Seattle, WA
DOORS ESTIMATING.

## Door Estimating in Seattle Runs on Tight Margins and Tighter Timelines Seattle's construction market does not slow down. Commercial retrofits in Capitol Hill, new residential builds in South Lake Union, and multifamily projects across Beacon Hill all land in your inbox at the same time. A door contractor who can turn a bid the same afternoon wins more work than one who emails a quote three days later. Estimate.Pro is built for that pace. You walk the job, the app builds the scope, and you send a priced bid — median time is 8 minutes from walkthrough to a document the GC can actually act on. --- ## What Makes Door Estimating Different in Seattle **Energy code requirements add line items.** Washington's Energy Code (WAC 51-11C) sets strict U-factor and air-leakage requirements for exterior doors in both residential and commercial builds. Every exterior door swap or new opening needs to meet those specs or fail inspection. Your estimate has to reflect the cost of compliant units, not whatever is cheapest at the supply house. **Seismic detailing on commercial hollow-metal frames.** Seattle sits in a high seismic hazard zone. Commercial door frames in concrete or masonry openings often require special anchorage per ASCE 7 and local amendments. If you are bidding tenant improvements downtown, your scope needs to account for that hardware and the associated labor — otherwise you are eating the difference. **Aging building stock in historic neighborhoods.** Neighborhoods like First Hill, Pioneer Square, and Queen Anne have pre-1950s structures where rough openings are non-standard. Custom sizing, re-framing, and finish matching add real cost. A flat per-door price will leave you short. **Labor rates are not Portland rates.** King County union and prevailing-wage jobs pay at a different scale than neighboring metro areas. Your estimate needs to reflect Seattle's actual wage environment, not a national average pulled from a software database built for a lower-cost market. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Door Contractors **AR-assisted measurement on supported devices.** Walk an opening, capture it with the app, and the ONNX-assisted AR measurement engine records dimensions in real time. On unsupported devices, photo measurements are flagged as estimates — you always know which numbers are confirmed and which need a double-check. **Scope-of-work generation.** After the walkthrough, the AI builds a written scope: door type, frame specification, hardware schedule, weatherstripping, threshold, and any required blocking or re-framing. You review, adjust, and approve. Nothing ships without your sign-off. **Your material costs, your numbers.** The saved material cost workspace holds your actual supplier pricing — from your Milgard or JELD-WEN account, your local door distributor, whatever you use. The estimate reflects what you actually pay, not a generic markup on list price. **Send a bid the GC trusts.** The output is a clean, itemized document. Line items for each door, hardware, labor, and any prep work are separated. GCs and owners in Seattle's competitive market read a lot of bids. A clear, detailed estimate stands out against a one-page lump sum. --- ## Pricing That Makes Sense for a Trade Contractor Estimate.Pro has a free forever tier — no credit card, no trial clock. When your volume grows: - **Pro:** $39 per seat per month — full estimating workflow - **Elite:** $79 per seat per month — adds Stripe Connect with 0% platform fee and invoice exports - **Crew:** $399 per month flat — for multi-crew door shops running multiple jobs simultaneously Stripe Connect on the Free tier carries a 3% platform fee. Pro and Elite bring that to 0%. --- ## Start Your First Seattle Door Estimate Today Create a free account. Walk a job. Send the bid. If it takes longer than 8 minutes, the problem is the job, not the software. Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades, so when your crew handles a framing day alongside a door package, the same tool covers both scopes. Seattle's door market rewards contractors who move fast and quote accurately. Build that reputation with every bid you send.