Resources

Free tools for the business behind the work.

Practical tools and guides for contractors and service business owners. One is live today. The rest are being built from the guides in Operator Notes, which you can read now.

Tools and templates

Live

Job Cost Readiness Scorecard

12 questions, about 3 minutes. See where your job costing breaks before you take on more work. Scored in your browser; the readout shows on screen.

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In progress

Estimate vs actual worksheet

A simple worksheet to compare estimated and actual cost by category and spot incomplete actuals before you trust the variance.

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In progress

Starter cost code list for remodelers

A short phase and cost-type structure you can adapt, with notes on mapping it to your chart of accounts with your bookkeeper.

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In progress

Change order SOP template

Capture, price, approve in writing, track separately, bill. An editable version of the SOP in the change order guide.

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In progress

Owner’s weekly dashboard outline

The handful of weekly numbers for sales, delivery, cash and job margin, with a definition and source for each.

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In progress

New customer onboarding checklist

From signed contract to day one: deposit, documents, selections, permits, start date and team introduction.

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