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Projector and home theater installs lose money when the quote is a single guessed number. This calculator builds the price from real line items so nothing gets forgotten: mounting, screen hanging, cable runs, calibration, travel, and the parts you supply. Pick the job type closest to the work, set your hourly rate and minimum charge, then adjust the line items. Cable runs get priced by the foot, which is where most installers undercharge. The tool rolls everything into one itemized quote you can text or email to the customer, with the minimum charge as the floor and the total rounded to a clean number.
The defaults are starting points, not industry rates. Home theater work varies widely by room, and a ceiling mount in a finished basement is a different job than one with open attic access. Edit every number to match your own pricing and your market before sending anything. The tool runs entirely on your phone with no signup, and your numbers never leave the device.
Example only, not typical earnings. Say you quote a ceiling mount install: projector mount, 100-inch screen hang, and a calibration pass totaling 4 hours of labor at $85 an hour, plus two 35-foot in-wall cable runs at $6 a foot, $120 in parts with 25 percent markup, and a $150 minimum charge. The calculator prices the cable runs at $420, marks up the parts to $150, adds the labor and travel, applies the minimum floor, and rounds to a clean quote. You get an itemized breakdown showing labor, cable, materials, and travel separately, so the customer sees what they are paying for and you can defend every line.
It depends on your market, your experience, and what the room requires. Installers commonly price mounting, screen installation, cable runs, and calibration as separate line items rather than one flat number, because cable runs and calibration vary the most between jobs. Set a minimum charge so small jobs stay worth the trip.
Most installers charge by the foot per run, with more for difficult paths like finished walls, attic work, or long distances. Two runs at different lengths should be priced separately, not averaged into one guess. Count every run on site before quoting.
Many calibration techs list it separately because it is skilled work with its own time block and it justifies its own price. Separating it also lets you sell a calibration-only visit later without changing your pricing structure.
Markup covers your time ordering, picking up, storing, and standing behind the parts you supply, plus returns and warranty risk. Many small shops use 20 to 40 percent. Put the markup in writing on the quote so it is never a surprise.
Price your round-trip drive time or set a trip fee for jobs outside your normal service area. Long drives to a rural install can erase the profit on a small job if you do not account for them.