Houston, TX
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Kitchen Remodel Estimating in Houston Houston is the fifth-largest city in the country and one of the most active remodeling markets in the South. New residents relocating from higher-cost metros expect finishes to match what they left behind. Established homeowners in Meyerland, Bellaire, and the Heights are doing full gut renovations after repeat flooding damage. You are competing against a dense field of licensed remodelers and unlicensed handymen, and the difference between winning a job and losing it often comes down to how fast and how clean your bid looks. Estimate.Pro gets you from a job walkthrough to a sendable estimate in 8 minutes. That speed matters in Houston, where a homeowner may have two or three contractors walking the same kitchen in the same week. ## What Makes Houston Kitchen Bids Different **Flood remediation overlap.** A significant share of Houston kitchen remodels involve remediation from Hurricane Harvey (2017) or subsequent 100-year flood events. Many clients have insurance documentation in hand. Your estimate needs line items that align with adjuster categories — demo, drywall, cabinet replacement, flooring replacement — not a lump sum. Estimate.Pro lets you build itemized scopes that match how adjusters and clients expect to see costs broken out. **Humidity and material selection.** Houston's climate zone (ASHRAE Zone 2A, hot-humid) affects cabinet material specs, subfloor prep requirements, and grout/caulk selection in ways that a generic national cost template won't capture. Inside Estimate.Pro, your saved material cost workspace stores the actual supplier prices you pay at your local ABC Supply, Floor & Decor, or Builders FirstSource branch — not a national average that may be 15-20% off your real costs. **Permit requirements through the City of Houston.** Houston is unusual for a major American city: it has no traditional zoning code. But building permits for kitchen remodels are still required when the scope involves structural work, electrical panel changes, or gas line relocation. The City of Houston Development Services Department issues residential trade permits for plumbing, mechanical, and electrical separately from the general building permit. If you are touching the gas stub-out for a range or relocating a 240V circuit for a new cooktop, budget for those individual trade permits in your estimate. Estimate.Pro lets you add permit line items as fixed costs in the scope so they are visible to the client from the first draft. **Labor market.** Kitchen remodel labor in the Houston metro runs competitive. Finish carpenters and cabinet installers familiar with custom millwork command a premium, especially for jobs in River Oaks, Memorial, or West University Place. Your estimate needs to reflect your actual crew cost, not a national published rate. ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Kitchen Remodelers **AR-assisted measurement.** On supported devices, the app uses ONNX-assisted live AR to measure countertop runs, wall lengths, and ceiling height during the walkthrough itself. Camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates so you know exactly what has been field-verified. By the time you leave the kitchen, the linear footage and square footage are already in the scope. **AI scope builder.** Describe what you saw — cabinet layout, appliance package, backsplash tile, flooring type — and the AI drafts a line-item scope of work. You review, adjust, and approve. It is not auto-send; you stay in control of every number. **Your material costs, not ours.** You have supplier relationships. You buy cabinets from one distributor and countertops from another. The saved material cost workspace stores your pricing so every estimate reflects your real margin, not a published benchmark. **Invoicing and payments on Pro+.** Elite tier includes Stripe Connect with a 0% platform fee. Send the invoice from the same tool you used to build the bid. No third-party invoicing app required. ## Pricing - **Free tier:** No credit card. No platform fee pressure. Good for solo operators testing the tool. - **Pro — $39/seat/month:** Full estimating, AR measurement, AI scope drafts. - **Elite — $79/seat/month:** Adds Stripe Connect (0% platform fee), invoice exports, and advanced workflows. - **Crew — $399/month flat:** Covers the whole shop regardless of seat count. On the Free tier, Stripe Connect carries a 3% platform fee. On Pro+, that fee drops to zero. ## Start Before Your Next Walkthrough Sign up free — no credit card. Walk your next Houston kitchen with the app open and have a draft bid ready before you reach your truck.