Notes on quoting and running a service business
How to Price an HVAC Installation or Replacement
Equipment cost is the number the customer shops. Everything else in the job is where you make or lose money on it.
How to Estimate a Fencing Job
Per linear foot works on a flat, empty, straight-run yard. Every other yard needs the adjustments most fence quotes leave out.
How to Estimate a Concrete Job
Cubic yards, forms, reinforcement, and finish. Concrete punishes rounding errors harder than most trades, because you can't buy half a truck.
How to Estimate a Drywall Job
Board count is the easy part. Finish level, ceiling height, and how cut up the space is are what actually move the number.
How to Estimate a Roofing Job
Squares, pitch, layers, and waste. The four numbers that decide whether a roof quote makes money or just looks like it does.
How to Estimate a Painting Job
Square footage is where a paint estimate starts, not where it ends. Here's the full walk from measurement to a number you can defend.
Why Your Quotes Take So Long to Send
The gap between the walkthrough and the finished quote is usually where deals quietly die. Here's what's actually eating that time.
What to Photograph Before You Price a Job
Not every photo is useful for pricing. Here's what actually needs to be in the frame, by the kind of job you're quoting.
The Real Cost of a Slow Follow-Up After a Quote Request
A lead that goes cold isn't lost because the price was wrong. It's usually lost because nobody got back to them fast enough.
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