Richmond, VA
IRRIGATION / SPRINKLER ESTIMATING.

## Irrigation Estimating in Richmond Moves Fast — Your Bids Should Too Richmond's mix of clay-heavy Piedmont soils, older Henrico and Chesterfield subdivisions, and newer Short Pump developments means no two irrigation jobs are the same. You're adjusting head spacing for compacted red clay in one neighborhood, then switching to sandy loam near the James River floodplain in the next. Getting that scope wrong at bid time costs you either the job or the margin. Estimate.Pro is built for exactly that kind of variability. You walk the property, capture measurements with live AR on supported devices, and the app builds a priced scope of work before you get back to your truck. --- ## What Makes Richmond Irrigation Estimating Different **Soil profiles change block to block.** Henrico County soils trend toward Appling-Cecil clay loam series. That affects precipitation rate calculations, run times, and head selection — all of which need to be reflected in your material quantities before you price a zone. Estimate.Pro's saved material cost workspace lets you store region-specific head types, pipe specs, and controller hardware so you're not rebuilding the same line items on every bid. **Permit and backflow requirements add real line items.** Chesterfield County and Henrico County both require a licensed irrigator or Class A/B contractor signature on permit applications for residential systems above a certain valve count. The City of Richmond Public Utilities mandates a DCVA or RPZ backflow preventer on any irrigation tie-in to the potable supply — that's a labor and material line item that out-of-state estimating templates miss. Estimate.Pro keeps those items in your workspace so they show up automatically. **New construction density in the West End and Goochland.** The Short Pump and Goochland corridor has seen significant residential development. Builders there expect fast turnaround on sub bids. An 8-minute median time from walkthrough to sendable bid means you can hit three site visits in a morning and have proposals in three GC inboxes before lunch. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Irrigation Contractors **Walkthrough capture.** Use your phone camera or a supported AR device to measure zones, head locations, and run distances. AR measurements are ONNX-assisted on supported hardware. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates so you always know your confidence level before you sign the bid. **Scope of work generation.** The app converts your walkthrough into a structured scope — zones, head count, pipe footage, controller type, backflow assembly, sleeves, wire runs. You review and adjust. Nothing gets added to a bid you haven't confirmed. **Priced estimate in 8 minutes.** The 8-minute median is the time from starting a walkthrough to having a formatted, sendable bid. That number is based on real usage, not a demo environment. **Material cost workspace.** Richmond-area supply houses like Site One on Midlothian Turnpike and Ewing Irrigation in the metro carry Hunter, Rain Bird, and Toro product lines. You store your actual costs from those accounts — not a national average — so your margins reflect what you actually pay. **Invoicing and payments.** Pro and Elite plans include Stripe Connect for collecting deposits and final payments. Elite adds invoice exports for your accounting workflow. The platform fee is 0% on Pro+ plans. --- ## Pricing That Fits a Solo Irrigator or a Crew - **Free tier** — no credit card, no time limit. Good for getting familiar with the workflow. - **Pro — $39/seat/month.** Full estimating, AR measurement, material workspace. - **Elite — $79/seat/month.** Adds Stripe Connect payments and invoice exports. - **Crew — $399/month flat.** Covers your whole operation regardless of seat count. No percentage cut on jobs you close through Pro+. You quoted it, you sold it, you keep the margin. --- ## Start Before Your Next Richmond Bid Create a free account, load your Richmond-area material costs, and run your next residential or commercial irrigation estimate through the app. The walkthrough takes less time than the drive to the job site.