Dallas, TX
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating in Dallas Moves Fast — Your Bids Should Too Dallas is the fourth-largest city in the country. New construction is constant, storm replacement work spikes every spring hail season, and commercial retrofit projects stack up across Uptown, Deep Ellum, and the Stemmons corridor. If you are quoting three to five jobs a week, slow estimating is leaving money on the table. Estimate.Pro gives Dallas window contractors a repeatable process: walk the job, capture measurements, get a priced scope of work, send the bid. Median time from walkthrough to sendable bid is 8 minutes. --- ## Why Window Estimating in Dallas Has Its Own Wrinkles **Energy code compliance adds line items.** Texas follows the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). In Dallas, new residential window installations must meet IECC 2021 requirements — U-factor ≤ 0.30 and SHGC ≤ 0.25 in Climate Zone 3. Every estimate you build should itemize the window spec so the inspector and homeowner both see the compliance data. Estimate.Pro lets you store that spec in your saved material cost workspace and pull it into every bid without retyping. **Hail damage replacement is its own workflow.** Dallas sits in Tornado Alley. After significant hail events — common April through June — window contractors here shift into rapid insurance replacement mode. That means high volume, tight margins, and homeowners expecting same-week quotes. The 8-minute bid target exists precisely for this scenario. **Commercial glazing requires separate line-item breakdowns.** Owners and GCs on commercial jobs in Dallas want labor, material, disposal, and crane or lift costs separated. Estimate.Pro generates scope-of-work line items you can export directly to your accounting workflow. --- ## AR Measurement on the Jobsite Estimate.Pro supports ONNX-assisted live AR measurement on compatible devices. Point your phone at a window opening and capture the rough opening dimensions on site. On older devices or photo uploads, measurements are clearly marked as estimates so you never misrepresent your numbers to a client. For a Dallas window contractor doing volume work in neighborhoods like Lake Highlands, Preston Hollow, or Oak Cliff — where house sizes and window counts vary widely — the ability to measure and price on site cuts your office time significantly. --- ## What the App Calculates for Window Jobs - Rough opening dimensions and unit count - Material cost per unit (single, double, or triple pane; vinyl, aluminum, wood, fiberglass) - Labor hours by installation type (new construction, retrofit, full-frame replacement, insert replacement) - Disposal and haul-off - Permit fee line item - IECC compliance spec notation - Sales tax on materials (Texas state rate plus any applicable Dallas County additions) All material costs live in your saved workspace. You set your numbers. The app does not lock you into a price list you cannot edit. --- ## Pricing That Makes Sense for Solo Contractors and Crews If you are just getting started, the Free forever tier costs nothing and requires no credit card. When your volume grows: - **Pro** — $39 per seat per month - **Elite** — $79 per seat per month, adds Stripe Connect with 0% platform fee and invoice exports - **Crew** — $399 per month flat for unlimited seats The Free tier charges a 3% platform fee on payments processed through Stripe Connect. Pro and Elite drop that to 0%. --- ## Dallas Window Contractors Who Should Use This - Residential replacement contractors doing 10+ jobs per month - Storm restoration crews handling insurance work after hail events - Commercial glazing subs quoting retail and office retrofits - New construction window installers working with production builders in Frisco, McKinney, and Allen — the fast-growing northern suburbs feeding Dallas's trade pipeline If you are quoting jobs by spreadsheet or memory, you are slower than the contractor down the street who is not. Estimate.Pro puts a consistent, professional bid in front of every customer, every time. --- ## Get Started Create a free account, run a window estimate on your next job, and send the bid before you leave the driveway. No credit card required.