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How to price service work
Worked examples that build a price from parts, hours, overhead and margin. Every number is an assumption you swap for your own.
Last updated October 24, 2026
- Flat rate vs. time and materials When flat-rate pricing fits, when time and materials does, who carries the risk in each, and one job priced both ways with the arithmetic shown.
- How to price a water heater install Price a water heater replacement from parts, labor hours and overhead, then divide by one minus your margin. Every step shown with stated assumptions.
- How to price an electrical panel upgrade Price a panel upgrade from materials, permit, labor hours and overhead, then divide by one minus your margin. Each step shown, every number an assumption.
- How to price lawn mowing Price a mowing visit from time on site, drive time, equipment cost per hour and margin. A worked per-visit example with every assumption stated.
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