Detroit, MI
PRESSURE WASHING / WINDOW CLEANING ESTIMATING.

## Bidding pressure washing work in Detroit moves fast — your estimate should too Detroit's housing stock is old. Brick colonials in Sherwood Forest, aluminum-sided bungalows in Rosedale Park, commercial facades on Woodward — each surface type prices differently, and clients here expect an on-the-spot number. If you're still writing quotes in a notebook or copying last year's spreadsheet, you're losing jobs to companies that send a professional estimate before you've driven back to the shop. Estimate.Pro gets you from job walkthrough to a sendable bid in 8 minutes. That's not a marketing number. It's the median time contractors log after completing their first few scopes. --- ## What makes Detroit pressure washing bids different **Salt and brine damage is a real line item here.** Michigan roads are heavily salted from November through March. Driveways, foundations, and lower facade sections accumulate chloride residue that requires hot-water or chemical pre-treatment you won't need to justify to a contractor in Phoenix. Your estimate needs a line for surface prep that reflects this, not a generic national template. **The city has a mix of residential rehab and commercial work.** Wayne County's ongoing investment in neighborhood stabilization — and the steady flow of commercial corridor renovations on Michigan Ave, Grand River, and East Jefferson — means Detroit pressure washing companies often run residential and commercial bids in the same week. The scope differences are significant: linear footage, lift rental, insurance minimums, and chemical handling requirements all shift depending on building height and use. **Window cleaning on mid-rise buildings triggers licensing thresholds.** Michigan's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Part 45 covers window cleaning operations on buildings requiring elevated access. Once you're rigging or using aerial lifts, your bid has to account for fall protection planning, equipment costs, and crew cert requirements. Estimate.Pro lets you build those cost variables into saved workspaces so they apply automatically to every commercial scope. --- ## How Estimate.Pro handles your scope **AR-assisted measurement on supported devices.** Walk the building perimeter, point your phone at the facade, and let the ONNX-assisted live AR measurement log square footage as you move. On unsupported devices, camera or photo measurements are flagged as estimates — you always know what's verified and what's approximate. **Trade-specific line items.** Pressure washing scopes in Estimate.Pro include surface type (concrete, brick, EIFS, wood, metal), PSI tier, chemical treatment, water recovery where required, and window count/size for cleaning add-ons. You build the scope once, save it, and reuse it across similar properties. **Saved material cost workspace.** Your chemical costs, detergent mix ratios, and equipment rates live in one place. When your supplier raises prices — and in metro Detroit, supply costs track with regional distribution hubs in Sterling Heights and Romulus — you update one number and every future estimate reflects it. **Client-ready bids in one step.** The finished estimate goes out as a professional PDF. No reformatting, no copying into Word. You look like the organized company, even if you're bidding from the curb. --- ## Pricing that fits a small operation Estimate.Pro has a free forever tier — no credit card, no trial expiration. When you're ready to grow: - **Pro** — $39/seat/month. Full estimating, AR measurement, saved cost workspaces. - **Elite** — $79/seat/month. Adds Stripe Connect payments and invoice exports. The platform fee on Pro is 3%; Elite drops it to 0%. - **Crew** — $399/month flat for unlimited seats. Built for multi-truck operations. For a solo pressure washing operator or a two-person crew running Detroit and the inner suburbs, Pro covers everything you need day one. --- ## Built for 25 trades, including yours Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Pressure washing and window cleaning are first-class — not an afterthought tagged onto a general contractor tool. The line items, the measurement logic, and the scope templates are built around how exterior cleaning work is actually priced. If you run pressure washing alongside gutter cleaning, deck restoration, or surface sealing — all common upsells in the Detroit market — you can add those line items to the same estimate without switching tools. --- Start free. Build your first Detroit estimate tonight.