Hurricane Shutter Calculator
Built for exterior shading and hurricane protection companies in the Sunbelt, where a web inquiry usually reads 'please call me about shutters'. This calculator never asks the homeowner what product they want. It walks them opening by opening: where on the house, what kind of opening, size in inches or 'measure for me', and what that opening should do - cut heat and glare, hurricane protection, daytime privacy, keep the bugs out, stop the fading or curb appeal. From that it names the product and says why: solar screens, exterior roller shades with zip tracks, accordion, roll-down, Bahama and colonial shutters, storm panels, retractable screens and cage re-screening. Prices are per square foot with a minimum area per piece, surcharges for fabric, mesh, clear panels, custom colors and shaped openings, motors, wall switches, remotes and a smart home hub, installation per opening, second-floor and trip charges, the permit for rated shutters, multi-opening discounts, a rush option and a minimum job. The result is a price range, a receipt opening by opening, a Letter-size PDF with the list of openings and a booked free measure - because in this trade the measure is what closes the sale.
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export function hurricaneShutterCalculator(form: FormTs) {
// Price list in USD: what a Sunbelt shade and shutter company charges before the measure.
const prices = {
measureDays: 3, // free measure within this many business days
leadWeeks: 6, // from the measure to the installed job
rushDays: 10, // rush on in-stock fabric
rushPct: 15, // rush surcharge
promoPct: 0, // current promotion on the whole job (0 = no banner)
promoText: 'Pre-season shutter sale',
financingNote: 'Financing available: 0% APR for 12 months on approved credit.',
solar90PerSqft: 1, // 90% fabric instead of 80%
privacy95PerSqft: 1.5, // near-opaque privacy fabric
zipPerSqft: 6, // zip side tracks on a roller shade
blackoutPerSqft: 4, // blackout fabric on a roller shade
minSqft: 8, // minimum area charged per piece
panelsClearPerSqft: 6, // clear polycarbonate storm panels
customColorPerSqft: 3, // powder coat outside the standard colors
archPct: 35, // arched or shaped opening
retractMin: 450, // the least charged for one retractable screen
noseeumPerSqft: 0.6, // fine 20/20 mesh
petPerSqft: 1.1, // pet-resistant mesh
motorEach: 550, // tubular motor instead of a hand crank
switchEach: 90, // keyed wall switch for a hardwired motor
remoteEach: 120, // one remote per order
windSensorEach: 180, // per motorized roller shade
hubEach: 350, // smart home hub, once per order
installEach: 85, // fitting one piece on the house
secondFloorEach: 45, // ladder or lift work above the ground floor
removalEach: 30, // taking down one old screen or shutter
permitFee: 350, // permit and engineering for rated shutters
measureFee: 0, // zero when the measure is free
tripPerMile: 2.5, // per mile one way beyond the free radius
freeMiles: 25,
minJob: 750, // the smallest job taken
disc6Pct: 5, // discount from 6 openings
disc12Pct: 8, // discount from 12 openings
rangePct: 12 // the estimate is shown as a range this wide
};
type Family = 'fabric' | 'shutter' | 'screen' | 'mesh';
type Product = { name: string; rate: number; family: Family; zip: boolean; motor: boolean; rated: boolean; diy: boolean };
// Everything the company puts on the outside of a house, priced per square foot.
const PRODUCTS: Record<string, Product> = {
'solar-screen': { name: 'Solar screens', rate: 11, family: 'fabric', zip: false, motor: false, rated: false, diy: true },
'roller-shade': { name: 'Exterior roller shade', rate: 28, family: 'fabric', zip: true, motor: true, rated: false, diy: false },
'accordion': { name: 'Accordion shutters', rate: 26, family: 'shutter', zip: false, motor: false, rated: true, diy: false },
'rolldown': { name: 'Roll-down shutters', rate: 52, family: 'shutter', zip: false, motor: true, rated: true, diy: false },
'bahama': { name: 'Bahama shutters', rate: 45, family: 'shutter', zip: false, motor: false, rated: true, diy: false },
'colonial': { name: 'Colonial shutters', rate: 48, family: 'shutter', zip: false, motor: false, rated: true, diy: false },
'panels': { name: 'Storm panels', rate: 12, family: 'shutter', zip: false, motor: false, rated: true, diy: true },
'retractable': { name: 'Retractable screen', rate: 16, family: 'screen', zip: false, motor: false, rated: false, diy: false },
'rescreen': { name: 'Re-screening', rate: 1.85, family: 'mesh', zip: false, motor: false, rated: false, diy: false }
};
type Opening = { name: string; width: number; height: number; products: string[] };
// Typical sizes stand in for an opening nobody has measured yet.
const OPENINGS: Record<string, Opening> = {
'window': { name: 'Window', width: 36, height: 60, products: ['solar-screen', 'roller-shade', 'accordion', 'rolldown', 'bahama', 'colonial', 'panels'] },
'arch': { name: 'Arched or shaped window', width: 48, height: 72, products: ['solar-screen', 'panels'] },
'slider': { name: 'Sliding glass door', width: 72, height: 80, products: ['roller-shade', 'accordion', 'rolldown', 'panels', 'retractable'] },
'patio': { name: 'Patio or lanai opening', width: 120, height: 96, products: ['roller-shade', 'rolldown', 'accordion', 'retractable'] },
'entry': { name: 'Entry door', width: 36, height: 80, products: ['retractable', 'panels', 'rolldown', 'accordion'] },
'enclosure': { name: 'Screen enclosure panel', width: 36, height: 96, products: ['rescreen'] }
};
const SIDES: Record<string, { name: string; front: boolean }> = {
'front': { name: 'Front, street side', front: true },
'back': { name: 'Back or pool side', front: false },
'left': { name: 'Left side', front: false },
'right': { name: 'Right side', front: false }
};
const NEEDS: Record<string, string> = {
'heat': 'Cut heat and glare',
'storm': 'Hurricane protection',
'privacy': 'Daytime privacy',
'bugs': 'Keep the bugs out',
'fade': 'Stop the fading',
'looks': 'Curb appeal'
};
const FABRICS: Record<string, { name: string; extra: number; rollerOnly: boolean }> = {
'open80': { name: '80% (best view)', extra: 0, rollerOnly: false },
'open90': { name: '90% (everyday choice for heat)', extra: prices.solar90PerSqft, rollerOnly: false },
'open95': { name: '95% privacy', extra: prices.privacy95PerSqft, rollerOnly: false },
'blackout': { name: 'Blackout', extra: prices.blackoutPerSqft, rollerOnly: true }
};
const MESHES: Record<string, { name: string; extra: number }> = {
'standard': { name: 'Standard 18/14', extra: 0 },
'noseeum': { name: 'No-see-um 20/20', extra: prices.noseeumPerSqft },
'pet': { name: 'Pet-resistant', extra: prices.petPerSqft }
};
const PANEL_MATERIALS: Record<string, { name: string; extra: number }> = {
'aluminum': { name: 'Aluminum', extra: 0 },
'clear': { name: 'Clear polycarbonate', extra: prices.panelsClearPerSqft }
};
// Colors by family; a custom powder coat on a shutter costs extra per square foot.
