Philadelphia, PA
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Kitchen Remodel Estimating in Philadelphia Moves Fast — Your Bid Has to Move Faster Philadelphia's housing stock is dense, old, and specific. You are bidding rowhouses in Fishtown, pre-war twins in Germantown, and gut-rehab kitchens in Point Breeze. Each job carries different structural conditions, different permit requirements from the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I), and different client expectations depending on whether the neighborhood is gentrifying or already gentrified. Standard spreadsheet estimates do not account for any of that. Estimate.Pro does. ### Why Philadelphia Kitchen Bids Are Harder Than Average Philadelphia rowhouses present three consistent challenges that add scope and add cost: **Narrow galley layouts.** Most older rowhouse kitchens run 8 to 10 feet wide. Appliance delivery, cabinet staging, and dumpster placement on a street-parked block all cost time. Your estimate needs to reflect that. **Plumbing and electrical age.** Pre-1970 construction in neighborhoods like Kensington, Olney, and South Philly often means cast iron drain lines, knob-and-tube remnants, and 60-amp service panels. Discovering these mid-job without scope language in your bid creates disputes. Estimate.Pro lets you document contingency line items during the walkthrough so the client sees what triggers additional cost before work starts. **L&I permit timelines.** Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections requires a building permit for structural wall removal and a separate electrical permit for any panel or service upgrades. Permit processing times in Philadelphia can run 4 to 8 weeks for complex residential work, depending on current DLI backlog. If your bid does not reflect the permit lead time, you create scheduling problems before the first cabinet comes down. ### How Estimate.Pro Works for Kitchen Remodelers You open the app on-site. You walk the kitchen. The AR measurement tool — running ONNX-assisted detection on supported devices — captures wall runs, ceiling height, and window/door openings as you move. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates so the client always knows what was field-verified and what was not. The AI scope-of-work generator reads those measurements and prompts you to confirm or add line items: demo and haul, cabinet supply and install, countertop fabrication, tile backsplash, plumbing rough and trim, electrical panel assessment, appliance hook-up. You price against your saved material cost workspace — your preferred Philadelphia-area suppliers, not national averages that do not reflect current lumber or cabinet pricing at local distributors. Median time from walkthrough start to sendable bid: 8 minutes. The estimate goes out as a branded PDF the client can review and sign from their phone. No chasing down wet signatures, no re-keying numbers into a separate document. ### Pricing That Does Not Penalize Small Crews Estimate.Pro runs on a free forever tier — no credit card, no trial expiration. When you are ready to scale: - **Pro** — $39/seat/month. Covers the core estimation workflow. - **Elite** — $79/seat/month. Adds Stripe Connect invoicing with 0% platform fee on collected payments, plus invoice exports for your accountant. - **Crew** — $399/month flat for larger operations. All seats, all features. The Free tier charges 3% on Stripe Connect transactions. Pro and above pay 0%. ### Built for 25 Trades, Optimized for Kitchen Work Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. For kitchen remodelers specifically, the calculators address cabinet linear footage pricing, countertop square footage with cutout deductions, tile square footage with waste factor, and appliance rough-in alignment. You are not adapting a generic construction tool — the line item logic is built around how kitchen scopes actually break down. ### Start Before Your Next Site Visit Create your free account before your next Philadelphia kitchen walkthrough. Bring your phone, walk the space, and send the bid before you leave the block. The client gets a professional estimate. You get the job.