Hey James,
Wouldn't it be easier to come up with another method of estimating your jobs? 90 minutes to estimate restoring a deck. I know a lot of people are really detailed when estimating like this but I tend to keep it simpler and measure the length times width, then figure in the rails, lattice and the pita factor. I would have estimated it in about 10 minutes. True, I may have shorted myself on an extra gallon of sealer ($15 tops) but I saved over an hour of my time. We all shoot for a minimum of $100 an hour when doing decks but that 90 minutes is wasted time when you don't get the job. I'd rather eat the $15 in sealer instead of losing 90 minutes of my time. With a couple estimates like that, I could have cleaned a deck. |