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This deck EXAMPLE lost money.

A day of small tickets is easy to underprice. This deck EXAMPLE went over — lumber and hours ate the bid. Log each job so you stop bidding the next one the same way.

Owner-run work — not a crew platform.

Where margin leaks

  • Stacked small tickets with no scorecard
  • Lumber and fasteners over the walkthrough
  • Drive time between punch-list stops
  • Deck or paint jobs bid like the last one, not this one

Starter handyman pricebook

Decks, paint, punch lists. Light EXAMPLE lines for this trade. You still set the rate. Not an AI estimate. We do not write the next bid from past jobs.

  • · Lumber / fasteners — $180
  • · Paint / sundries — $65
  • · Door and lock set — $90
  • · Handyman labor — $75/hr

Primary path: this EXAMPLE. Close the prefilled job to read the scorecard. 10 open — last 10 closed visible. Pro is $29/mo.

EXAMPLE

North End Handy — rear deck repair

JOB-3107 • closed

Loss
Bid
$980
Actual cost
$1,015
Margin
-$35
Margin %
-4%

Hours 5.0 bid → 6.3 actual

Hours: 5.0 bid → 6.25 actual · lumber over

Try this deck EXAMPLE free

Open the EXAMPLE job. Close it. See if it paid. Then run a real one.