Built for
the trades.
Every trade bills differently. These pages cover how I handle the books for each one, across the Cedar Rapids metro.
Twenty trades,
one bookkeeper.
I spent nine years in the trades before this, so job costing, retainage and seasonal cash are normal here rather than edge cases.
Plumbing
Callouts and builds measured on their own terms, never blended together.
Roofing
Every supplement and deductible tied back to the roof it came from.
Remodeling
The job you finished stays comparable to the one you priced.
HVAC
Changeouts and service tickets each show their own honest margin.
Builders & General Contractors
Five projects running at once stay five separate pictures, not one blur.
Specialty Trade
Books set up around how your trade actually bills.
Electrical
Hours costed by who held the tools, with sign-off jobs left open.
Concrete
Each pour carries its own number, so busy never means profitable.
Restoration & Storm Damage
Emergency spend tracked against the claims that pay for it.
Excavation & Site Work
Machine hours and tough ground costed to the job that caused them.
Landscaping & Hardscaping
Spring installs and year-round routes counted apart from each other.
Painting
When hours are the product, hours are what the books measure.
Masonry & Stone
Breakage, waste and skilled hours all land on the right job.
Fencing & Decking
Lumber that moves between quote and build, caught per job.
Pool Construction
Long builds tracked phase by phase, deposits kept honest.
Solar
Milestone payments matched to work done, not the day cash lands.
Flooring
What the demo turns up gets costed, not quietly absorbed.
Cabinets & Countertops
Margin carried through the gap between template and install.
Windows, Siding & Glass
Deposits held against work owed until the units go in.
Handyman
Small jobs and drive time added up so you see what pays.
Books built
for your trade.
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