Fabric replacement jobs priced with the leaks in. Free, no signup.
Defaults are editable starting points, not market rates. Customer-supplied fabric adds 15 fitting minutes and voids your fabric warranty.
Example only, not typical pricing. Fabric re-cover work is where awning installers get squeezed: the customer buys fabric online for a couple hundred dollars, then balks at a $600 labor quote, so the installer caves to a $400 flat number that never priced removal, the helper, or the drive. This tool rebuilds the quote from the real line items. Pick a preset that matches the job: window fixed, patio retractable, motorized, or commercial. Each preset loads editable starting minutes for old fabric removal, install time, and helper time. Tick customer supplies the fabric when they bought it online: the calculator stops billing you fabric cost, zeroes your fabric markup, and adds 15 minutes of fit time plus a warranty warning, because you cannot warrant fabric you did not sell. Tick motorized to price unhook, rewire, and retest minutes.
Enter your bar hourly rate, profit margin, minimum trip fee, and helper rate, then the leaks: round trip drive, miles, vehicle cost per mile, and a callback reserve percentage of labor. The results show a line item breakdown of site labor, helper labor, fabric cost versus fabric billed, removal, vehicle cost, and callback reserve, your true cost, a recommended quote rounded to $25 with the minimum trip fee floor, and your effective hourly rate against your bar. Named verdicts tell you whether the quote is PRICED RIGHT, CLOSE BUT LEAKING, WORKING TOO CHEAP, or LOSING MONEY, with leak callouts naming the exact leak: customer fabric risk, unpriced motor time, a missing helper, or drive beating site time. The gut quote box shows what you would have quoted, your effective rate on it, and how many dollars it leaves on the table. The week planner converts your goal into jobs to go and total hours, with an over 40 hour reality flag. All defaults are editable starting points. It runs entirely in your browser with no signup, and your numbers never leave your device. Estimates for planning only, not financial advice.
How much should an awning fabric replacement cost?
Published cost guides put fabric replacement from about $279 to over $1,300 depending on size and fabric grade, with labor commonly $50 to $120 per hour. Customer supplied fabric lowers the parts line but never the labor line. This is general information, not a pricing recommendation.
Should I warranty fabric the customer bought?
Most installers warranty only the fabric they sold, because a bad dye lot or wrong cut is not their work. This tool flags customer supplied fabric and adds fit risk minutes so the quote reflects it.
Why does a 10 foot re-cover need a helper?
Fabric at that span is heavy and awkward; one person dragging it across the frame risks creases, scuffs, and a ripped seam that costs more than the helper's hour. Price the helper or lose the job to it.
What does motorized re-cover add?
You must unhook the motor, often disconnect power, keep the tube aligned during re-fabric, then rewire and retest limit settings. Skipping those minutes is the classic leak on motorized re-covers.
Do I need a permit for a re-cover?
Usually not for residential fabric replacement on an existing frame, though large or commercial awnings can trigger local rules. Confirm with your local building authority before the job.