NUMBRIV / FIELD NOTES
Field notes
Practical reading before your next estimate. Published guides explain the method; the editorial calendar lists planned topics separately.
FIELD NOTE / 01
Margin is not markup
A practical way to check the denominator before setting a selling price.
Read field note ↗FIELD NOTE / 02Check the units before the delivery
Keep dimensions, coverage and price bases aligned through a takeoff.
Read field note ↗FIELD NOTE / 03What belongs in a clear estimate?
Separate measured work, allowances, tax and exclusions.
Read field note ↗Editorial calendar — planned, not published
- Preparing editable tax assumptions for United States
- Cubic yards: checking a concrete takeoff
- Drywall sheets: dimensions and waste
- Labor burden: paid versus productive time
- Retention and working capital: reading the invoice
- Brick modules, joints and openings
- Flooring packs: price basis and rounding
- Paint coverage: litres, gallons and substrate
- Overhead recovery for a small trade business
- Change orders: scope, evidence and price assumptions