Estimates are one of the most crucial aspects of planning a construction project. Since it is associated with forecasting the total job costs, a good estimate should contain all the expenses that are ...

To complete a job, general contractors hire skilled and unskilled laborers to complete specific tasks. Crew workers include framers to finishers and everyone in between. Estimating man-hour ...

The latest product from small-business powerhouse, Intuit — maker of the ubiquitous QuickBooks accounting software — marks a slight change in course for the company. For the first time, an Intuit ...

You have often recommended that people get three bids from licensed contractors. We only got two, but both were experienced, longtime electrical contractors in our area. The first contractor supplied ...

1build, a real-time data platform for construction estimating, today announced new features for its all-in-one construction and cost estimation platform — now with real-time pricing data for labor and ...

It’s smart to comparison shop before you buy, and easy enough on basic products. Comparing contractors’ estimates is more difficult because there are so many variables — in materials and construction ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...