Cincinnati, OH
IRRIGATION / SPRINKLER ESTIMATING.

## Irrigation Estimating in Cincinnati Moves Fast — Your Bids Should Too Cincinnati's clay-heavy soil changes every job. A residential install in Anderson Township bids differently than a commercial retrofit near Blue Ash or a drip system on a Mariemont slope lot. You're adjusting head spacing, pipe depth, and backflow specs before you've even opened a spreadsheet. Estimate.Pro is built around that field reality. Walk the property, capture measurements with your phone's camera, and get a scoped estimate — zone layout, pipe runs, controller specs, head counts — in under 8 minutes. No template hunting. No copying last month's bid and hoping the numbers still hold. --- ## What Makes Cincinnati Irrigation Different **Soil and freeze depth.** Hamilton County sits in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a/6b. Frost depth typically runs 20–24 inches. That means your lateral lines need to land below the freeze line or your winterization scope has to be spelled out clearly in the bid. Estimate.Pro lets you document burial depth assumptions in the scope of work so the client isn't surprised and you're not liable. **Backflow compliance.** Ohio EPA and the City of Cincinnati Water Works require testable backflow prevention assemblies on any irrigation connection to a potable supply. Annual testing is the property owner's responsibility, but the install spec is yours. When you build a bid in Estimate.Pro, the AI-generated scope of work includes a backflow line item by default for irrigation jobs — you don't have to remember to add it. **Permit requirements.** Most Cincinnati-area municipalities require a plumbing or mechanical permit for new irrigation system connections. Blue Ash, Norwood, and the City of Cincinnati itself each run their own permit desks. Permit fees vary — budget roughly $75–$150 for a standard residential tap connection permit through Cincinnati's Division of Buildings and Inspections. Your bid should break that out separately, and Estimate.Pro gives you a dedicated permit line in every estimate. **Seasonal compression.** Residential irrigation installs in the Cincinnati metro cluster hard between mid-April and late June, then again in August when homeowners notice dead patches. That 10-week spring window means you're bidding two or three jobs a day or losing them to the next contractor who sends a number faster. An 8-minute bid isn't a convenience — it's the margin between winning and losing the job. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Irrigation **Walkthrough capture.** Use AR measurement on supported devices to pull distances across turf zones, planting beds, and hardscape. Camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates — you know exactly what's field-verified and what needs a second look. **AI scope-of-work generation.** The app reads your measurements and builds a scope: zone count, precipitation rate assumptions, controller type, backflow assembly, valve box locations, pipe material, and winterization blow-out language. You edit what doesn't fit. Most contractors edit less than 20% of the AI draft. **Material cost workspace.** Your saved material workspace holds your current prices for poly pipe, swing joints, rotors, spray heads, solenoid valves, and smart controllers. When Cincinnati distributors update pricing, you update once — every future bid reflects it. **Client delivery.** Send a branded PDF or a link. Clients sign digitally. If you're on Pro+ or Elite, Stripe Connect handles payment collection at 0% platform fee. Free tier is 3%. --- ## Pricing That Fits a Small Crew Estimate.Pro runs $39/seat/month on Pro, $79/seat/month on Elite, or $399/month flat for a Crew license covering your whole team. There's a free tier with no credit card required — start building bids today and decide later whether to upgrade. Elite adds Stripe Connect invoicing, invoice exports for your accountant, and priority support during peak season when you can't afford to wait. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Dialed for Irrigation Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Irrigation is a first-class workflow — not an afterthought bolted onto a general contractor tool. Zone-by-zone breakdowns, backflow line items, and winterization scope language are built into the trade template. You're not adapting a roofing form to fit a drip system. If you're an irrigation contractor in Cincinnati bidding residential installs, commercial maintenance contracts, or HOA common-area systems, the tool reflects how you actually work. Start free. No credit card. First bid in under 8 minutes.