Flooring Estimation Tools & Forms
CFE has developed a number of estimating tools meant for flooring professionals who seek help in creating accurate bid proposals. These EXCEL based spreadsheets are ideal helping tools for flooring professionals (owners, project managers, estimators, salesmen, admins), to use on PC or MAC, desktops or laptops. Be more accurate - start today!
Advanced Estimating Worksheet - an Excel Workbook package
(Pro Version 2025 - Free 10 Day Trial)
STOP doing material takeoffs and writing your amounts on pieces of paper! This advanced flooring estimating Excel worksheet, is intended for flooring professionals only.
It is filled with CFEs proprietary complex features and formulas needed to properly estimate small to large scale commercial flooring jobs.
Our expert experience in the flooring industry made us develop this easy to use Excel tool to help those who seek a professional spreadsheet to help them create accurate proposals.
This excel floor estimating sheet WILL HELP YOU get more organized in your bid. Try it now for free...
Click to download the Advanced Estimating worksheet - with 10 day free trial!
Key Essential Features
- Line itemization of products with takeoff quantities, labor costs and material costs - single line.
- Ability to assign Gross Profit % Markup to Labor and Materials - per each line item material.
- Also a built in Gross Profit % total margin, with combined average from Labor and Material.
- Flexibility to adjust the overall Gross Profit % of all combined averages.
- Template Excel file, with macros that transfers data to other included spreadsheets.
- Three proposals forms included - with built in exclusions:
- Unit Price Proposal - shows line item and built in price per item.
- L & M Proposal - show line item with breadown for labor and material per item.
- Lump Sum Proposal - recommended form for bidding to GCs - per specified sections.
- Extra worksheets added: RFI and Fax Cover sheets.
- Works on ALL FLOORING TYPES...including tile, hardwood, epoxy, etc...
- Comes with a completed sample sheet, with detailed explanations for each field.
- Line items to each material type with separate labor and material cost breakdowns.
- Plus MUCH MORE...
Labor Estimate Sheet
Complete and ready to use. For Labor/Install Shops
If you're a labor/install shop and want to price out a client, use this form. Estimate like a pro with this complete labor estimating form. With built in man day production rates, simply add in your man day loaded wage, material quantities & profit margin. Use this form to plug in the takeoff quantities and QUICKLY get a number for labor.
Key Essential Features
- Built in man day production rates. (see all items from Production Rate form below)
- Breaks down each line item with it's own unit price. (Per SY, SF, LF, etc)
- Calculates man days for each line item and does an overall man day total.
- Shows total amounts per each line item, with and without profit margin percent added.
- Displays labor total amount, labor profit amount and total job labor amount with profit.
- Comes with an Explanation and FAQ sheet, outlining all functions, to guide your process.
- A complete labor estimating sheet package.
If you're a labor shop and want to price out a client, use this form. You should already know 3 things:
- How much an installer man day (loaded) wage is at your shop.
- How much an installer can install per day (quantity) of any material.
- How much profit you want to make on the job.
MOST RECOMMENDED SOLUTION FOR YOUR LABOR ESTIMATION
Production Rate Form
With Man Day calculations
So you have your takeoff quantities, but wonder how many man days will the project need? How many people should you send to do the job?
Industry standards for commercial floor installation. Knowing how much your installer should be able to install per day will help you determine how many installers to send to a project and how long it will take to complete.
Key Essential Features
- Industry installation standards for your installers to use.
- Calculates man days for each line item and does an overall man day total.
- Man Day Rates for: demolition of carpet (tiles, broadloom, rubber back), resilient and base. Install rates for carpet (tiles, broadloom, rubber back), stairs and patterns with design elements. Rates for resilient (VCT, sheet vinyl, linoleum, rubbers), flash coving, heatwelding and outside corners. Rates for base install (4" & 6") and transitions. Also cells with built in rates for additional preparation and extensive patching, calculated at regular hours. (NOT for ceramic tiles, hardwood flooring or epoxy flooring)
- Comes with an Explanation and FAQ sheet, outlining all functions, to guide your process.
STOP GUESSING YOUR PROJECT MAN DAYS - USE SOMETHING THAT WORKS.
Free Travel Pay Calculator
Easy calculator for installer's travel time and miles to/from shop to project site. With built in mileage allowance, free shop zone area and more...
Key Essential Features
- Easy Travel Mileage & Travel Time Calculation.
- Round Trip to/from shop to project location.
- IRS travel mileage reimbursement allowance payable for each mile driven by installer.
- Free Shop Zone mileage area allowance - shop radius boundary of non payment.
- Installer loaded wage field - to calculate precise payable timing for traveling.
Simple estimating solution for out of area projects. (click image to download)
All software is licensed as per CFE Terms and Conditions.
