How much should I charge for this job?
Add materials and labor, set your overhead and markup, and see your selling price and gross margin — with the waste factor already baked in.
Materials
Buy 11 sq yd to cover waste
Buy 52.50 lin ft to cover waste
Labor
Settings
Insurance, equipment, office
Applied to total cost
Result
How is this calculated?
Waste factor inflates the quantity you buy — 10% waste on 10 sq yd means ordering 11. The line total reflects the gross (purchased) amount, not the net area.
Overheadcovers fixed costs that aren't on the job site: insurance, equipment depreciation, truck, office. Apply it as a percentage of material + labor (a common trade standard is 10–20%).
Markup vs. margin: a 20% markup on a $1,000 cost gives a $1,200 price and a 16.7% gross margin — not 20%. Markup is cost × (1 + markup%); margin is profit ÷ price. See the estimating course for the full picture.