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This condenser EXAMPLE made 35%.

The bid felt right on the driveway. This Ridge HVAC EXAMPLE closed at 35% — actual $1,612, margin $868. HVAC job costing puts bid, refrigerant, and hours on one card.

Owner-run work — not a crew platform.

Where margin leaks

Recovery, permit, or drier not in the bid
The extra hour on a “simple” condenser swap
Refrigerant and trip billed as if they were free
Changeouts bid from memory instead of the pricebook

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Condensers, changeouts, service. 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.

· Condenser (typical) — $850
· Line set / drier — $162
· Recovery / permit — $100
· HVAC tech — $110/hr

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EXAMPLE

Ridge HVAC — condenser swap

JOB-1042 • closed

Profitable

Bid: $2,480
Actual cost: $1,612
Margin: $868
Margin %: 35%

Hours 6.5 bid → 7.0 actual

Hours: 6.5 bid → 7.0 actual · materials under

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