QuoteAceRoofingQuote template
Roofing quote template for Australian roofers
A good quote wins the job and protects you when the scope changes. Here's what an Australian roofer's quote should include, and a free tool that builds one from your job notes.
What to put on a roofing quote
- Your business details: business name, ABN, roofing / roof plumbing licence or registration no., phone and email.
- Quote number, date and validity: for example "valid for 30 days", so material price rises don't catch you out.
- Customer and job address.
- Scope of work: a plain-English description of exactly what you will do.
- Itemised pricing: labour (hours × your rate), materials at your sell price (cost plus your markup), and any callout fee.
- GST: if you're registered, show the ex-GST subtotal, GST (10%) and the GST-inclusive total.
- Inclusions, exclusions and assumptions: the part that prevents arguments later.
- Payment terms and a place for the customer to sign and accept.
How GST works on a quote
If your business is registered for GST, add 10% to the ex-GST price. For example, $1,000 ex GST + $100 GST = $1,100 inc GST. To find the GST inside a GST-inclusive price, divide by 11. If you aren't registered for GST (generally businesses with turnover under $75,000), don't charge GST, and it's good practice to say so on the quote. Check the ATO website or your accountant for your own situation.
Should you show your materials markup?
No. Most roofers mark up materials (often 10–30%) to cover ordering, pick-up, waste and warranty risk. Show the customer one price per item that already includes your markup, and keep the cost and margin for yourself. QuoteAce does this for you: enter materials at cost, set your markup once, and the quote shows only the final prices. GST is then added on the whole subtotal.
Height safety and scaffolding on roofing quotes
Work at height is high-risk construction work under WHS laws. Show edge protection, scaffolding or fall-arrest as its own line so the customer sees what keeps your crew safe, and say that work stops in unsafe weather. Exclude asbestos roofs (removal needs a licensed asbestos removalist), rotten roof timbers found during the job, and ceiling repairs. Roof plumbing (gutters, downpipes and flashings) needs a licensed roof plumber in some states, so put the right licence number on the quote.
Common roofing jobs to quote
- Re-roof (Colorbond): Re-roof a single-storey house, approx 180 m²: remove old corrugated iron, inspect battens, install new sarking/anticon blanket, new Colorbond corrugated roof sheets, ridge capping, flashings and barge cappings, edge protection and skip bin.
- Re-roof (tiles): Replace old concrete tile roof (approx 200 m²) with new concrete tiles: remove and dispose of old tiles, new sarking, new battens where required, lay new concrete tiles, bed and point ridges, edge protection and skip bin.
- Roof restoration: Tile roof restoration, approx 180 m²: high-pressure clean, replace up to 20 broken tiles, re-bed and re-point ridge capping with flexible pointing, seal valleys, apply primer and 2 coats roof membrane in the customer's colour.
- Gutters & downpipes: Replace gutters and downpipes on a single-storey house: remove old gutters, supply and install 45 lm Colorbond quad gutter with new brackets, 6 new 90mm downpipes connected to existing stormwater, new stop ends and outlets.
- Leak repair: Find and repair roof leak above the kitchen: inspect roof, replace cracked tiles, reseal flashing around the flue, check valley, water test.
- Ridge capping re-point: Re-bed and re-point ridge capping on a tile roof, approx 30 lm of ridges and hips: remove loose bedding, re-bed where needed and re-point with flexible pointing in a matching colour.
Each of these is a one-tap preset in QuoteAce. You can edit everything before you send it.
Make yours in under a minute
Type the job in plain words. QuoteAce writes the scope, line items, exclusions and payment terms, works out the GST, and lays it out as a printable A4 quote you can save as a PDF. It's free during the beta.