Last updated October 28, 2026

How to bid garage door jobs

What a garage door bid has to say, a worked door replacement price, why springs belong on the bid as their own line, and the deposit and lead time terms garage door installers use.

Garage door work is three different bids: a door, a spring, an opener. The door is a special order with a lead time. The spring is a same-day repair. The opener is a two-hour install. The bid that wins says which one it is, what is reused and what is new, and when the door arrives. The thing that fails next on a reused system is the spring, and the bid says whether new springs are in the price so month three is not a warranty argument.

What a garage door bid has to answer

The door: size, model, panel style, insulation value, color, windows, and the lead time from the supplier.
What is reused and what is new: tracks, springs, rollers, hinges, the opener, the weather seal.
Springs: torsion or extension, cycle rating, and that they are new or reused, on their own line.
Removal and haul of the old door and hardware.
The opener, when included: horsepower, drive type, and the number of remotes and keypads.

How to price it

Example numbers for a 16-by-7 insulated steel door, new torsion springs and rollers, existing opener reused, old door hauled, in a typical market. Yours will differ.

Door at cost plus markup, with new track and hardware: $1,700.
Torsion springs, high-cycle, pair: $220 on their own line.
Rollers, weather seal, and fasteners: $110.
Install labor: four hours for one tech, $140 an hour, $560.
Removal and haul of the old door: $120.
Opener reconnected and adjusted: included; a new opener on the bid as an option at $620.
Total: about $2,710. $2,950 is a common landing with the supplier's delivery charge and the margin for a door that needs the opening adjusted.

Spring replacement is a flat price by the spring pair with a service call built in, done the same day. Opener installs price by the unit plus two hours of labor, with the remotes and the keypad listed.

Where garage door bids go wrong

The springs were reused to hit a price, the bid did not say so, and they broke in month three.
The lead time was not written, and the customer expected the door the next week.
The opener was assumed new by the customer because the bid said "install."
The old door was left in the driveway because haul was not on the bid.

A finished garage door bid, line by line

Three sample garage door estimates: garage door replacement, spring replacement, and opener install. The garage door proposal template is the blank version with the springs line on it.

Deposit and payment terms

A door is a special order, so half at signing is standard and the deposit is what places the order. Say the lead time on the bid and that the install date is set when the door ships. Springs and openers are same-day work paid on completion, by card at the door. The deposit calculator gives the dollar figure for the bid.

Getting more garage door jobs

A broken spring is an emergency and the customer calls until someone answers. Answer, give the price on the phone, and send the written bid by text so they can say yes before the next company calls back. On a door replacement, put two door models on the same bid, insulated and not, with photos, so the customer chooses between yours. Follow up at three days on the door bid. Ask for the review when the new door closes quietly for the first time.

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Questions contractors ask

How much should I charge to replace a garage door?

The door at cost plus markup, new springs and hardware as lines, four hours of labor, and haul of the old door. Many markets land between $1,800 and $4,000 installed for a 16-by-7 insulated steel door, with the model moving it most.

Should new springs be on a door replacement bid?

Yes, as their own line, new or reused stated. The spring is what fails next on a reused system, and the line is what makes month three a service call instead of an argument.

How much deposit for a garage door?

Half at signing, since the door is a special order placed against the deposit. Springs and openers are paid on completion.

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