New Orleans, LA
SIDING ESTIMATING.

## Siding Estimating in New Orleans Is Not Like Anywhere Else New Orleans puts siding work through conditions most markets never see. You are bidding jobs on shotgun houses, camelbacks, and raised Creole cottages with irregular profiles, wood clapboard that has been painted over twenty times, and substrate damage that only shows once you start pulling material. Add Gulf Coast humidity, annual hurricane exposure, and the flood-prone nature of every parish from Orleans to Jefferson, and a flat per-square estimate written on a napkin will cost you money on almost every job. Estimate.Pro is built to handle that complexity without adding hours to your pre-sale process. ## Walk the Job, Get a Bid Use the AR measurement tool on a supported device to capture wall areas, window cutouts, and soffit returns in the field. On older New Orleans stock — uneven siding runs, non-standard window trim widths, gallery posts — the camera-based photo measurement flow marks dimensions as estimates so you know exactly where to verify before you send. The scope-of-work AI converts your walkthrough notes into line items: tear-off, WRB, flashing at penetrations, corner boards, trim, paint prep. You review it, adjust labor units, and send. Median time from first measurement to a sendable bid: 8 minutes. ## Material Cost That Reflects Your Supplier Relationships Hardie board and Hardie trim are standard spec on most New Orleans replacement jobs. James Hardie pricing shifts by distributor. Estimate.Pro's saved material cost workspace lets you build your own unit price library — your Gulftex or ABC Supply account prices, not national averages — so every bid reflects what you actually pay. When lumber futures move or a supply chain disruption hits fiber cement lead times, you update one row and every template adjusts. ## Louisiana Compliance Built Into Scope Siding work in New Orleans touches multiple code layers. The Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code adopted IBC 2021. For coastal and high-velocity wind exposure, ASCE 7-22 wind speed maps place most of Orleans Parish in a 150+ mph design wind zone. Fiber cement and vinyl siding in that exposure category requires specific fastener schedules and continuous WRB — details that belong in your written scope, not buried in a verbal conversation at the door. Estimate.Pro lets you add standard language blocks to any estimate. Build a Louisiana coastal siding block once: fastener schedule, WRB spec, flashing callouts. Drop it into every bid in two taps. ## Flood Elevation and Substrate Conditions Post-Katrina and post-Ida work across the metro means you are regularly bidding over OSB or plank sheathing that has seen water. Your estimate needs a line for substrate inspection and conditional repair — not as an add-on surprise but as a visible, priced line the customer can see before they sign. When you build your template with a conditional substrate allowance, you protect your margin and your customer relationship. The scope-of-work AI will flag substrate assessment as a recommended line item when your walkthrough notes mention flood history, water staining, or soft spots. ## Payments With No Platform Fee Estimate.Pro includes Stripe Connect for invoicing on Elite plans. The platform fee is 0% on Pro+ tiers. On the Free tier it is 3%. For a siding contractor doing $15,000 replacement jobs, the difference is $450 per transaction. Most contractors recover the Pro seat cost on the first deposit. Pricing: Pro is $39 per seat per month. Elite is $79 per seat per month. Crew is $399 per month flat for the full team. There is a free-forever tier with no credit card required. ## Built for 25 Trades, Tuned for the Job You Are On If your crew also does soffit and fascia, exterior trim carpentry, or storm-damage roofing alongside siding, Estimate.Pro covers all of it under the same login across 25 trades. One walkthrough, one scope-of-work document, one invoice. No switching between platforms for different scopes. ## Start Before You Leave the Driveway New Orleans homeowners get multiple bids. The contractor who sends a detailed, professional estimate the same day — with a clear scope, material spec, and payment link — wins more work. Estimate.Pro is how you do that without hiring an office estimator.