Louisville, KY
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating in Louisville Moves Fast — Your Bid Process Should Too Louisville sits in a mixed-humid climate zone (IECC Climate Zone 4A), which means your customers are buying windows for two reasons: cutting summer cooling loads and stopping winter drafts. That dual pitch shapes every bid you write. You're specifying U-factors, solar heat gain coefficients (SHGC), and low-e coatings in the same conversation. If your estimate template doesn't account for that complexity, you're leaving money on the table or writing bids that confuse the homeowner. Estimate.Pro is built for window contractors who work fast and need bids that hold up under scrutiny. --- ## What Makes Louisville Window Jobs Different **Older housing stock drives replacement volume.** Louisville's Highlands, Germantown, Crescent Hill, and Portland neighborhoods are dense with pre-1980 homes — many with original single-pane wood or aluminum frames. Replacement jobs in these areas often involve non-standard rough opening sizes, rotted sill plates, and lead paint disclosure requirements under EPA RRP (40 CFR Part 745). Your scope-of-work needs to capture that before you price the job, not after. **Storm exposure and hail ratings matter here.** Louisville averages meaningful severe weather seasons, and homeowners are increasingly asking about impact-resistant ratings after insurance claims. Specifying AAMA 502 or NFRC-certified products with documented performance data protects you on callbacks and helps close jobs where the customer has already been burned by a cheap install. **Jefferson County permit requirements add lead time.** Louisville Metro requires building permits for window replacements when the opening size changes or structural work is involved. Like-for-like replacements under certain size thresholds may qualify as exempt, but you need to verify with the Louisville Metro Department of Codes and Regulations on a job-by-job basis. Factor permit timelines into your project schedule — inspectors are busy, especially spring through fall. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Handles Window Scopes When you walk a job, open the app and start the walkthrough. The AI scope-of-work builder prompts you through each opening: rough opening dimensions, frame material, glazing type, install method (nail fin, block frame, retrofit), and any ancillary work like trim, casing, or interior stool and apron. Camera measurements are marked as estimates in the app — no false precision. For Louisville jobs with older openings, the app lets you flag rough opening remediation as a separate line item so the customer sees exactly what they're paying for and why. That transparency closes bids. Your saved material cost workspace stores your supplier pricing — whether you're buying from a Louisville-area distributor or pulling from a regional supply house — so the numbers reflect your actual costs, not generic national averages that don't match what you're paying. Median time from walkthrough start to a sendable bid: 8 minutes. --- ## Pricing That Fits a Window Contractor's Business Model Estimate.Pro runs on three paid tiers plus a free tier that costs nothing and requires no credit card. - **Pro** — $39 per seat per month. Covers the core estimating workflow for a solo operator or small crew. - **Elite** — $79 per seat per month. Adds Stripe Connect for payment collection and invoice exports — useful when you're running multiple jobs and need deposits collected fast. - **Crew** — $399 per month flat. One price for your whole team, no per-seat math. If you collect payments through the app, the platform fee is 3% on the Free tier and 0% on Pro and above. Stripe Connect is an Elite workflow. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Including Yours Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Window contractors get a workflow that reflects how window jobs actually get quoted — by opening, by product line, by install complexity — not a generic construction estimator someone bent to fit the trade. Start free. Write your first bid tonight.