Project Hour Tracking for Flooring

Flooring contractors lose an average of 18-25% of billable hours through incomplete timesheets, manual data entry errors, and crew downtime that goes untracked. When installation teams move between multiple job sites daily—from commercial tile installations to residential hardwood projects—traditional paper timesheets fail to capture the true cost of labor, materials transport, and site-specific challenges. This leads to underbidding future projects, payroll disputes, and profit margins that shrink with every large installation. This automation blueprint eliminates timesheet friction by capturing clock-in/clock-out events automatically when crews arrive at job sites, validating hours against project schedules, and feeding accurate labor data directly into payroll and job costing systems. Foremen receive instant alerts when crews exceed estimated hours, enabling real-time project adjustments. The system automatically calculates overtime, applies correct wage rates for union crews, and generates detailed labor reports for each installation phase—from substrate preparation through final finishing. Commercial flooring companies using this system reduce administrative time by 12 hours per week while improving labor cost accuracy from 73% to 99%.