Deck & Patio Estimate Template Pack

Deck and patio jobs are scope-dispute magnets: footings, railing style, board direction, permits. This pack gives you a section-by-section estimate template with allowance and exclusion language, current unit pricing for builds, resurfaces, and patios, and a Good/Better/Best structure that sells composite.

What's inside

2026 unit pricing: PT and composite builds, resurfaces, railings, stairs, patios
Estimate template: scope, site conditions, allowances, exclusions, payment schedule
Footing allowance clause: the number one margin protector
Good/Better/Best structure with the 10-year cost line that sells composite
Repair and refinish inspection checklists

Quick questions

What goes in the exclusions section?

Permits (or included and priced), landscaping repair, sprinkler relocation, and under-structure painting at minimum. Unwritten exclusions become unpaid change orders.

What payment schedule should I use?

30% deposit, 40% at framing complete, 30% at final walkthrough, with a written change-order process signed before work continues.

How operators use this

Build a real price book

Use the worksheets to set base rates, minimum charges, and add-on pricing so every quote follows the same system.

Find the jobs that lose money

The margin-per-crew-hour math is designed to show which job types quietly underperform, so you can reprice or drop them.

Put it on every truck

Print the checklists and give one to each crew so the same standards apply on every job.