Nashville, TN
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Nashville Kitchen Remodelers Are Leaving Money on the Table Nashville's construction market has been running hot for years. New residents, spec flips in East Nashville, whole-gut renovations in Green Hills and Belle Meade — the volume is there. The problem is bid time. Most kitchen remodelers in the metro are still building estimates in spreadsheets or quoting from memory, and that lag costs you jobs and margin. Estimate.Pro cuts the time from walkthrough to sendable bid down to 8 minutes. That is not a ballpark — it is the measured median across contractors using the platform today. --- ## What Makes Kitchen Estimating Different in Nashville **Labor costs run above national averages.** Finish carpenters and tile setters in the Nashville metro bill at $65–$90/hr depending on specialization. Cabinet installation trades are tighter still. If you are pricing against out-of-town numbers, you are either losing bids or bleeding margin. **Metro permit fees are real line items.** A kitchen remodel requiring plumbing and electrical modifications in Metro Nashville (under Metro Codes Administration) typically carries a combined permit fee in the $300–$700 range depending on project valuation. Projects over $50,000 in declared value trigger additional review cycles. That cost belongs in your estimate, not absorbed after the fact. **Material lead times affect your schedule buffer.** Semi-custom cabinet lines shipping through Nashville-area suppliers — Builders Surplus on Fesslers Lane is a common stop — often run 4–6 weeks. If your estimate does not reflect a realistic project window, you set a client expectation you cannot meet. **Code intersections are specific here.** Kitchen remodels touching electrical in Nashville must comply with the 2020 National Electrical Code as adopted by Tennessee, including AFCI protection requirements for kitchen circuits. Remodels that move or add gas lines fall under NFPA 54 and require a licensed Tennessee gas contractor on the permit. Both cost lines belong in your scope-of-work before you hand anything to a client. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Kitchen Remodelers You walk the job. You use the app to capture measurements — ONNX-assisted AR on supported devices, photo/camera measurements flagged as estimates. The AI scope generator builds a line-item draft from what you captured: demo, cabinet removal and installation, countertop material and fabrication, tile backsplash, rough-in adjustments, finish plumbing fixtures, appliance hookup, and punch-list items. You review. You adjust labor rates to your actual Nashville numbers. You add permit fees. You send. The whole sequence targets 8 minutes. Not because the software does your thinking, but because it eliminates the repetitive structure work so you spend time on judgment calls, not formatting. --- ## Your Material Cost Workspace Estimate.Pro includes a saved material cost workspace. Store your supplier pricing from your Nashville accounts — lumber and panel goods, tile and stone, fixture packages — and the estimate pulls from your numbers, not generic national averages. When a supplier updates pricing, you update the workspace once and every future estimate reflects it. --- ## Getting Paid Pro+ and Elite tiers include Stripe Connect with $0 platform fee on payments. You send the invoice from inside the platform, the client pays by card or ACH, and the money moves. Free tier carries a 3% platform fee on Stripe-processed payments. Elite also includes invoice export formats for QuickBooks and other accounting workflows common in trades businesses. --- ## Pricing That Fits a Nashville Remodeling Operation - **Free tier** — no credit card, no time limit. Solid for testing the workflow on real jobs. - **Pro — $39/seat/month.** Covers most single-crew kitchen remodelers. - **Elite — $79/seat/month.** Adds Stripe Connect, invoice exports, and advanced workflows. - **Crew — $399/month flat.** For shops running multiple estimators or project leads. There is no per-estimate fee and no commission on project value. --- ## Start With Your Next Walkthrough Sign up free. Walk your next Nashville kitchen job with the app open. Build the estimate before you leave the driveway. If it does not change how you bid, you have lost nothing.