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Bookkeeping for every service business

Landscaping, cleaning, detailing, hauling, construction, and everything in between — if you serve customers and want to know where the money goes, this process fits your business.

Construction & Trades

Job-based businesses need books that show profit by project — not just one big number at the end of the year. Job costing, retainage, progress billing, and materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs are the core of this work, so you know what each job actually made before you bid the next one.

  • General Contractors
  • Subcontractors
  • Concrete
  • Excavation
  • Framing
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC
  • Electrical
  • Roofing
  • Gutters
  • Spray Foam
  • Painting
  • Drywall
  • Masonry
  • Welding
  • Trim & Finish Carpentry
  • Flooring
  • Utilities

Landscaping & Lawn Care

Recurring maintenance customers plus one-time installs mean two revenue streams worth tracking separately, along with fuel, equipment, and seasonal labor.

Cleaning Companies

Recurring contracts, supplies, and contract labor stay organized so monthly reports show exactly how the business is trending.

Car Detailing

Whether mobile or shop-based, clean books separate product costs, vehicle expenses, and revenue so pricing decisions are based on real numbers.

Hauling & Junk Removal

Fuel, dump fees, truck maintenance, and driver labor need consistent categories to see what each route or job really earns.

Don’t see your industry? If you run a service based business, the process very likely fits — reach out and ask.

For construction & trades

  • Job costing and project profitability
  • Materials and subcontractor expenses
  • Retainage tracking
  • Progress billing support
  • Multiple active projects
  • Equipment and vehicle expenses

For service businesses

  • Recurring customers
  • Expense tracking
  • Vehicle and fuel expenses
  • Supplies and materials
  • Contract labor
  • Monthly reporting
  • Keeping business and personal spending separated

Your trade is your business. The books are mine.

Tell me about your business and I'll tell you exactly what a bookkeeping plan would look like for it.

Prefer email? blake@thebookkeepingxpert.com