Dallas, TX
SMART HOME / AV ESTIMATING.

## AV Estimating Built for Dallas Integrators Dallas is one of the densest smart home markets in the country. New construction in Frisco, Prosper, and Southlake moves fast. Custom home builders in Preston Hollow and University Park expect bids within 24 hours. If you're still building quotes in a spreadsheet, you're losing jobs to the integrator who sends a professional scope before you get back to the truck. Estimate.Pro gives you a walkthrough-to-bid workflow built for AV and smart home work. Median time from job walk to sendable bid: 8 minutes. --- ### Why AV Estimating Is Different in Dallas Dallas builds big. Average new construction in the DFW luxury segment runs 4,000–6,000 sq ft with three or more AV zones, whole-home Wi-Fi infrastructure, motorized shading, and distributed audio. That's a lot of line items — structured wiring, rack equipment, control systems, surveillance, and labor — all needing to be scoped accurately before a GC signs off. Complicating that: Texas has no statewide low-voltage contractor license requirement, but Dallas County and the City of Dallas enforce local permit requirements for certain alarm and structured wiring installations. You need to know which jobs trigger a permit pull and price accordingly. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) regulates alarm system installers separately under the Private Security Act. If your scope includes monitored security, that licensing cost and compliance overhead belong in your estimate. Dallas also runs hot. August temperatures above 100°F affect rack thermal management, outdoor speaker placement, and conduit scheduling. If you're doing outdoor AV on a patio or pool area, equipment rated for high ambient temperature adds cost that a flat-rate template won't catch. --- ### What You Can Build in Estimate.Pro **Scope-of-work generation from a walkthrough.** Walk the job room by room. The app generates a structured scope covering each AV zone, rack location, cable runs, and control system. No room gets missed because you forgot to add it back at the office. **AR-assisted measurement on supported devices.** For room dimensions, screen-wall distances, and cable-run paths, the ONNX-assisted AR measurement tool captures data live. Camera and photo measurements are clearly marked as estimates so your bid reflects the actual confidence level. **Saved material cost workspace.** Build your Dallas-specific material pricing once — your preferred distributor costs for Cat6A, HDMI 2.1, rack gear, and control processors — and pull it into every estimate. When your distributor quotes change, you update one workspace, not fifty past bids. **25 trades in one platform.** On a new build, you're often coordinating with the electrician on dedicated circuits and the low-voltage rough-in with the framer's schedule. Estimate.Pro covers all 25 trades, so if you're subbing out the electrical or need a reference scope for another trade, it's in the same tool. --- ### Pricing That Fits Your Shop - **Free forever.** No credit card. Start building bids today. - **Pro — $39/seat/month.** Full estimating for solo integrators and small crews. - **Elite — $79/seat/month.** Adds Stripe Connect invoicing with 0% platform fee and invoice exports. Useful when you're collecting deposits on a $40,000 home theater install. - **Crew — $399/month flat.** Unlimited seats. Built for shops running multiple crews across DFW. Stripe Connect on the Free tier carries a 3% platform fee. Pro and above: 0%. --- ### Dallas AV Market Context DFW ranks consistently among the top five U.S. metros for custom integration revenue, driven by corporate relocations, luxury residential growth in the northern suburbs, and a strong commercial AV market tied to the concentration of financial services and tech firms along the 121 corridor. That means more opportunity and more competition. Your bid quality is a differentiator when the equipment list is roughly the same as every other integrator's. Get the walkthrough done, get the bid out, and move to the next job.