const COLORS: Record<Family, Record<string, { name: string; custom: boolean }>> = {
fabric: {
'charcoal': { name: 'Charcoal', custom: false }, 'black': { name: 'Black', custom: false }, 'bronze': { name: 'Bronze', custom: false },
'beige': { name: 'Stucco beige', custom: false }, 'gray': { name: 'Gray', custom: false }, 'white': { name: 'White', custom: false }
},
shutter: {
'white': { name: 'White', custom: false }, 'ivory': { name: 'Ivory', custom: false }, 'beige': { name: 'Beige', custom: false },
'bronze': { name: 'Bronze', custom: false }, 'green': { name: 'Forest green', custom: true }, 'navy': { name: 'Navy', custom: true }, 'black': { name: 'Black', custom: true }
},
screen: {
'white': { name: 'White', custom: false }, 'bronze': { name: 'Bronze', custom: false }, 'black': { name: 'Black', custom: false }, 'beige': { name: 'Beige', custom: false }
},
mesh: {
'charcoal': { name: 'Charcoal', custom: false }
}
};
const CONTROLS: Record<string, { name: string; motor: boolean; wired: boolean }> = {
'crank': { name: 'Hand crank', motor: false, wired: false },
'switch': { name: 'Motor with wall switch', motor: true, wired: true },
'remote': { name: 'Motor with remote', motor: true, wired: false }
};
const HOMES: Record<string, string> = { 'house': 'Single-family home', 'condo': 'Condo or townhome', 'business': 'Business' };
const STAGES: Record<string, string> = { 'bare': 'Nothing on the house yet', 'replace': 'Replacing old screens or shutters', 'add': 'Adding to what is there' };
const TIMINGS: Record<string, string> = { 'standard': 'Standard', 'rush': 'Rush', 'no-hurry': 'No hurry' };
const CALL_TIMES: Record<string, string> = { 'any': 'Any time', 'morning': 'Before noon', 'afternoon': 'After noon', 'saturday': 'Saturday' };
const MAX_OPENINGS = 6;
const money = (amount: number): string => {
const rounded = Math.round(amount);
const digits = String(Math.abs(rounded));
let out = '';
for (let i = 0; i < digits.length; i++) {
const fromEnd = digits.length - i;
out += digits.charAt(i);
if (fromEnd > 1 && (fromEnd - 1) % 3 === 0) out += ',';
}
return (rounded < 0 ? '-$' : '$') + out;
};
const perSqft = (rate: number): string => '$' + (rate % 1 === 0 ? String(rate) : rate.toFixed(2)) + '/sq ft';
const pick = (table: Record<string, unknown>, value: unknown, fallback: string): string => typeof value === 'string' && value in table ? value : fallback;
const plural = (n: number, one: string, many: string): string => n + ' ' + (n === 1 ? one : many);
const toOptions = (table: Record<string, { name: string }>): ControlOption[] => Object.keys(table).map(id => ({ id, name: table[id]!.name }));
form.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('header', {
computedValue: () => 'Exterior Shading & Hurricane Shutter Estimate',
customStyles: { 'font-size': '1.5rem', 'font-weight': '600', 'color': '#1e293b' }
});
});
form.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('intro', {
computedValue: () => 'Walk your home opening by opening. Tell us where each one is and what it should do, and we name the product and say why. '
+ 'At the end you see a price range and book a free measure: we come out within ' + prices.measureDays + ' business days.',
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.95rem', 'color': '#475569' }
});
});
form.addSpacer({ height: 16 });
const steps = form.addPages('steps', { heightMode: 'current-page' });
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Step 1: the home
const homePage = steps.addPage('home');
homePage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('homeTitle', {
label: 'Step 1 of 4: Your home',
computedValue: () => 'Where the sun hits, how many stories and whether an HOA has a say.'
});
});
const homeSection = homePage.addSubform('homeDetails', { title: '🏠 Your Home' });
homeSection.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('homeType', {
label: 'What are we shading?',
options: toOptions({ 'house': { name: 'Single-family home' }, 'condo': { name: 'Condo or townhome (HOA approval usually needed)' }, 'business': { name: 'Business (storefront, office, patio)' } }),
defaultValue: 'house',
orientation: 'vertical',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addRadioButton('stage', {
label: 'Where are you starting from?',
options: toOptions({ 'bare': { name: 'Nothing on the house yet' }, 'replace': { name: 'Replacing old screens or shutters' }, 'add': { name: 'Adding to what I have' } }),
defaultValue: 'bare',
orientation: 'vertical',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
});
homeSection.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('sunSide', {
label: 'Which side gets the worst of the sun?',
options: [
{ id: 'west', name: 'West' }, { id: 'south', name: 'South' }, { id: 'east', name: 'East' }, { id: 'north', name: 'North' }, { id: 'mixed', name: 'Mixed' }
],
defaultValue: 'mixed',
tooltip: 'West and south glass takes the heat; that is where solar screens pay for themselves first'
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('hoa', {
label: 'Do you have an HOA?',
options: [{ id: 'yes', name: 'Yes' }, { id: 'no', name: 'No' }, { id: 'unsure', name: 'Not sure' }],
defaultValue: 'unsure'
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('stories', {
label: 'How many stories?',
options: [{ id: 'one', name: 'One story' }, { id: 'two', name: 'Two or more (+' + money(prices.secondFloorEach) + '/opening upstairs)' }],
defaultValue: 'one'
}, '1fr');
});
const homeType = form.computedValue(() => pick(HOMES, homeSection.radioButton('homeType')?.value(), 'house'));
const stage = form.computedValue(() => pick(STAGES, homeSection.radioButton('stage')?.value(), 'bare'));
const sunSide = form.computedValue(() => homeSection.dropdown('sunSide')?.value() || 'mixed');
const hoa = form.computedValue(() => homeSection.dropdown('hoa')?.value() || 'unsure');
const replacing = form.computedValue(() => stage() === 'replace');
const hotSide = form.computedValue(() => sunSide() === 'west' || sunSide() === 'south');
const twoStory = form.computedValue(() => homeSection.dropdown('stories')?.value() === 'two');
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Step 2: the openings
const openingsPage = steps.addPage('openings');
openingsPage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('openingsTitle', {
label: 'Step 2 of 4: Openings',
computedValue: () => 'One line is one size. Two identical windows on the same side go on one line with a quantity of 2.'
