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Upholstery Estimate Template

Yardage, repeat, labour by the piece and a frame allowance. Free PDF, no sign-up.

An upholsterer prices a piece of furniture by looking at its cover. Underneath are the things that decide the work: foam that may have gone to dust, webbing that may not hold another cover, a frame joint that may have been loose for a decade. Add fabric, which is priced by the yard and where the yardage depends on a pattern repeat the customer has not chosen yet, and the estimate becomes two numbers — labour against the piece as it appears, and material against a fabric that does not exist until it is picked.

Issued by

Ashgrove Upholstery Workshop

260 Broadway

02903 Providence, RI

United States

shop@ashgroveupholstery.example

Bill to

Perpetua Lindgren

7 Benefit Street

02904 Providence, RI

United States

p.lindgren@example.com

Estimated total

$3,015.00

Valid for 30 more days · Sep 5, 2026

This is an estimate, not a bill. Prices may change.

What was assessed

Assessed with the original cover on. Frame, springs and the state of the foam are known only once the piece is stripped, which is the first day it is in the shop.

Description	Qty	Rate	Tax	Amount
Three-seat sofa — strip, rebuild and re-cover Labour by the piece; loose seat and back cushions	1	$1,450.00	—	$1,450.00
Fabric — per yard, plain weave 16 yards estimated; a repeat over 14in adds roughly 4 yards	16	$64.00	—	$1,024.00
Foam, dacron wrap and new webbing High-resilience foam in both seat cushions; webbing replaced throughout	1	$385.00	—	$385.00
Allowance — frame joint repair Provisional 2 hours at 78.00; billed only if the frame needs it	2	$78.00	—	$156.00

Subtotal	$3,015.00
Total	$3,015.00

Terms

Fabric paid on order, labour on collection. Allow four to six weeks in the shop from the day the fabric arrives.

Estimate #EST-5638 · Ashgrove Upholstery Workshop · Page 1 of 1

What this estimate commits you to

How long it stands: Thirty days on the labour, and on the fabric only while the bolt is in stock — a run sells out and the replacement comes from another dye lot.
What it does not cover: The fabric itself where you supply it, and anything behind the cover not listed above: replacing springs, ties or a broken frame member beyond the allowance, refinishing exposed wood, and delivery outside our own county.
What would change the price: What is under the old cover. Foam that has gone to dust, webbing that will not hold another cover, a frame joint found loose or split, and a pattern whose repeat has to be matched across cushions — which changes the yardage rather than the hours.
How the client accepts it: Sign the estimate with the fabric and yardage named on it and pay for the material; the piece enters the shop schedule when the bolt arrives, and cut fabric cannot be returned or exchanged.

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What to put on an upholstery estimate

The piece by type and size, and whether cushions are attached, loose or channelled
Yardage estimated for a plain fabric, with the extra yardage a pattern repeat or a stripe adds
Whether the customer supplies the fabric, and what happens if their yardage falls short mid-job
Labour by the piece rather than by the hour, since that is how the customer compares two shops
What is being replaced under the cover: foam, dacron wrap, webbing, springs, ties — each priced separately
Pickup, delivery and how long the piece will be in the shop, because it is furniture somebody is living without

Questions

How much extra fabric does a pattern repeat need?

Enough that it belongs on the estimate as its own figure. A large repeat that has to be centred on every cushion and matched across a back can add a quarter to the yardage, and a customer who chose the fabric for its pattern should learn that before the bolt is cut rather than after.

Can I price a re-upholstery without seeing under the cover?

You can price the labour to strip and rebuild; you cannot price what you find. Carry an allowance for foam and webbing, name the frame repair rate, and photograph what is under there when the old cover comes off — it is the only evidence the customer will ever see of the half of the job they are paying for.

Should a customer supply their own fabric?

They may, and the estimate should say what that changes: you do not warrant a fabric you did not supply, you are not responsible for a railroaded pattern running the wrong way, and if their yardage falls short the piece waits in the shop until more of it arrives.

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