[capitalcity painting]

Why do people say that you have to figure labor, material, overhead, and profit. I have figured out what I need to make per hour to cover everything and just use that as my hourly rate as labor and add material.

 

[capitalcity painting]

I completely understand what your saying, I'm asking why guys want to worry about adding that stuff in for every estimate. Not saying that is what you meant but I have talked to people that say ok I figure this then that then my insurance then this and that. Why not figure all that up and break it down to how much you need to make for the month, then the week, then the day, then you'll have the hour thus your hourly wage.

 

[capitalcity painting]

Does anyone here have a good pricing guideline for commercial work, I usually do high end residential , but because of the slow economy , I need at look at other options, currently i am bidding a 14,000 sq foot new const. office building , walls only , I don't want to low ball it, and i want to be competitive. It there a floor sq ft formula i can apply?
thanks

The office space should not be much different then the residential you are doing and you should be able to apply the same numbers. Now run before the mob gets here.