Why Door & Hardware Contractors Float the Hardware Order
Door and hardware contractors float the order when hollow metal frames and hardware sets get bought months before installation billing catches up, deliveries slip while billing waits on them, and out-of-sequence installs burn extra trips nobody prices. CONTROL bills stored material, documents the delays, and codes every remobilization.
The specific ways door & hardware contractors lose cash, pulled straight from what makes this trade different.
Procurement Float on Frames and Sets
Hollow metal, wood doors, and hardware sets are bought early and stored long. Stored material billing puts that six-figure float on the project.
Delayed Delivery Billing
When a manufacturer slips, your billing slips with it unless the contract says otherwise. Delivery milestones with dates keep the pay application moving.
Installation Sequence Holes
Frames set early, doors hang late, and hardware finishes last. Sequence-split billing keeps each visit funded instead of waiting on final completion.
The CONTROL chapters that solve this for door & hardware contractors specifically.
Why do door and hardware contractors run out of cash?
How should a door and hardware contractor bill the work?
What profit margin should a door and hardware contractor target?
