Columbus, OH
DOORS ESTIMATING.

## Door Estimating Built for Columbus Contractors Columbus is growing fast. The Short North, Franklinton, and the Dublin corridor are all seeing new construction and gut rehabs. That means door contractors are stacking jobs — entry systems, interior prehungs, commercial hollow-metal frames, sliding patio units, and storm doors that need to meet Ohio's energy code. Writing estimates by hand or fighting with a spreadsheet costs you bids you should be winning. Estimate.Pro gives you a field-ready estimating workflow. Walk a job, capture measurements with AR on supported devices, and get a priced scope of work in about 8 minutes. --- ### What Makes Door Estimating Different in Columbus **Ohio Energy Code friction.** Ohio adopted the 2021 IECC with state amendments. Any exterior door you spec needs to meet U-factor and air-leakage requirements before the inspector signs off. Estimate.Pro lets you document the door unit specs — U-factor, SHGC where applicable — directly in the line items, so your bid double-functions as a code compliance reference for the Franklin County Building Department reviewer. **Permit thresholds matter here.** Franklin County requires a building permit for door replacements that alter the rough opening or affect structural framing. A straight in-kind door swap typically does not pull a permit, but the moment you widen an opening for a double entry or a sliding glass unit, you're filing. Misquoting the permit cost on a mid-job change order is a margin killer. Keep a saved material cost workspace in Estimate.Pro with permit line items pre-loaded for Franklin County so you're not guessing on the phone with a homeowner. **Labor rates have moved.** The Columbus metro has seen construction wage increases consistent with the broader Ohio trades market. Carpentry and millwork labor — the closest BLS classification for door installation — runs higher in Franklin County than rural Ohio markets. If your estimate template was built two years ago, you're likely underbidding labor on commercial door packages. **Commercial vs. residential split.** Columbus has a significant commercial base — healthcare expansion at the OSU Wexner Medical Center campus, office-to-residential conversions Downtown, and distribution build-outs along I-270. Commercial hollow-metal frames, closer hardware, and ADA-compliant threshold work carry different material and labor profiles than residential prehungs. Estimate.Pro supports both workflows under the same account. You're not toggling between two tools. --- ### How the Estimate Workflow Works 1. **Walkthrough.** Use the Estimate.Pro mobile app on-site. On supported devices, the ONNX-assisted AR measurement tool captures rough opening dimensions. On any device, photo measurements are logged and flagged as estimates so you know what to verify. 2. **AI scope of work.** The app generates a draft scope — door unit, frame, hardware, weatherstripping, threshold, disposal, labor hours — based on what you captured. You edit, add line items, or pull from your saved material cost workspace. 3. **Send.** A formatted, professional bid goes to the customer in minutes. No reformatting in Word. No emailing a PDF you built from scratch. Median time from walkthrough to sendable bid: 8 minutes. --- ### Pricing That Fits a Solo Operator or a Crew Estimate.Pro has a free forever tier — no credit card required. When your volume justifies it, Pro is $39 per seat per month. Elite is $79 per seat per month and adds Stripe Connect payments and invoice exports. If you're running multiple installers, the Crew plan is $399 per month flat regardless of seat count. Stripe Connect platform fee is 3% on Free and 0% on Pro and above — meaning if you're collecting deposits or final payments through the app, you keep more of what you bill. --- ### Built for Columbus Door Work Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. The door contractor workflow covers entry doors, interior doors, commercial frames, garage doors, and specialty units. Your saved cost workspace holds your Columbus-specific labor rates, your Franklin County permit line items, and your preferred hardware suppliers — so every new estimate starts from real numbers, not national averages that don't reflect what you're actually paying. Start free. No card. No commitment. Get your first Columbus door estimate out in under 10 minutes.