});
});
const listSection = openingsPage.addSubform('openingList', { title: '📐 The List', isCollapsible: false });
listSection.addRow(row => {
row.addInteger('count', {
label: 'How many different openings do you want covered?',
min: 1,
max: MAX_OPENINGS,
defaultValue: 3,
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('hub', {
label: 'Smart home hub: every motor in one app and on voice (+' + money(prices.hubEach) + ')',
defaultValue: false
}, '1fr');
});
const kindCount = form.computedValue(() => {
const value = listSection.integer('count')?.value();
return typeof value === 'number' && value >= 1 ? Math.min(value, MAX_OPENINGS) : 3;
});
type Line = {
number: number; side: string; kind: string; sized: boolean; width: number; height: number; quantity: number;
floor: string; needs: string[]; product: string; fabric: string; mesh: string; panelMaterial: string; color: string;
zip: boolean; control: string; windSensor: boolean;
};
// What belongs on this opening, and why: the trade knowledge in one list of rules.
const recommend = (kind: string, needs: string[]): { product: string; reason: string } => {
const wants = (id: string) => needs.indexOf(id) >= 0;
const wide = kind === 'slider' || kind === 'patio';
if (kind === 'enclosure') return { product: 'rescreen', reason: 'A pool cage takes new mesh in its own frames: we re-screen it panel by panel, with new spline.' };
if (kind === 'arch') {
return wants('storm')
? { product: 'panels', reason: 'Accordion and roll-down shutters are square; an arch takes storm panels cut to its shape.' }
: { product: 'solar-screen', reason: 'A solar screen is built to the shape of the arch and cuts the heat without hiding the window.' };
}
if (kind === 'entry') {
return wants('storm')
? { product: 'panels', reason: 'For a door, storm panels on tracks are the simplest rated protection and stay in the garage the rest of the year.' }
: { product: 'retractable', reason: 'A retractable screen hides in a housing beside the door and pulls across when you want the breeze.' };
}
if (wants('storm') && wants('looks')) {
return wide
? { product: 'rolldown', reason: 'A roll-down hides in a housing above the opening and closes from inside with a crank or a button.' }
: { product: 'colonial', reason: 'Colonial shutters are the ones the neighbors take for decoration, until they close them for a storm.' };
}
if (wants('storm') && (wants('heat') || wants('fade') || wants('privacy'))) {
return wide
? { product: 'rolldown', reason: 'A roll-down is the one rated shutter you can also lower half way for shade on a wide opening.' }
: { product: 'bahama', reason: 'Bahama shutters do both jobs: propped open they shade the glass all summer, latched down they are rated for the storm.' };
}
if (wants('storm')) {
if (kind === 'patio') return { product: 'rolldown', reason: 'A wide lanai opening takes a roll-down: one housing, one motor, closed in seconds before the storm.' };
return { product: 'accordion', reason: 'The most affordable shutter you can close yourself in a minute; it folds to the sides the rest of the year.' };
}
if (wants('bugs') && wide) {
return wants('heat') || wants('fade') || wants('privacy')
? { product: 'roller-shade', reason: 'A zip screen shade runs in side tracks: it cuts the sun and closes bug-tight over the whole opening.' }
: { product: 'retractable', reason: 'A retractable screen disappears into its housing when you do not need it and keeps the mosquitoes out when you do.' };
}
if (wants('bugs')) return { product: 'solar-screen', reason: 'A solar screen is also a bug screen: one mesh stops the sun and the insects.' };
if (wants('heat') || wants('fade')) {
return wide
? { product: 'roller-shade', reason: 'A roller shade drops over the whole opening and rolls out of sight; motorized, it is one button.' }
: { product: 'solar-screen', reason: 'Solar screens stop the heat before the glass, where it counts, and cost the least per window.' };
}
if (wants('privacy')) {
return wide
? { product: 'roller-shade', reason: 'A roller shade in privacy fabric closes the lanai to the neighbors and still lets the breeze through.' }
: { product: 'solar-screen', reason: 'A 95% solar screen makes the glass a dark mirror from the street while you look out as before.' };
}
if (wants('looks')) {
return wide
? { product: 'roller-shade', reason: 'A roller shade in a color-matched housing is the cleanest thing you can put over a lanai.' }
: { product: 'bahama', reason: 'Bahama shutters are what a Florida house wears best, and they are rated for the storm on top of it.' };
}
return { product: '', reason: 'Tick what this opening should do for you and we will point to the right product.' };
};
const productsFor = (kind: string): string[] => OPENINGS[kind]?.products ?? OPENINGS['window']!.products;
const cards: SubformTs[] = [];
for (let i = 1; i <= MAX_OPENINGS; i++) {
const card = listSection.addSubform('opening' + i, {
title: () => 'Opening ' + i + ': ' + describeLine(line(i)),
isCollapsible: true,
isVisible: () => kindCount() >= i
});
cards.push(card);
const kindOf = () => pick(OPENINGS, card.dropdown('kind')?.value(), 'window');
