Honest Spring Quotes With Garage Door Business Software
Homeowners expect the $29 service-call ad to turn into a $1,200 bill. Procured puts each option, price and photo on the quote, so they see what broke.
What Changes for a Spring and Opener Shop
What costs a door shop money, from doubted add-ons and mismatched prices to the phone rush on the first freeze.
Show the Snapped Spring Before Selling the Fix
Homeowners have read the 'I got fleeced' posts. Snap the broken spring and frayed cable before you unwind anything. Attach both photos to the quote, so the add-on has a reason they can see.
- Snap the gap in the broken spring → proof before you unwind it
- Photo flat-spotted rollers → the homeowner sees why they need new ones
- Attach the photo to the quote → the price makes sense
- Shoot the balanced door at the end → a clean result on record
- Note the sensors and bearings you checked → nothing looks skipped
- Open the job on a callback → settle 'what did you replace' fast
Every Tech Quotes the Same Spring Price
One tech charges $420 for a spring pair and the other charges $380. Load springs, rollers and openers into one price book. Both techs then build the same quote on their phones, with options the homeowner taps.
- Save 10k and 25k spring pairs → every truck charges the same
- Offer a standard pair and a high-cycle pair → the homeowner picks
- Add a new-opener option to the same quote → one tap to upgrade
- List bearings and cables as their own lines → no mystery totals
- Edit a price when your supplier raises it → new quotes match
- Save a tune-up template → the common job prices without typing
- See the options quote marked Viewed → call while they weigh high-cycle springs
Morning Gaps for the First-Freeze Rush
The first hard freeze brings a stack of 'door won't open' calls. A 16x7 install already fills the afternoon. Drag 3 spring jobs into the morning gaps, with every truck side by side.
- Drop a rush call into the day view → see the gap it fits
- Block a full day for a new-door install → nobody books over it
- Color-code repairs and installs → open repair slots stand out
- Check the live map on the Team plan → send the closest truck
- Tap On My Way with springs loaded → the office updates the caller
- Move the Ortiz tune-up to Friday by voice → tap to confirm
- Push a tune-up to next week → the stuck door gets today's slot
The Right Springs on the First Trip
Two coil sizes off and the door flies up. Write wire size, inside diameter, length and wind in the job notes. The next tech at that address loads the right springs before leaving the shop.
- Note wire size and inside diameter → the next spring job is ready
- Record door size and drum type → the truck carries matching parts
- Log the opener model → remote and keypad calls go faster
- Open past jobs at the address → know it's a 16x7 before you roll
- Note the cycle life you installed → answer 'how long will these last'
- Write the month a tune-up is due → spot it on the next visit
Get Paid Before You Back Out
A spring job takes about half an hour and one visit. Invoice it from the finished job while the homeowner stands in the garage. They pay by card or bank transfer on their phone.
- Invoice the finished spring job → the balance is due before you leave
- Take a card payment on their phone → no check to chase
- Record cash handed over for a spring pair → that ticket closes out
- Add a deposit to a carriage-house door quote → their money buys the door
- Bill the rest on install day → deposit and balance on one job
- Add a weekend or after-hours line → emergency rates get billed
- Check who still owes → follow up on builder and landlord jobs
Size the Job From the Caller's Photo
'Loud bang, door stuck' calls come from Google, and nobody can quote a spring by phone. Your website request form takes the caller's note and a photo of the springs. The right parts go on the truck.
- Put the request form on your site → web leads stop getting lost
- Have callers send a spring photo → size the job before you roll
- Ask single or double door in the note → bring springs that fit
- Turn the request into a quote → the price goes out the same day
- Give landlords the client portal → history kept per rental
- Decline a request outside your area → no hour-long drive for one spring
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What a Door Shop Pays for Procured
Flat pricing for door shops with 1 to 5 trucks. Here's the price, the help and what you don't sign.
Which Door Shops It Fits
Repair-first shops that also hang a few new doors a week suit Procured. Dealers who sell from maker catalogs may need more.
| Procured Is For | Procured Is Not For |
|---|---|
| You run 1-5 trucks on spring, cable and opener repairs | You need parts stock tracked by truck, with reorders to your supplier |
| Your techs price from a laminated sheet that's out of date | You want door makers' catalogs loaded and updated for you |
| Cold snaps flood your phone with same-day calls | Night 'door stuck' calls need a live answering service built in |
| Homeowners have asked if your add-ons are a scam | You pay techs commission on parts sold and want it figured for you |
| You order custom doors only after the money comes in | You want to offer homeowners monthly payments on new doors |
| You're moving off a paper ticket book | You want a door visualizer so buyers see styles on their house |
| You mix homeowners with a few landlords and builders | You run 30+ trucks across several metro areas |
What Is Garage Door Business Software?
Garage door business software is an app that handles the office work of a shop that fixes and hangs doors. Spring prices, the day's calls, door photos and paid tickets all live in it. For a door shop, that means spring and opener quotes with options. It also means rush calls fitted around installs. It won't size a torsion spring or count what's on the truck.
Common Questions
Will it work for a door shop with 2 trucks?
What if the homeowner wants to think over the spring options?
Can it calculate the spring size for me?
Can I load the door makers' price lists?
Does garage door company software track springs on each truck?
Can it figure tech commission on parts?
Can I remind homeowners about a yearly tune-up?
How do we move from a paper ticket book to software for garage door business owners?
Is garage door scheduling software worth it for a one-truck shop?
How can I test garage door business software before winter hits?
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