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The book prices a one-room baseboard install at 3 hours and $85 of trim, up to 50 linear feet, primed, caulked and filled. Labor is about three quarters of the price, so this is a rate-sensitive job, and the trim is a cheap, visible line the customer can upgrade.
Price breakdown: labor, parts, markup
Here is install baseboard, one room as a contractor would build it at the book’s sample rate of $95 an hour and a 30% parts markup.
| Labor hours | 3 h |
| Labor at $95/hr | $285.00 |
| Parts at your cost | $85.00 |
| Parts markup (30%) | $25.50 |
| Subtotal before rounding | $395.50 |
| Typical flat rate (rounded up to $5) | $400 |
| Effective rate per labor hour | $133/h |
| Markup as a share of the price | 6% |
The range: the same job at three labor rates
Same hours, same parts, three hourly rates. All at a 30% parts markup, rounded up to $5:
| Job | Hours / parts | At $75/hr | At $95/hr | At $125/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install baseboard, one room | 3h / $85 | $340 | $400 | $490 |
What the flat rate covers
- Install baseboard, one room. Remove old baseboard and install up to 50 feet of primed trim, caulked and filled.
What moves the price
- Linear feet. The row covers up to 50 feet. A room with many doors, closets and corners eats time per foot, so count inside corners and openings, not just the perimeter.
- Walls that are not straight. Gaps behind the trim mean caulk and shimming. Mention it, because it is where "one hour more" comes from.
- Paint. Priming and fill are in the row. Final paint is a separate line, usually a painter's. Say who does it.
Add-ons to put on the quote
These are separate rows in the same book, priced at the $95 sample rate. Put the ones that apply on the quote so they are lines, not arguments.
| Add-on | Hours / parts | Price at $95/hr |
|---|---|---|
| Tall/5.25 in. baseboard upgrade, one room | 0.5h / $45 | $110 |
| Install shoe molding / quarter round, one room | 1.5h / $35 | $190 |
| Undercut door jambs & trim doors, up to six openings | 1.5h / $18 | $170 |
| Install transition strips, thresholds & marble saddles, up to three | 1.5h / $45 | $205 |
| Paint baseboards, one room | 2.5h / $30 | $280 |
How to present it: Good, Better, Best
Offer three options on one quote and let the customer choose. Each is a sum of real book rows at the $95 sample rate. Better adds shoe molding to close the floor gap; Best also upgrades to a taller baseboard profile.
- Install baseboard, one room
- Install baseboard, one room
- Install shoe molding / quarter round, one room
- Install baseboard, one room
- Tall/5.25 in. baseboard upgrade, one room
- Install shoe molding / quarter round, one room
How these numbers are built
QuoteIron’s price book stores structure: typical labor hours and a mid-grade parts cost for each job (book priced 2026-09). Your rates do the pricing: hours × your hourly rate, plus parts at cost with your markup, rounded up to the next $5. The low, typical and high figures use $75, $95 and $125 an hour at the book’s default 30% markup. They are formula outputs, not a survey of what your market pays, so replace them with your own rate and markup before you send anything. Prices checked October 8, 2026.
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Hours and parts are typical starting points for a straightforward site; your market, supplier and the specific conditions decide the real number. Licensing, permits and local rules stay yours to handle. General information, not tax or legal advice.