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Garage Door Quote Comparison: Door, Springs & Opener

Compare garage door quotes: the door, springs and tracks, the opener and what the installer takes away.

Type the price of each written quote, then mark what each one includes. A cheaper quote often leaves work out: mark that work Extra with its price and the totals add it back, so you compare the same job.

Put your quotes side by side

Two quotes or three; the third is optional.

Quote A
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Quote B
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Quote C (optional)
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

A price difference helps only after the work matches.

Before you sign: six checks
  • Get three written quotes, and do not pick the lowest on price alone.
  • Hire a licensed, insured contractor. Your state or local building department says which licence the work needs; ask for current insurance certificates.
  • Get a written contract with the contractor’s name, address and licence number, start and finish dates, the payment schedule and who gets the permits.
  • Do not pay it all up front: tie payments to finished stages, never pay in cash or by wire transfer, and make the last payment when the work is done. Some states limit the down payment.
  • If you sign at home, you have three business days to cancel, and the contract should say so in writing.
  • Be wary of a contractor who knocks on your door, pushes you to decide now, or asks you to get the permits yourself.

From the Federal Trade Commission’s advice: How to avoid a home improvement scam.

Check what each quote includes

Leave anything unclear as “Ask.” Choose “Extra” to add a separately priced item to that quote’s budget. Do not also put it in the general left-out costs below.

Materials

Door model and size

Maker, model, width × height, material, insulation and its R-value, windows and color.

Springs, tracks and hardware

Torsion or extension springs, tracks, rollers and cables: new or reused, and rated for this door’s weight.

Opener

Model, drive (belt, chain or screw), wall control, remotes, battery backup and the safety sensors.

Labor

Jambs, seals and trim

Jamb repair, weather seal at the sides and top, the bottom seal, and exterior trim and paint.

Opener power

An outlet on the ceiling for the opener, if there is none, and who installs it.

Equipment, access and disposal

Old door removal

Taking down the old door, its springs and the opener, and hauling them away.

Protection, permits and terms

Door and opener warranty

Separate terms for the door, the springs, the opener and the labor.

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Before asking for a price

Keep the opening’s width and height, the headroom above it and the door model, material and insulation with each quote.

Reading the totals

Compare the same door model, size and insulation, with new springs and tracks on both quotes. An opener on one quote and not the other changes the total.

The budget adds the quoted price, separately priced Extra items, other costs left out and any tax not already included. Your chosen reserve is added to that subtotal. Treat every “Ask” row as work that is not yet confirmed as included. Get the answer in writing before comparing totals.

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