Quote to invoice, for tilers
FROM QUOTE TO PAID, BUILT FOR TILERS
Give it the square metres and the finish, like a bathroom floor to wall, a wet room, a kitchen splashback or porcelain through a hallway, and an itemised quote writes itself. Tiles, adhesive, grout, trims, tanking and your labour. Win it and the job sheet, the shopping list and the invoice all come off that same quote.
It knows what goes with the tiles
The tiles are the easy part. Describe the job and the adhesive, the grout, the primer, the backer boards, the trims and the tanking all get counted too, because those are the lines that get forgotten.
Bathrooms & wet rooms
Floor to wall, with tanking, backer boards and the wet zone build-up priced as their own lines.
Kitchen floors & splashbacks
Levelling compound, primer, adhesive and trims, itemised per square metre and per finish.
Large-format & porcelain
Heavier boards, more adhesive and slower fixing, allowed for properly rather than at the standard rate.
Underfloor heating build-ups
Insulation, matting, self-levelling and the extra depth, quoted so the customer sees why it costs more.
Tilers: frequently asked questions
Does it work out adhesive and grout from the square metres?
Yes. Say the area and the finish and it allows for adhesive, grout, primer and trims as separate lines with quantities, not one lumped "sundries" figure. They're a starting point based on what you described. Adjust the coverage to how you actually work before sending.
Can I quote supply-and-fit when the customer is buying the tiles?
Yes. Leave the tiles off and quote the fixing materials and your labour; the customer's own tiles never appear on your price. If you are supplying, add them as a line or paste a supplier link and the real price is pulled in.
What if the floor needs more preparation than expected?
Price it as extra work. Say what you've found in a sentence, it gets costed off the same day rate and materials, and the customer approves it on their phone before you carry on. It then goes on the invoice as an item they already agreed rather than a surprise at the end.
Does the quote show the customer what the price is based on?
Yes. Alongside the price they see the assumptions it was built on: the finish allowed for, and what is and isn't included. There is also a line saying anything extra gets agreed with them first. That is the single best defence against an argument over the final bill.