What goes on a pressure washing estimate
Pressure washing is priced on area, and the only reliable way to price it is to measure it. What a customer describes as “the driveway” is routinely twice what it turns out to be, and the second variable is water — whether there is an outside faucet, and whether it will keep up with a machine.
- Each surface, measured, with its square footage
- The price per square foot or per surface, however you present it
- What is being washed and what is being treated — they are different jobs
- Sealant or brightener as separate lines, with their own coverage
- Water: whether it is coming from their faucet, and what pressure is available
- Power: whether you need their supply or are bringing your own
- Access, and anything that has to be moved before you arrive
The sample line items and example prices this sheet opens with are on the pressure washing invoice template — the same table, which is about the trade rather than about this paper, so it lives in one place rather than on all six. Working out the price itself? The markup calculator turns your cost and markup into the figure to put on the estimate, and shows the margin it leaves.
What you get
A PDF, and a link your customer can open in any browser. Word and Excel versions are not available yet — if a spreadsheet is what you need, this is not yet the tool for it, and saying so is cheaper for both of us than you finding out after typing everything in.
Pick how it looks
Six looks, from a plain classic sheet through a bold top band to a shop ticket, and your initials go on automatically until you upload a logo. See all six.
How to send it
Most customers want the paper on their phone, so the estimate goes out by WhatsApp, text or email, or as a link that needs no app and no account on their side. Or download the PDF to print it or keep it for your own records.
Questions
Should I price by the square foot or by the job?
Measure by the square foot and present by the job. The measurement protects you from a driveway that turns out twice the size described; the single figure per surface is what the customer wants to compare. Put both on the estimate and neither of you is guessing.
What do I do if there is no water on site?
Say what you assumed on the estimate, and what a tank costs. A property with no outside faucet — or one that will not keep up with a machine — is a completely different job, and finding out on the morning is a lost slot for you and a cancelled booking for them.