San Antonio, TX
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating in San Antonio Moves Fast — Your Bids Should Too San Antonio's housing market keeps window contractors busy year-round. The metro's rapid residential expansion into areas like Converse, Helotes, and Cibolo means new-construction bids stack up alongside replacement work in established neighborhoods like Alamo Heights and Stone Oak. If you are pricing jobs by hand or copying last month's spreadsheet, you are leaving margin on the table and risking a misquote. Estimate.Pro is built for the way window contractors actually work. You walk a house, you log what you see, and the app builds a scoped, priced estimate in a median of 8 minutes. No SaaS fluff. No monthly data-entry ritual. --- ## What Makes Window Estimating Different in San Antonio **Heat load and energy code compliance matter here.** Texas follows IECC 2021 for new construction, and Bexar County inspectors enforce fenestration U-factor and SHGC requirements. Every window you spec should reference the correct performance class. Estimate.Pro lets you tag each line item with the product spec — U-factor, SHGC, visible transmittance — so your bid doubles as documentation for the permit package. **Material costs swing with supply chain.** Vinyl, fiberglass, and aluminum clad frames have all seen price volatility. Estimate.Pro keeps a saved material cost workspace tied to your account. You update your unit costs once; every future estimate pulls the current number. When lumber yards or distributors like ABC Supply or PGT change pricing, you change it in one place. **Replacement vs. new construction scoping is different work.** A full-frame replacement in a 1970s San Antonio ranch house involves stucco cuts, wood rot assessment, and different flashing details than a rough-opening install in a Lennar framed shell. The app's AR measurement tool — ONNX-assisted on supported devices — captures opening dimensions during the walkthrough. On older homes where camera-only measurement is used, readings are clearly marked as estimates so you never submit a number you can't stand behind. **Wind and impact ratings.** San Antonio sits in a region where Bexar County can require impact-rated glazing on certain commercial and multi-family jobs. Knowing your DP rating requirements before you quote saves a change-order fight later. --- ## The Estimate.Pro Workflow for Window Contractors 1. **Walkthrough** — Walk each room or opening. Use AR measurement on supported devices to capture rough opening dimensions in real time. 2. **AI Scope-of-Work** — The app converts your walkthrough data into a line-item scope: remove and haul existing unit, flash opening, install window, trim, caulk, and test operation. 3. **Price It** — Your saved material workspace fills unit costs. You review, adjust for job-specific conditions (third-floor lift, stucco restoration, egress upgrade), and confirm labor rates. 4. **Send It** — A professional, client-ready bid goes out in PDF or link format. Median time from first room to sendable bid: 8 minutes. On the Free tier, you get full estimating at $0 — no credit card, no trial clock. Pro is $39 per seat per month and removes the 3% Stripe Connect platform fee when you collect deposits through the app. Elite at $79 per seat per month adds invoice exports and the full Stripe Connect workflow for contractors running multi-job pipelines. Crew pricing at $399 per month flat covers unlimited seats — the right call if you are running multiple crews across Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Tuned for Windows Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. The window module accounts for the line items that actually show up on a San Antonio window job: full-frame vs. insert scope, egress compliance for bedroom windows, IECC fenestration performance tags, and haul-off charges. You are not forcing a generic construction template to do window work. --- ## Start Without a Credit Card The Free tier is free as in permanently free — not a 14-day trial. Sign up, connect your material costs, and run your first bid today. If the 8-minute target sounds aggressive, run one job through it and time yourself.