Pricing & Business
Markup, labour rate, job costs, VAT, travel.
Guides for this trade
Waste factors by trade
How much extra to allow for cutting, breakage and spillage in each trade, the allowances BouWise uses by default, and where makers publish their own.
3 min readPricing & BusinessPlans, minor building work and council approval
When the National Building Regulations need approved plans, what counts as minor building work, what the plans must include, and the notices and inspections during building.
3 min readPricing & BusinessNHBRC registration and home enrolment
Why home builders register with the NHBRC, the rule that every new home is enrolled at least 15 days before building starts, and the warranty cover enrolment gives the owner.
3 min readPricing & BusinessVAT for contractors: 15%, the R2.3 million threshold and tax invoices
When a contractor must register for VAT, how to add and remove 15% VAT, and what a full or abridged tax invoice must show under SARS’s checklist.
3 min readPricing & BusinessWriting a quote and setting your day rate
How to build a day rate that covers wages, overheads and profit, cost a job from material lists and labour, add travel at the SARS rate, and write a quote clients understand.
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