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Welcome aboard, Jeff.
The ability to price correctly and accurately can make or break your business, and it's something people often seek input for here. But it's a very individual thing - each company has it's own strengths and weaknesses, and it's own goals. So pricing according to what some other guy prices might be signing your own businesses death warrant.
One of the common pieces of advice you'll find here when people ask about price is to "know your costs". Know how much the maintenance on your machinery is, it's expected life, and the likelihood of major problems with it (and the costs to fix them). Know how long it takes your crew to do a job. And on down the line.
Estimating labor hours for a project - that comes from having done the thing and timing your crew. Everyone is different.
Tell us more about your specific situation and you might get more specific responses.
Material markup - depends on your methods and objectives. Some don't mark up at all, and just look to recover on their labor. Others do mark up materials.
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