hvac - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

update heating · 02-08-2009, 12:14 PM

I own a hvac contracting business, what is the right way to add up the labor correctly?

Miller257 · 02-08-2009, 06:22 PM

Add up labor correctly?

Umm, every hour you spend at the job, you charge the customer.....

You might want to elaborate on your question.

Aggie67 · 02-08-2009, 09:00 PM

If you're talking about putting an estimate together, do yourself a huge favor and get a copy of Ottaviano's National Mechanical Estimator. That will put you on the right path. It's out of print, but I got myself a copy a few years ago.

mdshunk · 02-08-2009, 09:07 PM

With a calculator. I use one with really big buttons

Texahoma · 02-10-2009, 01:11 AM

Start by calculating your overhead. If you don't know that your going to get yourself in trouble.