New Orleans, LA
PRESSURE WASHING / WINDOW CLEANING ESTIMATING.

## Pressure Washing Estimating in New Orleans Is Not Like Anywhere Else The French Quarter has 300-year-old brick. Lakeview has fiber cement siding sitting in near-constant humidity. Mid-City has wrought iron that oxidizes fast. Uptown has oak canopy streets where biological growth — mold, mildew, algae, lichen — comes back in six weeks after a clean. Every one of those surfaces prices differently. Soft wash rates on stucco are not the same as hot-water pressure washing on a commercial concrete apron in the Warehouse District. If you're still quoting from memory or copying last year's spreadsheet, you're either leaving money on the table or losing bids to someone who isn't. Estimate.Pro is built for how pressure washing companies actually work: you walk the property, you scope the surfaces, you send the bid before the homeowner or property manager finishes their morning coffee. ## What the 8-Minute Bid Looks Like in Practice Open the app on-site. Walk the structure. The AR measurement tool — ONNX-assisted on supported devices — captures linear footage and surface area in real time. Camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates so nothing misleads your final number. The AI scope-of-work engine reads what you captured and drafts line items: house washing, roof soft wash, concrete flatwork, window cleaning (interior, exterior, or both), gutter brightening, driveway sealing prep. You review, adjust for New Orleans-specific conditions like heavy biological load or historic masonry restrictions, and send. Median time from walkthrough to sendable bid: 8 minutes. ## Pricing Surfaces in a High-Humidity Climate New Orleans averages roughly 62 inches of rain per year and sits at near-100% relative humidity through summer. That environment accelerates biological growth on every exterior surface. A standard pressure washing bid in a dry climate might quote annual service. In New Orleans, quarterly or bi-annual contracts are the norm for commercial accounts — restaurants on Magazine Street, hotels in the CBD, medical facilities in Metairie. Build your saved material cost workspace in Estimate.Pro to reflect local chemical costs (SH concentrations, surfactant pricing from Gulf Coast distributors), fuel surcharges, and the disposal requirements tied to runoff in a city sitting at or below sea level with a complex storm drain system. When chemical costs shift — and they do — you update one workspace entry and every future estimate reflects it. You're not hunting through old PDFs. ## Window Cleaning Scope in Historic Structures New Orleans window cleaning bids have details you won't find in a generic template. Jalousie windows in Creole cottages. Transom lights above original doors in the Garden District. Divided-light double-hungs on Esplanade Avenue that haven't been opened in years. Screen removal, track cleaning, and re-installation need to be line items, not afterthoughts. Estimate.Pro's scope builder lets you add those items with surface-count inputs, so the bid math stays accurate without manual arithmetic every time. ## Permits and Licensing in New Orleans Most residential pressure washing and window cleaning jobs in Orleans Parish don't require a separate trade permit, but commercial work on historic structures in Vieux Carré (the French Quarter) can trigger review by the Historic District Landmarks Commission (HDLC) if the cleaning method could affect the structure. Water pressure limits and chemical restrictions on designated historic facades are real — know them before you bid. State-level contractor licensing through the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) applies to certain commercial thresholds. Verify current requirements before scaling to larger commercial accounts. ## Flat-Rate Pricing That Fits Your Business Size Estimate.Pro runs on a free forever tier — no credit card, no platform fee games. When you're ready to grow: - **Pro** — $39/seat/month. Full estimating, AR measurement, saved cost workspace. - **Elite** — $79/seat/month. Adds Stripe Connect invoicing (0% platform fee on Pro+), invoice exports, advanced workflows. - **Crew** — $399/month flat. Unlimited seats for larger operations running multiple crews across Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany parishes. Stripe Connect on the Free tier carries a 3% platform fee. On Pro and above, it's 0%. ## Built for the Gulf Coast Trades Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Pressure washing and window cleaning sit alongside roofing, painting, and concrete flatwork — trades that overlap on the same job sites you're already walking. One platform handles the full scope when a customer asks you to add gutter cleaning or a post-construction cleanup to the wash job. If you're quoting in New Orleans, you already know how fast a missed line item can turn a profitable job into a break-even one. The app keeps that from happening.