Unfinished household jobs

The calculator uses the numbers you enter: list hours and hours in the month. 6 versus 8 is finishing this month. Jobs and urgent ones sit in the grid.

The calculator does not take a contractor price list and does not inspect the building. Household admin: household admin hours.

Input data

Enter list hours and hours in the month. You can leave people and the crew rate blank.

Optional context

These two fields are optional. The people count shows how many months the list takes when several people each give the same hours. The crew hourly rate shows the cost of hiring out the list or the hours that will not finish this month. A blank field skips that context and does not change the main result.

Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

The calculator divides list hours by hours in the month. When that is ≤ 1, the list fits this month. 6 versus 8 is finishing this month.

The main result comes from list hours and hours in the month. Jobs, waits over a month, and urgent jobs sit in the grid.

Second example: 24 over 4 is 6 months. Third: 80 over 1 is 80 months.

The calculator does not take a contractor price list and does not inspect the building. A comma in 12.5 is read the same way as a period.

Formula

Result = list hours ÷ hours in the month. When that is ≤ 1, the result is finishing this month. At 6 and 8: 6 ÷ 8 ≤ 1, so finishing this month.

What these numbers mean

6 versus 8 is finishing this month.

list hours and month hours
Hours needed to finish the jobs, divided by the hours you can give this month. In the first example that is 6 and 8.
jobs and waits over a month
They sit in the grid. Here 4 jobs, including 1 waiting over a month, do not change the main result.
urgent jobs, people, and rate
They sit in the grid. People and the crew rate are optional and do not change the main result.

How to use

  1. Enter 4 jobs.
  2. Add 1 job waiting over a month and 6 list hours, plus 8 hours in the month and 0 urgent.
  3. Click Calculate. The result is finishing this month.
  4. Second example: 12, 6, 24, 4 and 2 is 6 months. Third: 25, 18, 80, 1 and 6 is 80 months.
  5. You can skip people and the crew rate. When you fill them, they appear in the grid and do not change the main result.

Examples

Example 1

  • jobs 4
  • over a month 1
  • list 6 h
  • month 8 h
  • urgent 0

finishing this month

6 ÷ 8 ≤ 1, so finishing this month. Jobs sit in the grid.

Example 2

  • jobs 12
  • over a month 6
  • list 24 h
  • month 4 h
  • urgent 2

6 months

24 ÷ 4 = 6 months.

Example 3

  • jobs 25
  • over a month 18
  • list 80 h
  • month 1 h
  • urgent 6

80 months

80 ÷ 1 = 80 months.

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Common questions

What does finishing this month mean?

6 ÷ 8 ≤ 1, so finishing this month. Jobs sit in the grid.

How is the result calculated?

Result = list hours ÷ hours in the month. When that is ≤ 1, the result is finishing this month. At 6 and 8 hours the result is finishing this month.

What is the second example?

24 ÷ 4 = 6 months.

What is the third example?

80 ÷ 1 = 80 months.

What does the calculator not do?

The calculator does not take a contractor price list and does not inspect the building. People and the rate are optional.

Do all fields enter the main result?

No. The main result comes from list hours and hours in the month. Jobs, waits over a month, urgent jobs, people, and the rate sit in the grid.

What do list hours, month hours, and jobs mean?

List hours are the time to finish the jobs. Month hours are the time you can give. Jobs and urgent ones sit in the grid.

Does a comma in 12.5 work?

Yes. 12.5 and 12,5 are read the same way.

Sources

The result comes from the numbers you enter. This is finishing this month or the number of months, not a home-maintenance-backlog score.

Page updated in 2026.