const needsOf = () => (card.checkboxList('needs')?.value() || []).filter(id => id in NEEDS);
const productOf = () => {
const chosen = pick(PRODUCTS, card.dropdown('product')?.value(), '');
return chosen && productsFor(kindOf()).indexOf(chosen) >= 0 ? chosen : productsFor(kindOf())[0]!;
};
const familyOf = () => PRODUCTS[productOf()]!.family;
const measured = () => card.radioButton('size')?.value() !== 'known';
const motorized = () => PRODUCTS[productOf()]!.motor && CONTROLS[pick(CONTROLS, card.radioButton('control')?.value(), 'crank')]!.motor;
card.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('side', {
label: 'Where on the house',
options: toOptions(SIDES),
defaultValue: 'front',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('kind', {
label: 'What kind of opening?',
options: toOptions(OPENINGS),
defaultValue: 'window',
isRequired: true
}, '1fr');
row.addInteger('quantity', {
label: 'How many just like it?',
min: 1,
max: 40,
defaultValue: 1
}, '1fr');
});
card.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckboxList('needs', {
label: 'What should this opening do for you? (pick up to two)',
options: Object.keys(NEEDS).map(id => ({ id, name: NEEDS[id]! })),
max: 2,
orientation: 'horizontal'
});
});
card.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('recommend', {
computedValue: () => {
const r = recommend(kindOf(), needsOf());
return (r.product ? '💡 We recommend: ' + PRODUCTS[r.product]!.name + '. ' : '💡 ') + r.reason;
},
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#166534', 'background': '#dcfce7', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
card.addRow(row => {
row.addDropdown('product', {
label: 'What goes on this opening?',
options: () => productsFor(kindOf()).map(id => ({ id, name: PRODUCTS[id]!.name + ' - ' + perSqft(PRODUCTS[id]!.rate) })),
defaultValue: 'solar-screen',
isRequired: true
}, '2fr');
row.addRadioButton('floor', {
label: 'Floor',
options: [{ id: 'first', name: 'Ground' }, { id: 'second', name: 'Upstairs' }],
defaultValue: 'first',
orientation: 'horizontal',
isVisible: () => twoStory()
}, '1fr');
});
card.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('size', {
label: 'Size',
options: [{ id: 'measure', name: 'Measure for me' }, { id: 'known', name: 'I know the size' }],
defaultValue: 'measure',
orientation: 'horizontal',
tooltip: 'Without a size we assume a typical opening of that kind; the measure sets the real one'
}, '1fr');
row.addInteger('width', {
label: 'Width (inches)',
min: 12,
max: 240,
placeholder: 'e.g. 36',
isVisible: () => !measured()
}, '1fr');
row.addInteger('height', {
label: 'Height (inches)',
min: 12,
max: 144,
placeholder: 'e.g. 60',
isVisible: () => !measured()
}, '1fr');
});
card.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('fabric', {
label: 'Fabric openness',
options: () => Object.keys(FABRICS)
.filter(id => !FABRICS[id]!.rollerOnly || productOf() === 'roller-shade')
.map(id => ({ id, name: FABRICS[id]!.name + (FABRICS[id]!.extra > 0 ? ' (+' + perSqft(FABRICS[id]!.extra) + ')' : '') })),
defaultValue: 'open90',
orientation: 'vertical',
isVisible: () => familyOf() === 'fabric'
}, '1fr');
row.addRadioButton('mesh', {
label: 'Mesh',
options: Object.keys(MESHES).map(id => ({ id, name: MESHES[id]!.name + (MESHES[id]!.extra > 0 ? ' (+' + perSqft(MESHES[id]!.extra) + ')' : '') })),
defaultValue: 'standard',
orientation: 'vertical',
isVisible: () => productOf() === 'rescreen'
}, '1fr');
row.addRadioButton('panelMaterial', {
label: 'Panel material',
options: Object.keys(PANEL_MATERIALS).map(id => ({ id, name: PANEL_MATERIALS[id]!.name + (PANEL_MATERIALS[id]!.extra > 0 ? ' (+' + perSqft(PANEL_MATERIALS[id]!.extra) + ', lets daylight in)' : '') })),
defaultValue: 'aluminum',
orientation: 'vertical',
isVisible: () => productOf() === 'panels'
}, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('color', {
label: 'Color',
options: () => Object.keys(COLORS[familyOf()]).map(id => {
const c = COLORS[familyOf()][id]!;
return { id, name: c.name + (c.custom ? ' (custom powder coat, +' + perSqft(prices.customColorPerSqft) + ')' : '') };
}),
defaultValue: 'white',
isVisible: () => familyOf() !== 'mesh'
}, '1fr');
});
card.addRow(row => {
row.addCheckbox('zip', {
label: 'Zip side tracks: holds in wind, bug-tight, no gap (+' + perSqft(prices.zipPerSqft) + ')',
defaultValue: false,
isVisible: () => PRODUCTS[productOf()]!.zip
}, '1fr');
row.addRadioButton('control', {
label: 'Control',
options: Object.keys(CONTROLS).map(id => {
const c = CONTROLS[id]!;
return { id, name: c.name + (c.motor ? ' (+' + money(prices.motorEach + (c.wired ? prices.switchEach : 0)) + ')' : '') };
}),
defaultValue: 'crank',
orientation: 'vertical',
isVisible: () => PRODUCTS[productOf()]!.motor
}, '1fr');
row.addCheckbox('windSensor', {
label: 'Wind sensor: raises the shade on its own in gusts (+' + money(prices.windSensorEach) + ')',
defaultValue: false,
isVisible: () => productOf() === 'roller-shade' && motorized()
}, '1fr');
});
}
// One line of the list, every field read through a default, so the range never waits for input.
