Finance
Markup vs. Margin for Contractors
A practical breakdown of why confusion here quietly destroys profit.
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Product Pricing Strategy • Service Pricing Strategy
Construction estimating, operational clarity, and Principles of MESLO.
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An estimate is different from an actual. It is a guesstimate that includes material, equipment, subcontractors, labor, other costs, insurance/bond, overhead, profit, and taxes required to perform the work.
This is service pricing strategy and the basis for every contractor. The principles in MESLO condense years of lessons learned, trial by fire, best practices, and especially what not to do.
9-Part
Framework for service and product pricing and operational clarity
Back Office
Operationalize your back office. Streamline your workflows.
Master Takeoff
The single source of truth for scope, quantities, and estimating assumptions.
MESLO Articles
Estimating and back office content at full speed.
Estimating
How to Build a Defensible Material Takeoff
Simple structure for cleaner counts, clearer assumptions, and better bid confidence.
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Workflow
From Estimate to Operations Handoff
Why the estimate should become an execution document, not a forgotten spreadsheet.
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RESOURCES
MESLO Starter Toolkit
Practical templates to help builders organize estimating, operations, and planning.