Denver, CO
DOORS ESTIMATING.

## Door Estimating in Denver Moves Fast — Your Bids Need to Keep Up Denver's construction market has been running hot for years. New multifamily builds along the I-25 corridor, historic renovation work in Capitol Hill and the Highlands, and commercial tenant improvements downtown all keep door contractors busy. The problem is that a busy schedule and slow estimating don't mix. If you're still building bids in spreadsheets or quoting from memory, you're leaving money on the table and risking margin errors on every job. Estimate.Pro gives Denver door contractors a field operating system. Walk the job, capture measurements with the AR tool on supported devices, and let the AI scope engine build your line-item estimate. Median time from walkthrough to sendable bid: 8 minutes. ## What Makes Door Estimating Different in Denver **Altitude and climate demand the right door specs.** Denver sits at 5,280 feet. That affects weatherstripping performance, threshold sealing, and the thermal requirements for exterior door assemblies. Energy code compliance under Colorado's adoption of the IECC 2021 requires exterior doors to meet specific U-factor and air leakage standards. Your estimate needs to reflect code-compliant product specs — not generic line items copied from a national template. **Permit fees and lead times matter here.** Denver Building Services requires permits for most exterior door replacements in commercial work and for any structural opening modifications in residential. The permitting queue and associated fees are real line items in your bid. If you're not accounting for them, your gross margin shrinks on every permitted job. **Historic districts add scope.** Denver has 56 designated historic districts, including Ninth Street, Potter-Highland, and Curtis Park. Work in these areas may require Denver Landmark Preservation review for exterior door changes. That means extra documentation time, potential material restrictions on door styles and glazing, and longer project timelines. Your estimate should reflect that scope — not the same as a standard replacement in Stapleton. **Commercial TI work is steady.** Denver's LoDo and RiNo neighborhoods continue to see commercial tenant improvements. Door contractors doing commercial work need to price hollow metal frames, rated assemblies, hardware schedules, and ADA-compliant clearances per ICC A117.1. Estimate.Pro's scope engine accounts for commercial door assemblies with the detail that hardware-heavy jobs require. ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Door Contractors **Walkthrough capture.** Use the AR measurement tool on supported devices to capture opening dimensions in the field. On devices where AR isn't supported, camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates — you always know what's confirmed and what needs verification. **AI scope-of-work generation.** After the walkthrough, the AI engine produces a structured scope: door type, frame material, hardware, weatherstripping, threshold, and any fire-rating or ADA requirements. You review and edit — the AI handles the first draft. **Your material costs, not generic national averages.** Estimate.Pro uses your saved material cost workspace. That means your pricing reflects what you actually pay at your Denver suppliers — not a national average that doesn't account for current lumber and steel costs at the Front Range yards you use. **Send bids directly from the field.** No going back to the office to reformat a spreadsheet. The finished estimate goes to the client from your phone or tablet. Pro and Elite tiers include Stripe Connect for deposit collection — 0% platform fee on Pro+ plans. ## Pricing That Fits Any Shop Size - **Free forever** — no credit card required. Good for solo operators getting started. - **Pro — $39/seat/month** — full estimating workflows for individual door contractors. - **Elite — $79/seat/month** — adds Stripe Connect invoicing and invoice exports for shops billing commercial clients. - **Crew — $399/month flat** — unlimited seats for larger door outfits running multiple crews across the Denver metro. ## Built for 25 Trades, Including Yours Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Door contractors get a scope engine calibrated for their specific work — not a generic construction estimator that treats a door the same as a concrete pour. Whether you're doing residential entry doors in Cherry Creek, commercial storefront in the Tech Center, or fire-rated assemblies in a Jefferson County healthcare build, the estimate reflects the actual scope. Denver door contractors who switch to Estimate.Pro stop losing bids to faster competitors and stop losing margin to underpriced scopes. The 8-minute bid target isn't a marketing number — it's the median across jobs submitted on the platform. Start free. No credit card.