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Some handymen (and women) have carpentry experience, and others are carpenters. However, there are projects that need a real carpenter. When you want to finish a building project that is beyond a general handyman, you may want to hire a carpenter.

Wood is found in the structures of homes and commercial buildings as well as used for furniture, fixtures, trim, and finishes on boats. A carpenter works with wood and other building materials. Carpenters work outdoors and inside, and use hand and power tools. They cut, fasten, and assemble. There are two classifications of carpentry ‘rough and finish. Rough carpenters usually construct and frame structures in the beginning building phases while finish carpenters install trim, cabinets, doors, moldings and wood floors.

Some carpenters have a variety of carpentry skills while others focus on specific projects such as general construction, framing, stairs, doors, trim and finish work, decks, cabinetry, or furniture. Carpenters are the largest group of skilled trade workers in the construction industry.

Professional carpenters usually belong to trade unions and have completed specific training and apprenticeship programs. Kitchen cabinetry, basement finishing, framing, home remodeling, and door hanging are examples that require carpenter skills. Most of these projects will require a carpenter or a contractor that employs a carpenter. Some specific carpenter classifications include woodworker, millworker, and cabinet maker. These carpenters often create furniture, cabinets, and custom finish pieces and have experience in the restoration of wood.

Many carpenters get involved in the design of projects. There are lots of deck builders who are carpenters and know how to configure load, anchoring, foundation, stair, railing and structure needs. Some also work with landscape designers for a complete outdoor design.

Basement finishing carpenters often know how to design framing for electrical, plumbing, door, and ceiling installations. Some are also adept at hanging drywall and installing ceiling tiles and flooring.

A cabinet carpenter might be capable of complete kitchen design or work closely with a reputable kitchen designer.

Involving your carpenter at the beginning of your project is a good idea. As they perform the construction, they can often foresee issues other professional might not.

When interviewing prospective carpenters, ask the following questions:

- Do you design projects?
- How many schemes have you designed?
- What are your specific areas of expertise?
- Do you belong to a union or trade association and if so which one?
- What parts of my project will you not be doing and who will be doing them?
- Do you have a certificate of insurance or bond?
- When will the project be started and completed?

If your project needs electrical, plumbing or roofing work in addition to carpentry, you may decide to consider either a carpenter who is a general contractor or a general contractor. Some carpenters are general contractors and will handle a project from start to finish while others only perform the carpentry portion of the project. Ask if the carpenter handles projects such as yours from start to finish and is responsible for such things as applying for any required local building permits.

Narrowing down a completion date and getting it in writing is important when hiring for any type of project. Just because someone tells you a project will take 21 days, does not necessary mean they will be working 21 consecutive days.

For wood finishing or furniture repair, you might visit a furniture shop or millworks. They often employ carpenters who specialize in wood finishing.

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QuickBooks for Contractors is a fabulous and inexpensive tool for managing your construction business and gaining control over your job costs, but in order to use it to its fullest potential you need to setup and use QuickBooks a little differently than you would for most other businesses.

First, and most importantly, you need to setup your Items correctly because they are the heart of QuickBooks for Contractors. You should setup an Item for each level of detail you want on your job costing reports. It can be as simple as Labor and Materials or as detailed as having hundreds of sub-categories for the services you provide. A good example of a middle-ground (enough detail to manage your job costs without become overwhelming) can be found in the sample contractor-based business file that comes with QuickBooks:

1 Plans & Permits .
 01.1 Plans
 01.2 Building Permits
 01.3 City & Co. Lic’s & Fees
02 Site Work
 02.10 Demo
03 Excavation
04 Concrete
05 Masonry
06 Floor Framing
07 Wall Framing
08 Roof Framing
09 Roof Flashing
10 Exterior Trim & Decks
11 Siding
12 Doors & Trim
13 Windows & Trim
14 Plumbing
15 HVAC
16 Electrical & Lighting
17 Insulation
18 Interior Walls
19 Ceilings & Cover
20 Millwork & Trim
21 Cabinets & Vanities
22 Specialty
23 Floor Coverings
24 Paint
25 Cleanup
26 Landscape & Paving
27 Contingent

Many contractors add sub-items for Labor and Materials to their Items which is useful if you want to track those costs separately. This also makes it easier to report only the Labor portion of a subcontractor’s invoice on their 1099.

After you determine which job costs you want to track, you’re ready to add your Items. Go to Lists – Item List, right-click on Item and select New. Job costs should always be setup as Service Items which, fortunately, it defaults to. If you are a contractor with short-term jobs make sure to set up all your Service Items as two-sided, with both an expense and an income account. This doesn’t occur automatically and unfortunately it isn’t very intuitive. You need to put a check next to “This service is used in assemblies or is performed by a subcontractor or partner” for the expense box to be added to the setup screen. Contractors often use a cost of goods sold account called something like “job related costs” for job-related expenses.

Builders, on the other hand, who have projects that span several months or more generally use a work in progress (WIP) or construction in progress (CIP) asset account because job related costs aren’t usually expensed until the project is completed. For this reason, their Service Items do not need to be double-sided. You should check with your tax advisor or CPA before deciding which one is right for your business.

Once your Items are setup, you need to start using them. Many of the job costing reports, such as Estimates vs. Actuals, require the use of Items on all your transactions including bills, checks, and credit card charges. Again, this is not very intuitive especially since all these transactions types default to an Expense tab, but look carefully and you’ll see an Item tab just to the right of the Expense tab. In order to get the most out of QuickBooks for Contractors, you must always use this tab. Forget that the Expense tab even exists. It’s also important to assign all your transactions to a Customer/Job, of course.

Lastly, if you want to get the most out of QuickBooks for Contractors always, always enter an Estimate with the level of detail you’re trying to track. You don’t need to send this out to your customers, though you might find that this is very useful. Many users think this adds an unnecessary extra step to their day-to-day accounting entries, but this is one of the beautiful things about QuickBooks for Contractors. Once you enter the estimate, you can turn it into an Invoice, a Sales Order and/or a Purchase Order with just the click of a button (all three are hiding under the “Create Invoice” button on the Estimate form). So, rather than adding an extra step you’ll often find that you’ll end up saving an enormous amount of data entry time in the future plus you’ll be getting much better, more detailed reports.

Ruth Perryman, MBA, CMA, CFE, CFM is a QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Provider and a Certified Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She specializes in customizing QuickBooks for contractors and builders. Ruth can be reached at 800-707-0940 x101 or email: ruth@theQBspecialists.com“>ruth@theQBspecialists.com

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