Cleveland, OH
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating Built for Cleveland's Market Cleveland's housing stock is old. You already know that. The city's median home age skews heavily toward pre-1960 construction, which means most of your jobs aren't clean new-construction installs — they're replacement work on out-of-square openings, rotted sills, and frames that haven't seen a level since Truman was president. That complexity is exactly where bad estimates fall apart. A flat per-window price works until you're shimming a 1940s double-hung rough opening for two hours and eating the labor. Estimate.Pro builds scope line by line so you're pricing the actual job, not the average job. ### Why Cleveland Window Jobs Are Different Lake Erie weather is the dominant variable in this market. Cleveland averages 60+ inches of snow per year and sits in the heart of the Great Lakes snow belt. Homeowners and commercial clients want ENERGY STAR-certified units with low U-factors — and they'll ask about it. Your estimate needs to reflect glazing specs, not just unit count. Ohio's residential building code requires permits for window replacements that alter the rough opening size. Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland Building Department both enforce this. If you're changing rough opening dimensions — which happens constantly in that pre-1960 stock — you're pulling a permit. Your bid should account for that fee and the inspection timeline. The Cleveland metro also has a dense contractor market. Andersen and Pella both run high-volume local dealer networks. You're competing against operations that can turn quotes fast. An 8-minute median time from walkthrough to sendable bid means you're getting the proposal in front of the customer before they've called the next name on their list. ### How Estimate.Pro Works for Window Contractors You walk the job. On supported devices, the AR measurement tool uses ONNX-assisted live detection to capture opening dimensions. On any device, photo measurements give you estimates flagged clearly as such — no hidden guesswork passed off as survey data. The AI scope-of-work engine generates line items from your walkthrough notes: unit supply, removal and disposal, frame repair, trim work, caulking, interior finish, permit allowance. You edit what doesn't fit. Your saved material cost workspace holds your supplier pricing from wherever you source locally — whether that's a regional lumberyard or a direct Pella account. When the estimate is ready, you send it. On the Free tier there's no credit card required and no platform fee on payments you collect outside the system. If you're on Pro+ and using Stripe Connect to collect deposits or progress payments, the platform fee drops to 0%. ### Pricing That Fits Your Operation - **Free** — no credit card, no time limit, core estimating tools - **Pro** — $39 per seat per month, full AR measurement, saved cost workspace - **Elite** — $79 per seat per month, Stripe Connect invoicing, invoice exports - **Crew** — $399 per month flat, unlimited seats for larger operations Window contractors running a two- or three-person crew typically land on Pro or Crew depending on whether they want per-seat or flat billing. ### Ohio Code and Energy Compliance Notes Ohio follows the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with state amendments. For residential window replacements in Cleveland's Climate Zone 5, the maximum U-factor for fenestration is 0.30 and the maximum SHGC is 0.40 under prescriptive compliance. If you're spec'ing units or helping a client navigate a rebate program through Dominion Energy or Cleveland Electric Illuminating, those numbers matter. Put the glazing spec in the estimate — it protects you and it answers the question before the customer asks it. For commercial work, reference ASHRAE 90.1 fenestration requirements. The City of Cleveland uses the Ohio Building Code for commercial projects, and the Building Department at 601 Lakeside Ave handles plan review for anything requiring a permit. ### Start Without Risk The Free tier is permanent. You don't enter a card, you don't start a trial countdown. Build your first estimate, send it to a real customer, and see the time difference yourself. If it works, you stay. If it doesn't, nothing was lost. Cleveland has too much old housing and too much weather for a window contractor to be losing jobs to a faster quote. Get the bid out first.