Updated October 22, 2026
This garage door pricing calculator prices the jobs that ring your phone every day: broken springs, opener installs, off-track and cable repairs and new doors. Enter the parts and your markup, the labor hours and techs, what an hour of a tech really costs with overhead, the drive and your service call fee, and an upgrade option such as high-cycle springs or a better opener. You get a standard price and an upgrade price to offer side by side, the margin on the job and the break-even.
Quick answer: Price = tech hours × (labor cost + overhead) ÷ (1 − labor margin) + parts × (1 + markup) + service call fee (unless credited). Tech hours = (job hours + drive) × techs. Upgrade price = price + upgrade parts × (1 + markup). Break-even = labor and overhead cost + parts cost.
An estimate from the numbers you entered, not a market price. Put in your own costs for a number you can stand behind.
Home service businesses answer only about half their calls (Invoca, July 2026), and owners spend about 11 to 16 hours/week on admin. Pricing is the easy part; the money leaks out in the calls you can't take, the quotes nobody chases and the invoices that sit unpaid. Unmanually is a 24/7 AI Office Manager for garage door companies that you run by voice from your phone:
Sources: Invoca, July 2026 (52% of home-service calls answered by a person, 60M+ calls); admin hours: Time etc / Censuswide 2023 and Amex SME Barometer 2026.
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tech hours = (labor hours + drive minutes ÷ 60) × techslabor price = tech hours × (labor cost + overhead per hour) ÷ (1 − labor margin)standard price = labor price + parts × (1 + markup) + service call fee (0 if credited)upgrade price = standard price + upgrade parts × (1 + markup)break-even = tech hours × (labor + overhead) + parts costjob margin = (price − break-even) ÷ price
These are assumptions for illustration, not market figures. Swap in your own.
A torsion spring replacement: a pair of springs at $90, 1.25 hours on site for one tech plus a 25-minute drive, $30 an hour labor and $45 of overhead per billable hour, 30% labor margin, 80% parts markup, $79 service call not credited, and a $40 high-cycle spring upgrade.
Tech hours are 1.25 + 0.42 = 1.67, costing 1.67 × $75 = $125. The labor price is $125 ÷ 0.70 = $178.57. Springs sell for $90 × 1.8 = $162, a 44.4% margin on the part. With the $79 service call the standard price is $419.57. Break-even is $125 + $90 = $215, so the job's margin is 48.8%. The high-cycle option adds $40 × 1.8 = $72, for an upgrade price of $491.57.
Credit the service call and the standard price is $340.57; the job still makes $125.57 of gross profit.
Broken springs are the classic urgent call: the car is stuck in the garage and the customer wants someone today. Opener installs are planned purchases where people compare brands. Repairs vary from a quick roller swap to rehanging a door that came off its tracks. New doors are the biggest tickets and the longest sales. Price each from its own parts and hours rather than one flat service rate.
Many customers will choose a better part when they see it next to the standard one at the same visit: high-cycle springs, a quieter belt-drive opener, a battery backup, an insulated door. Showing two prices on the spot is fair to the customer and usually raises the average ticket without a harder sell.
The service call fee pays for the drive and the diagnosis when the customer doesn't go ahead. Some companies credit it toward the repair, which helps close the job; others keep it on every ticket. Say which on the phone. For true emergencies at night, a separate emergency fee, quoted before the tech rolls, is clearer than a surprise on the invoice.
Parts markups in this trade cover stock on the van, warranty returns and the time to source the right size. Whatever you choose, know the margin it gives: an 80% markup is a 44.4% margin on the part. Track spring sizes and opener models you stock so the tech fixes it on the first visit.
Torsion springs are under high tension, and customers should hear that this is a job for a trained tech. Put your labor and parts warranty in writing on every ticket; it is part of what the customer is paying for and a reason to call you again. A yearly tune-up offer (lubrication, balance check, safety reverse test) keeps you on the customer's fridge for the next spring that breaks.
When a spring snaps with the car inside, homeowners call garage door companies until one answers. Unmanually is an AI Office Manager that works 24/7 and that you run by voice: the AI Office Manager answers, asks what happened, the door size and opener, gives your service call fee and price range, books the tech and texts the confirmation, then sends the invoice and chases it. See what Unmanually does for garage door companies, or get a free website that calls every new lead back in about a minute.
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Build it from parts, markup, labor and overhead and your service call. With the worked example's assumptions (pair of springs at $90, 80% markup, 1.25 hours plus a 25-minute drive, $75 an hour cost, 30% labor margin, $79 service call) the price is $419.57.
The same way: opener cost with markup, install hours at your cost per hour divided by one minus your margin, plus any service call or haul-away fee. Pick opener install and enter your numbers.
It varies by company and part. Whatever you use, know the margin: an 80% markup is a 44.4% margin. The calculator shows both.
It covers the drive and diagnosis when the customer doesn't go ahead. Many companies credit it toward the repair; tick the box to see the price both ways.
Enter the extra cost of the better part as the upgrade. The calculator adds it with your markup and shows an upgrade price next to the standard one.
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