House Rendering Quote Template
Free house rendering quote template for cement, acrylic, and texture coat rendering. Covers surface preparation, render application, and scaffold hire.
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Or try it on the web →This house rendering quote template is for renderers pricing jobs on brick, block, or fibre cement sheet walls. Most quotes go wrong in two places: underestimating the prep work on old, painted surfaces, and not factoring in the full cost of scaffold hire for multi-storey homes. Get those right, and you protect your margin. This template helps you price every line item correctly, from masking the windows to the final texture coat, so you can send quotes that are fair for the client and profitable for your business.
How to Calculate Your Per-Metre Rate for Rendering
Your square metre (sqm) rate is mostly labour. A good renderer can prep and apply a base coat to about 20-25 sqm per day. At a labour rate of $70/hr, that’s around $25/sqm in labour alone. Materials come next. A 20kg bag of cement render base from Bunnings costs about $15 and covers 2.5 sqm, so that's $6/sqm. Add primer and a texture coat like Dulux AcraTex, plus a 10% waste factor. Your total cost might be $40-$60/sqm before overheads and profit. Using a quoting tool like QuoteMate helps track these material costs against live supplier pricing so your rate is always current.
What Gets Left Off a House Rendering Quote
It’s the extras that eat your profit. Always include a line item for waste disposal; a 2-cubic-metre skip bin from a local supplier will cost you $300-$450. Scaffolding hire is another big one, often running $30-$50 per linear metre for the first week. Don't forget the non-billable labour of masking every window, door, and downpipe, which can take half a day. Finally, include substrate cleaning. A high-pressure wash is essential for proper adhesion, as specified by most render manufacturers. If you skip quoting these, you're doing them for free. Add them as separate line items so the client sees the value.
Materials Included
- Render base coat (cement or acrylic)
- Render finish coat / texture
- Primer / bonding agent
- Corner beads and stop beads
- Scaffold hire
- Masking and drop sheets
Quoting Steps
- 1Measure all external wall areas
- 2Deduct windows and doors
- 3Assess surface condition and prep needed
- 4Select render type and finish
- 5Calculate render quantities by sqm
- 6Add scaffold hire and access equipment
Frequently Asked Questions
A texture coat requires more skill and often an extra pass, adding 20-30% to your labour time. The material is also pricier. A 15L pail of Dulux AcraTex 951 costs around $160 from a Dulux Trade Centre, whereas a standard cement render topcoat is much cheaper. Factor in at least a 25% price increase for acrylic texture finishes.
Yes, always list external corner beads as a separate line item per linear metre. They protect edges from chipping and are essential for a sharp, professional finish. PVC beads from Bunnings or a trade supplier cost $6-$9 per 3-metre length, but the main cost is the labour to set them perfectly straight before rendering.
For older homes with crumbling mortar or visible cracks, a 15% contingency on your prep labour is a safe bet. You can't see the full extent of damage until after the pressure wash. Specify in your quote that this covers minor patching, and that extensive structural repairs will be quoted as a variation to the contract.
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