Cincinnati, OH
SMART HOME / AV ESTIMATING.

## Smart Home and AV Estimating Built for Cincinnati Integrators Cincinnati's housing market runs the full spectrum — pre-war colonials in Hyde Park, new construction in Mason and West Chester, commercial buildouts along the Central Business District corridor. Each job type carries different AV scope, different wire-run lengths, and different client expectations. A flat bid template built for one won't survive the other. Estimate.Pro gives you a structured walkthrough for every room, every rack, and every rough-in. The app walks you through the job systematically — display mounting, speaker placement, control systems, network infrastructure, lighting integration — then generates a priced scope-of-work you can send in under 8 minutes. ### Why AV Estimating Is Different in Cincinnati **Existing housing stock drives complexity.** A significant share of Cincinnati's residential work is in older neighborhoods: Oakley, Columbia-Tusculum, Mount Lookout, Norwood. Retrofit installs in these homes mean running wire through finished walls, dealing with plaster lath, and coordinating with electricians on panel access. Your estimate needs to account for that labor premium before you walk out the door. Estimate.Pro lets you flag retrofit conditions during the walkthrough and adjust labor multipliers at the line-item level. **New construction in the northern suburbs moves fast.** Builders in Mason, Liberty Township, and Loveland expect rough-in bids turned around same day. The 8-minute median from walkthrough to sendable bid is built for that pace. You capture measurements on-site using the AR measurement tool on supported devices — camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates — and the scope populates automatically. **Commercial AV in the metro is growing.** Headquarter campuses, hospitality venues near the Banks, and healthcare facilities across the I-71 corridor all generate conference room AV, digital signage, and distributed audio work. Commercial jobs require itemized proposals that hold up to procurement review. Estimate.Pro produces line-item exports that meet that standard. ### What the App Covers for AV Integrators - **Walkthrough-to-bid workflow** across 25 supported trades, with AV-specific line items: structured wiring, rack builds, control processors, streaming devices, whole-home audio zones, motorized shading, and lighting control integration - **Saved material cost workspace** so your Lutron, Sonos, Control4, and Snap One pricing stays current without re-entering it every bid - **AR-assisted measurement** on supported devices for room dimensions, cable run paths, and mount heights - **Stripe Connect invoicing** on Elite tier — send the proposal and collect the deposit in the same workflow, with 0% platform fee on Pro+ plans - **Free forever tier** — no credit card required to start, no time limit ### Pricing That Makes Sense for Solo Integrators and Crews If you run a one- or two-person shop — common in the Cincinnati residential AV market — the Pro plan at $39 per seat per month covers the full estimating workflow. Crew shops with multiple estimators can move to the $399 flat monthly Crew plan and add seats without per-seat math. Elite at $79 per seat per month adds Stripe Connect, invoice exports, and the full commercial proposal toolkit. The platform fee on Free is 3%. On Pro and above, it drops to 0%. ### The Cincinnati-Specific Factors That Belong in Your Estimates Hamilton County requires electrical permits for low-voltage work in certain categories — knowing the permit cost before you bid protects your margin. Cincinnati's older housing stock means you'll pull more permits on retrofit jobs than a comparable integrator in a newer metro. Build that cost into your template. Local labor rates for licensed low-voltage technicians in the Cincinnati metro run higher than the national median for the trade. If you're pulling in journeyman electrician time for panel work, that rate matters even more. Estimate.Pro's saved cost workspace lets you lock in your actual subcontractor rates so every bid reflects what you're actually paying. ### Start Without Risk Create a free account, walk your next Cincinnati job through the app, and see the scope-of-work it generates. No credit card. No trial period that expires. If the 8-minute bid target holds for your jobs, the rest of the decision is straightforward.