Guides
In-depth guides on construction best practices, compliance, and operations. Written from real-world experience.
Payment & Legal
Contracts, insurance, dispute resolution, and specialized scope protection.
- Payment & Legal — Contracts, WIP, insurance, RFIs
- Contract Basics — Key clauses every contractor must understand
- Change Order Management — Pricing, documentation, and approval workflows
- Insurance Requirements — COIs, additional insured, and required coverages
- Indemnification Clauses — Understanding and negotiating indemnity provisions
Getting Paid & Liens
Protect payment rights, bill cleanly, and collect before you lien.
- Getting Paid & Liens Hub — Start here: liens, pay apps, retainage, collections
- Construction Lien Law — Mechanics lien deadlines and preliminary notices
- Pay Applications — AIA billing and schedule of values
- Collections Strategy — Steps before filing a lien
- Payment Bond Claims — Claimant procedures on public work
Bonding & Surety
Bid public work, price bond premium correctly, and run a surety program.
- Bonding & Surety Hub — Start here: guides, calculators, workflows, and templates
- How Surety Bonds Work — Three-party bonds and banded premium
- What Construction Bonds Cost — Banded rates and surcharges
- Getting Bonded — First-time underwriting and submission
Project Management
Plan, execute, and control your projects.
- Pre-Construction Planning — Comprehensive planning before breaking ground
- Project Startup & Kickoff — First 2 weeks checklist for starting right
- Schedule Management — CPM, look-aheads, and delay management
- Meeting Management — Running effective OAC and coordination meetings
- Daily Reporting — What to include and why it matters
- Document Control — File naming, folder structures, and version control
- Submittal Management — Tracking, review process, and avoiding delays
- Delay Claims — Documenting and pursuing delay damages
- BIM/VDC Basics — Introduction to Building Information Modeling
Field Operations
Day-to-day field management.
- Material Management — Procurement, receiving, storage, and tracking
- Equipment Management — Rent vs buy, tracking, and maintenance
- Photo Documentation — Best practices for disputes and progress tracking
- Jobsite Issue Tracking — Stop losing issues in email threads
- As-Built Documentation — Creating and maintaining accurate as-built drawings
Quality & Closeout
Deliver quality work and close out smoothly.
- Quality Control — Inspections, preventing rework, and QC programs
- Punch List Management — Closing out projects faster
- Project Closeout — Documentation and retention release
- Warranty Administration — Managing post-closeout warranty obligations
Subcontractor Management
Work effectively with your subs.
- Subcontractor Management — Prequalification, contracts, and coordination
- Backcharges Guide — When and how to backcharge subcontractors
Estimating & Cost Control
Bid accurately and track your costs.
- Construction Estimating — Quantity takeoffs and building accurate bids
- Labor Cost Tracking — Know your true labor cost by project
- Cost Coding Guide — Setting up and using cost codes effectively
Labor & Compliance
Prevailing wage, classifications, overtime, and multi-state rules.
- Labor & Compliance Hub — Start here for PW, union, and classification guides
- Prevailing Wage Basics — When Davis-Bacon and state PW apply
- Overtime Rules — Federal and state overtime requirements
- Worker Classifications — Employee vs independent contractor
- Union Construction — Working with organized labor
Payroll
Commercial construction payroll — overtime, union rates, certified payroll.
- Construction Payroll Guide — Start here for payroll setup and compliance
- Federal Overtime (FLSA) — Weekly OT and workweek rules
- California Overtime — Daily OT, 7th day, meal breaks
- Certified Payroll (Federal) — WH-347 and Davis-Bacon filing
California Compliance
California-specific licensing, labor, and safety rules.
- California Compliance Hub — DIR, CSLB, Cal/OSHA, and regional guides
- CSLB License Guide — Licensing requirements and renewals
- DIR Registration — Public works registration
- California Prevailing Wage — DIR wage determinations
Business Development
Grow your company and win more work.
- Finding New Clients — Where to find your next customer
- Qualifying Opportunities — Which jobs to pursue and which to skip
- Proposal Writing — Win more work with better proposals
- Pricing Strategy — How to price construction work to win bids and make money
- Marketing for Contractors — Practical marketing strategies for construction companies
- Client Retention — Turn one-time clients into repeat customers
- Networking for Contractors — Building relationships that lead to work
Finance & Accounting
Manage your money and stay profitable. From basics to enterprise-level.
Fundamentals
- Construction Accounting 101 — Fundamentals of construction accounting
- Cash Flow Management — Survive and thrive with proper cash management
- Job Costing Basics — Track profitability by project
- Financial Statements — Understanding your P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
- Overhead & Markup — Price your work to make money
- Tax Strategies — Legal ways to minimize your tax burden
Advanced / Enterprise
- Financial KPIs Dashboard — Key performance indicators every contractor should track
- Banking Relationships — Building and maintaining strong banking relationships
- Joint Venture Accounting — Financial management for JVs and partnerships
- Revenue Recognition (ASC 606) — Percentage of completion, variable consideration
- ERP Selection Guide — Choosing construction accounting software
- Chart of Accounts — Construction-specific COA setup
Leadership & Team
Build and lead high-performing teams.
- Hiring Field Workers — Finding and attracting skilled tradespeople
- Developing Foremen — Grow your best workers into leaders
- Managing Superintendents — Getting the most from your field leaders
- Retention Strategies — Keep your best people from leaving
- Building Company Culture — Create a workplace people want to join
Industry Benchmarks
Salary and compensation data for construction roles.
- Executive Salaries — CEO, COO, and executive compensation
- Management Salaries — Project managers, supers, and estimators
- Compensation Strategy — Building pay structures that retain talent
Software Buying Guides
Evaluate construction software with an honest comparison framework.
- Field Management Software Guide — Choosing field and project tools
- Construction CRM Guide — CRM for contractors
- Software Stack Guide — How tools fit together
Our Apps
Tools built by support.construction.
- BLDR Pro — Field management for contractors
- BLDR Time — Time tracking for construction crews
- Safety Meetings — Digital toolbox talks and attendance