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Flagged before pricingHouse built 1985, so lead paint isn't expected, but the check is written in. Cracked hallway cornice priced as a provisional allowance, not guessed. Feature wall and wardrobes offered as options so the customer can fit it to their budget.
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Brushline Painting CoResidential repaints
QUOTENo. Q-0418Sample · Valid 30 days
NSW Lic. 000000C · ABN 00 000 000 000 · 0400 000 000
Illustrative sample · made-up business
Prepared forHomeownerForestville NSW 2087
The jobFull interior repaint, 3 bed, 1 bathBrick veneer, built 1985, approx. 110m², 2.4m ceilings
AreaAmount
Living, dining, kitchen and hallwayIncluding ceilings, walls, trims and 4 doors. Holes filled, joints gapped, sanded and spot primed.$4,150.00
Three bedroomsIncluding ceilings, walls, trims, 3 doors and wardrobe door faces.$3,380.00
Bathroom and laundryMould-resistant finish above tiles. Existing mould treated first.$1,190.00
Hallway cornice repair ProvisionalRake out, set and sand approx. 1.5m. Adjusted to actual time, agreed with you first.$280.00
Subtotal$9,000.00
GST$900.00
Total inc GST$9,900.00
Paints
  • Ceilings: Dulux Ceiling White, 2 coats
  • Walls: Dulux Wash&Wear low sheen, 2 coats
  • Trims: Dulux Aquanamel semi gloss, 2 coats
Optional extras
  • Feature wall, second colour+ $290
  • Inside 3 wardrobes+ $640

Payment: nothing up front. 15% on day two, balance after our final walk-through.

Not included: plaster repairs beyond minor filling, cabinetry, anything outside the house.

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LicensedInsuredYour warranty termsDulux paints, never thinned
A real example · $12,500 plastering quote

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A homeowner was sent this quote by text and asked online whether to get other quotes. It was a $12,500 cash price with no GST shown. Beside it is an illustrative example, for a made-up business, of how a quote for this kind of job could be structured, with a detailed breakdown, inclusions, exclusions and optional extras. It isn't a like-for-like comparison.

Before · sent by text
Text message

- remove all cornice and dispose of waste.

- install 10mm gyprock by direct stick to 3 cieling sections (kitchen, living room, and hallway)

- reinstall cornice roughly 48m as per customers’ choice of cornice to all 3 sections.

- prime, top coat skim walls that have good condition render.

- install a combination of 10mm and 13mm gyprock direct stick around the beam and surrounding walls to achieve a seamless join between the 2 different levels.

- install 6mm gyprock direct stick on all the hallway walls.

- install picture rail cornice on all 4 walls in the hallway.

- install 10mm gyprock on walls in the kitchen.

- set and sand all joins ready for paint.

$12,500 cash price

No exclusions. No GST. Glue-only ceilings. No joint at the level change.

After · rebuilt by morning
Corniche PlasteringCeilings, walls and cornice
QUOTENo. Q-0356Sample · Valid 30 days
NSW Lic. 000000C · ABN 00 000 000 000 · Insured
Illustrative sample · made-up business
Prepared forHomeownerInner West, Sydney
The jobKitchen, living and hallwayCeilings, walls and cornice
Scope itemAmount
Ceilings: kitchen, living, hallwayOld cornice removed. 10mm board, adhesive and screw fixed. 48 lm new cornice.$4,280.00
Beam and change in level10mm and 13mm board with a control joint so the join doesn’t crack.$1,640.00
Hallway walls and picture rail6mm board over render. Rail at your chosen height.$2,190.00
Kitchen wallsLined in 10mm plasterboard.$1,120.00
Skim coat to sound render$830.00
Set, sand and clean upReady for paint. Waste removed daily.$1,003.64
Hidden repairs ProvisionalOnly if found behind the old cornice. $85/hr, agreed with you first.$300.00
Subtotal$11,363.64
GST$1,136.36
Total inc GST$12,500.00
Optional extras
  • Square-set to kitchen+ $450
  • Asbestos test first+ $180

Not included: painting, electrical fit-off, asbestos removal.

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Date
LicensedInsuredYour warranty terms

What changed

  • Priced line by line, with GST and one clear total
  • Ceilings screw-fixed, and a control joint where the levels meet
  • Tick-box options so the customer can go up or down
  • Exclusions and an asbestos check, so nothing bites you later
  • On your letterhead, with a space for the customer to sign

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