GENERAL CONTRACTOR GUIDE
Markup vs. margin on a contractor quote
A practical contractor guide to markup versus gross margin, true job cost, break-even price and labor-hour checks, with a fictional worked example.
Read guide →OWNER-OPERATOR GUIDE
True cost per mile and break-even load rate
Calculate owner-operator true cost per mile across loaded and deadhead miles, then test a load against fixed, fuel, maintenance and trip-specific costs.
Read guide →LANDSCAPING PRICING GUIDE
Price a landscaping job with crew and equipment cost
A landscaping job pricing method for crew person-hours, plants, equipment, disposal, mobilization, overhead and target margin, with a fictional example.
Read guide →CLEANING BUSINESS GUIDE
Price cleaning jobs from labor, travel and supplies
A cleaning-business pricing method for cleaner-hours, supplies, travel, equipment, recurring discounts, overhead and target margin, with a fictional example.
Read guide →PEST CONTROL BUSINESS GUIDE
Price a pest control visit with callback reserve
A pest-control job pricing method for technician time, product, travel, equipment, revisit allowance, overhead and margin, with a fictional example.
Read guide →PAINTING CONTRACTOR GUIDE
Price painting work with prep, coverage and waste
A painting job pricing method for prep and paint labor, gallons, material waste, sundries, equipment, overhead and margin, with a fictional example.
Read guide →ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR GUIDE
Price electrical jobs with labor mix and permits
An electrical job pricing method for electrician and helper hours, materials, permits, equipment, warranty reserve, overhead and margin, with a fictional example.
Read guide →HVAC BUSINESS GUIDE
Price HVAC work with labor, equipment and warranty reserve
An HVAC pricing method for technician and helper labor, installed equipment, permits, startup, travel, warranty reserve, overhead and margin.
Read guide →OWNER-OPERATOR GUIDE
How deadhead changes a load
Separate deadhead fuel cost from full economic cost and see how empty miles change revenue per total mile.
Read guide →ELECTRICAL LABOR RATE
Break-even and target hourly rate
Calculate burdened labor, realistic billable-hour overhead recovery and target margin.
Use calculator →HVAC MARKUP VS. MARGIN
Installed-cost margin calculator
Price equipment, materials, labor, warranty reserve and overhead without confusing markup with margin.
Use calculator →CLEANING PRICE PER JOB
Crew price per visit calculator
Convert crew size and elapsed time into person-hours, then price supplies, travel and reserve.
Use calculator →OWNER-OPERATOR BREAK-EVEN
Break-even RPM calculator
Allocate fixed and variable cost across all miles and make deadhead visible in loaded-mile break-even.
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