Builders operating guide
Gross margin by job type in your building business
Stop one blended margin from hiding which work creates profit and which work consumes it.
A practical sequence
Where to start
- 01
Define a small set of job types that match how work is sold and delivered.
- 02
Post labour, materials and direct subcontractor cost to the job that used them.
- 03
Compare estimate with actual within seven days of job completion.
- 04
Reprice, redesign or stop taking work that repeatedly misses the margin floor.
Byron works directly with a limited number of founder-led companies at any one time.
Know the number. Fix the operating cause.
Every engagement begins with a written application, reviewed personally by Byron. If the fit is not there, you will be told plainly.