Why EIFS / Stucco Contractors Bid Two Trades With One Rate
EIFS and stucco contractors bid two different trades with one rate and lose on whichever one the job turns out to be. Three-coat stucco and EIFS carry different labor, different material, and different billing structures, and renovation work behaves nothing like new construction. CONTROL prices each system and each context on its own numbers.
The specific ways EIFS / Stucco contractors lose cash, pulled straight from what makes this trade different.
SF Production Rates
Square-foot production differs by system, substrate, and height. A single blended rate means half your bids are wrong in one direction or the other.
3-Coat vs EIFS Billing Structure
Three-coat stucco bills through scratch, brown, and finish milestones, while EIFS moves as a system. Each needs its own schedule of values, not a shared one.
Renovation vs New Construction Rates
Renovation adds demo, unknowns, and protection work that new construction never sees. Pricing both from the same rate sheet guarantees the renovation loses.
The CONTROL chapters that solve this for EIFS / Stucco contractors specifically.
Why do EIFS and stucco contractors lose money on renovation work?
Should EIFS and three-coat stucco be priced separately?
What profit margin should an EIFS or stucco contractor target?
