Trades Job Costing Kit | Quote vs Actual vs Variations

Trades Job Costing Kit - Quote vs Actual vs Variations

A practical spreadsheet for trades and small crews to quote work, log actual costs, and price variations in one place.

For plumbers, electricians, carpenters, HVAC businesses, painters, tilers, handymen, fabricators, and small contractors. Not for homeowners comparing builder quotes. Not a replacement for QuickBooks, Xero, or a full accounting system.

What is included:

- Excel and Google Sheets workbook

- QUOTE, ACTUALS, VARIATIONS, JOB_SUMMARY, and PIPELINE sheets

- Three example jobs to follow the money

- HOW-TO guide, staff card, and single-shop licence

Labour is shown with burdened cost while charge-out remains editable. Only Approved or Included variations change the revised contract; Rejected variations do not.

Works in the US, UK and Australia. You type your tax name and rate. Set your deposit and currency settings for your shop.

Not accounting software. Rates are user-entered. Not tax or legal advice. Single-shop use only; no resale of the template.

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