Cincinnati, OH
HARDSCAPING / PAVERS ESTIMATING.

## Hardscape Estimating in Cincinnati Moves Fast — Your Bids Need To Match Cincinnati's hardscape season runs hard from March through November. When a homeowner in Hyde Park or Anderson Township calls on a Monday wanting a patio quote by Wednesday, you don't have time to build a spreadsheet from scratch. Estimate.Pro gets you from job walkthrough to sendable bid in 8 minutes. That's not a marketing number. That's the median time logged by contractors using the app on real jobs. --- ## What Makes Hardscape Estimating Different in Cincinnati **Clay and glacial till soil conditions** across Hamilton County create drainage challenges that directly affect your base prep costs. A standard paver patio in Cincinnati typically requires deeper aggregate base work than in flatter, sandier markets — often 6 to 8 inches of compacted #57 limestone before any bedding sand goes down. If your estimate template doesn't account for that, you're eating margin on every job. **Freeze-thaw cycles** are serious here. Cincinnati averages around 90 freeze-thaw cycles per year, which means proper ICPI-compliant installation specs aren't optional — they're how you avoid callback costs and warranty disputes. Estimate.Pro lets you build ICPI base specs directly into your scope-of-work templates so every bid reflects the installation standard you're actually delivering. **Hamilton County permit thresholds** matter too. Retaining walls over 4 feet in Hamilton County require engineered plans and a building permit. Your estimate needs to flag that cost before the client signs — not after. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Hardscape Contractors **1. Walk the job, measure as you go.** On supported devices, the AR measurement tool uses ONNX-assisted live detection to capture patio dimensions, wall lengths, and grade changes in real time. On any device, you can use photo measurements — those are marked as estimates so you know which numbers to verify before finalizing. **2. AI-generated scope of work.** After your walkthrough, the app drafts a scope that covers excavation, base preparation, bedding, paver pattern, edging, and jointing — adjusted for the job type you logged. You edit, you approve, you move on. **3. Priced estimate with your saved cost data.** Your material costs — concrete pavers, EP Henry, Belgard, polymeric sand, geotextile fabric, #57 limestone — live in your saved material cost workspace. Labor rates you set. The estimate pulls from your numbers, not generic national averages that don't reflect what you're paying Cincinnati crews right now. **4. Send it.** PDF or client-facing link. On Pro and above, Stripe Connect handles deposits and progress payments. Elite tier adds invoice exports for your accounting workflow. The platform fee is 0% on Pro+ plans. --- ## Pricing That Fits Where You Are - **Free tier** — no credit card, no time limit. Good for solo operators testing the workflow. - **Pro — $39/seat/month** — full estimating workflow, Stripe Connect at 0% platform fee. - **Elite — $79/seat/month** — adds invoice exports and advanced workflows. - **Crew — $399/month flat** — for larger operations running multiple estimators. There's no per-bid fee and no commission on your contract value. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Including Hardscape Estimate.Pro covers 25 trades. If you also do drainage, grading, or outdoor lighting as part of your hardscape packages, those scopes live in the same platform. One walkthrough, one bid, one place to track it. --- ## Start Your First Cincinnati Hardscape Bid Today The free tier is live now. No credit card. Walk your next job, run the estimate, and see where you land against your current process. If the 8-minute target holds for your jobs, the math on upgrading to Pro is straightforward.