Care and maintenance : how to estimate your budget?

Plan for equipment maintenance contracts and a documented repair budget.

Prepare your estimate

To be gathered to cost this item

  • List of equipment and maintenance contracts.
  • Frequency of interventions and price per equipment.
  • Repair history of comparable equipment.

To be checked to avoid omissions and duplicates

  • The purchase and depreciation of equipment are entered in the investment.
  • The guarantees may include part of the interventions.
  • Do not mix recurring maintenance and complete replacement of equipment.

Use this estimate in your business plan

Monthly expenses

Add this item to operating expenses if its amount is not already included in another line. For a one-off expense, use a zero monthly base and an override in the planned month.

If you use the relevant equipment.

An annual estimate is spread over twelve months. Adjust the monthly schedule for one-off expenses, seasonality and planned due dates.

Guide updated on 14 October 2026. Parameters must come from your quotes, contracts or documented assumptions.

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Calculate the monthly budget

Plan for equipment maintenance contracts and a documented repair budget.

Enter the parameters to calculate the budget. Zero means zero expense.

Fictitious example: a quote of €1,200 per year gives a smoothed budget of €100 per month.

The budget is distributed at a fixed amount each month. It does not automatically track turnover, headcount, seasons or annual deadlines. It must be recalculated after modifying these assumptions.

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