Denver, CO
BATH REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Bath Remodel Estimating in Denver Moves Fast — Your Bids Should Too Denver's renovation market has been running hot for years. Buyers in Wash Park, Highlands, and Park Hill are pulling permits on aging 1950s and 1960s baths, and new construction in Stapleton and Sloan's Lake keeps the backlog full. When a homeowner calls three bath remodelers on a Tuesday, the first credible bid often wins the job. Estimate.Pro takes you from a live walkthrough to a priced, sendable estimate in a median of 8 minutes. No SaaS fluff. No subscription to a platform that has never touched a tile saw. --- ### What Makes Denver Bath Work Different **Altitude and humidity matter.** At 5,280 feet, Denver air is dry — but bathroom moisture still destroys subfloors and backer board when a previous contractor cut corners. Your scope-of-work AI in Estimate.Pro flags moisture-related line items during the walkthrough so you don't eat that cost after demo. **Denver Building and Fire Code requirements.** The City and County of Denver adopted the 2021 IBC and IRC with local amendments. Bath remodels that move plumbing fixtures require a plumbing permit separate from the building permit. Exhaust fans must meet the 2021 IRC Section M1507 mechanical ventilation minimums. Estimate.Pro lets you attach code notes directly to scope line items so your bid explains why those items are in there — before the homeowner asks. **Water efficiency rules.** Denver Water's rebate programs incentivize WaterSense-labeled fixtures (toilets at 1.28 gpf or less, showerheads at 2.0 gpm or less). When you spec qualifying fixtures, you can note the rebate eligibility in the estimate. Homeowners see the value; you close faster. **Labor costs are real here.** Denver metro union tile setters run $55–$70/hr. Non-union skilled tile labor sits around $40–$55/hr depending on experience and specialty (large-format, mosaic, heated floor systems). General bath labor for demo, carpentry, and fixture install typically runs $45–$60/hr. These are numbers you need in your saved material cost workspace, not a national average baked into someone else's database. --- ### The Estimate.Pro Workflow for Bath Remodelers **1. AR Walkthrough** On supported devices, the ONNX-assisted live AR measurement tool reads wall dimensions, ceiling height, and floor area in real time. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates — you always know what's field-verified and what needs a tape check. **2. AI Scope-of-Work** After the walkthrough, the app drafts a line-item scope: demo, waterproofing membrane, CBU or Schluter system, tile, grout, fixtures, exhaust fan, vanity, trim, and final clean. You edit, reorder, or delete. Nothing is locked. **3. Your Costs, Not Ours** Store your Denver-specific labor rates and your preferred supplier pricing (Floor & Decor off I-25, Dal-Tile in Englewood, Builders FirstSource for lumber) in the saved material cost workspace. Your margins stay yours. **4. Send It** The finished estimate goes to the client as a clean PDF or shareable link. On Pro+ plans, Stripe Connect invoicing runs at 0% platform fee. On the Free tier, the platform fee is 3%. --- ### Pricing That Matches How Bath Remodelers Actually Work - **Free forever** — no credit card, no expiration. Good for solo operators testing the tool. - **Pro — $39/seat/mo** — full AR measurement, AI scope drafts, saved cost workspace. - **Elite — $79/seat/mo** — adds Stripe Connect (0% platform fee) and invoice exports. - **Crew — $399/mo flat** — unlimited seats, built for a 3–8 person bath and tile shop. There is no per-bid fee. Run 40 bids a month or 4. The cost is the same. --- ### Denver Permit Reality Check A mid-range Denver bath remodel — full gut, new tile, fixture replacement, no room addition — typically requires a building permit and a separate plumbing permit. The City and County of Denver's Building Permits office processes most residential permits online through the myPermitNow portal. Permit fees for interior remodels are calculated on valuation; a $20,000 bath remodel typically generates a combined permit fee in the $350–$550 range depending on scope. Always verify current fee schedules at denvergov.org before bidding — fees updated the 2023 fiscal year. If you're moving a toilet or adding a wet bar, pull the plumbing permit before demo. Denver inspectors have tightened rough-in inspection scheduling. Build two to three business days of inspection lead time into your project schedule and your bid. --- ### Start Without a Credit Card Create a free Estimate.Pro account, run a walkthrough on your next bath job, and see what an 8-minute bid draft looks like. If the numbers aren't right for Denver, you fix them — that's the point of owning your cost data.