Austin, TX
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Austin Kitchen Remodelers Have a Bidding Problem The Austin metro added over 50,000 new residents in 2023 alone. That demand keeps your phone ringing — but it also means homeowners in Travis and Williamson counties are getting three to five competing bids on every job. If your estimate takes two days to land in their inbox, you've already lost ground. Estimate.Pro gets you from a phone walkthrough to a sendable, line-item bid in a median of 8 minutes. No SaaS fluff. No credit card to start. ## What Makes Kitchen Estimating Harder in Austin **Permit complexity varies by jurisdiction.** A kitchen remodel in the City of Austin limits scope differently than the same job in Cedar Park, Pflugerville, or unincorporated Travis County. Custom cabinetry, structural wall removals, and range hood venting all carry separate inspection triggers under Austin's current adopted building code (2021 IBC with local amendments). You need line items that hold up to inspector scrutiny — not ballpark numbers. **Labor costs are elevated and rising.** Finish carpenters and tile setters in the Austin-Round Rock MSA command wages well above the national median. Underbidding labor to win work creates margin bleed that kills jobs mid-project. Estimate.Pro lets you build a saved material and labor cost workspace calibrated to your own supplier accounts and subcontractor rates — so your numbers reflect what you actually pay, not national averages. **Material lead times shift fast.** Supply chain pressure through 2023-2024 hit Austin hard. Custom cabinet lead times from local dealers have ranged from 4 weeks to 18 weeks depending on the supplier. Your estimate needs contingency language and allowance line items baked in. Estimate.Pro's scope-of-work generator flags common allowance categories — countertops, appliances, plumbing fixtures — so you're not leaving verbal promises off the paper. ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Kitchen Remodelers **Walkthrough capture.** Use your phone camera on-site. On supported devices, ONNX-assisted live AR measurement captures room dimensions in real time. On older devices or from photos, measurements are clearly marked as estimates. Either way, you have a dimensioned record before you leave the driveway. **AI scope-of-work generation.** Describe the job verbally or by photo. The AI drafts a scope covering demo, rough-in, finish carpentry, countertop fabrication, tile, paint, and fixture installation. You review, adjust, and approve. This step alone eliminates the hour most remodelers spend staring at a blank Word document. **Priced estimate in 8 minutes.** Line items pull from your saved cost workspace. Markups, contingencies, and payment milestones are built into your template. The output is a professional, client-facing document you can send from the job site. **Payments and invoicing.** Pro+ and Elite plans include Stripe Connect with 0% platform fee. Send draw invoices against the estimate and collect deposits without chasing paper checks. Elite adds invoice export for your bookkeeper or accountant. ## Pricing That Fits a Crew, Not a Corporation - **Free tier** — no credit card, no time limit. Build bids and see how the tool fits your workflow. - **Pro** — $39 per seat per month. Saved cost workspace, full template library, client-facing estimates. - **Elite** — $79 per seat per month. Stripe Connect (0% platform fee), invoice exports, priority support. - **Crew** — $399 per month flat for the whole company. No per-seat math when your team grows. ## Austin-Specific Details That Belong in Your Bids The City of Austin Development Services Department requires permits for any work involving structural changes, new electrical circuits, gas line modifications, or plumbing rough-in changes in a kitchen remodel. Pulling the permit yourself protects you from liability when the house sells. Estimate.Pro's scope generator includes a permit line item and notes field where you can document the applicable jurisdiction and fee schedule before the bid goes out. If your job crosses into a historic overlay district — Hyde Park, Travis Heights, Barton Hills — design review adds time and cost. Flag it in the scope notes and protect your margin. For countertop work, Austin's local quartzite and granite fabricators (there are several competing shops along Research Blvd and in the North Lamar corridor) offer trade pricing. Build those numbers into your cost workspace once and every future bid pulls the right number automatically. ## Start Without a Credit Card Sign up on the free tier. Run a real estimate on your next kitchen job. If the 8-minute target holds for you, you'll know within one bid whether Pro is worth $39 a month. Most Austin remodelers decide before they finish the first walkthrough.