When using LMN for estimating, it is very important to note that when estimating the labor for either a Service Estimate (maintenance/snow), or a Standard Estimate (design/build), you are calculating the Total Man Hours to complete the service/installation.
Remember that when you are estimating, you are selecting the Labor Charge from your LMN price list to identify the price for the customer to have that job completed. However, when you decide to schedule that job later, you can always adjust the crew size of the team that will actually be working on the job based on the total hours estimated.
Correctly Calculate Estimated Labor Hours
When estimating, be advised that we would recommend the following steps:
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Price List > Production Rates. Use the Labor production Rates to assist with the final calculation of Total man Hours on the job.
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Price List > Labor. When setting up your LMN Price List, make sure that you add crew size variations so that you can adjust the price correctly on an estimate.
- When completing the estimate, remember that the labor pricing should reflect the Total Man Hours on the job and NOT the Individual Hours per crew member:
Examples
In this standard estimate example, we see 480 total man hours for a driveway installation job completed by a 6 person crew. Based on this, the crew is required for 8, 10 hour work days.
6 crew members x 10 hrs/day x 8 days = 480 total man hours
In this service estimate example, we can see that each mowing service will require 3 total man hours for a crew of 3. Therefore, we know that there would be 1 hour of onsite time per visit.
3 man hours / 3 crew members = 1 hour onsite
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