Review criteria
- +Material and yardage cost
- +Foam and supplies
- +Labor hours per job
- +Margin and final quote
Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator
The Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator is a copy-ready spreadsheet for auto upholstery that tracks job, material, yardage, labor, markup. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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Tabs: How to use · Line items · BidFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 6
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Item
- Type
- Qty
- Unit
- Unit cost
- Line cost
- Open the Line items tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Measure yardage from the old covers or a pattern; add 10% for matching grain and waste.
- Labor is your hours times what an hour costs you; the Bid tab adds overhead and margin and rounds to $25.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: shops quoting seats and interiors. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Shops quoting seats and interiors
- +Anyone pricing by yardage
Pause before choosing when
- -Design rendering
- -Live material price feeds
About Auto Upholstery
Why people consider this option
- +Quote jobs and track work without paid shop software
- +Keep every project and material record in a file you own
- +Know your margin on each upholstery job
What to review before acting
- -No design tools or dispatch without a tool
- -Busy shops need real shop software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Auto Upholstery Quote Calculator track?
It tracks job, material, yardage, labor, markup. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.