Consulting for contractors and the trades
Busy crews. Thin margins.
GCs, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and remodelers. Full schedule, tight bank account? Here's where it leaks.
Five places to look, and the first check for each.
Run these checks yourself. A Profit X-Ray puts a dollar figure on each.
Bids that no longer cover today's costs
Reprice your top three jobs at this year's labor and overhead.
Change orders that never get billed
Compare last quarter's change orders with invoices.
Jobs nobody reviews after they close
Bid vs. actual on your last ten jobs.
Cash tied up in receivables and retainage
Total everything over 60 days and name an owner.
Crew hours that never reach a job
Hours paid vs. hours charged to jobs, by crew.
Start free. Pay only for what the numbers support.
- Profit X-RayPuts a dollar figure on each leak. Details
- Profit ArchitectureRebuilds estimating, change orders and job costing. Details
- Blackex CommandA fractional CFO for WIP, cash forecasting and bonding. Details
- ServiceTitan & Field Service Tune-UpPricebook, memberships and KPIs for HVAC, plumbing and electrical. Details
Business consulting for tradesmen: what it fixes and what it costs
Fixed fees, never hourly. 3× Commitment: if a Profit X-Ray can't document three times its fee in annual opportunity, you don't pay the balance.
Common questions.
How can a contractor increase profit margins?
Reprice to current costs, bill every change order and review bid against actual.
What is job costing, and why does it matter?
It tracks each job's real cost against the bid, so losing jobs stop hiding in the monthly total.
How can a construction company improve cash flow?
Invoice promptly, take deposits, own collections and keep a 13-week cash forecast.
Do you work with HVAC, plumbing, electrical and remodeling companies?
Yes. GCs and specialty trades, usually $2M to $50M a year.
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Find out which of the five is costing you most.
Free: a 30-minute call, a 20-question assessment and a 45-minute readout on where to look first.