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Speed Up Estimates with This Profit Calculator Spreadsheet
Let’s face it. Unless you’re a numbers nerd, it’s a drag to slog through all the calculations necessary to create a roofing estimate. Putting together one or two estimates isn’t that bad, but when you have to crank out a bunch of them, you wish there was an easier way.
We understand this because back in the day, we had to churn out estimates too. We had roofing companies in Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. We crunched the numbers for so many estimates that we lost track of how many we did.
After putting years into the work of roof installation and running roofing companies, we decided to do something else. Still in the same industry, but more behind the scenes. We decided to take our experience and create an enterprise that would support roofers and their businesses with tools, training, resources, and connections.
The Profit Calculator Tool
Among the tools we created was something that would make it easier for roofers to build estimates and calculate profits. We called it the Profit Calculator Spreadsheet (catchy, we know).
It’s a spreadsheet with a few designated fields in which you enter figures relevant to the job. Once the numbers have been put in, the profit figures generate automatically at the bottom of the sheet. With the information about profits that are produced, you can confidently write up the estimate.
There’s one spreadsheet, and it handles whatever split you actually pay. Enter your commission rate and it does the rest — 10%, 35%, 50%, doesn’t matter. Sold the roof yourself? Enter 0 and see exactly what you keep when nobody takes a cut.
Fill in the yellow cells only. The totals work themselves out.
Other Tools
As I mentioned above, our mission is to supply roofers with the tools and resources that will make your jobs easier and free up time for you to work on your business.
Check out the other resources that we’ve put together:
- A Contract Template Builder that sets you up with a proven contract designed to protect your business
- 101 Social Media Posts—graphics and captions–that will keep you rolling in content for weeks
Roofing is a competitive field. We want you to succeed, and we hope you’ll take advantage of these resources we’ve created for you!