const line = (i: number): Line => {
const card = cards[i - 1]!;
const kind = pick(OPENINGS, card.dropdown('kind')?.value(), 'window');
const chosen = pick(PRODUCTS, card.dropdown('product')?.value(), '');
const product = chosen && productsFor(kind).indexOf(chosen) >= 0 ? chosen : productsFor(kind)[0]!;
const def = PRODUCTS[product]!;
const typical = OPENINGS[kind]!;
const known = card.radioButton('size')?.value() === 'known';
const width = card.integer('width')?.value() || 0;
const height = card.integer('height')?.value() || 0;
const fabric = pick(FABRICS, card.radioButton('fabric')?.value(), 'open90');
const control = def.motor ? pick(CONTROLS, card.radioButton('control')?.value(), 'crank') : '';
const quantity = card.integer('quantity')?.value() || 1;
return {
number: i,
side: pick(SIDES, card.dropdown('side')?.value(), 'front'),
kind,
sized: known && width > 0 && height > 0,
width: known && width > 0 ? width : typical.width,
height: known && height > 0 ? height : typical.height,
quantity: Math.max(1, quantity),
floor: twoStory() && card.radioButton('floor')?.value() === 'second' ? 'second' : 'first',
needs: (card.checkboxList('needs')?.value() || []).filter(id => id in NEEDS),
product,
fabric: def.family === 'fabric' ? (FABRICS[fabric]!.rollerOnly && product !== 'roller-shade' ? 'open90' : fabric) : '',
mesh: product === 'rescreen' ? pick(MESHES, card.radioButton('mesh')?.value(), 'standard') : '',
panelMaterial: product === 'panels' ? pick(PANEL_MATERIALS, card.radioButton('panelMaterial')?.value(), 'aluminum') : '',
color: def.family === 'mesh' ? '' : pick(COLORS[def.family], card.dropdown('color')?.value(), 'white'),
zip: def.zip && card.checkbox('zip')?.value() === true,
control,
windSensor: product === 'roller-shade' && control !== '' && CONTROLS[control]!.motor && card.checkbox('windSensor')?.value() === true
};
};
const lines = (): Line[] => {
const out: Line[] = [];
for (let i = 1; i <= kindCount(); i++) out.push(line(i));
return out;
};
const sizeText = (l: Line): string => l.sized ? l.width + ' x ' + l.height + ' in' : 'to be measured';
const describeLine = (l: Line): string => SIDES[l.side]!.name + ' - ' + OPENINGS[l.kind]!.name + ' - ' + PRODUCTS[l.product]!.name
+ ' - ' + sizeText(l) + (l.quantity > 1 ? ' - ' + l.quantity + ' pcs' : '');
const pieceCount = form.computedValue(() => lines().reduce((sum, l) => sum + l.quantity, 0));
const hub = form.computedValue(() => listSection.checkbox('hub')?.value() === true);
const anyMotor = form.computedValue(() => lines().some(l => l.control !== '' && CONTROLS[l.control]!.motor));
const anyRemote = form.computedValue(() => lines().some(l => l.control === 'remote'));
const anyRated = form.computedValue(() => lines().some(l => PRODUCTS[l.product]!.rated));
const ratedCount = form.computedValue(() => lines().filter(l => PRODUCTS[l.product]!.rated).reduce((sum, l) => sum + l.quantity, 0));
const anyFront = form.computedValue(() => lines().some(l => SIDES[l.side]!.front));
const upstairsCount = form.computedValue(() => lines().filter(l => l.floor === 'second').reduce((sum, l) => sum + l.quantity, 0));
const discountPct = form.computedValue(() => pieceCount() >= 12 ? prices.disc12Pct : pieceCount() >= 6 ? prices.disc6Pct : 0);
openingsPage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('discountNote', {
computedValue: () => {
if (pieceCount() >= 12) return '🏷️ You have ' + prices.disc12Pct + '% off: from twelve openings on one order. It is already in the estimate.';
if (pieceCount() >= 6) return '🏷️ You have ' + prices.disc6Pct + '% off from six openings on one order, and from twelve it is ' + prices.disc12Pct + '%.';
if (pieceCount() >= 3) return 'ℹ️ ' + plural(6 - pieceCount(), 'more opening', 'more openings') + ' and you get ' + prices.disc6Pct + '% off the whole order. One trip costs less than two.';
return '';
},
isVisible: () => pieceCount() >= 3,
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#0369a1', 'background': '#e0f2fe', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
openingsPage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('sunNote', {
computedValue: () => '🌡️ West and south glass heats the house all afternoon. An interior blind stops the light after it is already inside; a solar screen or an exterior shade stops it before the glass, which is why the AC notices.',
isVisible: () => hotSide(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#9a3412', 'background': '#ffedd5', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
openingsPage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('insuranceNote', {
computedValue: () => '🛡️ Rated protection on every opening can lower the windstorm part of your homeowners premium. Ask your agent; we hand you the product approval numbers.'
+ (ratedCount() > 0 && ratedCount() < pieceCount() ? ' Right now ' + plural(ratedCount(), 'opening is', 'openings are') + ' rated out of ' + pieceCount() + '.' : ''),
isVisible: () => anyRated(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#1e3a8a', 'background': '#dbeafe', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
openingsPage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('hoaNote', {
computedValue: () => '📋 HOA approval: front-facing openings usually need the association sign-off on color and style. We put the samples, drawings and product approvals together for your submittal.',
isVisible: () => hoa() === 'yes' && anyFront(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#0369a1', 'background': '#e0f2fe', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Step 3: measure and installation
const servicePage = steps.addPage('service');
servicePage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('serviceTitle', {
label: 'Step 3 of 4: Installation',
computedValue: () => 'Every screen and shutter is built to the opening. If you do not have sizes, we take them at the free measure within '
+ prices.measureDays + ' business days; from the measure to the installed job it usually takes ' + prices.leadWeeks + ' weeks.'
});
});
const serviceSection = servicePage.addSubform('serviceDetails', { title: '🔧 Who Installs' });
serviceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('install', {
label: 'Who installs?',
options: [
{ id: 'crew', name: 'Your crew: measure, build and install everything (' + money(prices.installEach) + '/opening)' },
{ id: 'self', name: 'I will hang it myself: solar screens and storm panels ship ready to hang; shades and shutters are still installed by us' }
],
defaultValue: 'crew',
orientation: 'vertical',
isRequired: true
});
});
const crewInstalls = form.computedValue(() => serviceSection.radioButton('install')?.value() !== 'self');
// Fitted by the crew: always when they install, and otherwise for what does not ship as a kit.
