Memphis, TN
FENCING ESTIMATING.

## Fencing Estimates in Memphis Move Fast — Your Bids Should Too Memphis sits in a climate zone that puts real wear on fences. Hot, humid summers, clay-heavy soils in the river bottoms, and periodic ice storms mean your material calls and post-depth specs matter on every job. A bid that doesn't account for those conditions loses money or loses the customer. Estimate.Pro is built for working fence contractors, not office estimators. You walk the property, measure the run, note the gate counts and corner posts, and the app builds a priced scope of work in about 8 minutes. --- ### What Memphis Fence Work Actually Looks Like The residential market here splits heavily between wood privacy fence (cedar and pressure-treated pine are both common) and chain-link for commercial and rental properties. Ornamental iron is active in East Memphis, Germantown, and Collierville where HOA-governed lots require specific styles and heights — often 4-foot aluminum or steel with finial tops. Vinyl fence demand tracks with new construction in Bartlett, Arlington, and Lakeland. Those subdivisions move in batches, so being able to turn around a bid the same day you walk the lot matters more than it does on a one-off job. Shelby County and the City of Memphis both require permits for most fence installations above a threshold height, and the review timeline can affect your scheduling window. Build that into your bid notes so the customer isn't surprised. --- ### How Estimate.Pro Handles Fencing Scope The fencing workflow inside Estimate.Pro covers the line items that actually determine margin: - **Linear footage** measured via AR on supported devices, or photo/camera input marked as an estimate - **Post spacing** calculated by fence style and height — split-rail runs different than a 6-foot privacy board-on-board - **Material takeoff** for pickets, rails, posts, post caps, concrete, and hardware - **Gate framing** as a separate line item, because gates are where most fence bids go thin - **Demo and haul-off** when you're pulling an existing fence - **Grade changes** flagged when your walkthrough notes uneven terrain — common on lots near the bluffs or along drainage easements Your saved material cost workspace holds your current lumber, vinyl, and hardware pricing from your suppliers. When lumber prices shift — and they do — you update one number and every open estimate recalculates. --- ### Permitting and Code Context for Memphis Fence Jobs Memphis and Shelby County follow the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted with local amendments. Fence permits are typically required for structures over 6 feet in height in residential zones. Some HOA-governed communities in the eastern suburbs enforce their own height and material restrictions that are stricter than the county baseline. For commercial work — parking lot perimeter, school grounds, industrial sites — you're likely dealing with Shelby County's Commercial Building Division and may need engineered post specifications for taller chain-link runs. Estimate.Pro lets you add permit fee line items and notes directly to the estimate so nothing gets absorbed into your margin. --- ### Pricing That Fits How You Operate Estimate.Pro has a free tier — no credit card, no expiration. If you're a solo fence contractor running a handful of bids a week, you can use it at no cost. When you're ready to collect deposits and progress payments through the app, the Pro plan is $39/seat/month and runs Stripe Connect at a 3% platform fee. Elite at $79/seat/month drops that to 0% and adds invoice export workflows. If you're running a crew with multiple estimators, Crew is $399/month flat regardless of seat count. --- ### Built for 25 Trades, Dialed In for Fencing Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. The fencing workflow isn't a generic line-item form — it's built around how fence contractors actually scope jobs: by run, by panel type, by post count, by gate. You're not adapting a template meant for a general contractor. You're working in a tool that knows the difference between a split-rail post hole and a driven T-post for chain-link. If you're bidding fencing in Memphis — residential privacy, commercial chain-link, ornamental iron in the eastern suburbs, or vinyl tract work in the outlying counties — Estimate.Pro gives you a repeatable process that gets the bid out the same day you walk the job.