Miami, FL
BATH REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Bath Remodel Estimating in Miami Moves Fast — Your Bid Process Should Too Miami's remodel market does not slow down. Snowbird turnover, condo association renovation windows, and year-round construction demand mean bath remodelers here are often juggling three site visits before noon. A slow estimate process costs you jobs. Estimate.Pro takes you from jobsite walkthrough to a sendable bid in a median of 8 minutes. No spreadsheet math. No copy-paste from last year's job. --- ## What Makes Bath Estimating Different in Miami **Humidity and moisture specifications matter more here.** Miami sits in a hot-humid climate zone (ASHRAE Zone 1A). That means scope-of-work items that are optional in drier markets — vapor retarders behind tile, mold-resistant cement board, exhaust fan sizing to ASHRAE 62.2 ventilation minimums — are standard practice and sometimes code-required. Your estimate needs to line-item these correctly, or you eat the cost on change orders. **Florida Building Code (FBC) 8th Edition drives permit requirements.** Miami-Dade County enforces the Florida Building Code with local amendments that are stricter than the state baseline. A full bath remodel that touches plumbing rough-in or moves fixtures triggers a permit. The Miami-Dade Building Department requires a licensed contractor of record and separate plumbing and electrical permits when scopes intersect. Getting caught without a permit in Miami-Dade carries fines starting at double the original permit fee. **Condo and HOA work adds scope layers.** A large share of Miami bath remodels happen inside high-rise condos. That means wet-over-dry waterproofing requirements (ANSI A118.10 and A118.12 membrane standards are common HOA requirements), restricted work hours typically 8 AM–5 PM Monday–Friday, elevator protection deposits, and materials staging limitations. Every one of those items is a real cost. Build them into your estimate from the start. **Tile is the dominant finish — and it's priced locally.** Miami's design culture leans heavily on large-format porcelain and natural stone tile. Material costs for tile and setting materials in Miami run higher than the national median due to freight and demand from the luxury condo segment. Your saved material cost workspace in Estimate.Pro lets you store your actual supplier pricing from local yards so your estimates reflect what you pay, not national averages. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Miami Bath Remodelers **Walkthrough → AI scope-of-work → priced estimate.** On a supported device, use the AR measurement tool to capture room dimensions during your walkthrough. The ONNX-assisted live AR detection handles wall lengths, ceiling height, and fixture placement. On older devices or photo uploads, measurements are clearly marked as estimates so you know what needs field verification before you finalize numbers. The AI scope engine converts your walkthrough notes into line-item scope: demo, rough plumbing, cement board, waterproofing membrane, tile installation, grout, fixtures, trim, and exhaust ventilation. You review, adjust, and send. **Pricing that reflects your actual costs.** Pull from your saved material cost workspace — your local tile supplier pricing, your plumber's sub rate, your preferred fixture allowances. No generic national cost database telling you tile costs $4/sf when you're buying $12/sf porcelain in Doral. **Stripe Connect for getting paid.** Elite plan users can collect deposits and progress payments directly through the estimate via Stripe Connect. Zero platform fee on Pro+ tiers. Free plan users pay 3% on collected payments through the platform. --- ## Plans Built for How You Operate - **Free forever** — no credit card required. Full estimate workflow, 3% Stripe fee on payments collected. - **Pro at $39/seat/month** — removes the Stripe platform fee, expands saved cost workspaces. - **Elite at $79/seat/month** — adds Stripe Connect, invoice exports, and advanced workflow controls. - **Crew at $399/month flat** — one price for your whole crew, no per-seat math. --- ## Start Before Your Next Site Visit Sign up free, no credit card. Run your next Miami bath remodel estimate through Estimate.Pro and compare the time against your current process. The 8-minute median is the target. Most contractors hit it by their third estimate.