Splitting the budget: from zero to fluent
Most people do not fail at splitting the budget from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Hidden lines in a quote: boundaries before methods
Advice on hidden lines in a quote tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
The trap in per-square-metre pricing: priorities at three stages
If you have already tried the trap in per-square-metre pricing and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What share materials should take: is the investment justified
Most people do not fail at what share materials should take from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Regional labour differences: don't get carried by claims
If you have already tried regional labour differences and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Costing demolition: settled in one read
Advice on costing demolition tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…
Electrics by metre or by point: questions and pitfalls
If you only read one paragraph, read this: electrics by metre or by point depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
How fitted joinery is priced: solutions by condition
Anyone who has spent time on how fitted joinery is priced has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Tile wastage rates: from zero to fluent
Most people do not fail at tile wastage rates from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing part:…
Estimating paint quantity: solutions by condition
Most people do not fail at estimating paint quantity from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
What makes up a window price: settled in one read
Most people want what makes up a window price to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Allocating the bathroom budget: don't get carried by claims
Most people want allocating the bathroom budget to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Lighting as a budget share: the detail checklist
Advice on lighting as a budget share tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
When to buy appliances: questions and pitfalls
Most people want when to buy appliances to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
How much contingency: boundaries before methods
Separate two things in how much contingency: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…
Comparing two quotes fairly: is the investment justified
Most people want comparing two quotes fairly to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
The cost of the cheapest bid: is the investment justified
Most people do not fail at the cost of the cheapest bid from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Risks with prepaid packages: don't get carried by claims
Put risks with prepaid packages back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Instalments or lump sum: settled in one read
Most people do not fail at instalments or lump sum from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Negotiating a price-rise clause: boundaries before methods
Most people want negotiating a price-rise clause to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…