Construction Labor Rates: How to Calculate and Track Labor Costs

How to calculate your true labor rates and track labor costs so you stop losing money on crew hours.

Construction Payment Terms: How to Set Terms That Get You Paid Faster

Payment terms that protect your cash flow and get invoices paid on time.

Fuel is one of the sneakiest line items on a construction budget. It never shows up as a single big expense, but those...

Construction cost overruns don't happen overnight. They build up through bad estimates, untracked change orders, and...

Payroll processing in construction is a different animal than most industries. Between certified payroll requirements,...

Payroll taxes in construction are more complicated than most industries. Between federal withholding, state-by-state...

Every experienced contractor knows that no project goes exactly as planned. Contingency budgets are the safety net that...

Cost-plus isn't the only way to price construction work. Here are five pricing strategies that help contractors stop...

Retainage can lock up thousands of dollars across your projects for months. Learn what construction retainage is, how...

Backcharges are one of the fastest ways to blow up a subcontractor relationship if you handle them poorly. Here is how...

QuickBooks is a solid starting point for contractor accounting, but it was never built for construction. This guide...

A bad takeoff doesn't just mess up one estimate. It throws off your entire bid, your material orders, and your profit...