Person	Hours	Labour cost	Difference
DK Dave Kerr Lead fitter, crew C, £35/h at cost	80 h of 74 h estimated	£2,800 of £2,590	+£210
TA Tom Ashby Joiner, crew C, £30/h at cost	80 h of 74 h estimated	£2,400 of £2,220	+£180
ER Ellie Rudd Apprentice joiner, crew C, £16/h at cost	64 h of 54.5 h estimated	£1,024 of £872	+£152
RF Rob Finch Decorator, £28/h at cost	24 h of 22 h estimated	£672 of £616	+£56
SK Sam Kerridge Labourer and driver, £22/h at cost	24 h of 22 h estimated	£528 of £484	+£44

True labour cost. The 3 cafés finished this year really took 2.81 h per m² of floor, against the old rule of 2.6. This job: 95 m² floor, priced on 246.5 h. Rule of thumb: 2.6 h per m² of floor. New quotes now use the true rate →

Estimate line	Estimate	Ordered	Received	Difference
Counter worktops, templated and fitted Halbrook Worktops, PO-5173	£2,130	£2,257	£2,257	+£127
Partitions, board and sundries Avonmere Builders Merchants, PO-5170	£2,930	£3,058	£3,058	+£128
Joinery timber and sheet Kestle Timber, PO-5168	£2,260	£2,318	£2,318	+£58
Lighting and electrical Voltmere Electrical Wholesale, PO-5171	£2,260	£2,395	£2,395	+£135
Flooring Cotsmoor Flooring Trade, PO-5188	£2,000	£2,094	£2,094	+£94
Wall tiles and adhesive Brackwell Tiles, PO-5174	£1,720	£1,780	£1,780	+£60

Materials count when they are delivered and signed for on site. Nothing is on order and not received. Supplier bills post to Xero from here.

Trade	Agreed	Invoiced	Difference
Electrics Andy Rees Electrical, 2 invoices	£4,180	£4,519	+£339
Plumbing Jon Haskins Plumbing and Heating, 2 invoices	£3,140	£3,394	+£254
Floor laying Nick Weller Flooring, 1 invoice	£1,570	£1,697	+£127
Tiling Lee Carver Tiling, 1 invoice	£1,560	£1,686	+£126

The forecast counts each trade at its agreed price until it invoices more.

Cost week by week

£32,623 spent over 3 weeks, against a £30,532 estimate

LabourMaterialsSubcontract

Week of	Hours	Labour	Materials	Subcontract	Total
9 Feb	112 h	£2,992	£7,772	£3,956	£14,720
16 Feb	112 h	£3,112	£1,780	£1,686	£6,579
23 Feb	48 h	£1,320	£4,351	£5,654	£11,325

Extras and variations · 0

Variations →

No extras on this job.

Timesheets · 272 h, £7,424 at cost

Timesheets →

Week of	Person	Hours	Cost	Status
23 Feb Tap for the days	DKDave Kerr	8 h 1 day	£280.00 at £35/h	approved from the paper sheets
23 Feb Tap for the days	EREllie Rudd	8 h 1 day	£128.00 at £16/h	approved from the paper sheets
23 Feb Tap for the days	RFRob Finch	24 h 3 days	£672.00 at £28/h	approved from the paper sheets
23 Feb Tap for the days	TATom Ashby	8 h 1 day	£240.00 at £30/h	approved from the paper sheets
16 Feb Tap for the days	DKDave Kerr	40 h 5 days	£1,400.00 at £35/h	approved from the paper sheets
16 Feb Tap for the days	EREllie Rudd	32 h 4 days	£512.00 at £16/h	approved from the paper sheets
16 Feb Tap for the days	TATom Ashby	40 h 5 days	£1,200.00 at £30/h	approved from the paper sheets
9 Feb Tap for the days	DKDave Kerr	32 h 4 days	£1,120.00 at £35/h	approved from the paper sheets
9 Feb Tap for the days	EREllie Rudd	24 h 3 days	£384.00 at £16/h	approved from the paper sheets
9 Feb Tap for the days	SKSam Kerridge	24 h 3 days	£528.00 at £22/h	approved from the paper sheets
9 Feb Tap for the days	TATom Ashby	32 h 4 days	£960.00 at £30/h	approved from the paper sheets

Purchases · 6, £13,903

Purchases →

Order	What	Status	Net
PO-5188 Cotsmoor Flooring Trade, raised 18 Feb	Flooring	Delivered 25 Feb, billed	£2,093.97
PO-5174 Brackwell Tiles, raised 12 Feb	Wall tiles and adhesive	Delivered 17 Feb, billed	£1,780.24
PO-5173 Halbrook Worktops, raised 11 Feb	Counter worktops, templated and fitted	Delivered 23 Feb, billed	£2,257.06
PO-5170 Avonmere Builders Merchants, raised 8 Feb	Partitions, board and sundries	Delivered 11 Feb, billed	£3,058.44
PO-5171 Voltmere Electrical Wholesale, raised 8 Feb	Lighting and electrical	Delivered 11 Feb, billed	£2,395.08
PO-5168 Kestle Timber, raised 7 Feb	Joinery timber and sheet	Delivered 11 Feb, billed	£2,317.99

Subcontractor invoices · 6, £11,296

Tap one for the subcontractor

Invoice	Work	Status	Amount
SC-3479 Andy Rees Electrical, 27 Feb	Electrics, second fix	Paid	£2,259.29
Andy Rees ElectricalElectrician, Nailsea. Day rate £280. Insured to Jan 2027. Commercial jobs, data and emergency lighting.
SC-3480 Jon Haskins Plumbing and Heating, 27 Feb	Plumbing, second fix	Paid	£1,697.17
Jon Haskins Plumbing and HeatingPlumber, Bedminster. Day rate £250. Insured to May 2027. Gas Safe registered.
SC-3474 Nick Weller Flooring, 25 Feb	Floor laying, supply-laid by the floor layer	Paid	£1,697.17
Nick Weller FlooringFloor layer, Yate. Day rate £240. Insured to Aug 2027. Commercial vinyl and safety flooring.
SC-3472 Lee Carver Tiling, 20 Feb	Tiling, tiling	Paid	£1,686.36
Lee Carver TilingTiler, Portishead. Day rate £230. Insured to Apr 2027. Large-format and commercial tiling.
SC-3461 Andy Rees Electrical, 12 Feb	Electrics, first fix	Paid	£2,259.29
Andy Rees ElectricalElectrician, Nailsea. Day rate £280. Insured to Jan 2027. Commercial jobs, data and emergency lighting.
SC-3462 Jon Haskins Plumbing and Heating, 12 Feb	Plumbing, first fix	Paid	£1,697.17
Jon Haskins Plumbing and HeatingPlumber, Bedminster. Day rate £250. Insured to May 2027. Gas Safe registered.

Invoices · posted to Xero when sent

Billing →

Invoice	Stage	Status	Net	Gross	Xero
INV-2213 issued 5 Jan	Deposit 1 line	Paid 10 Feb	£9,825.00	£11,200.50 £491 retention held	posted
INV-2251 issued 18 Feb	Progress 1 line	Paid 8 Mar	£19,650.00	£22,401.00 £983 retention held	posted
INV-2270 issued 10 Mar	Completion 1 line	Paid 29 Mar	£9,825.00	£11,200.50 £491 retention held	posted