hard costs
Brick-and-mortar spending
Hard costs are the direct, tangible expenses in a construction or development project—materials, labor, land, and equipment.
They contrast with soft costs like permits, legal fees, architectural services, and financing charges.
Hard costs typically constitute the largest portion of a project budget: The hard costs came in under estimate, but soft costs pushed us over budget.
- constructionProcess of building something
- budgetPlan for spending
- line itemsItemized budget entries
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
punch list · concrete · lumber · permits · contractor · expenses · fixed · tangible · brick · steel · foundation · building · general contractor · invoice · bottom line · estimate · bid · change orders
- construction costslabor rates, contractor fees, contractor bids, bids, bid
hard costsindirect costs
Expenses not directly attributable
administrative fees · professional fees · overhead · overhead costs · administrative costs
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