Oklahoma City, OK
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating Built for Oklahoma City Conditions Oklahoma City sits in one of the most demanding climate zones in the country for fenestration. You're bidding jobs where homeowners are replacing single-pane units after a hail event, or builders are spec'ing low-E glazing to hold up against sustained south winds and 100-degree summers. Every bid you send has to account for those realities — frame type, glazing package, U-factor, SHGC — before you even talk install labor. Estimate.Pro is built for that level of detail. Window contractors using the platform move from walkthrough to sendable bid in a median of 8 minutes. --- ## How Oklahoma City Jobs Are Different **Hail and storm replacement volume is high.** Oklahoma averages more than 50 hail days per year statewide, and Oklahoma City sits near the center of that activity. Storm replacement work runs in waves. When a cell comes through a neighborhood, you're quoting 10 to 20 jobs inside a week. Speed matters. A bid that takes 45 minutes is a bid you might not finish. **Energy code compliance is mandatory on replacements.** Oklahoma adopted IECC 2021 provisions for residential work. Replacement windows in Oklahoma City must meet U-factor ≤ 0.30 and SHGC ≤ 0.25 for Climate Zone 3 (the bulk of the OKC metro). Your estimate needs to document the glazing spec, not just the unit count. If you can't show compliance on paper, the permit gets held. **Wind load matters on large openings.** Oklahoma City enforces ASCE 7 wind design. Any window over a certain size in an exposed location needs documentation that the unit is rated for the local design wind pressure. That spec belongs in your scope-of-work, not as an afterthought after the job is won. --- ## What the App Does on a Window Job You walk the property with your phone. The AR measurement tool — ONNX-assisted on supported devices — lets you capture rough opening dimensions in real time. On older phones or when you're working from photos, measurements are marked as estimates so the client sees exactly what the number is based on. From the walkthrough, the AI generates a scope-of-work that includes: - Rough opening dimensions per unit - Frame material (vinyl, fiberglass, aluminum clad, wood) - Glazing spec (U-factor, SHGC, low-E coating, tempered requirements) - Removal and disposal of existing units - Flashing, sealant, and insulation at rough opening - Interior and exterior trim scope - Screen, hardware, and grille allowances You review it, adjust anything that doesn't match what you saw on site, and the system prices it against your saved material cost workspace. Labor rates are yours to set — the app doesn't assume a national average applies to Oklahoma City. --- ## Pricing Larger Contracts Window jobs can run from a single unit replacement at $400 to a whole-house replacement package on a 1970s ranch at $30,000. On the bigger jobs, your clients want a professional invoice, not a handwritten number. Elite plan users get Stripe Connect and invoice export built in. Pro plan is $39 per seat per month. Elite runs $79 per seat per month. If you're running a crew and need multiple seats, Crew is a $399 flat monthly rate. There's a free tier with no credit card required — you can build your first estimate before you put in a payment method. On Free, the platform fee is 3% on payments collected through Stripe Connect. On Pro and above, that fee is 0%. --- ## Permits and Licensing in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City requires a building permit for window replacements when the work changes the rough opening size or when the job is on a commercial property. Like-for-like residential replacement in the same rough opening may not require a permit, but the Energy Code compliance documentation still applies if your inspector requests it. Contractors doing window work in Oklahoma City need an active Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) license. Electrical work tied to egress window installations — alarms, contacts — falls under separate licensing. OKC permit fees for residential window work are calculated on project value. A $10,000 replacement job runs roughly $180 to $220 in permit fees under the current fee schedule. Commercial work is priced differently. --- ## Build the Bid Before the Competition Does Oklahoma City has a large number of active window contractors competing on storm replacement work. When a hail event hits a subdivision, every contractor in town is quoting the same street. The one who gets the signed contract is usually the one who showed up first with a clear, professional bid. Estimate.Pro gives you a complete scope-of-work and priced estimate in the time it takes a competitor to drive to the job site. You can send it from your phone before you leave the driveway.