I just got two quotes. One from each of the only recommended places around, and I'm trying to decide if one is as good as the other, etc...

I had them both quote the same doors in the same configuration, which is as follows...

2 doors, 10'x7', dark brown, steel/polyurethane/steel insulated, new construction with openers and 2 remotes each controlling both doors, Installed.

I'm still waiting on them to fax me the actual quotes. I didn't think to get R values while on the phone, so hoping its on the quote.

Overhead Door quoted me around $1750 and I "think" she said the door was 1.375" thick, and a local shop quote me around $1570 using Windsor Republic doors and Liftmaster openers and I believe she said their doors were almost 2" thick...

I know Overhead Door has a good rep, but are they worth their good rep, and is Windsor/Liftmaster just as good, worth the nearly $200 savings, or will I come to find Windsor/Liftmaster make Overhead Door's equipment...

Thoughts?

 

I think the doors run around $450 not sure on the opener.I would go to lowes or sim and get a price on the materials and DIY.They are pretty easy to install and the directions are good.

 

doing a garage door yourself isvery easy, do you have a power source in you ceiling for the motor?

 

All things considered, those bids are pretty darn close. Also, regardless of what name is on it, most GDO's you purchase from a contractor are going to be made by Liftmaster. The good thing about Overhead Door Company is that you know they're going to be around.

 

The price isn't bad really.If you wanted to DIY you could save yourself $500 or so for a easy weakend of work.

 

I'm okay with the price. I've got plenty to do. I don't mind spending a few hundred bucks to let a pro do the job. Yes, I know I can do it myself, and have in the past, but I've got electrical, insulation, flooring, drywall, ceilings, plumbing fixtures, cabinets, kitchen appliances, finish trim, sealing deck and cedar siding, rocking the outside of the exposed walkout basement walls, and probably several other things to do...

I know Overhead Door has a good rep, and has been around for years, and in the back of my mind I want to go with them, but if I can save a few hundred bucks, and get an equal or better product...

So, I see someone likes my pink flower truck... Hey, I don't know either. I asked for a little photochop help, and that's what I got... Remember, "be careful what you wish for".

 

Check with Lowe's or Home Depot. I got replacement doors from Lowes MUCH superior to Overhead Door(my original units).
If you are handy with tools you can do the door open/close units yourself.

 

Another thing..... Don't go for torsion bar garage doors that bar/spring combo is a disaster waiting to happen. Go for the springs on each side of the door.........much easier to replace.

 

It seems easy to install but on sectional doors (as per I planning to install) it requires a torsion spring and you might need a special tool to set that up. And thats the reason why till now I have'nt replace mine. I'mplanning to DIY but with that requirements plan change.