Estimating and bidding, built for flat glass
Homes priced by the room, buildings bid by the opening, all in square feet.
Room-by-room field estimator
Walk the house, add each window's width and height in inches, and the square feet and price add up as you go. It saves as a quote with one line per room.
Commercial bids by building
Save the building, then add each opening (size, quantity, film, price per sq ft) with crew size and days. Track every bid from draft to submitted to awarded.
Energy-savings estimate
Enter square feet, climate zone, and glass type, pick a film, and show the customer yearly savings and payback. A glass-safety check warns when a film is risky on that glass.
Measure from a photo
On the phone app, snap the window with a sheet of paper held to the glass for scale, then tap across it to get the width and height.
Solar & security film catalog
Solar-control and safety/security films with their specs, filterable by type and brand, so a solar bid and a security bid stay separate.
Insurance certificate tracker
See which commercial projects are missing a certificate of insurance and which ones expire in the next 30 days.
From tape measure to itemized quote
Enter the width and height of each window as you walk the rooms. Square feet and price add up as you go, and it saves as a room-by-room quote you can send before you leave the driveway.
Flat-glass field estimate
Measured on site, priced by room
Film: Solar · 35% ceramic · $6.00 / sq ft
Living room
$420
70 sq ft
Primary bedroom
$144
24 sq ft
Home office
$96
16 sq ft
Windows
6
Total sq ft
110
Estimate
$660
Save as quote · one line per room
The flat-glass job, end to end
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Homeowner or business requests a window-film estimate — it lands in your flat-glass leads inbox
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Schedule the on-site visit and mark the lead contacted
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Measure on site, room by room: width × height per window, and the square feet and price add up as you go
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Show the energy-savings estimate, then send the quote itemized by room with solar or security film selected
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Customer approves and pays a deposit online by card
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Install is scheduled on the same calendar as your automotive work
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Register the warranty in a couple clicks and send care details with the certificate
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Follow-ups run in the background — review request, then check-in and win-back texts later
What it looks like for a flat glass shop
Real screens from SalesThumb, taken in our Test Drive sample shop.
Quotes
Build a quote from services, film and parts, with good, better and best film options. The customer signs and pays a deposit online.
Calendar
See the day, week or month. Give each job an installer and a bay, and drag it to reschedule.
Invoices
Turn a quote into an invoice in one click. Tax on each line, with deposits and the balance tracked.
Customer records
Every customer, vehicle and past job in one place. Enter a VIN and the year, make and model fill in.
Some features are on higher plans. See what's in each plan.
Frequently asked questions
Does SalesThumb work for flat-glass and architectural window film?
Yes. SalesThumb has a dedicated Flat Glass category covering solar-control and security/safety film for residential and commercial jobs, with room-based estimating, a measure-to-quote field estimator, scheduling, deposits, and invoicing — alongside your automotive tint, PPF, and ceramic work.
Can it estimate a residential window-film job by room?
Yes — SalesThumb prices by room (living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, offices) and by square footage instead of forcing an automotive single-window model onto a whole-house project, then sends an itemized quote on the spot.
Can SalesThumb bid commercial window-film jobs?
Yes — SalesThumb saves each commercial building, then lets you add every opening (size, quantity, film, and price per square foot) along with crew size and estimated days. Bids move from draft to submitted to awarded, and a certificate-of-insurance tracker flags projects missing a COI or expiring within 30 days.
Can it show a customer how much window film will save on energy?
Yes — SalesThumb's energy-savings estimator takes square footage, climate zone, glass type, and the film you pick, and shows estimated yearly kWh and dollar savings, CO2 avoided, and payback years. A glass-safety (thermal stress) check warns when a film is risky on that glass. These are estimates, not guarantees.
Does it handle both solar-control and security film?
Yes — in SalesThumb, solar-control (heat, glare, and UV rejection) and security/safety (anti-shatter, smash-and-grab) film are separate categories, so a solar bid and a security bid stay distinct and priced correctly.
Can customers request a flat-glass estimate online?
Yes — SalesThumb lands flat-glass inquiries in a leads inbox where you can schedule the on-site visit and mark each lead contacted, so no estimate request slips through the cracks.
Can I run flat glass and automotive work from the same account?
Yes — flat glass is one of the service categories in the same SalesThumb Sales Matrix and scheduling tools you use for window tint, PPF, and ceramic — one calendar, one customer list, one set of reports.
Run flat glass like the rest of your shop
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