refer to our main page here. You can also check out our online invoice generator for an easy way to create a customized repair invoice.
Special Purpose Estimate Templates
Some fields like construction or freelancing require a customized estimate template. That’s why we’ve built over 40 specialized & industry template pages categorized below:
Why should I use an estimate template?
Whether you own your own business or are working as an independent contractor, you’ll find a number of benefits from using an estimate template, including:
- Accuracy and Consistency: An estimate template ensures that all essential details are consistently and accurately documented. This reduces the likelihood of errors.
- Professionalism: A well-designed estimate template conveys professionalism to clients. This enhances your reputation and reinforces trust in your services or products.
- Time-Saving: An estimate template streamlines the budget process by providing pre-formatted fields, eliminating the need to create job estimates from scratch.
In short, using auto repair and mechanic invoice templates is better for business. You stay professional, organized, and paid.
How do I create an estimate?
Not sure how to create your own estimate? We’ve got you covered!
Try our online estimate maker.
With it, you can create a printer-friendly and fully customizable estimate template that includes the essential estimate fields. The estimate maker saves you time and can be easily changed to an invoice with a single click.
Invoice Simple Estimate Template Highlights
Completely free estimate templates that are ready to send to clients
Built from scratch to fit the needs of your unique business
Consistently formatted with all the essential invoice elements included
Created with automatic formulas that calculate totals and taxes for you
FAQ
Invoices are written agreements verifying the exchange between the buyer and seller. They establish an obligation to pay on the part of the buyer and include the actual costs of a transaction.
On the other hand, estimates are only rough quotes of the potential costs. With estimates (sometimes called quotes), you’re predicting how much a project may cost or how long it will take to complete.
There’s no legal obligation to stick to those predictions once your client has agreed to work with you. However, customers won’t like it if your final invoice differs too much from your initial quoted price. Because of this, it’s best to give a realistic estimation of time and cost.
Quotes, pricing quotes, or sales quotes are very similar to estimates. One difference is that quotes are often used for fixed-cost projects, whereas estimates are more of an educated guess.
Your customers may perceive that you are sticking to that price when you give out a quote, even if you end up putting more time in than you expected. On the other hand, with an estimate, it’s understood that the end price may differ as the scope of the project becomes clearer.
Which to use depends on your industry and the type of work you do. For example, graphic designers and photographers typically give out quotes. On the other hand, construction companies and programmers give out estimates. As a document, quotes and estimates are essentially the same. They both contain the same sections and information.
Whether you prefer to give out quotes or estimates, we’ve got you covered. Check out our dedicated library of quote templates.
The templates are the same as the estimate templates here, except they say ‘quote’ in various places.
Here’s a breakdown of what you need to include in your estimates:
- Standard info: date, estimate number (for organizing and future reference), company info.
- Line items: break down the different parts of the project. Try to be as descriptive as possible with these. This section usually makes up the bulk of the estimate. Some line items you might use include the number of hours required to complete a task, materials, equipment, and/or licenses and fees.
- How long the estimate is valid. Prices for materials and workers may change over time, so you should always include an expiration date for your estimate.
- Project timeline. Customers usually ask for quotes for projects that take more than one day. It’s always useful to write how long the project usually takes.
- Deposit and payment requirements. It’s normal to ask for some sort of deposit or incremental payments (e.g., 30% at the start, 30% at the halfway point, and 40% after handoff), especially for longer projects.
Our estimate templates have sections laid out for each of the above items.
Each free estimate template is a simple and easy way to send a quote to clients. Simply download a file and fill out the fields. Then you’re ready to email or print and mail the estimate.
To download an estimate template for Word or Excel, simply click the link below your desired template.
If you want to use the Google versions, you’ll need to select ‘File -> Make a copy’ after you’ve opened the file as a Google Doc or Google Sheet.
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