const crewFits = (l: Line): boolean => crewInstalls() || !PRODUCTS[l.product]!.diy;
const crewLines = form.computedValue(() => lines().filter(l => crewFits(l)));
const crewOnSite = form.computedValue(() => crewLines().length > 0);
serviceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('crewNote', {
computedValue: () => {
const names: string[] = [];
lines().filter(l => !PRODUCTS[l.product]!.diy).forEach(l => {
const name = PRODUCTS[l.product]!.name;
if (names.indexOf(name) < 0) names.push(name);
});
return '👷 ' + names.join(', ') + ': built to the opening and anchored by us, so their installation stays in the estimate. Your solar screens and storm panels ship as a kit with instructions.';
},
isVisible: () => !crewInstalls() && crewOnSite(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#9a3412', 'background': '#ffedd5', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
serviceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addInteger('removal', {
label: 'Old screens or shutters to take down (' + money(prices.removalEach) + ' each)',
min: 0,
max: 60,
defaultValue: 0,
isVisible: () => replacing() && crewOnSite()
}, '1fr');
row.addInteger('miles', {
label: 'Miles from our shop (no trip charge within ' + prices.freeMiles + ' miles)',
min: 0,
max: 300,
defaultValue: 10,
isVisible: () => crewOnSite()
}, '1fr');
});
serviceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addRadioButton('timing', {
label: 'When should we install?',
options: () => [
{ id: 'standard', name: 'Standard: about ' + plural(prices.leadWeeks, 'week', 'weeks') + ' from the measure' },
...(prices.rushDays > 0 ? [{ id: 'rush', name: 'Rush: in-stock fabric in ' + plural(prices.rushDays, 'day', 'days') + ' (+' + prices.rushPct + '%)' }] : []),
{ id: 'no-hurry', name: 'No hurry: I am comparing quotes, date to be set' }
],
defaultValue: 'standard',
orientation: 'vertical'
});
});
const removal = form.computedValue(() => replacing() && crewOnSite() ? (serviceSection.integer('removal')?.value() || 0) : 0);
const miles = form.computedValue(() => crewOnSite() ? (serviceSection.integer('miles')?.value() || 0) : 0);
const timing = form.computedValue(() => pick(TIMINGS, serviceSection.radioButton('timing')?.value(), 'standard'));
const rush = form.computedValue(() => timing() === 'rush' && prices.rushDays > 0);
const permitNeeded = form.computedValue(() => crewOnSite() && lines().some(l => PRODUCTS[l.product]!.rated && crewFits(l)));
serviceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('permitNote', {
computedValue: () => '📋 Hurricane protection needs a building permit. Rated shutters go on with a permit and the product approval paperwork; we pull it and schedule the final inspection. The permit and engineering line in the estimate is ' + money(prices.permitFee) + ' per job.',
isVisible: () => permitNeeded(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#0369a1', 'background': '#e0f2fe', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
serviceSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('powerNote', {
computedValue: () => '🔌 Power for the motors: at the measure we check where a hardwired motor can pick up power; where it cannot, a battery or solar-charged motor does the job.',
isVisible: () => anyMotor(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#0369a1', 'background': '#e0f2fe', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Pricing
const areaOf = (l: Line): number => {
const area = (l.width / 12) * (l.height / 12);
return l.product === 'rescreen' ? area : Math.max(prices.minSqft, area);
};
// One opening, everything it carries.
const lineEach = (l: Line): number => {
const def = PRODUCTS[l.product]!;
let rate = def.rate;
if (def.family === 'fabric') {
rate += FABRICS[l.fabric]?.extra ?? 0;
if (l.zip) rate += prices.zipPerSqft;
}
if (l.product === 'panels') rate += PANEL_MATERIALS[l.panelMaterial]?.extra ?? 0;
if (l.product === 'rescreen') rate += MESHES[l.mesh]?.extra ?? 0;
if (l.color && COLORS[def.family][l.color]?.custom) rate += prices.customColorPerSqft;
let each = areaOf(l) * rate;
if (l.product === 'retractable') each = Math.max(prices.retractMin, each);
if (l.kind === 'arch') each = each * (1 + prices.archPct / 100);
const control = l.control ? CONTROLS[l.control] : undefined;
if (def.motor && control?.motor) each += prices.motorEach + (control.wired ? prices.switchEach : 0);
if (l.windSensor) each += prices.windSensorEach;
return each;
};
const lineTotal = (l: Line): number => lineEach(l) * l.quantity;
const lineInstall = (l: Line): number => crewFits(l) ? (prices.installEach + (l.floor === 'second' ? prices.secondFloorEach : 0)) * l.quantity : 0;
const productsCost = form.computedValue(() => lines().reduce((sum, l) => sum + lineTotal(l), 0));
const controlCost = form.computedValue(() => (anyRemote() ? prices.remoteEach : 0) + (hub() ? prices.hubEach : 0));
const installCost = form.computedValue(() => lines().reduce((sum, l) => sum + lineInstall(l), 0) + removal() * prices.removalEach);
const permitCost = form.computedValue(() => permitNeeded() ? prices.permitFee : 0);
const tripCost = form.computedValue(() => Math.max(0, miles() - prices.freeMiles) * prices.tripPerMile);
const beforeDiscount = form.computedValue(() => productsCost() + controlCost() + installCost() + permitCost() + tripCost() + prices.measureFee);
const discount = form.computedValue(() => beforeDiscount() * discountPct() / 100);
const rushCost = form.computedValue(() => rush() ? (beforeDiscount() - discount()) * prices.rushPct / 100 : 0);
const promo = form.computedValue(() => (beforeDiscount() - discount() + rushCost()) * prices.promoPct / 100);
const afterDiscounts = form.computedValue(() => beforeDiscount() - discount() + rushCost() - promo());
// The minimum job applies last, after every discount.
const total = form.computedValue(() => Math.max(prices.minJob, afterDiscounts()));
const minimumApplied = form.computedValue(() => afterDiscounts() < prices.minJob);
const roundTo10 = (amount: number) => Math.round(amount / 10) * 10;
const totalLow = form.computedValue(() => roundTo10(total() * (1 - prices.rangePct / 100)));
const totalHigh = form.computedValue(() => roundTo10(total() * (1 + prices.rangePct / 100)));
const estimateText = (): string => money(totalLow()) + ' - ' + money(totalHigh());
const lineOptions = (l: Line): string[] => {
const def = PRODUCTS[l.product]!;
const out: string[] = [];
if (def.family === 'fabric') out.push((FABRICS[l.fabric]?.name ?? '').split(' (')[0] + ' fabric');
if (l.product === 'rescreen') out.push((MESHES[l.mesh]?.name ?? '').toLowerCase() + ' mesh');
if (l.product === 'panels') out.push((PANEL_MATERIALS[l.panelMaterial]?.name ?? '').toLowerCase());
if (l.color) out.push((COLORS[def.family][l.color]?.name ?? '').toLowerCase());
if (l.zip) out.push('zip side tracks');
if (l.control) out.push(CONTROLS[l.control]!.name.toLowerCase());
if (l.windSensor) out.push('wind sensor');
return out;
};
const describeService = (): string => [
crewInstalls() ? 'installed by the crew' : (crewOnSite() ? 'kits self-installed, the rest by the crew' : 'self-installed kits'),
removal() > 0 ? 'removal of ' + plural(removal(), 'old piece', 'old pieces') : '',
crewOnSite() ? miles() + ' miles from the shop' : '',
permitNeeded() ? 'permit and engineering' : '',
'timing: ' + TIMINGS[timing()]!.toLowerCase(),
anyRemote() ? 'remote' : '',
hub() ? 'smart home hub' : ''
].filter(part => part !== '').join(', ');
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Step 4: estimate and contact
const quotePage = steps.addPage('quote');
quotePage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('quoteTitle', {
label: 'Step 4 of 4: Your estimate',
computedValue: () => 'The range comes from your answers and the products you picked. It is an estimate, not a binding quote: we come out within '
+ prices.measureDays + ' business days, check every opening and tell you where it can be done for less.'
