Contractor Estimate & Job Costing Workbook (Excel + Google Sheets)

Price every job the same way, then find out what it really cost you. A working, formula-driven estimating and job-costing workbook for remodelers, small general contractors and tradespeople.

WHAT'S INSIDE (7 tabs): Start Here guide (15-minute setup + the markup vs. margin mistake explained); Setup (overhead, target margin, contingency, waste %, labor burden, tax); Rates Library (materials, crew, equipment and subs entered once, waste and labor burden built in); Estimate (drop-down item picker, costs by category, price by target margin and the matching markup); client-ready Quote (shows your business info and prices, never your costs); Job Costing (estimate vs. actual by category with a chart, real profit, real margin, labor hours); Jobs Log (win rate, revenue won, average margin).

WHY MARGIN, NOT MARKUP: a $1,000 job with a 25% markup sells for $1,250, but you only keep 20%. This workbook prices by the margin you want to keep.

WORKS IN Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (upload to Google Drive and open). Comes with a sample kitchen remodel so you can see how it works. You get 1 .xlsx file, instant download. A calculation tool, not tax, legal or accounting advice.

Made by GraggBusinessTools, the template shop of Gragg Robotics, LLC, Waterville, Maine.