Austin, TX
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating Built for Austin Contractors Austin's construction market moves fast. New subdivisions in Pflugerville, Cedar Park, and Manor are adding thousands of units a year, and retrofit demand in older Central Austin neighborhoods keeps your schedule full. That volume creates a quoting problem: more bids to write, less time to write them. Estimate.Pro gets you from job walkthrough to a sendable bid in 8 minutes. For window contractors, that means window counts, unit types, rough opening dimensions, and labor hours priced before you leave the driveway. ### Why Window Estimating Is Different in Austin Texas summers punish buildings that under-specify glass. Homeowners and general contractors in Austin routinely ask for ENERGY STAR zone compliance documentation before they sign. That means your estimate needs to reflect U-factor and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) requirements under the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2021, which Texas has adopted. You are not just quoting frames and glass — you are quoting thermal performance. Austin also enforces its own amendments to the International Building Code. Historic districts such as Hyde Park and Clarksville add design-review steps that can delay permit issuance and change your scope mid-job. Rough opening sizes on older craftsman and bungalow stock rarely match standard catalog sizes, so your material cost workspace needs to handle custom unit pricing, not just off-the-shelf SKUs. On top of that, Austin Energy has rebate programs for qualifying window replacements. Contractors who can itemize qualifying product specs inside their estimate close deals faster because the customer can see the rebate math inline. ### What Estimate.Pro Does for Window Contractors **AR Measurement on Supported Devices** Point your phone at a rough opening and the ONNX-assisted AR engine captures dimensions live. On unsupported devices, camera or photo measurements are flagged as estimates so you never send a hard number built on a guess. **Material Cost Workspace** Save your supplier pricing for vinyl, aluminum, wood, and fiberglass units by series. When material costs shift — and in Austin's supply chain they do — you update one workspace entry and every draft estimate recalculates. No manual re-entry job by job. **Trade-Specific Line Items** Window scopes in Estimate.Pro include rough opening prep, shimming, flashing tape, exterior trim, interior casing, and disposal. You are not adapting a generic construction template — these are window contractor line items out of the box. **IECC and Performance Callouts** Add U-factor and SHGC product specs as line-item notes directly in the estimate. Your customer and their permit reviewer see compliance documentation alongside the price. No separate spec sheet to attach and lose. **Stripe Connect Invoicing on Pro+** Free tier runs at a 3% platform fee on payment collection. Pro plan is $39/seat/month and drops platform fees to 0%. Elite at $79/seat/month adds invoice exports and full Stripe Connect workflows. If you are running a crew across multiple install teams, the Crew plan at $399/month flat covers everyone. **Free Tier, No Credit Card** Start on the free forever plan. Build real estimates, see real output. No trial clock running. ### Austin Permit and Licensing Reality The City of Austin Development Services Department (DSD) requires a permit for window replacements that change the rough opening size or affect egress compliance. Same-size replacements in non-historic zones often fall under the residential repair permit category at a flat fee. Work inside a Historic District requires a Certificate of Appropriateness before DSD will accept the permit application — that step adds days to weeks to your timeline and should be in your project schedule assumptions. Licensing for window installation in Texas falls under the residential contractor registration when structural work is involved. Verify your current registration status with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) before pulling permits on new construction tie-ins. ### Start Your First Austin Estimate Now Sign up free. No credit card. Run a window scope from walkthrough to bid in 8 minutes and see exactly what your Austin competitors are sending out the door.