Quoting app for bricklayers in Queensland
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Every rule and rate below for Queensland is read from Sumitt's own tables when this page renders, not written for it.
The rules in Queensland that Sumitt already knows
Every rule below is read, when this page renders, from Sumitt’s own law tables: the ones the quote builder, the variation composer, the extension-of-time notice and the payment-claim generator run on, and its table of the Security of Payment Acts of the states it builds no claim for. Sumitt warns and never blocks, and the page moves the day a table does.
Deposit cap in Queensland
The law in Queensland caps a deposit at 10% of a regulated contract over $3,300 and under $20,000 (Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 33, and Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018, s 45).
The law in Queensland caps a deposit at 5% of a regulated contract of $20,000 or more (Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 33, and Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018, s 45).
Up to 20% can apply only where more than half the contract value is work done off-site.
Queensland's deposit cap applies only to a regulated contract over $3,300. For a job of $3,300 or less, a deposit of about 10% is common practice, not law. Separate contracts with the same owner that could have been one contract count as one, at the sum of their prices (Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 11).
Check it applies to your contract.
Sumitt's default deposit is 10% of the total including GST. Sumitt warns you when a deposit goes over the line, and it never changes the deposit you set.
Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 33, and Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018, s 45
Licence line in Queensland
Sumitt carries a licence line for Queensland at $3,300: a quote over it with no licence number on file gets a warning in the builder, because work over that value may need a licence there. Whether your trade's work is licensed in Queensland is yours to check. It warns, it does not block.
Security of Payment claims in Queensland
Sumitt turns an overdue invoice into a payment claim under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld). The client has 15 business days to give a payment schedule, or less if the contract says so.
A claim must be given within 6 months after the work it covers was last carried out, or the longer period your contract allows (s 75(2)). A final claim can be given until the latest of that contract period, 28 days after the last defects liability period ends, and 6 months after all the work is complete (s 75(3)). One claim per reference date. In Queensland any invoice that identifies the work and states the amount already counts as a payment claim.
In Queensland Sumitt does not build a payment claim on a contract for domestic building work with a resident owner, for the home they live in or intend to live in. A resident owner is an individual who intends to live there when the work is done or within 6 months after, and not someone who holds, or should hold, an owner-builder permit for the work, or a building contractor (Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017, s 61(2)(b) and (5)). Ask the QBCC whether the Act covers your contract: https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/contact-us. Sumitt asks who the invoice is addressed to and says so before you serve one.
Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)
Variations in Queensland
In Queensland the variation rules, Sch 1B ss 40 and 41 of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act, bind a regulated contract: a domestic building contract over $3,300 for work on a home or a new detached dwelling, not a subcontract or a contract with an owner-builder (Sch 1B ss 1, 3, 4 and 5).
Give the owner a copy of the variation in writing before 5 business days pass from the day you both agree to it, or before its work starts, whichever comes first (Sch 1B s 40(2)). Urgent work is a defence where a written copy first was not reasonably practicable (s 40(4)).
Do not start the varied work before the owner agrees to the variation in writing (s 40(5)).
The variation document must be readily legible, describe the variation, state the date of the request for it, give your reasonable estimate of any delay, and state the change to the contract price or how it is worked out; for an increase, when it is to be paid, and for a decrease, when it is to be accounted for (s 41(2)).
An increase cannot be required to be paid before the varied work starts (s 41(3)).
Sch 1B makes these the contractor's duties, and a failure does not by itself make the contract illegal, void or unenforceable (s 44). Without the owner's written agreement, the price of the extra work is your word against theirs.
On a regulated contract, the owner's written agreement before the varied work starts is a statutory element (Sch 1B s 40(5)), not just good practice. Sumitt flags a running job that has an unapproved variation on it.
Sumitt structures the variation, records your signature as you send it and collects the owner's at the link, a record you keep, not legal advice. Where your contract sets its own variation process, follow it too.
Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld) Sch 1B ss 40 and 41
Extensions of time in Queensland
On a regulated contract (a domestic building contract over $3,300), Queensland counts the extension-of-time notice window in business days: 10 of them from when you became aware, or ought to have, of the delay's cause and extent, and the owner must approve the claim in writing. Sumitt counts them from the day the delay ended, leaving out weekends and the state-wide public holidays, and shows the countdown.
A template you serve in your own name, not legal advice. Your contract's own extension-of-time clause governs the window and the grounds, so check it and keep a copy of everything.
Schedule 1B of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
Sumitt provides software and templates, not legal, financial or tax advice. Check what applies to your contract.