});
});
quotePage.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('promoNote', {
computedValue: () => '🎉 ' + prices.promoText + ': ' + prices.promoPct + '% off is already in the estimate below.',
isVisible: () => prices.promoPct > 0,
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.95rem', 'color': '#166534', 'background': '#dcfce7', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px', 'font-weight': '500' }
});
});
const summarySection = quotePage.addSubform('summary', { title: '💰 What Makes Up the Estimate', isCollapsible: false });
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('productsCost', {
label: () => 'Screens, shades and shutters (' + plural(pieceCount(), 'opening', 'openings') + ')',
computedValue: () => Math.round(productsCost()),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'default'
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('installCost', {
label: () => 'Installation' + (upstairsCount() > 0 ? ' (' + upstairsCount() + ' upstairs)' : '') + (removal() > 0 ? ' and removal' : ''),
computedValue: () => Math.round(installCost()),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'default',
prefix: '+'
}, '1fr');
});
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('controlCost', {
label: () => 'Control: ' + [anyRemote() ? 'remote' : '', hub() ? 'smart home hub' : ''].filter(part => part !== '').join(' and '),
computedValue: () => controlCost(),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'default',
prefix: '+',
isVisible: () => controlCost() > 0
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('permitCost', {
label: 'Permit and engineering (hurricane protection)',
computedValue: () => permitCost(),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'default',
prefix: '+',
isVisible: () => permitCost() > 0
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('tripCost', {
label: () => 'Trip charge (' + miles() + ' miles)',
computedValue: () => Math.round(tripCost()),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'default',
prefix: '+',
isVisible: () => tripCost() > 0
}, '1fr');
});
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('discount', {
label: () => 'Discount for ' + pieceCount() + ' openings (-' + discountPct() + '%)',
computedValue: () => -Math.round(discount()),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'success',
isVisible: () => discount() > 0
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('rushCost', {
label: 'Rush (+' + prices.rushPct + '%)',
computedValue: () => Math.round(rushCost()),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'default',
prefix: '+',
isVisible: () => rushCost() > 0
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('promo', {
label: prices.promoText + ' (-' + prices.promoPct + '%)',
computedValue: () => -Math.round(promo()),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'success',
isVisible: () => promo() > 0
}, '1fr');
});
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('minimumNote', {
computedValue: () => 'ℹ️ The order is still under our minimum: we take jobs from ' + money(prices.minJob)
+ '. If other openings are still bare, put them on the same request: the price per piece drops and one trip costs less than two.',
isVisible: () => minimumApplied(),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#0369a1', 'background': '#e0f2fe', 'padding': '10px', 'border-radius': '6px' }
});
});
summarySection.addSpacer({ showLine: true, lineStyle: 'solid', lineColor: '#e2e8f0' });
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('estimateLow', {
label: 'Estimate for your home, from',
computedValue: () => totalLow(),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'large',
suffix: () => crewOnSite() ? 'installed' : 'as kits'
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('estimateHigh', {
label: 'to',
computedValue: () => totalHigh(),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'large',
suffix: 'before sales tax'
}, '1fr');
});
summarySection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('financingNote', {
computedValue: () => '💳 ' + prices.financingNote,
isVisible: () => prices.financingNote.length > 0,
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.9rem', 'color': '#475569' }
});
});
const contactSection = quotePage.addSubform('contact', { title: '📋 Book Your Free Measure', isCollapsible: false });
contactSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextbox('name', { label: 'Name', placeholder: 'John Smith', isRequired: true }, '1fr');
row.addTextbox('address', { label: 'Address of the home', placeholder: 'Street, city, ZIP code', isRequired: true }, '2fr');
});
contactSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextbox('phone', { label: 'Phone', placeholder: '(555) 123-4567', isRequired: true }, '1fr');
row.addEmail('email', { label: 'Email (for the PDF with your list of openings)', placeholder: 'john@example.com', isRequired: true }, '1fr');
row.addDropdown('callTime', {
label: 'When does a measure suit you?',
options: Object.keys(CALL_TIMES).map(id => ({ id, name: CALL_TIMES[id]! })),
defaultValue: 'any'
}, '1fr');
});
contactSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextarea('notes', {
label: 'Anything else we should know?',
placeholder: 'E.g. gate code, a dog in the yard, HOA colors, the lanai has a kitchen, you want it done before June 1',
rows: 3,
maxLength: 1500
});
});
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sticky summary on every step
const finalSection = form.addSubform('final', { title: '🧾 Estimate', isCollapsible: false, sticky: 'bottom' });
finalSection.addRow(row => {
row.addPriceDisplay('totalLow', {
label: () => 'About, from (' + plural(pieceCount(), 'opening', 'openings') + ')',
computedValue: () => totalLow(),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'large'
}, '1fr');
row.addPriceDisplay('totalHigh', {
label: 'to',
computedValue: () => totalHigh(),
decimals: 0,
variant: 'large',
suffix: 'before sales tax'
}, '1fr');
});
finalSection.addRow(row => {
row.addTextPanel('disclaimer', {
computedValue: () => 'A firm quote follows the free measure.' + (discountPct() > 0 ? ' Includes ' + discountPct() + '% off for ' + pieceCount() + ' openings.' : ''),
customStyles: { 'font-size': '0.85rem', 'color': '#94a3b8', 'font-style': 'italic' }
});
});
form.configureSubmitButton({ label: 'Book My Free Measure' });
const whenWeCome = (): string => {
const when = contactSection.dropdown('callTime')?.value();
return when === 'morning' ? 'before noon' : when === 'afternoon' ? 'after noon' : when === 'saturday' ? 'on a Saturday' : 'at a time that suits you';
};
form.configureCompletionScreen({
type: 'text',
title: 'We have your list of openings',
message: () => 'We will call to set the day of the measure ' + whenWeCome() + '. Within ' + prices.measureDays
+ ' business days our measurer takes the sizes, and you get a firm quote in writing. Your estimate: ' + estimateText() + '.'
