Columbus, OH
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating in Columbus Moves Fast — Your Bids Need to Keep Up Columbus is one of the fastest-growing metros in the Midwest. New construction in Dublin, Hilliard, and Westerville keeps window contractors busy, while aging housing stock in Clintondale, Franklinton, and the Short North drives steady replacement work. That split — new builds versus retrofit — means your estimates need to handle two very different scope types without slowing you down. Estimate.Pro is built for exactly that. --- ## Why Window Estimating Is Different Here Ohio's climate puts real demands on window specs. Columbus sits in IECC Climate Zone 5, which means window U-factors and solar heat gain coefficients (SHGC) are not optional considerations — they are part of code compliance. The 2021 Ohio Building Code, adopted statewide and enforced locally by Columbus Building & Zoning Services (BZS), requires fenestration to meet specific thermal performance thresholds for both residential and commercial projects. When you build a scope in Estimate.Pro, the trade-specific calculator references those thermal performance benchmarks so your proposal reflects real compliance requirements, not ballpark guesses. You capture the window count, rough opening dimensions, and finish details during your walkthrough. The AI scope generator drafts line items for each unit — labor, materials, flashing, trim, and disposal — before you leave the driveway. --- ## AR Measurement on Supported Devices For exterior elevation work, Estimate.Pro's ONNX-assisted live AR measurement tool lets you capture rough opening dimensions on site on supported devices. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates in your bid so you and your customer both know the confidence level. That transparency protects you on change orders. --- ## What the 8-Minute Bid Looks Like 1. Walk the job and capture openings, counts, and product specs in the app. 2. The AI scope-of-work engine generates line items: unit cost, installation labor, flashing and sealant, interior trim, haul-off. 3. You pull from your saved material cost workspace — your pricing, not a national average that doesn't reflect what Norandex, Alside, or your local distributor on the east side is actually charging you this week. 4. Review, adjust margin, and send. The customer gets a professional, itemized proposal. Median time from walkthrough start to sendable bid: 8 minutes. --- ## Pricing That Doesn't Eat Your Margin Estimate.Pro runs on Stripe Connect for payment collection. On the Free tier, the platform fee is 3%. On Pro+ plans, the platform fee drops to 0% — you keep what you earn. Plans: - **Free** — forever, no credit card required, 3% platform fee - **Pro** — $39/seat/month, 0% platform fee - **Elite** — $79/seat/month, Stripe Connect invoicing, invoice exports, full workflow tools - **Crew** — $399/month flat for teams For a two-person window crew running 15 jobs a month, the difference between Free and Pro pays for itself on a single mid-size replacement project. --- ## Columbus-Specific Work the App Handles **Historic district replacement windows.** Victorian Village, German Village, and Olde Towne East have design review requirements. Your scope notes can flag historic overlay districts so you remember to pull design review signoff before scheduling the install — and before you've committed to a lead time your supplier can't meet. **Multifamily retrofit.** Older apartment stock near Ohio State and in Bexley often involves non-standard rough openings, interior grid layouts, and egress compliance under IRC Section R310. The app's line-item structure lets you break out egress windows separately so the property manager sees exactly what they're paying for code compliance versus standard replacement. **New construction punch-out work.** Production builders in the New Albany and Grove City corridors use window contractors for punch-out and final installation. Estimate.Pro handles per-unit pricing at scale — 40 windows across 8 units bills out fast when your template is already built. --- ## Get Started Create your free account — no credit card, no time limit. Build your first Columbus window estimate and see the 8-minute target for yourself.