Buffalo, NY
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Kitchen Remodel Estimating in Buffalo Takes More Than a Spreadsheet Buffalo's housing stock tells a specific story. A large share of the city's homes were built before 1950, which means kitchen remodelers here routinely open walls and find knob-and-tube wiring, lead paint, cast-iron drain stacks, and plaster that turns demo day into a discovery process. Every one of those surprises has a cost. If your estimate doesn't account for them upfront, you eat the margin. The western New York market adds another layer. Erie County permit timelines, City of Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspection Services requirements, and the occasional historic-district review all affect your schedule and your bid. Clients in Elmwood Village or Allentown may be working with a historic preservation review board, which changes your material spec and your subcontractor lineup. Estimate.Pro is built to handle that kind of variable job — not just the clean renovation on a 2010 build. ## What the App Does for Buffalo Kitchen Remodelers **AR-assisted measurement on-site.** Walk the kitchen with your phone. On supported devices, ONNX-assisted live AR captures cabinet runs, island clearances, and ceiling height. On older devices or photo uploads, measurements are flagged as estimates so you know exactly where to verify. Either way, you leave the job with a documented scope, not a notebook full of handwritten numbers. **AI scope-of-work generation.** The app reads your walkthrough data and drafts a line-item scope: demo, rough electrical, plumbing rough-in, drywall, cabinet installation, countertop fabrication, tile, trim, and final punch. You edit, delete, or add lines — the AI gives you a starting point that reflects what you actually saw in the kitchen, not a generic template. **Your material costs, not ours.** Buffalo pricing from a national database is often wrong. Granite slab prices from a Cheektowaga stone yard don't match what an algorithm pulls from a national index. Estimate.Pro uses a saved material cost workspace — you input your actual supplier pricing from your preferred vendors, and every estimate runs against those numbers. **8-minute median from walkthrough to sendable bid.** That's the measured median across the platform. For a kitchen remodeler doing three to five assessments a week, the time savings compound fast. **Stripe Connect invoicing on Pro+ tiers.** When you're ready to collect a deposit or send a progress invoice, Elite workflows include Stripe Connect with a 0% platform fee. The Free tier runs at 3%. Invoice exports are also available on Elite. ## Pricing That Fits a Small Crew - **Free forever** — no credit card, no expiration. Good for a solo remodeler getting started. - **Pro at $39/seat/month** — adds full AI scope generation and saved cost workspaces. - **Elite at $79/seat/month** — adds Stripe Connect, invoice exports, and priority support. - **Crew at $399/month flat** — covers your whole team, no per-seat math. There is no platform fee on the Pro+ tiers when you collect payment through the app. ## The Local Variables That Matter in Buffalo Kitchen Bids Older Buffalo homes have smaller kitchens than new construction — galley layouts in South Buffalo two-families, narrow eat-in kitchens in North Buffalo four-squares. That affects cabinet count, appliance specs, and whether a structural wall is in the way of the open-concept layout a client saw on a renovation show. Winter scheduling is real. Tile adhesive and grout have temperature minimums. If you're remodeling a kitchen in a house where the heat is off or intermittent, you need to account for temporary heat in your bid. Clients don't always flag this. Your estimate should. Material lead times from local suppliers can shift during the spring remodel rush — typically March through June in the Buffalo market. Locking in countertop fabrication slots early matters. Your scope-of-work should reflect realistic scheduling, not best-case timelines. Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. If your kitchen job bleeds into a bathroom or a basement finishing scope, you can build and send those estimates from the same platform without switching tools. ## Start Without a Credit Card The Free tier is permanent, not a trial. Set up your account, walk your next kitchen, and see a drafted scope before you decide whether to upgrade. Buffalo remodelers working on thin margins don't need another SaaS subscription they have to fight to cancel.