Providence, RI
BATH REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Bath Remodel Estimating in Providence Moves on Its Own Schedule Providence is not a cookie-cutter market. You are working in a city where the housing stock skews heavily toward late 19th- and early 20th-century triple-deckers, Federal Hill row houses, and East Side Victorians. That means knob-and-tube surprises behind tile walls, cast-iron waste lines that need coaxing, and subfloor conditions that no client wants to hear about after demo day. Your bids need to account for that uncertainty before you sign anything. Estimate.Pro is built around how field work actually happens — a walkthrough, not a spreadsheet session back at the office. --- ## From Walkthrough to Bid in 8 Minutes The median time from completed walkthrough to a sendable bid on Estimate.Pro is 8 minutes. You open the app on-site, record the scope as you move through the bathroom, and the AI generates a structured scope-of-work you can edit before sending. For bath remodelers in Providence, that scope typically covers: - **Demolition** — tile removal, vanity and fixture pulls, subfloor inspection line items - **Rough-in plumbing** — waste, supply, and vent rough-in per Rhode Island State Plumbing Code - **Electrical** — GFCI circuit additions per NEC 406.9 and Rhode Island Electrical Code adoption - **Waterproofing** — shower pan and wet wall waterproofing per ANSI A118.10 - **Tile and finish work** — floor and wall tile, grout, caulk, transitions - **Fixture installation** — tub, shower, vanity, toilet, accessories - **Ventilation** — exhaust fan sizing and duct routing Every line item pulls from your saved material cost workspace so markups stay consistent across bids. --- ## AR Measurement on-Site On supported devices, Estimate.Pro uses ONNX-assisted live AR to measure bathroom dimensions directly — floor area, wall height, shower niche locations. On older devices or photo uploads, measurements are marked as estimates so your client can see exactly what is confirmed versus what will be verified at demo. In a city where bathrooms in pre-war tripleckers routinely run 35–45 square feet with non-standard ceiling heights, getting dimensions right before quoting tile and material quantities matters. --- ## Rhode Island Licensing and Permit Reality Providence requires a building permit for any bath remodel that involves structural, plumbing, or electrical work — which covers nearly every gut job. The Providence Department of Inspections and Standards processes residential permits, and licensed contractors need a Rhode Island Contractor Registration (Class B for home improvement work) to pull permits directly. Rhode Island also requires separate licensed plumbers and electricians on any work touching those systems. If you sub those trades, your bid needs to carry those costs explicitly. Estimate.Pro lets you break out subcontractor line items with their own markup tiers so your GC margin stays clean. --- ## Local Labor Rates Are Not National Averages National estimating databases will undercut your actual costs in Providence. Skilled tile setters and finish carpenters in the Providence metro bill at rates above the national median, driven by a tight labor pool and proximity to the Boston market pulling workers north. Build your material cost workspace around your actual vendor pricing — local lumber yards, tile distributors on Branch Avenue and Manton Avenue — and Estimate.Pro will use those numbers every time, not a national index. --- ## Pricing That Fits a Small Shop Estimate.Pro runs on a free forever tier — no credit card, no trial clock. If you are running a crew, the Crew plan is $399 per month flat regardless of seat count. Pro is $39 per seat per month. Elite at $79 per seat per month adds Stripe Connect invoicing at 0% platform fee and invoice exports, which matters when you are collecting deposits on a $18,000 tile bath job. The Free plan carries a 3% Stripe Connect fee. Pro and Elite drop that to 0%. --- ## Why Providence Bath Remodelers Use Estimate.Pro You are competing against larger remodeling firms and national franchise operators who have estimating departments. You do not have time to build a quote in Excel after a 5 PM walkthrough on Benefit Street and still send it before the homeowner calls someone else in the morning. Eight minutes from walkthrough to bid closes that gap. The scope-of-work the app generates is specific enough that clients do not come back with "what does this include" questions that kill your schedule. And because your material costs live in the app, every bid reflects what you actually pay — not what a database thinks you pay. Start on the free tier. No card required.