Looking for feedback on price quote

[Nigeltufnel]

Hi all,

Looking for some feedback on a price quote I received for a change to my garage build.

My garage has 3 doors (two 9x16 and one 9x10), along with 12ft ceilings. Unfortunately, I didn’t specify that I wanted the doors to run up close to the ceiling to maximize space, so now it’s an adder to make the change. Right now, the doors are installed and balanced, but the openers (Genie ceiling mount openers) have not yet been installed (but have been paid for).

I was quoted a price of $550 for the 9x10 door, $600 for each 9x16 door, and $150 upcharge per door to go from the standard opener to the liftmaster 3800(total adder of $2200). This price includes changing out the track to a 32" radius to give 24" of additional lift, and replacing the springs and cables.

Does this seem like a fair price?

Thanks in advance!

Ken

 

[Stuart in MN]

It would help if we knew where you lived...prices vary a lot depending on location.

 

[fefarms]

Hi all,


I was quoted a price of $550 for the 9x10 door, $600 for each 9x16 door, and $150 upcharge per door to go from the standard opener to the liftmaster 3800(total adder of $2200). This price includes changing out the track to a 32" radius to give 24" of additional lift, and replacing the springs and cables.

Does this seem like a fair price?

Thanks in advance!

Ken

I had a 9x18 door installed a few years ago. It took a crew of two about 3 hours to do it. It was a new door in boxes on a trailer. Figuring $50 per man per hour burdened costs, a full installation would be about $300 labor. The rework cost for you should be less, since it should be possible to keep the door in place in the existing tracks, and simply rework the tops of the tracks. That should save at least an hour. The parts are stock parts to an overhead door man, should be cheap enough and your parts could be recycled on another job.

Figure $200 per door labor plus $100 in parts per door. The $150 upcharge for a non-commodity opener is probably about right. I see your quote as high by a factor of two.

 

[Nigeltufnel]

Sorry - NE Ohio.

 

[LAROKE]

Sounds like a good price for my neck of the woods. Remember, it takes more labor to remove something and replace it with something different than it does to put something in the first time. The old parts may not be returnable and, therefore, a dead loss to the installer also.

 

[Nigeltufnel]

Figure $200 per door labor plus $100 in parts per door. The $150 upcharge for a non-commodity opener is probably about right. I see your quote as high by a factor of two.

Yeah, it seemed high to me too - hence the question. Any others have feel for this?

 

[kb2tha]

I can only comment on the liftmaster 3800 upcharge. I too have 3 garage doors, 2 of which I will eventually be using the liftmaster 3800 on. I have priced these at right around $310. That seems to be about $150-$160 above a standard opener. Sounds fair to me. BTW, the 3800 looks like a great opener.
Ken

 

[sneezer41]

I think they saw you coming.

You ought to have made you decision before they put the stuff up, but that is a bunch of money.

some guys could build a small garage for that.

 

[larry_g]

I would have to guess that your contractor is giving this quote? If so then he may have to eat the parts he takes out, source the new parts, reconfigure the garage framing to hold the new repositioned lift spring if structure is not already there to hold it. Is the contractor finishing the inside of the garage with drywall, and does that have to be removed, replaced, and refinished? Have you already nitpicked him enough to make him wary? If he is not real familiar with high lift doors and liftmaster openers then he is probably padding for unknowns. I would suggest that you get a bid from the garage door company directly or a garage door repair company.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[jhelrey]

Agreed... Get a garage door company to bid out the work.

 

[Nigeltufnel]

Thanks for all the comments. Regarding the quote, it was direct from the garage door company. Also, no drywall work will need to be done, and the structure to support the higher lift is already there.

I'm getting a second quote to see how it compares.

 

[larry_g]

Thanks for all the comments. Regarding the quote, it was direct from the garage door company. Also, no drywall work will need to be done, and the structure to support the higher lift is already there.

I'm getting a second quote to see how it compares.

Well then it does sound a bit high. I concur on getting additional quotes.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Nigeltufnel]

Second quote in the same ballpark...

 

[drmoonshine]

Sounds like a good price. Maybe a third estimate?