Contractor job costing template
What a job costing sheet should capture: burdened labor, materials, overhead, and estimate versus actual, with a bathroom-remodel example.
How to bid a painting job
Scope and exclusions, a complete cost, markup versus margin, and a two-story exterior teaching example.
HVAC pricing for small contractors
Why equipment is only one line, how to build a complete cost, and cash timing on a replacement job.
Markup vs. margin for contractors
Why a 25% markup is not a 25% margin, with formulas, a US$10,000 example, and a link to the free calculator.
How to price a remodeling job
Scope, complete cost, markup vs. margin, and a hall-bathroom example with consistent numbers.
Free markup vs. margin calculator
Convert a cost and a target into a price and test a discount in margin dollars.