Tampa, FL
KITCHEN REMODEL ESTIMATING.

## Kitchen Remodel Estimating in Tampa Moves Fast — Your Bids Need To Tampa's housing market has pushed remodel volume up across Hillsborough County for three straight years. South Tampa bungalows, Seminole Heights flips, and new construction infill in Westchase all land on your schedule at the same time. When a homeowner wants a number by tomorrow, a slow bid process costs you the job. Estimate.Pro takes you from a phone walkthrough to a sendable bid in 8 minutes. That's not a marketing target — it's the median time across active kitchen remodelers on the platform. --- ## What Makes Tampa Kitchen Estimates Different **Humidity and moisture protection add real line items.** Florida Building Code 2023 (FBC 7th Edition) requires moisture-resistant backing behind tile in wet areas. Every kitchen estimate you build in Estimate.Pro has a dedicated substrate and backer-board line item so you're not eating that cost in your margin. **Hurricane-rated windows affect kitchen layout scopes.** If the project touches an exterior wall near a window opening — common in galley kitchens and addition tie-ins — you may be working around FBC wind-load requirements for the Tampa Bay wind speed design zone (130 mph ASCE 7-22 basic wind). Estimate.Pro lets you flag structural scope flags directly in the estimate notes tied to that line item. **Permit fees in Hillsborough County are project-value-based.** A $40,000 kitchen remodel pulls a building permit with a fee calculated on the declared contract value, plus separate fees for electrical and plumbing sub-permits. Those fees belong in your cost summary, not absorbed post-award. Estimate.Pro's cost workspace lets you store your permit fee schedule and auto-populate it by job value tier. **Material lead times from local suppliers affect your cash flow.** Cabinet orders from Tampa-area dealers can run 6–12 weeks on semi-custom lines. Estimate.Pro's saved material cost workspace lets you lock in your quoted costs at time of bid and flag items as "price hold" with expiration dates, so a 90-day-old quote doesn't bite you at install. --- ## How the Scope-of-Work Builder Works for Kitchen Remodelers Walk the kitchen with your phone. Estimate.Pro's AR measurement tool runs ONNX-assisted live AR on supported devices, giving you wall lengths and ceiling heights in real time. On older phones or photo submissions, measurements are flagged as estimates — you always know what's verified and what needs a tape. The AI scope-of-work generator reads your walkthrough notes and outputs a structured line-item list covering: - Demolition (cabinets, flooring, countertops, soffits) - Rough framing and blocking - Electrical rough-in (NEC 2023 kitchen circuit requirements: two 20A small-appliance circuits, dedicated circuits for dishwasher and refrigerator) - Plumbing rough-in (supply and DWV for sink, dishwasher, ice maker) - Tile and backsplash (per square foot with waste factor) - Cabinet supply and install (linear foot or unit-based) - Countertop fabrication and set - Fixture and appliance installation - Paint and finish work - Permit fees You review, adjust quantities, and apply your saved labor rates. The estimate renders as a clean, branded PDF you send directly from the app. --- ## Pricing That Fits a Remodeling Shop Estimate.Pro is free to start — no credit card, no trial clock. The Free tier covers core estimating with a 3% platform fee on payments collected through Stripe Connect. For kitchen remodelers running multiple active projects, the Pro plan runs **$39 per seat per month** and drops the platform fee to 0%. Elite at **$79 per seat per month** adds invoice exports and full Stripe Connect workflows for progress billing — standard practice on larger kitchen scopes where you're billing 30/30/30/10 or similar draw schedules. Crew pricing at **$399 per month flat** covers the whole team, no per-seat math. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Tuned for Kitchen Work Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. The kitchen trade configuration includes pre-loaded scope categories, Florida-relevant code flags, and cost data structures that match how kitchen remodelers actually buy and install. You're not adapting a generic spreadsheet — you're working in a tool built for this scope. Tampa kitchen remodelers using Estimate.Pro report spending less time on bid prep and more time on site. That's the job.