Bookkeeping for window and door replacement companies
A window and door company sells the job weeks before it installs it. Deposits arrive at signing, manufacturer orders go out before the install, and final balances land after the crew leaves. Between lead costs, material price changes and warranty callbacks, a sold-out calendar can still end the month thin. Mispar matches every deposit, order and install cost to the job it belongs to. Plans start at $229/mo.
Best for: Independent window and door dealers and installers, replacement contractors with sales reps and install crews, and owners who need per-job truth instead of monthly averages.
Held correctly
Deposits
Visible
Per-job margin
Matched
Orders
Tracked
Lead costs
How Mispar keeps your company's books clean
Industry-specific accounts and categorization, with the reporting scope agreed before work starts.
Deposits and progress billing
Record customer deposits as liabilities until the job is delivered, so a strong sales month does not inflate revenue that is not yet earned.
Manufacturer orders
Match each manufacturer invoice to the job it supplies, so material cost per job is real and price increases show up in margin immediately.
Install labor and subcontractors
Reconcile installer payroll and subcontractor payments against the jobs worked, keeping labor cost per job visible.
Per-job profitability
Combine each job's revenue, materials and labor into a per-job margin view, so discounting decisions are made on evidence.
Lead and marketing costs
Track lead purchases, canvassing and advertising per channel, so cost per sold job can be reviewed instead of guessed.
Warranty and service callbacks
Record callback labor and parts on their own lines, so warranty cost by product line is visible when manufacturers change.
A simple, predictable process
From kickoff to your first clean close, here is exactly what happens.
Review your current records
We start from your quotes, manufacturer statements, payroll reports and bank feeds.
Map the chart of accounts
Deposits, job revenue, materials and install labor are mapped to an agreed chart of accounts.
Reconcile jobs monthly
Each month's deposits, deliveries and final balances are matched to jobs and bank activity.
Close the month
Monthly statements with an exceptions list and the per-job or per-crew reporting agreed for your company.
Illustrative example
A company signs forty jobs in a promotional month. With deposits held as unearned, the books show the sales strength without overstating the month, and when those jobs install, the per-job view shows the promotional discount cost two points of margin the owner did not intend to spend. This is an illustration of the method, not a customer case or a guarantee.
Window and Door Replacement Companies bookkeeping — your questions
How do you handle customer deposits?
Deposits are held as unearned revenue until the job is installed and billed, which keeps a strong sales month from being mistaken for a strong delivery month.
Can you show profit per job?
Yes. Each job's sale price, manufacturer cost and install labor are combined, so per-job margin is a report, not a reconstruction.
How do manufacturer price increases show up?
Orders are matched to jobs at actual cost, so an increase lands in the per-job margin of the jobs it touches and is visible immediately.
Can you track cost per sold job from marketing?
Yes. Lead and advertising spend is tracked per channel and reviewed against jobs sold, so channel decisions use real numbers.
Does the $229 starting plan cover my window and door company?
The final plan and scope depend on job volume, crews and locations. We agree that scope before starting; catch-up work is discussed separately.
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