Glazing and storefront estimating services

Each storefront unit by mark and size, the entrance doors within it, hardware sets, the glass type for each lite, and the perimeter sealant, backer rod and shims. The count is marked on the elevations and plans in a color for each type so it can be checked.

On the drawings, not from the schedule. Each opening is marked on the elevations and floor plans, the totals are compared with the door and window schedules, and any difference is flagged so you can raise it before bid.

Yes. Tempered, insulated, laminated and fire-rated glass are priced separately, and the make-up is written on each line. Where the specification names a basis-of-design system, that is stated too.

Division 08 Openings, chiefly 08 41 Entrances and Storefronts, 08 44 Curtain Wall, 08 50 Windows, 08 71 Door Hardware and 08 80 Glazing. Related sealant work under 07 92 is included where it is part of the glazing scope.

A single project starts at $199, and simple scopes typically run $100 to $250. Larger buildings typically run $200 to $500, and large or complex glazing packages are quoted individually. The quote is free and usually comes back in about 20 minutes.

Yes. Every estimate is built to the client's own specification. Send your template, your unit prices or a past estimate and the package is returned that way. You can also order the count alone and price it yourself.

Yes. This page shows a full sample from a finished job (storefront and glazing, for a equipment rental building, 10,500 sq ft in North Carolina), which you can open full screen and read page by page. It was built to that client's own specification, so the wage rates, pricing and overhead and profit are theirs. Ask us for a current sample in your own trade.

From our own pricing database, built with local vendors across the United States. An estimator enters the project's ZIP code and gets current material prices for that market, and vendors update their prices as they change. Labor is priced as union or open shop, or at Davis-Bacon rates with fringes on government work.

Yes. The estimate is delivered as an editable Excel workbook with the formulas built in. Change any quantity, rate or markup and the whole estimate recalculates. If overhead and profit was set at 25% and you want 30%, change that one cell and every total updates, so you can adjust your number minutes before the bid is due without sending it back to us.

As many as you need. Every revision is free, including addenda, scope changes and pricing updates, however many times you come back, and there is no time limit. Revisions are handled on priority and are typically returned within an hour to a few hours, depending on the size of the change.

Curtain wall is taken off by area and by elevation, with vision and spandrel glass separated and the perimeter measured. Where a system is engineered by the manufacturer, the estimate states what was measured and what would need a supplier quote.

Because counting openings across a set of elevations is slow, exact work, and bid volume is uneven. Outsourcing gives a glazing contractor a checked count and a priced estimate in a day or two, and lets them bid more jobs with the same staff.