[Your Name]

[Street Address]

[City, ST ZIP Code]

[Date]

[Recipient Name]

[Title]

[Company Name]

[Street Address]

[City, ST ZIP Code]

Dear [Recipient Name]:

I received your bill, dated [date], for service work performed on [date], at my house, located at the address above.

The total on the bill indicates that I owe $[amount]. Your verbal estimate was $[amount], and I understood that this included the costs for labor and materials. No other work was done, so I fail to see why the amount charged so greatly exceeds the estimate.

Before I pay this bill, I must request that you send me an itemized list of the charges that clearly shows how you arrived at the total.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]