Fit skirting and architrave: calculator for UK builders
Answer the measurements this calculation needs and JobBosh works out the materials with wastage and pack rounding, the labour hours by role, the plant, the waste and the site needs - then prices them from your own figures, a supplier's quotation or a dated price you record. Free, no account needed to start.
What it works out
- Material: Skirting board (mdf primed); Fixings, grab adhesive, decorator's caulk
- Labour: Fit skirting
The questions it asks
| Question | Unit / choices | Required? | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skirting length | m | required | |
| Door openings for architrave | nr | optional - default 0 (labelled assumed) | |
| Profile | one of: mdf primed, softwood, hardwood | optional - default mdf_primed (labelled assumed) | |
| Remove existing first? | yes / no | optional - default no (labelled assumed) |
The norms behind it, with their sources
Coverage, productivity and wastage defaults you can edit; each carries where it comes from and is shown as assumed until your own benchmark replaces it.
| Norm | Value | Source | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit skirting per metre incl. mitres, scribes, fixings, caulk | 0.2 hr/m | trade practice | assumed |
| Fit architrave to one opening | 0.75 hr/set | trade practice | assumed |
| Architrave length per door opening (both sides) | 5.2 m/set | 2 x (2 x 2.1 + 0.9) m | assumed |
A worked example
Answers used: Skirting length 4 m; Door openings for architrave 0 nr; Profile mdf primed; Remove existing first? no. These are the recipe's own quantities for those answers - the prices are yours, the supplier's or a quotation's, never a figure typed on a web page.
| Kind | Line | Quantity | How it is worked out |
|---|---|---|---|
| material | Skirting board (mdf primed) | 4.4 m 2 x length - 4.2 m lengths | 4 m +10 % cutting |
| material | Fixings, grab adhesive, decorator's caulk | 1 item | one allowance |
| labour | Fit skirting | 0.8 hr | 4 m x 0.2 h/m |
Labour on this example: about 0.8 hours across the roles; at your rates it becomes money.
Site questions this work raises: Protection and cleanliness.
Then what
Price the lines from your crew rates and your material prices (each with its source and date), answer the site questions (parking, skip, welfare, power, water, protection), let JobBosh draft the supplier enquiries you approve, and issue a branded quotation your customer accepts on a secure link. Guest work is kept for 14 days; a free account keeps it for good.