Electrical estimate template
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| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
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| Electrical service | 1 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Subtotal | $0.00 |
| Total | $0.00 |
Price the discoveries in advance
Electrical estimates are undone by things you cannot see until the panel cover is off or the wall is open: an undersized service lateral, a corroded meter base, a mast that needs replacing, aluminium branch wiring.
List them as priced options on the estimate rather than discovering them together later:
- Service mast replacement, if required — $X
- Meter base replacement, if required — $X
- Drywall repair beyond rough patching — $X per opening
- Aluminium-to-copper pigtailing, per device — $X
Nothing about that reduces the customer’s trust. It does the opposite — it reads as somebody who has done this before.
Offer the while-you-are-in-there work
Electrical has unusually strong marginal economics. Adding a circuit while the panel is open and the crew is on site costs a fraction of doing it as its own visit, and customers know it.
Put those on as options: surge protection, an extra dedicated circuit, an outdoor receptacle, a garage subpanel. Tickable, priced, no pressure. It is the single easiest way to raise the average job in this trade.
Licence number and permits
Licence number on the document — required in most states. Permits and inspection as their own line at cost or cost-plus, so your estimate is comparable to a competitor who quietly left them out.
Say what a load calculation covers
If the job depends on a load calculation, say whether it is included and what happens if it shows the service is inadequate. That is the finding that turns a $1,200 job into a $4,000 one, and it should never be a surprise.
Sending it before they call someone else
Jobber at $49/mo, with optional line items on its Grow plan, is the cleanest way to present tickable options. QuoteIQ at $29.99/mo is cheaper and includes consumer financing on every tier, which matters on panel upgrades. Housecall Pro Max includes a proposal tool built for good-better-best presentation.
Questions operators actually ask
What should an electrical estimate include?
Your licence number, the scope by circuit or fixture, itemised labour and materials, permit and inspection fees, and clearly priced options for the extras a job commonly turns up — a service mast, a meter base, drywall repair.
How do I estimate a panel upgrade?
Price the known work — panel, breakers, grounding and bonding, permit — then list the common extras separately with their own prices. Service laterals, meter bases and mast replacements are discovered, not predicted, and pre-pricing them prevents the mid-job renegotiation.
Should I offer options on an electrical estimate?
Yes, particularly on panel and EV work. Surge protection, a load-managed versus dedicated EV circuit, additional circuits while the panel is open — presented as tickable options they reliably raise the job size, because the marginal cost of doing them now is genuinely lower.
Do customers expect permits itemised?
They expect them included, which is different. Show the fee as its own line so your estimate is comparable with a competitor who omitted it — otherwise yours simply looks more expensive.
How long should the estimate be valid?
Thirty days. Copper and equipment pricing moves, and panel availability has been unreliable enough in recent years that an old estimate is a real risk.