What a window and door estimate is for
Window customers compare per window prices across three bids and cannot see the differences: insert or full frame, capping, interior trim, disposal, permits. An estimate that prices each opening and lists what is included shows why your number is what it is, and sets the per foot rot repair price before anyone finds a soft sill.
What to put on a window and door estimate
- Every opening with size and unit spec.
- Insert or full frame install.
- Exterior capping and interior trim per opening.
- Disposal and permit.
- A per foot price for rot found at tear-out.
- Lead time from the order date.
A worked example
Ten double-hung windows, the front door and one fogged pane in the basement that only needs glass. The glass line uses the calculator's typical price.
| Line | Qty | Unit | Price | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replacement window, insert install | 10 | each | Your price | |
| Entry door, prehung | 1 | each | Your price | |
| Exterior capping, aluminum | 11 | each | Your price | |
| Double pane (insulated) glass, replaced in existing frame * | 1 | each | $463.00 | $463.00 |
Price the rot repair per foot on the estimate even if you hope not to need it. It turns a surprise into a known number.
* Typical price from our free window glass replacement cost calculator, which lists its sources. Your own costs and market come first.
Line items window and door installers use
| Line item | Unit | How to write it |
|---|---|---|
| Replacement window, insert install | each | Size, frame material, glass package and grid. |
| Replacement window, full frame | each | Tear-out to the rough opening; new trim inside and out. |
| Entry door, prehung | each | Slab material, glass, sidelites and hardware. |
| Storm door | each | Style and closer. |
| Sliding patio door | each | Width, panels and screen. |
| Interior door, prehung | each | Swing and casing. |
| Exterior capping, aluminum | each | Per opening; color to match. |
| Interior trim and stool | each | Per opening; paint or stain grade. |
| Sill and frame rot repair | ft | Priced if found when the old unit comes out. |
| Egress window and well | each | Cutting, well and code requirements; permit. |
| Disposal of old units | each | Per opening. |
| Permit | each | Where the town requires one. |
Terms and deposit language for window and door
- Deposit. A deposit at signing pays for the units, which are made to the measured size and cannot be returned. Check your state's limits on home improvement deposits.
- Payment. Balance due on install day once every opening is finished and the owner has opened and locked each unit.
- Warranty. The manufacturer warrants the units. You warrant the install: leaks at the opening and operation problems caused by how it was set. Say for how long.
- Lead times run from the order date, not the signing date, and are set by the manufacturer.
- Rot found when an old unit comes out is repaired at the per foot price on this estimate, with photos.
- Blinds, curtains and alarm sensors on old units are the owner's to remove and reinstall unless listed.
How to fill it in
- Put in your business details once; this browser keeps them for every template.
- Fill in the customer and the job.
- Change the line items to fit this job and add your prices.
- Set tax, the deposit and the good-until date.
- Print to PDF, download Word or CSV, or send it from Koira.
Free tools for window and door
The same estimate for other trades: appliance repair, auto detailing, carpentry, carpet cleaning, chimney, house cleaning, commercial cleaning, concrete, deck, drywall, duct cleaning, electrical, fence, flooring, garage door, general contractor, glass, gutter, handyman, holiday lighting, home inspection, hood cleaning, hvac, insulation, irrigation, junk removal, landscaping, lawn care, locksmith, masonry, moving, painting, pest control, plumbing, pool service, pressure washing, property maintenance, remodeling, restoration, roofing, security system, septic, siding, snow removal, solar, tile, tree service, water treatment, waterproofing, window cleaning.
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