Garage door estimates your customers sign from their phone.
Type the door and the opener the way you would text them. BidWriter Pro turns it into a clean estimate the customer signs and pays a deposit on before you order the door.
What your customer sees from the notes above.
Only what you typed, cleaned up and laid out. Nothing gets added that you didn't say.
Common headaches for garage door installers, and what this does about them
Ordering a door before the deposit clears
The deposit is paid by card when they sign, so the money is down before you buy anything or put them on the schedule. Taking checks or Venmo instead works too.
Customers who thought the opener was included
Type it rough on your phone. It comes out as a proposal in about two minutes, with your company name, terms, and warranty already on it.
Writing the same model numbers out by hand every time
Your terms, warranty, and fine print are saved once and go on every bid. Save the jobs you do often and start the next one from there.
What to spell out on a garage door installer bid
Useful whatever you write your bids in. These are the lines that keep a job from turning into an argument.
- Door size, style, insulation value, and color
- Opener model and horsepower, and whether it has a battery backup
- What is reused: tracks, springs, opener
- Haul-off of the old door and opener
Springs are the thing that fails next on a reused system. Say whether new springs are in the price so a failure in month three is not a warranty argument.
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Before you sign up.
Can I take the deposit when they sign?
Yes. Set it on the estimate and the Accept button becomes "Accept and pay deposit." The money goes to your bank through Stripe.
Can I give a repair and a replace price?
Yes. Put both on one estimate as packages. The customer picks and signs.
Is the signature legally binding?
Yes. The customer types their full name and clicks Accept, and we record the name, date, time, and the exact proposal they agreed to. That meets the U.S. E-SIGN Act, the same law behind DocuSign.
Does my customer need an app?
No. They tap the link in your text or email, the proposal opens in their phone's browser, they read it and sign.
Does it change what I wrote?
It fixes spelling and lays your notes out cleanly. It does not add scope, exclusions, or promises you didn't make.
What does it cost?
$29 a month, flat. Unlimited proposals. Your first 30 days are free with no card, and you can cancel anytime.
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Write your first bid freeWant a starting point instead? Download the free garage doors proposal template (PDF), read four finished garage doors estimates, or work out what to charge per hour.