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Free calculators and ready-made spreadsheets to price jobs, track profit, and run the money side of a trade — HVAC, cleaning, electrical, plumbing, and more.
Run the numbers in your browser — no signup. Each pairs with a ready-made spreadsheet.
add materials, labor, and overhead, set your markup, and get the price to quote plus your profit and margin
Free toolenter your fixed costs, price, and variable cost per sale to see how many units and how much revenue you need to break even
Free toolenter revenue and cost to instantly see gross profit, profit margin %, and markup %
Free toolenter your target take-home, billable hours, and expenses to find the hourly rate you actually need to charge
Google Sheets & Excel, each with a free phone version. Buy direct or on Etsy.
Specific answers with the formulas and examples behind the tools.
Two contractors quote the same job. One makes money and one does not, and the difference is almost never the rate - it is what they counted as cost. Here is the whole build-up, worked three times on real trade numbers.
Trades & ContractorsWhat every estimate must include, how to price it so you profit, and the terms that stop scope creep before it starts.
TradesThe honest answer isn't a single number — it's a formula. Here's how to build an HVAC hourly rate that actually covers overhead and pays you a profit, not just wages.
Home & CleaningPer hour, per room, per square foot, or flat rate? Here's how to price a house clean so you cover supplies, drive time, and profit — with a formula you can run in seconds.
TradesGross margin, net margin, markup — they're not the same, and confusing them is why contractors work hard and keep little. Here's the target and how to get there.
Add up your materials and labor cost for the job, then apply a markup that covers overhead and profit — most trades aim for a gross margin around 40–50% per job. Build the quote with the free job estimate calculator, and check your floor with the break-even calculator.
A healthy trade business commonly runs a 40–50% gross margin per job and a net margin in the high single digits to mid-teens after overhead. Below roughly 30% gross, you're usually working for wages, not profit. Check yours with the profit margin calculator.
One that tracks job costs, profit per job, and who still owes you — so you always know which jobs actually made money. Our trade templates do that in Google Sheets or Excel, each with a free phone version. Browse the catalog →
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