How-To
7 Construction Estimating Mistakes That Cost Contractors Thousands
Most contractors lose money not because they're bad at their trade — but because they're making these common estimating mistakes. Here's how to fix them.
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Industry Trends
Material Costs Are Up 58% Since 2019. Are Your Estimates Keeping Up?
Asphalt, lumber, copper — everything costs more. If you're still estimating off last year's prices, you're leaving money on the table (or worse, losing it).
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Industry Trends
The Great Data Split: Why 2026 Is the Year Contractors Stop Treating Data Like Paperwork
The construction industry is splitting in two — those who treat data as infrastructure, and those still drowning in spreadsheets. Here's which side you want to be on.
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Business Growth
How Contractors Are Boosting Margins 25% Without Hiring More Staff
The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter. Here's how top contractors are completing 15% more jobs with the same team.
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Technology
How AI Estimates Are Changing the Game for Small Contractors
Remember spending hours calculating square footage, looking up material prices, and formatting quotes? Yeah, me neither. Because AI just killed that workflow.
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Business Growth
You're Probably Paying Too Much for Software You Don't Use
ServiceTitan starts at $200/month. Jobber wants $69. Housecall Pro lands somewhere in between. But here's the real question: are you actually using what you're paying for?
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