Sacramento, CA
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Sacramento Kitchen Remodelers Have a Specific Set of Problems Sacramento's housing stock is a patchwork. You're bidding Craftsman bungalows in East Sacramento, 1970s tract homes in Arden-Arcade, and new construction in Elk Grove — sometimes in the same week. Each one comes with different cabinet layouts, different rough-in locations, and different code exposure under California Building Code Title 24. That variance is why a generic spreadsheet breaks down. You need a scoping tool that adapts to what you actually find on-site, not one that assumes every kitchen is the same box. ## Title 24 Is Not Optional California's Title 24 energy compliance requirements affect every kitchen remodel that touches lighting or ventilation. If you're swapping out fixtures or adding recessed cans, you're on the hook for compliant LED drivers and proper ventilation rates. Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento both require permits for electrical and plumbing work in kitchen remodels — and inspectors here enforce Title 24 consistently. Estimate.Pro's kitchen scope templates include Title 24 lighting line items by default. You don't have to remember to add them. The scope pulls them in when you mark electrical as in-scope during the walkthrough. ## How the 8-Minute Bid Works You walk the kitchen. You use the AR measurement tool on your phone to capture cabinet run lengths, ceiling height, and island footprint. On supported devices, ONNX-assisted live AR measurement gives you dimension data in real time — no tape, no helper. On other devices, photo-based measurements are flagged as estimates so you know exactly what's confirmed versus approximated. The walkthrough captures what you see: existing layout, demo scope, appliance locations, plumbing rough-in positions. Estimate.Pro converts that into a written scope of work and a priced line-item estimate using your saved material cost workspace — your supplier pricing, your labor rates, your markup. Median time from first photo to a sendable PDF: 8 minutes. ## Sacramento Material Costs Are Not National Averages Lumber, tile, and cabinet pricing in the Sacramento metro runs differently than national cost databases suggest. You're buying from local suppliers in Rancho Cordova and West Sacramento, and those prices move with California freight costs and regional demand. Estimate.Pro lets you build and save your own material cost workspace. You enter what you actually pay. The estimates reflect your real margins, not a number some analyst pulled from a national index. When prices shift — and they do — you update your workspace once. Every future estimate pulls the new number. ## What Sacramento Kitchen Remodelers Typically Scope A mid-range Sacramento kitchen remodel — new cabinets, quartz counters, tile backsplash, appliance swap, updated lighting — runs between $35,000 and $75,000 depending on footprint and finish level. At that price point, a 5% estimating error costs you $1,750 to $3,750 per job. That's real money. Estimate.Pro builds estimates line by line: demo, rough plumbing, rough electrical, drywall, cabinet install, countertop fabrication and install, backsplash, finish electrical, finish plumbing, appliance set, paint, punch list. Each line carries its own labor and material breakdown. Nothing gets buried in a lump-sum number that hides your exposure. ## Payment and Invoicing Built for the Field Pro plan seats are $39 per month. Elite at $79 per seat per month adds Stripe Connect payments and invoice exports — so clients can pay from the bid link and you're not chasing checks. The Crew plan at $399 per month flat covers your whole crew regardless of headcount. On the Free tier, Stripe Connect carries a 3% platform fee. Pro+ plans run 0%. You can start on the free tier today with no credit card. Run a real estimate on your next walkthrough and see whether the number holds. ## Built for 25 Trades, Specific to Yours Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. The kitchen remodel workflow is its own track — not a repackaged general contractor template. Scope items, default labor units, and code references are specific to kitchen work. You're not deleting irrelevant line items before every bid. If you do finish carpentry, bathroom remodels, or ADU builds alongside your kitchen work, those workflows are in the same account. One platform, consistent pricing data across all your work.