Sacramento, CA
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating in Sacramento Moves Fast — Your Bid Process Should Too Sacramento's housing stock is a mixed bag. You've got 1950s tract homes in Arden-Arcade with original single-pane aluminum sliders, mid-century ranches in Land Park, newer builds in Elk Grove, and a steady pipeline of commercial tenant improvements downtown. Each job type carries different scope, different glass specs, and different permit requirements. A one-size estimate template doesn't cut it. Estimate.Pro is built for the 25 trades that run on job sites — window contractors included. You walk the job, measure on-device using AR measurement tools, and the app builds a scoped, priced estimate you can send in under 8 minutes. Median time from walkthrough to sendable bid is 8 minutes. That's not a marketing number — it's the median across real jobs. ### What Sacramento Window Jobs Actually Require **Energy compliance is table stakes here.** California's Title 24 Part 6 sets strict fenestration requirements for U-factor and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC). Sacramento sits in CEC Climate Zone 12, which has specific prescriptive limits for window U-factor (≤0.32) and SHGC (≤0.25 for west- and south-facing glass on residential). If your estimate doesn't account for compliant product selection from the start, you're quoting the wrong window — and you'll eat the difference. Estimate.Pro lets you build your material cost workspace with the exact product lines you stock and install. You set the prices, you set the specs. When you pull up a Sacramento residential job, you're quoting Title 24-compliant units by default, not going back to redo the estimate after a failed energy plan check. **Permit pulls are routine but add lead time.** Sacramento City requires building permits for most window replacements that change the size, location, or glazing type. Like-for-like replacements under the same rough opening are often permit-exempt, but any structural change or egress window swap triggers a full permit. Your estimate should reflect whether you're pulling a permit and who's covering that cost — Estimate.Pro's scope-of-work builder lets you flag permit line items explicitly so clients aren't surprised. **Labor rates in the Sacramento metro are specific.** Window installation in Sacramento runs roughly $45–$65 per hour for journeyman-level labor, with residential retrofit work on the lower end and commercial storefront and curtain wall on the higher end. If you're sourcing union labor through the Glaziers Local 169, wage rates are higher and should be built into your cost workspace before you bid commercial work. **Demand peaks in spring and early fall.** Sacramento summers are brutally hot — 100°F days are routine from June through September. Most homeowners schedule window replacements in March–May before the heat sets in, or in October after it breaks. That's your high-volume window. Bid volume spikes during those windows (no pun intended), and the contractors who can turn bids same-day during a site visit win the job. Eight-minute estimates matter most when your phone is ringing with three jobs in one afternoon. ### How Estimate.Pro Works for Window Contractors 1. **Walk the job.** Use AR measurement on supported devices to capture opening dimensions live. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates so you know exactly what's field-verified versus approximated. 2. **Scope it.** The AI scope-of-work builder drafts the line items — demo, disposal, flashing, install, caulk, hardware, permit — based on what you measured and the job type you select. 3. **Price it.** Your saved material cost workspace pulls in your actual product costs. Labor rates you've set for your crew. No generic national averages that don't reflect Sacramento rates. 4. **Send it.** Client gets a professional, itemized bid. You get a decision, not a follow-up request for a "more detailed breakdown." ### Pricing That Works at Every Volume Estimate.Pro is free forever — no credit card required to start. If you're running a solo operation or just want to test the workflow on a few Sacramento jobs, the free tier gets you there. Pro is $39/seat/month. Elite is $79/seat/month and adds Stripe Connect with 0% platform fee and invoice exports. Crew is $399/month flat for larger operations. On the Free tier, Stripe Connect carries a 3% platform fee. On Pro+, it drops to 0%. ### Built for 25 Trades, Including Yours Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades — windows is one of them. That matters if you also do door installs, storefront framing, or work alongside GCs who use the platform for other scopes. Your estimates live in the same system, same format, same speed.