Estimating & Job Costing

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Yellow Pad Estimating For Contractors: The Good and the Bad

Doing a paper-and-pencil estimates on the fly can actually serve a good purpose ..... More

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Controlling Whole-House Remodeling Costs

Be patient and proactive in your estimate, but don't be afraid to withdraw if you... More

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Faster Time Tracking

This automated time clock can speed payroll, improve job-costing, and help you... More

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Job-Costing With Quicken

Pushing this inexpensive checkbook program to its limits can give you a simple,... More

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Estimating With a Spreadsheet

Learning some advanced functions will save loads of time. More

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Estimating Pitfalls

Deriving quantities is easy; it's the thinking behind the pricing process that can... More

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Controlling The Job With Purchase Orders

This simple tool can streamline your estimating, purchasing, and job-costing --... More

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Bidding Large Jobs

To avoid costly errors, be methodical about the way you collect and compare prices. More

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Estimating Finish Carpentry

Gary Katz explains how to use a daily job log and a simple spreadsheet to create... More

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How To Charge For Overhead

Forget material markups: This method, successfully practiced for 20 years by an Iowa remodeler, assigns overhead and profit expense to billed time on the job. More

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