Seattle, WA
BATH REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Bath Remodel Estimating in Seattle Moves Fast — Your Bid Process Should Too Seattle's housing stock is dense with mid-century craftsman homes, 1980s condos in Capitol Hill and Belltown, and newer construction in South Lake Union. Every one of those projects has a different floor plan, different existing tile substrate, and a different inspector waiting at the permit counter. When a homeowner calls three bath remodelers on the same afternoon, the first credible bid usually wins the job. Estimate.Pro takes you from jobsite walkthrough to a sendable, priced estimate in a median of 8 minutes. ### Why Seattle Bath Remodels Are Different Seattle sits in a high seismic zone (Zone D per IBC), which affects how you anchor heavy tile assemblies and freestanding tubs to wall framing. The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) requires a separate building permit for structural modifications and a plumbing permit whenever you move or add a fixture — two separate permit pulls that both carry fees and inspection scheduling lead times. The city also enforces Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) 2021, which applies to ventilation in remodeled bathrooms. That means your scope-of-work has to account for exhaust fan sizing and, in many older Seattle homes, upgraded electrical circuits to support GFCI requirements under NEC 2020 as adopted by Washington. Wet climate matters here. Rain hits Seattle roughly 150 days per year. Jobsite moisture readings in older homes regularly show elevated humidity inside wall cavities, especially in basements and ground-floor bathrooms. A thorough pre-demo scope note on moisture remediation protects your margin — and Estimate.Pro's AI scope builder prompts you to document it before you send the bid. ### What Estimate.Pro Does for Bath Remodelers **AR-assisted measurement.** On supported devices, the app uses ONNX-assisted live AR to measure floor area, wall height, and niche dimensions on-site. Camera or photo measurements are flagged as estimates so your bid reflects what you actually know. **AI scope-of-work generation.** Walk through the bathroom, note conditions, and the AI drafts a line-item scope: demo, waterproofing membrane, backer board, tile labor, fixture rough-in, drywall, paint, trim. You edit, not write from scratch. **Saved material cost workspace.** Build your Seattle-specific tile, fixture, and fixture-rough-in material pricing once. Reuse it on every bid. When Pratt & Lambert or your local tile supplier changes pricing, update one workspace and every future estimate reflects it. **Stripe Connect invoicing on Pro+ tiers.** When the job closes, convert the estimate to an invoice and collect deposit or progress payments directly. Zero platform fee on Pro and Elite plans. ### Permit Workflow Seattle Bath Remodelers Actually Face SDCI distinguishes between a "like-for-like" fixture swap — which may qualify for a simpler over-the-counter permit — and any job involving layout changes, structural wall removal, or fixture relocation. If you're moving a toilet more than 12 inches or adding a second vanity sink, expect a full plumbing permit, a rough-in inspection, and a final. Factor that scheduling gap into your project timeline and your bid. When you build the scope in Estimate.Pro, you can add permit-fee line items as a pass-through cost with your markup attached. The estimate the homeowner sees is accurate. The margin you keep is yours. ### Pricing That Fits a Single Crew or a Multi-Seat Shop - **Free tier** — no credit card, no expiration. Good for getting your first bids out. - **Pro — $39/seat/month.** Saves material cost workspaces, full AI scope generation. - **Elite — $79/seat/month.** Adds Stripe Connect, invoice exports, and advanced workflow tools. - **Crew — $399/month flat.** Unlimited seats for shops running multiple bath remodel crews across Seattle, Bellevue, and the Eastside. There is no per-project fee. You run 40 bids in a month and pay the same rate as running four. ### Start Without Risk The free tier is permanent. You can build and send a real bid today — no credit card, no trial clock running. If the 8-minute target sounds aggressive, run one walkthrough and time it yourself.