Request for Written Estimate Before Work Begins
Draft request for Written Estimate Before Work Begins with an escalation ladder and an evidence checklist.
The Open buttons send the prompt text as currently shown below to that site only when you click. Fill in the placeholders first.
Write a request that a contractor provide a written estimate and scope before starting. Facts I will give: contractor [CONTRACTOR_NAME], job [JOB_DESCRIPTION], areas [AREAS], materials [MATERIALS], timing [TIMING], payment terms I expect [PAYMENT_TERMS]. The draft must describe the job, attach photos and measurements, list the materials and finish I expect, and ask for a written estimate with price, timetable, payment stages and insurance details. It should say I am comparing quotes. Documents that usually matter: photos and measurements of the job, a list of the materials and standards I expect, the timeline I need, and payment stages I would accept such as a small deposit. Remedies that are usually on the table: a written estimate with scope, price, materials, timeline and insurance details. A typical reply: "We give estimates verbally." Answer by asking for it in writing and saying you will compare quotes. To start on the request for written estimate before work begins, ask me questions one at a time, starting with the facts still blank, and write nothing until I say go. Deliver the finished letter and a cover note of roughly 60 words, plus the ordered next steps if there is no reply (estimate, then agreement), and the documents to collect (photos, measurements), and a proof-of-delivery tip. Email it as a PDF and paste the text into the message, and save a screenshot of the sent folder showing date and time and follow up if no confirmation arrives. You are drafting for me, not advising me legally, so steer me to proper advice for anything high stakes. Compose the letter in my own voice as an ordinary person, without posing as counsel, and skip any letterhead I did not give you. Before writing, ask about any fact I left blank and list the claims that rest on memory alone. Quote no law, case or time limit that I did not supply; use [JURISDICTION] and [RELEVANT_LAW_OR_POLICY_IF_KNOWN], and tell me to verify the exact law with a qualified professional or my local consumer agency. Hold a level, factual and courteous tone, and no accusations I cannot support, and state the response date I choose in [DEADLINE].
Fill in before use
Optional: type your details and the prompt above updates. Nothing is saved or sent.
Replace each bracketed placeholder with your own details, then paste into Any AI or another assistant.