Garage Door business resources
Springs, openers and new doors: the paperwork and the starting points for garage door companies. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how garage door companies run on Koira.
20Free resources
6Tools
7Document templates
4Sections
Price a job
The math behind an honest number for garage door work: measurements, rates and margins.
Your rates and margins
Run the businessLabor rate calculatorThe rate per billable hour that covers wages, burden, unbilled time, overhead and profit.Run the businessMarkup calculatorMarkup and margin both ways, plus a sliding-scale parts markup table.Run the businessProfit margin calculatorMargin on a job, the price for a target margin, or the whole year.
Paperwork
Garage Door documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.
Free templateGarage door estimateLine items, deposit, good-until date and a signature line.Free templateGarage door invoiceLines, tax, deposit already paid and the balance due.Free templateGarage door receiptAmount received, how it was paid and the balance left.Free templateGarage door work orderTasks, materials, crew, site notes and a sign-off.Free templateGarage door proposalThree options side by side, each with its own total.Free templateGarage door change orderAdded work, credits, the new total and days added.Free templateGarage door service agreementVisits, coverage, price, billing, renewal and cancellation.
Start a business
The steps to open a garage door business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.
Start-up guideHow to start a garage door businessLicensing, spring safety, stocking the van, and pricing repairs and installs.Name generatorBusiness name generator36 name ideas for your trade and town, with domain ideas.Name generatorGarage door company name generatorName ideas for a garage door business.Business planBusiness plan generatorA business plan from a short form, for Word or PDF.Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.
Messages
Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.
Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.