Remodeling: Job Costinghttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/management/finances/job-costing/job-costing.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1765808<url /><link /></image><description>The Information Source for the Home Building Industry</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate /><webMaster /><item><title>Purchase Order Powerhttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/purchase-order-power.aspx?rssLink=Purchase+Order+PowerPurchase orders help remodelers not only keep track of estimates and costs, but help them to budget accurately.Project Costs Hold Steadyhttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling-market-data/project-costs-hold-steady.aspx?rssLink=Project+Costs+Hold+SteadyIn a tough economy with consumers putting projects on hold or downsizing project scope, remodelers are having to rework all aspects of their business to keep projects competitively priced.Remodeling on Layawayhttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/paying-on-plan.aspx?rssLink=Paying+on+PlanA remodeler uses a layaway plan to help clients complete smaller projects and ride out the recession.Meet Your New Competitors — and Bid Like Themhttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/your-new-competitors.aspx?rssLink=Your+New+CompetitorsHow to bid against production and custom builders who have entered the remodeling market.Expert Q&A: In QuickBooks, Tips for More Accurate Job-Costinghttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/in-quickbooks-more-accurate-job-costing-via-items.aspx?rssLink=Gilson%3a+job+costing+via+items+oct+6+09"Items" are key to unlocking most of the job-costing features in QuickBooks. Not only do they provide an additional, alternative level of detail, but the more advanced features of QuickBooks are actually built on them.Cost Savings Award Motivates Staff, Delights Clientshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/added-value.aspx?rssLink=Added+ValueA Virginia remodeling company offers its employees a monetary award for ideas that save clients money.Percentage-of-Completion Accounting: What's It All About?http://www4.remodeling.hw.net/accounting/percentage-of-completion-accounting-whats-it-all-about.aspx?rssLink=Gilson%3a+Percentage+of+Completion+AccountingPOC accounting methods provide more accurate results before the final numbers are in, especially for remodeling projects that stretch out over time. How to use this useful method, by QuickBooks expert Diane Gilson.Budgeting: Working in Reversehttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/owner-issues/working-in-reverse.aspx?rssLink=Working+in+ReverseFor one remodeler, "reverse budgeting" helps clients define and stay within their budget range.New Wireless Time-Tracking for Field Workers http://www4.remodeling.hw.net/accounting/wireless-time-tracking-for-field-workers.aspx?rssLink=Gilson%3a+wireless+time+trackingA new Intuit program offers a solution to the challenge of getting field crews to turn in detailed, accurate timesheets. It is wireless, GPS-enabled, and affordable, says QuickBooks expert Diane Gilson. Making Money on Remodeling Jobs? Track Your Financial Data to Find Outhttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/accounting/are-your-jobs-making-money-using-quickbooks-to-track.aspx?rssLink=Gilson%3a+Job+CostingTake control of your daily financial information. Even if someone else will be handling your day-to-day entries, learn how to make basic entries into your QuickBooks file and how to run basic reports to see how those entries show up. Pricing Remodeling Jobs Just Righthttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/estimating/price-is-right.aspx?rssLink=Price+Is+RightGet back to good estimating and job costing to offer accurate pricing on your jobs.Assigning and Tracking Warranty Costs in QuickBookshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/accounting/assigning-and-tracking-warranty-costs.aspx?rssLink=Gilson%3a+warranty+costsQuickBooks expert Diane Gilson explains how remodelers can assign warranty costs after a job has been closed out.Cutting Costshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/cutting-costs.aspx?rssLink=Cutting+CostsBy now your 2009 budget should be nearly complete — how does it look? Are you making the money you, as owner, need to make?Q+A: Do You Raise or Lower Prices or Bids Based on Economic Conditions?http://www4.remodeling.hw.net/markup/pricing-adjustment.aspx?rssLink=Pricing+AdjustmentThis Q&A with Big50 remodelers asks how the economy affects their pricing and bidding.Limiting the Effect of Price Spikes and Materials Shortageshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/the-volatility-defense.aspx?rssLink=The+Volatility+DefenseTips for helping remodelers avoid the hit when prices spike and shortages loom.Pinpointing Slippagehttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/estimating/pinpointing-slippage.aspx?rssLink=Pinpointing+SlippageBy tracking the actual and budgeted costs of individual line items for each job, Creative Contracting is able to easily pinpoint slippage.Including Clean Up Costs in the Project Budgethttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/job-costing/clean-up-costs.aspx?rssLink=Byrd2%3a+Including+Clean+Up+Costs+in+the+Project+BudgetIncluding Clean Up Costs in the Project BudgetProject Mangement for Large Jobshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/construction-management/it-takes-two.aspx?rssLink=It+Takes+TwoMany remodelers rely on a single project manager for each job, concentrating the decision-making power and supervisory duties with that one individual. But what about when a project is so large or multifaceted that there just aren’t enough hours in the day for one person to accomplish the task?Finding Employees’ Hidden Costshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/labor-burden/finding-employees-hidden-costs.aspx?rssLink=Finding+Employees%e2%80%99+Hidden+CostsIndustry consultant Leslie Shiner shares tips on how to add labor burden into your employees' hourly rates.Tracking Labor Costshttp://www4.remodeling.hw.net/finance/tracking-labor-costs.aspx?rssLink=Tracking+Labor+CostsOver the years I’ve asked clients and colleagues how they estimate labor costs. The answer is usually the same: They define one number that represents hourly labor costs, including burden, and apply it throughout their estimates, no matter who does the work or what the tasks are.