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    Estimating Basics for Contractors

    The estimating basics every contractor needs: calculate overhead costs, set profit margins, and protect your business profitability on every job you quote — built for contractors, not accountants.

    Not sure where to start?

    Begin with Understanding Your Overhead Costs — knowing what your business costs to run is the foundation of every profitable estimate you'll ever produce.

    Overhead & Profit

    4 articles

    Understanding Your Overhead Costs

    Learn what counts as overhead, how to calculate your true business running costs, and why every estimate must cover them to keep your business profitable.

    5 min read
    Setting the Right Profit Margin

    Understand the difference between markup and margin, choose the right percentage for your trade and market, and apply it consistently across every quote.

    4 min read
    Protecting Your Profitability on Every Job

    Avoid the common mistakes that quietly erode your margin — scope creep, underpriced variations, and missing costs — and build a quoting process that protects your bottom line.

    5 min read
    How to Calculate Your True Company Overhead %

    A step-by-step walkthrough for identifying every indirect cost — rent, insurance, admin, vehicles — and turning them into one overhead percentage you can trust.

    6 min read

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