Everything a residential contractor needs to price work for real margins — built from the markup-vs-margin math up. Start with your trade, look up a specific job, brush up on the business side, or run the numbers in a calculator.
Trade pricing guides
Price your trade for real margins — 16 trades
Job pricing guidesHow to price specific jobs — 16 common jobs
Operations & finance guidesMarkup, margin, overhead, change orders, cash flow
Free calculatorsMarkup↔margin, labor burden, hourly rate, change order
Contractor glossaryPlain-English definitions — 24 terms
Pricing guides by trade
General contracting pricing
How to price GC jobs without killing your margin
Remodeling pricingHow to price remodeling jobs without killing your margin
Electrical pricingHow to price electrical jobs without killing your margin
Plumbing pricingHow to price plumbing jobs without killing your margin
HVAC pricingHow to price HVAC jobs without killing your margin
Roofing pricingHow to price roofing jobs without killing your margin
Painting pricingHow to price painting jobs without killing your margin
Landscaping pricingHow to price landscaping jobs without killing your margin
Concrete pricingHow to price concrete jobs without killing your margin
Masonry pricingHow to price masonry jobs without killing your margin
Drywall pricingHow to price drywall jobs without killing your margin
Framing pricingHow to price framing jobs without killing your margin
Flooring pricingHow to price flooring jobs without killing your margin
Fencing and Deck pricingHow to price fence and deck jobs without killing your margin
Tree service pricingHow to price tree jobs without killing your margin
Handyman pricingHow to price handyman jobs without killing your margin
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