VEVVO Blog
Practical guides for flooring contractors — pricing, estimating, scheduling, invoicing, and growing a healthy flooring business.
Flooring Business Software vs Spreadsheets: Real Cost Comparison
Spreadsheets feel free. They aren't. Here's the real per-month cost of running a flooring shop on Excel vs purpose-built software, including the hidden costs nobody adds up.
How to Manage Flooring Crews and Dispatching
One crew is easy. Three is chaos. Here's how flooring shops scale from a single truck to a real operation without dropping balls.
Flooring Contractor Invoicing: What to Include and Templates
A flooring invoice isn't just a number — it's the document that gets you paid. Here's what to include, how to phase deposits and milestones, and the fields that reduce disputes.
Square Foot vs Linear Foot: A Flooring Pricing Guide
Square footage covers the field. Linear footage covers everything else — and forgetting to bill it is one of the most common ways flooring contractors lose money.
How to Price a Flooring Job: A Contractor's Worksheet
Most flooring contractors price by gut. The good ones price by formula. Here's the formula — materials + labor + overhead + waste + profit — applied step by step.
Best Flooring Estimating Software in 2026
Most flooring estimating software falls into one of three buckets — generic CRMs, accounting add-ons, or trade-specific tools. Here's how to tell them apart and what to look for in 2026.