Rick Powers
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I am starting up a garage door service company and looking for advice on were to get trained on installing doors.
Training for Garage Door Installation
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Todd.Brock
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Go work for an installation company for a couple of years? Maybe factory training is an option on new products, but I don't think there is a class on how to install garage doors.... VCR repair, maybe...
Have you been in the industry and decided you want to strike out on your own, or did you decide one day you wanted to repair/ install overhead doors?
Maybe find a local 1 man shop who wants out. Work out a deal to train you and then sell the business to you?
Good luck !
Have you been in the industry and decided you want to strike out on your own, or did you decide one day you wanted to repair/ install overhead doors?
Maybe find a local 1 man shop who wants out. Work out a deal to train you and then sell the business to you?
Good luck !
upndown
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How can you start a door service co. without knowing how to install them first?
Kind of like the horse before the cart thing!
Working for a door co. is really the only way your going to get Good training. Start by installing, Then work your way up to service. Just too many variables to go into it blindly!
When I started I was hired as a service tech, spent a few weeks indoors learning the Ins and Outs of doors and operators, then they sent me out to learn how to install from the old Door Guru. First job out winding the springs, he turns his hand into Hamburger..
Not trying to down play your ambitions..Just don't want you get hurt Todd! Good Luck to you!
Kind of like the horse before the cart thing!Working for a door co. is really the only way your going to get Good training. Start by installing, Then work your way up to service. Just too many variables to go into it blindly!
When I started I was hired as a service tech, spent a few weeks indoors learning the Ins and Outs of doors and operators, then they sent me out to learn how to install from the old Door Guru. First job out winding the springs, he turns his hand into Hamburger..
Not trying to down play your ambitions..Just don't want you get hurt Todd! Good Luck to you!
Todd.Brock
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Todd isn't looking to start a garage door service. I know enough to leave it to the pro's!!
upndown
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Sorry Todd, my reply was for the OP..
Sureshot
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Youtube. Or work for someone. Did you do your own?
Zeke
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Well, I wonder if we have a one-post-wonder here. Anyway, factory training is always a good thing to have on your qualifications. Being certified will help you with your insurance which for GD's is expensive. And being certified helps sales.
Also, even though GD's are mostly a one man installation, it won't hurt to have 2 in the beginning. Hire someone with very good experience and when you grow, send him out on a 2nd truck. OTOH, it takes almost a full time person to measure, estimate, sign contracts and order. Be that person and show up on most installations and you will get a good rep out of the box. That in turn will get you referral business which is the most profitable. Advertising will probably cost you $100 per sale in the beginning. Get a referral and your cost of sale goes down to 50 bucks, and so on. If you don't advertise, you have to have some other form of marketing.
Sent from someone who sold and installed windows and doors for 25 years. I know the drill. Almost got into the GD business until the actual supplier talked me out of it. He told me that GD companies were a dime a dozen (correct), very competitive (correct) and that I'd need a new kind of insurance which was expensive.
I decided to stay put with the doors and windows.
Also, even though GD's are mostly a one man installation, it won't hurt to have 2 in the beginning. Hire someone with very good experience and when you grow, send him out on a 2nd truck. OTOH, it takes almost a full time person to measure, estimate, sign contracts and order. Be that person and show up on most installations and you will get a good rep out of the box. That in turn will get you referral business which is the most profitable. Advertising will probably cost you $100 per sale in the beginning. Get a referral and your cost of sale goes down to 50 bucks, and so on. If you don't advertise, you have to have some other form of marketing.
Sent from someone who sold and installed windows and doors for 25 years. I know the drill. Almost got into the GD business until the actual supplier talked me out of it. He told me that GD companies were a dime a dozen (correct), very competitive (correct) and that I'd need a new kind of insurance which was expensive.
I decided to stay put with the doors and windows.
MrBalll
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Congratulations?
You posted in a three year old topic to let us know you had some doors repaired?
Not sure where you are trying to go with that post, but good job getting your doors repaired.