Estimating Labor Hours

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Calculating the labor needed for a project is an important component in creating an accurate estimate. The Estimate Worksheet gives you the ability to calculate labor hours.

To start, you must add at least one labor Item to the takeoff measurements in the project for which you want to calculate labor hours. For example: Tile Setter, Electrician, Roofer, General Laborer. That Item must have a Purchase Unit of “Hours” (exact spelling, but not case sensitive).*

Then, the total number of hours for each line item that has an “Hours” purchase unit will be calculated and displayed in the Hours column on the Estimate Worksheet.

You can manually change the data in the Hours column cells, as well as data in the Coverage Rate column cells if needed. (Coverage Rate = productivity rate in this case.) 

The sum of all line items in the Hours column will be displayed on the green TOTALS bar at the bottom of the estimate. This is the total labor hours for the project.

* For info on creating Items and adding Items to your takeoffs, see Create, Edit, or Delete Custom Items and Add or Remove Items from a Takeoff.

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