Raleigh, NC
IRRIGATION / SPRINKLER ESTIMATING.

## Irrigation Estimating in Raleigh, NC Raleigh's growth is relentless. Wake County added more than 60,000 residents between 2020 and 2023, and every new subdivision in Cary, Apex, Morrisville, and Holly Springs needs an irrigation system before the sod dies. That volume is opportunity — but only if you can price and send bids faster than the next contractor on the builder's call list. Estimate.Pro is built for that pace. Walk the property, capture measurements with live AR on supported devices, and let the AI draft your scope of work. Median time from first walkthrough photo to a sendable bid: 8 minutes. ### What Makes Irrigation Estimating Different in Raleigh **Clay soils drive system design.** Much of the Piedmont around Raleigh sits on Cecil and Appling clay-loam series. Compacted clay affects head spacing, precipitation rates, and run-time schedules. Your estimate needs to reflect that — more zones, longer run cycles, potentially a soil-moisture-sensor line item to satisfy any HOA water-budget requirement. Estimate.Pro lets you save material and labor assemblies for your specific soil conditions so you're not rebuilding that logic on every bid. **Backflow preventer compliance adds a permit line.** North Carolina requires a testable backflow prevention assembly on any irrigation system connected to a potable water supply, per NC Administrative Code 15A NCAC 18C .0406. In Raleigh, that test must be performed by a licensed tester and documented with Raleigh Water. Forgetting that line item costs you money or costs you a failed inspection. Build it into your default template once; it appears on every bid automatically. **Water-budget ordinances are expanding.** Raleigh's water reuse and conservation policies are tightening. Specifying WaterSense-labeled heads and controllers is increasingly a differentiator on commercial and HOA bids. Estimate.Pro supports trade-specific material cost workspaces — tag your WaterSense-compliant components separately so you can show clients a green-spec option alongside a standard option without repricing from scratch. **Seasonal backlog is real.** Demand in the Triangle peaks hard from late March through early June as builders hand off lots and homeowners come out of dormancy. A backlog of unbid jobs in April means lost revenue. The faster you can turn estimates, the more of that spring wave you capture. ### How Estimate.Pro Works for Irrigation Contractors 1. **Walkthrough capture.** Use your phone camera or supported AR device to measure turf zones, bed areas, and head-to-head spacing. AR measurements are tagged precise; camera-based measurements are flagged as estimates so you know what to verify on-site. 2. **AI scope generation.** The AI reads your walkthrough data and drafts a line-by-line scope: mainline footage, lateral footage, head count by type, valve zones, controller, backflow preventer, trenching labor, startup, and any permit allowance. You edit what you want to change. 3. **Priced estimate output.** Your saved material costs and labor rates populate the draft. Adjust margins by line item or globally. Send a professional PDF directly to the GC, builder, or homeowner. ### Pricing That Fits a Solo Irrigator or a Crew - **Free forever** — no credit card, no time limit. Good for testing the workflow on real bids. - **Pro at $39/seat/month** — adds full AR measurement and saved material workspaces. - **Elite at $79/seat/month** — adds Stripe Connect invoicing and invoice exports for QuickBooks or your accountant. - **Crew at $399/month flat** — covers an unlimited number of seats, right for a multi-truck operation running multiple estimators across the Triangle. Stripe Connect platform fee is 0% on Pro and above. Free tier runs 3%. ### Built for 25 Trades, Including Yours If you also quote landscape lighting, drainage, or hardscape alongside irrigation, those trades are already in the platform. One walkthrough, multiple scopes, one estimate package. Raleigh's build pace is not slowing down. Your bid process should match it.