Estimating
How to price crack filling: linear feet, pounds and routing
Price crack filling from linear feet, pounds of sealant per foot and your crew's real production, routed or not, so a badly cracked lot never costs you.
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Pricing, change orders, job costs and getting paid, written for paving and concrete contractors.
Estimating
How to price sealcoating jobs without guessing
Sealcoat pricing comes down to net area, coverage rate, crack footage and drive time. Here's how to build a per-square-foot number from inputs you can measure.
Sales and customers
Writing a paving proposal customers sign
A paving proposal customers sign puts the work in plain words with the quantities that set the price, names the exclusions and dates the price. Here's how.
Estimating
How to estimate concrete flatwork by the yard
Concrete flatwork is bought by the cubic yard, but the money is in the forming, the finishing and the waste. A working method for driveways, pads and curb.
Estimating
How to price asphalt patching and pothole repair
Price asphalt patching from saw-cut feet, dig-out depth and tons, then set a minimum charge that covers showing up, so one small pothole never costs you money.
Estimating
How to walk a lot before you price it: measure, photograph, ask
Walk a lot before you price it, with a plan: what to measure, the photos that settle arguments later, and what to ask the property manager first.
Estimating
How to estimate asphalt paving, step by step
A working method for pricing an asphalt paving job: walk the lot, turn area and depth into tons, price the mix, trucking, crew and subs, then set your margin.
Crews and the field
Spring startup for paving crews: ready before the plant opens
A spring startup plan for paving contractors: crew calls, driver paperwork, machines and material, all done before the first load of hot mix leaves the plant.
Running the business
The off-season checklist for paving contractors
The plant closes and the phone slows down. What to do with the off-season so next spring's prices, crews and equipment are in better shape than this year's.
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