Contractor pricing resources

Price small jobs with visible assumptions.

Short, practical explanations of the calculations behind a quote and the records that protect it after the scope changes.

How to price a small contractor job

Build a quote from labor, materials, overhead, contingency and a target margin.

Understand cost, markup, selling price and margin before you promise a number.

Separate employee pay from the full cost of labor and the billable rate.

Convert wages, utilization and annual overhead into a sustainable hourly selling rate.

Set a minimum charge that recovers travel, dispatch time, on-site labor and overhead.

Record requested work, approval, added price, cost and billing status.

Five common ways a reasonable-looking quote produces a weak or negative result.

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