Tampa, FL
WINDOWS ESTIMATING.

## Window Estimating in Tampa Runs on Different Rules Tampa sits in Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone corridor. Every window bid you write has to account for impact-rated glazing, Miami-Dade NOA compliance, and Hillsborough County Building Department permit fees before you even talk price with a homeowner. Generic spreadsheets don't know any of that. Estimate.Pro does. ### What Makes Tampa Window Jobs Harder to Bid Florida Building Code 2023 (8th Edition) requires wind-borne debris protection for all glazed openings in Hillsborough County's Wind Speed Zone — 140 mph design wind speed for most of Tampa proper. That means your scope-of-work draft needs to call out: - AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440 performance class (LC, R, CW, or AW) - Miami-Dade NOA number for the specific unit - Anchorage method per FBC Section 1709 - Rough-opening dimensions verified against the manufacturer's installation manual When you complete a walkthrough with Estimate.Pro, the AI scope generator pulls those line items into the draft automatically. You review, adjust, and send — median time from first photo to sendable bid is 8 minutes. ### AR Measurement on Tampa Job Sites Tampa's housing stock mixes 1950s block construction, 1980s tract homes, and new-build master-planned communities like Westchase and Fishhawk Ranch. Opening sizes are never standard. Estimate.Pro's AR measurement tool runs ONNX-assisted live AR on supported devices so you can capture rough-opening width and height during the walkthrough without a tape running solo. Camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates — you know exactly which numbers need field verification before the bid goes final. ### Material Cost Workspace Impact-rated casement and double-hung units from suppliers like PGT Innovations (Venice, FL) and CGI Windows (Miami) carry a significant premium over standard Low-E units. Prices shift with aluminum extrusion and laminated glass costs. Estimate.Pro's saved material cost workspace lets you pin your current supplier pricing — PGT WinGuard series, CGI Sentinel, or whatever your preferred product line — and apply it across every job without re-entering numbers. When your supplier updates the price sheet, you update once and every future estimate reflects it. ### Permit Fees in Hillsborough County Hillsborough County charges a base building permit fee plus a plan review fee calculated as a percentage of the permit fee. For a typical whole-house window replacement (10–15 openings), contractors report all-in permit costs in the $300–$600 range depending on declared project value. Tampa city limits jobs processed through the City of Tampa Construction Services Center carry similar fee structures. Knowing that number before you submit your bid keeps your contract total accurate — Estimate.Pro lets you add permit line items directly to the estimate so the customer sees the real cost. ### Selling Against the Competition Tampa's window replacement market is active. You're competing against regional retailers running TV ads and big-box installer networks. The contractor who gets the signed contract is usually the one who responds first with a clear, professional scope and price. A bid you can send within the same visit — not 48 hours later — closes at a higher rate. Estimate.Pro's 8-minute workflow is built for that turnaround. ### Pricing That Fits a Small Crew Estimate.Pro offers a free forever tier — no credit card required — so you can run your first 10 bids without any commitment. When volume grows, Pro is $39 per seat per month. If you're running a crew and billing through the platform, Crew is $399 flat per month for unlimited seats. Pro+ and Elite tiers include Stripe Connect invoicing with a 0% platform fee, which matters when you're collecting deposits on $8,000–$15,000 impact window contracts. ### Start With One Walkthrough Pull up Estimate.Pro on your next Tampa job site visit. Walk the openings, let the AI draft the scope, set your impact-glass line items from your saved workspace, and send the bid before you're back in the truck. That's the workflow.