Why Masonry Contractors Lay Profit Into the Wall
Masonry contractors lay profit into the wall when crew productivity never gets measured against the bid, scaffold costs pool in overhead instead of the job, and block, brick, and mortar waste goes untracked. CONTROL measures units laid per crew day, costs scaffold to the wall it serves, and makes waste a number instead of a shrug.
The specific ways masonry contractors lose cash, pulled straight from what makes this trade different.
Labor Productivity Job Costing
Masonry margin lives in units laid per mason per day. Measured weekly against the bid rate, productivity becomes manageable instead of mysterious.
Scaffold Cost Allocation
Scaffold rental, erection, and moves belong to the wall they serve. Left in overhead, they inflate every bid and hide the true cost of the tall jobs.
Material Waste Variance
Block, brick, and mortar waste is a real percentage of every job. Tracking delivered quantities against installed quantities shows whether waste is 3% or 12%.
The CONTROL chapters that solve this for masonry contractors specifically.
Why do masonry contractors lose money on labor?
How should a masonry contractor account for scaffold costs?
What profit margin should a masonry contractor target?
