Cincinnati, OH
SIDING ESTIMATING.

## Siding Estimates in Cincinnati Move Fast — Your Bid Process Should Too Cincinnati's housing stock is older than most markets you'll work in. The Over-the-Rhine, Hyde Park, and Westwood neighborhoods are packed with late 1800s and early 1900s frames that were sided in lead paint, original wood lap, or first-generation vinyl. That means every job starts with an unknown: what's under the current siding, and how much does demo add to the scope. Estimate.Pro is built to handle that uncertainty without slowing you down. You walk the job, measure with AR on supported devices, capture photos where AR isn't practical, and the app builds a priced scope of work. Median time from first measurement to a sendable bid is 8 minutes. --- ## What Makes Siding Estimating Different in Cincinnati **Freeze-thaw cycles punish old sheathing.** Cincinnati averages 14 freeze-thaw cycles per winter. By the time a homeowner calls you, the OSB or board sheathing behind failing vinyl is often soft. Your estimate needs a line item for sheathing replacement as a conditional — not a surprise change order after demo. Estimate.Pro lets you flag conditional scope and price it so the customer sees both the base number and the contingency upfront. **Historic district rules add scope.** Neighborhoods like Columbia Tusculum and East Walnut Hills fall under City of Cincinnati Historic Conservation Districts. Fiber cement or specific vinyl profiles may require design review approval before installation. That review process can add 3–6 weeks to a project start. Your bid should note the timeline and whether permit procurement is included in your scope — Estimate.Pro's scope-of-work generator includes a notes field tied directly to the line items so that language stays with the number. **Ohio requires a contractor license for jobs over $1,000.** The Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) licenses specialty siding contractors at the state level. Hamilton County adds its own permit pull requirement for most exterior cladding replacements. Permit fees are a real line item on every Cincinnati siding bid. **Material costs shift with supply.** Fiber cement panel and plank pricing in the Cincinnati metro has tracked lumber index volatility. Your saved material cost workspace in Estimate.Pro lets you update unit prices once and reprice any open estimate immediately — no spreadsheet hunting. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Siding Contractors **AR measurement on supported devices.** Point your camera at a wall plane and capture linear footage, square footage, and opening deductions in real time. On unsupported devices or when photos are the only option, measurements are flagged as estimates so you know exactly what to verify in the field. **AI scope-of-work generation.** After measurement, the app drafts a scope: existing siding demo, sheathing inspection allowance, house wrap, starter strip, siding install by square, trim and corner work, caulk and paint touch, debris haul. You edit what doesn't fit. You don't start from a blank page. **Priced estimate output.** Material and labor line items pull from your saved cost workspace. Adjust markup per job or per line. Output a PDF the customer can sign the same day. **Stripe Connect for collections.** On Pro+ plans, the platform fee on Stripe-collected payments is 0%. On Free, it's 3%. Send a deposit request from the same screen as the estimate. --- ## Plans Built for Solo Operators and Crews - **Free forever** — no credit card, core estimating features, 3% Stripe fee - **Pro — $39/seat/month** — full AR measurement, saved cost workspace, unlimited estimates - **Elite — $79/seat/month** — Stripe Connect at 0% platform fee, invoice exports, advanced workflows - **Crew — $399/month flat** — covers your whole crew under one subscription If you're running a two- or three-person operation in Cincinnati and pulling 8–15 jobs a month, Crew pricing is usually the right call. --- ## Start Without Committing Create a Free account, run a real estimate on your next Cincinnati job, and see the 8-minute target in practice. No credit card. No trial clock. If it works for you, upgrade. If it doesn't, nothing was spent. Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades — siding is one of them, not an afterthought.