I was curious to see how different companies dealt with consumables when pricing a job. I used to have a flat rate, changed it to a % of material cost, now I'm back to flat rate again!
Most of my jobs are full bath reno's from $10-$25k. Right now I am allowing about $200 per job. I will play with that number depending on the scope of job. I just wonder if its enough? Unfortunately I have not been tracking consumable costs...they just get added in to job costs.
Partial list:
Blades: Olfa, Jig saw, Saws all, Fein multimaster, hack saw
Bits: Screw, drill, carbide drill, diamond hole, auger, hole saw
Caulking: Latex, exterior, silicone, glass silicone
Passlode: small gas cartridge, large gas cartridge
Fasteners: 1/2"-4" #6,#8,#10,#12 wood screws, 1 1/4 and 1 3/4 floor screws, 1"-2" drywall screws, various s.s. screws, drywall nails, roofing nails, various tapcon, anchors, lag bolts, brackets, framing nails for passlode, 1"-2" nails for trim nailer
Shop cloths, cleaning rags, cleaners, drop clothes, pencils, tape, chaulk, shims, sharpies.....
etc, etc, etc.
When I have it all listed seperately, it's a lot of items.