Pricing pressure washing jobs
Price driveways, houses and decks by square foot, job minimum or hour, and check each quote against what the job really costs.
Read the guide →Pricing window cleaning jobs
Build a price from pane count, storey height, screens and tracks, then test it against your real hours.
Read the guide →Pricing gutter cleaning jobs
Set a per-foot rate, a job minimum and a height add-on that cover your real costs, ladders and disposal included.
Read the guide →Pricing house cleaning jobs
Price recurring, one-time and deep cleans separately, and treat the first visit as the costliest one.
Read the guide →Pricing carpet cleaning jobs
Choose between per-room and per-square-foot pricing, and cover stains, furniture and set-up time.
Read the guide →Pricing landscaping jobs
Price maintenance contracts and one-off installs from your real crew-hour cost, with material markup and weather built in.
Read the guide →Pricing painting jobs
Quote painting by prep, coats and surface, then check your room or square-foot rate against the real labor.
Read the guide →Pricing roofing jobs
Build your per-square rate from real costs, including tear-off, waste, weather delays and warranty callbacks.
Read the guide →Pricing junk removal jobs
Price junk removal by truck volume, then add dump fees, heavy items, stairs and a firm minimum charge.
Read the guide →Pricing moving jobs
Set an hourly rate per mover, add a truck fee, and cover travel, stairs and heavy items so no move loses money.
Read the guide →Pricing snow removal jobs
Price per push or by the season without losing money to slow winters, salt costs and standby time.
Read the guide →Pricing Christmas light installation jobs
Price Christmas light jobs by design, install, takedown and storage, and make sure the short season still earns its keep.
Read the guide →How much to charge for lawn mowing
Price each cut from mowing speed, trim time and drive time, with a per-stop minimum and a lawn-size price table.
Read the guide →Mowing priced per acre
Price acreage by acres per hour, a per-visit minimum and the drive, with a price table from half an acre to five acres.
Read the guide →Pressure washing a driveway
Set a driveway price per square foot from your own crew time, add stains, walkways and sealing as extras, and never go below your job minimum.
Read the guide →Pressure washing a house
Price house washes and soft washes by size and storeys, cost the mix and ladder time, and set a minimum that covers the drive.
Read the guide →Office cleaning
Bid office cleaning per square foot, per visit or per month, starting from timed crew hours and the real number of visits.
Read the guide →Move-out cleaning
Price empty-home, turnover and post-construction cleans by size, condition and real crew hours, with a written checklist and photos.
Read the guide →Estimating electrical jobs
Count every point, turn it into labor hours, cost each electrician-hour in full, and build a bid that covers overhead and profit.
Read the guide →Pricing plumbing jobs
Build flat rates from your real cost per tech-hour, set a fair service call fee, and price parts by margin, not by habit.
Read the guide →Pricing handyman jobs
Price odd jobs by the hour, by the task or both, with a minimum charge, a task-time list and bundled visits so small jobs still pay.
Read the guide →Pricing a fence job
Price fences per linear foot with gates, corners and tear-out as their own lines, and check each quote against crew hours and materials.
Read the guide →How these guides work
Every trade has different cost drivers, so every guide is written for one trade. Each one explains what to count, what owners in that trade usually get wrong, and when to walk away from a job. Each one ends with a worked example and a calculator you can change. All numbers in the examples are illustrative, so use your own. If your trade is not listed, the general pricing guide and the job price calculator work for any service business.