Louisville, KY
SIDING ESTIMATING.

## Siding Estimates in Louisville Move Fast — Your Bid Has to Keep Up Louisville's housing stock runs the full range: 1920s Craftsman bungalows in the Highlands, postwar cape cods in Shively, vinyl-clad ranches across Jeffersontown, and new construction pushing into Oldham County. Each job type carries its own material spec, waste factor, and labor demand. A flat per-square estimate built for one job type loses you money on the next. Estimate.Pro is built for siding contractors who need accurate numbers fast, without a spreadsheet that breaks every time material costs move. --- ## What Makes Louisville Siding Work Different **Weather exposure is a real variable here.** Louisville sits in a mixed-humid climate zone (IECC Zone 4A), which means moisture management behind cladding matters. Fiber cement and engineered wood specs require proper flashing and WRB detailing that adds labor cost. Your estimate needs to capture that — not absorb it as margin loss. **Storm season drives surge demand.** Louisville gets its share of spring hail and wind events. When a May storm rolls through the East End or Clarksville just across the river, you can have 15 leads in 48 hours. The contractors who respond with a professional, itemized estimate first tend to win those jobs. Estimate.Pro's 8-minute median from walkthrough to sendable bid is built for exactly that window. **Permit requirements vary by municipality.** Louisville Metro (Jefferson County) requires a permit for siding replacement when structural sheathing is replaced or when the project involves more than a certain scope of work. Oldham County and Bullitt County have separate jurisdictions. Knowing which inspector you're dealing with changes your scheduling assumptions and sometimes your line items. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Siding Contractors **AR-assisted measurement on supported devices.** Walk the exterior, use live AR measurement to capture wall faces, gable runs, and dormers. On unsupported devices, camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates so you know where to verify. No separate measuring wheel, no squinting at satellite images. **Material takeoff with waste built in.** Set your waste factor by profile — horizontal lap, vertical board-and-batten, shake, or panel. The system calculates squares, starter, J-channel, trim, and fasteners from a single perimeter input. You update one number when your distributor changes a price; the whole estimate reprices. **Saved material cost workspace.** Store your current pricing from your preferred Louisville-area suppliers. When LP SmartSide or HardiePanel costs move, update your workspace once. Every future estimate pulls from current numbers. **Scope-of-work generation.** After your walkthrough inputs, the AI drafts a line-item scope that covers prep, WRB, flashing, cladding, trim, and cleanup. Edit it, stamp your name on it, send it. Customers in Louisville's competitive remodel market expect a written scope — this is how you provide one without an hour of typing. **$0 platform fee on Pro+ plans.** If you're collecting deposits or progress payments through Estimate.Pro's Stripe Connect integration (Elite tier, $79/seat/mo), there's no platform markup on transactions — Stripe's standard processing fees apply, nothing added on top. The Free tier carries a 3% platform fee if you run payments through the app. --- ## Pricing That Fits Where You Are - **Free forever** — no credit card, no time limit. Start building estimates today. - **Pro** — $39/seat/month. Removes the 3% platform fee on payments, adds saved cost workspaces. - **Elite** — $79/seat/month. Adds Stripe Connect invoicing, invoice exports, and advanced workflows. - **Crew** — $399/month flat for multi-seat crews. One price regardless of headcount. A solo siding contractor running 3–4 jobs a week in Louisville doesn't need enterprise software. You need accurate takeoffs, a professional-looking bid, and a way to get paid. That's what the Free and Pro tiers are built to do. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Including Yours Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Siding is one of them, built with the line items, material categories, and waste logic that siding work actually requires — not adapted from a generic construction template. If your crew also handles gutters, windows, or exterior trim, those trades are in the same platform. Start a free estimate today. No credit card.