});
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- PDF: the list of openings the customer keeps
form.configurePdf('estimate', pdf => {
pdf.configure({
filename: 'exterior-shading-estimate',
pageSize: 'Letter',
allowUserDownload: true,
downloadButtonLabel: 'Download the PDF with your openings',
header: {
title: 'Exterior shading and hurricane protection estimate',
subtitle: plural(pieceCount(), 'opening', 'openings') + ' on ' + plural(kindCount(), 'line', 'lines')
+ (anyRated() ? ' - ' + plural(ratedCount(), 'opening', 'openings') + ' code rated' : '')
},
footer: { text: 'Estimate from the sizes given by the customer. A firm quote follows the free measure.', showPageNumbers: true }
});
pdf.addSection('Customer', section => {
section.addRow(row => row
.addField('Name', contactSection.textbox('name')?.value() || '')
.addField('Phone', contactSection.textbox('phone')?.value() || '')
.addField('Email', contactSection.email('email')?.value() || ''));
section.addRow(row => row
.addField('Address', contactSection.textbox('address')?.value() || '')
.addField('Measure time', CALL_TIMES[pick(CALL_TIMES, contactSection.dropdown('callTime')?.value(), 'any')]!));
});
pdf.addSection('Home', section => {
section.addRow(row => row
.addField('Property', HOMES[homeType()]!)
.addField('Starting from', STAGES[stage()]!)
.addField('Worst sun', sunSide())
.addField('HOA', hoa())
.addField('Stories', twoStory() ? 'two or more' : 'one'));
});
pdf.addSection('Openings', section => {
section.addTable(
['No.', 'Where', 'Opening', 'Product', 'Qty', 'Amount'],
lines().map(l => [
String(l.number),
SIDES[l.side]!.name + (twoStory() && l.floor === 'second' ? ', upstairs' : ''),
sizeText(l) + ', ' + OPENINGS[l.kind]!.name.toLowerCase()
+ (l.needs.length > 0 ? ' (wants: ' + l.needs.map(id => NEEDS[id]!.toLowerCase()).join(', ') + ')' : ''),
PRODUCTS[l.product]!.name + ', ' + lineOptions(l).join(', '),
String(l.quantity),
money(lineTotal(l))
])
);
});
pdf.addSection('Service and discounts', section => {
const rows: string[][] = [];
if (controlCost() > 0) rows.push(['Control: ' + [anyRemote() ? 'remote' : '', hub() ? 'smart home hub' : ''].filter(part => part !== '').join(' and '), money(controlCost())]);
if (installCost() > 0) rows.push(['Installation of ' + plural(crewLines().reduce((sum, l) => sum + l.quantity, 0), 'opening', 'openings') + (removal() > 0 ? ' with removal of ' + plural(removal(), 'old piece', 'old pieces') : '') + (upstairsCount() > 0 ? ', ' + upstairsCount() + ' upstairs' : ''), money(installCost())]);
if (permitCost() > 0) rows.push(['Permit and engineering for hurricane protection', money(permitCost())]);
if (tripCost() > 0) rows.push(['Trip charge, ' + miles() + ' miles', money(tripCost())]);
if (prices.measureFee > 0) rows.push(['Measure', money(prices.measureFee)]);
if (discount() > 0) rows.push(['Discount for ' + pieceCount() + ' openings (-' + discountPct() + '%)', '-' + money(discount())]);
if (rushCost() > 0) rows.push(['Rush (+' + prices.rushPct + '%)', money(rushCost())]);
if (promo() > 0) rows.push([prices.promoText + ' (-' + prices.promoPct + '%)', '-' + money(promo())]);
if (minimumApplied()) rows.push(['Raised to our minimum job', money(total() - afterDiscounts())]);
section.addTable(['Item', 'Amount'], rows);
section.addSpacer(8);
section.addRow(row => row
.addField('Estimate', estimateText())
.addField('Range', (minimumApplied() ? 'raised to the minimum job of ' + money(prices.minJob) + ', ' : '+/-' + prices.rangePct + '%, ') + (crewOnSite() ? 'installed, before sales tax' : 'kits, before sales tax')));
section.addRow(row => row.addField('Service', describeService()));
});
pdf.addSection('What happens next', section => {
section.addText('1. We call to set the day of the free measure; our measurer comes out within ' + prices.measureDays + ' business days.');
section.addText('2. At the measure we check every opening, show fabric and color samples' + (anyRated() ? ' and go over the permit and the product approvals for your shutters' : '') + '.');
section.addText('3. After the measure you get a firm quote in writing; from your go-ahead to the installed job it usually takes ' + prices.leadWeeks + ' weeks.');
if (anyRated()) section.addText('4. Rated protection on every opening may qualify for a wind mitigation discount on your homeowners policy; we give you the product approval numbers for the inspection.');
});
const notes = contactSection.textarea('notes')?.value();
if (notes) pdf.addSection('Notes', section => section.addText(notes));
pdf.addSection('Terms', section => {
section.addText('This is an estimate, not a binding offer. Prices are before sales tax and include installation where our crew installs. '
+ 'The final price follows from the sizes taken at the measure and the fabrics and colors chosen. Hurricane protection is installed under a building permit; the permit and engineering line covers it.');
});
});
}
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set my own prices per square foot and minimums?
Yes. Every rate is a named constant at the top of the calculator: the price per square foot of each product, the minimum area charged per piece, the retractable screen minimum, surcharges for fabric, mesh, clear panels, custom colors and arches, motors and controls, installation, permit, trip charge, discounts and the minimum job. Change the numbers and the whole calculator follows.
Why does the calculator show a range instead of an exact price?
Shade and shutter companies quote firm prices only after measuring every opening. The calculator shows a range of plus or minus 12 percent around the estimate so the homeowner knows what to expect without the company being held to a number taken from guessed sizes. You can narrow or widen the range, or set it to zero for an exact figure.
How does the product recommendation work?
The visitor ticks what each opening should do - heat, storm, privacy, bugs, fading or looks - and the calculator applies a short list of rules the trade uses: a solar screen for a hot window, a zip screen shade over a lanai, accordions on a slider, Bahama shutters where the glass needs shade all summer and a rated closure for the storm, storm panels on a door or an arch. Each rule comes with one sentence of reason that the visitor reads. You can edit the rules to match what you sell.
Does it handle permits, HOA approval and insurance discounts?
Yes. When any opening gets code-rated hurricane protection installed by your crew, the calculator adds the permit and engineering line and explains it. If the visitor has an HOA and front-facing openings, it notes that you prepare the submittal. It also tells the homeowner that rated protection on every opening may qualify for a wind mitigation discount and suggests asking their insurance agent.
Will this work on my existing website?
Yes. Once you customize the calculator, you can embed it on any website - WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, or custom HTML. It is responsive and works on all devices, and the visitor can download a PDF with their list of openings.