What the work costs in Brisbane / SEQ
Sumitt's Brisbane / SEQ card runs materials at 1.04 and labour at 1.06 against the national card at 1.00. Outside the metro the Regional (freight + travel) card applies: materials 1.08, labour 1.03.
| Job | Cost | Floor | Healthy | Premium | Healthy, Brisbane / SEQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face brick veneer wallper m² · benchmark scope: 45 m2 face brick veneer wall | $142 | $168 | $203 | $237 | $214 | Check your rate |
| Core-filled blockworkper m² · benchmark scope: 30 m2 besser blockwork core filled | $225 | $265 | $321 | $375 | $335 | Check your rate |
National figures per unit, ex GST, derived from Sumitt’s 2026 rate cards priced over the benchmark scope shown under each job; the last column prices the same scope on the Brisbane / SEQ card. Cost is the benchmark cost of doing the work before any margin, and Floor, Healthy and Premium are the sell rates that land those margins. Not a survey of what anyone else charges, and nothing here reflects what any Sumitt user charges. How to read it, and the method, are on the index.
Built for bricklayers
Every figure here is read from the Bricklaying & blocklaying rate card, takeoff engine and hazard library inside Sumitt when this page renders, so it cannot say more than the product does.
The rate card
15 lines in 5 groups, 4 with a grade or billing basis to pick. Size field: Wall face (m²). Every rate editable.
- Brickwork
- Blockwork
- Accessories
- Site
- Labour
The takeoff engine
Say it like this and the engine prices it off your card, deterministically.
- “45 m2 face brick veneer wall”
- “brick fence 12m long 1.2m high with 4 piers 350x350”
- “30 m2 besser blockwork core filled”
The safety pack
A SWMS drafted from the job you priced, with the bricklaying & blocklaying hazard set:
- Cutting bricks & blocks
- Laying & mortar work
- Scaffold & elevated courses
3 site questions to confirm before sign-off.
You review it against the site, edit it and sign. Sumitt prepares the paperwork; it does not make your business compliant.
The full breakdown, with the graded options, the line-triggered hazards and the PPE, is on the bricklayers page.
Straight answers
What deposit can bricklayers take in Queensland?
The law in Queensland caps a deposit at 10% of a regulated contract over $3,300 and under $20,000 (Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 33, and Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018, s 45). The law in Queensland caps a deposit at 5% of a regulated contract of $20,000 or more (Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 33, and Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018, s 45). Up to 20% can apply only where more than half the contract value is work done off-site. Queensland's deposit cap applies only to a regulated contract over $3,300. For a job of $3,300 or less, a deposit of about 10% is common practice, not law. Separate contracts with the same owner that could have been one contract count as one, at the sum of their prices (Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991, Sch 1B s 11). Check it applies to your contract. Sumitt's default deposit is 10%. Sumitt warns you when a deposit goes over the line, and it never changes the deposit you set. Not legal advice.
Is there a licence threshold for bricklayers in Queensland?
Yes. Sumitt carries a licence line for Queensland at $3,300: a quote over it with no licence number on file gets a warning in the builder, because work over that value may need a licence there. Whether your trade's work is licensed in Queensland is yours to check. It warns, it does not block. Not legal advice.
Can bricklayers make a Security of Payment claim in Queensland?
Yes. Sumitt turns an overdue invoice into a payment claim under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld). The client has 15 business days to give a payment schedule, or less if the contract says so. In Queensland Sumitt does not build a payment claim on a contract for domestic building work with a resident owner, for the home they live in or intend to live in. A resident owner is an individual who intends to live there when the work is done or within 6 months after, and not someone who holds, or should hold, an owner-builder permit for the work, or a building contractor (Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017, s 61(2)(b) and (5)). Ask the QBCC whether the Act covers your contract: https://www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/contact-us. Sumitt asks who the invoice is addressed to and says so before you serve one. Not legal advice.
Do variations need to be in writing in Queensland?
In Queensland the variation rules, Sch 1B ss 40 and 41 of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act, bind a regulated contract: a domestic building contract over $3,300 for work on a home or a new detached dwelling, not a subcontract or a contract with an owner-builder (Sch 1B ss 1, 3, 4 and 5). Give the owner a copy of the variation in writing before 5 business days pass from the day you both agree to it, or before its work starts, whichever comes first (Sch 1B s 40(2)). Urgent work is a defence where a written copy first was not reasonably practicable (s 40(4)). Sch 1B makes these the contractor's duties, and a failure does not by itself make the contract illegal, void or unenforceable (s 44). Without the owner's written agreement, the price of the extra work is your word against theirs. Sumitt prices the variation and collects the client's e-signature, and flags a running job with an unapproved variation. Not legal advice.
Sumitt provides software and templates, not legal, financial or tax advice.
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