San Francisco, CA
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Kitchen Remodel Estimating in San Francisco San Francisco kitchen remodels are not average jobs. You are working in Victorian flats, Edwardian row houses, and mid-century condos where every wall hides a surprise — knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines, non-standard cabinet depths, and floor joists that were never meant to carry tile. Your bid has to account for all of it before you pull permit. Estimate.Pro is built for exactly that job. Walk the kitchen, capture measurements with live AR on supported devices, and let the AI scope builder turn your notes into a line-item estimate. Median time from first photo to sendable bid: 8 minutes. --- ### What Makes SF Kitchen Bids Different **Labor costs run high.** Union and prevailing-wage rates in San Francisco push skilled finish carpenters and tile setters well above national averages. Your estimate has to carry those numbers from line one, not as an afterthought. Estimate.Pro lets you build a saved material and labor cost workspace calibrated to your actual crew rates — not national defaults. **DBI permits add time and money.** The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection requires over-the-counter or e-permit applications for most kitchen remodels that touch electrical, plumbing, or structural elements. Permit fees are calculated on valuation and can run $1,500–$4,000+ on a full gut-and-remodel. Build that into your estimate at scoping, not after the client sees your number. **Older housing stock means scope creep is certain.** Pre-1940 construction is the majority of SF's residential inventory. Lead paint, asbestos mastic, and cast-iron drain stacks are not edge cases — they are standard conditions. The AI scope-of-work generator flags abatement line items when you note the build year during walkthrough. **Condo and TIC projects add coordination layers.** HOA or building approval timelines, limited freight elevator access, and noise ordinance windows (SF Municipal Police Code Article 29 limits construction noise to 8 a.m.–8 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. weekends) all affect your schedule and thus your price. Factor access constraints into labor hours before you submit. --- ### How Estimate.Pro Works for Kitchen Remodelers 1. **Walkthrough capture.** Use AR measurement on a supported device to log cabinet runs, window openings, and ceiling heights. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates so your client knows the basis. 2. **AI scope-of-work.** The system generates a trade-specific scope covering demo, rough plumbing, rough electrical, tile, cabinet installation, countertop templating, appliance setting, and finish trim. Edit any line before you send. 3. **Priced estimate.** Pull from your saved cost workspace — your supplier pricing, your labor rates, your markup. No national averages forced on you. 4. **Send and collect.** On Pro+ plans, Stripe Connect invoicing carries a 0% platform fee. Free-tier jobs run at 3%. --- ### Pricing That Fits a One-Truck Shop or a Four-Crew Operation - **Free forever** — no credit card, no time limit. Start bidding today. - **Pro — $39/seat/mo** — saved cost workspace, unlimited estimates. - **Elite — $79/seat/mo** — Stripe Connect invoicing, invoice exports, full workflow. - **Crew — $399/mo flat** — covers your whole team under one bill. No percentage skimmed off your contract value on Pro+. You built the relationship with the client; you keep the margin. --- ### Built for 25 Trades, Tuned for Kitchen Work Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. The kitchen remodel workflow is not a generic "construction" template — it is scoped for the actual sequence: demo, MEP rough-in, inspections, cabinet delivery, countertop template, appliance installation, punch list. That sequence matters in San Francisco where inspection scheduling at DBI can add one to three weeks between rough and finish. If your kitchen job crosses into bathroom remodel, ADU finish work, or electrical panel upgrade — all common in SF renovations — you can run those scopes in the same estimate without switching tools. --- San Francisco kitchen remodelers who cut bid time from hours to minutes quote more jobs per week. More quotes means more choices about which jobs you actually want to take.