Garage door high lift conversion & Direct Drive motor (for laymen) Quote of $4800 today looking for alternatives

I have a double wide garage door which was installed by the previous owner of my home and was done so incorrectly (which I just found out by the estimate person). It seems to work fine but last year in the summer I noticed it warped/bent in the middle. I have since fixed it by installing a trim at the top to seal the draft. Todays Quote: The quote I just got for a high lift conversion kit and a direct drive motor was $4800. I told him absolutely no way I could afford that. So then he made up a second quote removing some of the components and whatever else to make it "more competitive". That quote was still $3700. Which IMO is still insane. They are charging $900 to just put springs on when I look online it's like $160 (obviously I know labor and skill but 700 for labor on 1 part is a rip off). Question: Can someone with min-no garage door experience but time and patiences do this safely? I don't want to get hurt and end up in the hospital... Also how difficult would it be truly to maximize my savings while actually doing the job correctly? I will also post a link to Imgur so you can see my current setup as well. Thank you in advance. Imgur: Current Garage door & Last image = estimate Estimate: The estimate featured on the last image is including a $500 discount he gave me after I told him there is no way I could even come close to affording that first quote which was $4800. submitted by /u/frankp2491 [link] [comments]

Mar 15, 2025 - 20:49

I have a double wide garage door which was installed by the previous owner of my home and was done so incorrectly (which I just found out by the estimate person). It seems to work fine but last year in the summer I noticed it warped/bent in the middle. I have since fixed it by installing a trim at the top to seal the draft.

Todays Quote: The quote I just got for a high lift conversion kit and a direct drive motor was $4800. I told him absolutely no way I could afford that. So then he made up a second quote removing some of the components and whatever else to make it "more competitive". That quote was still $3700. Which IMO is still insane. They are charging $900 to just put springs on when I look online it's like $160 (obviously I know labor and skill but 700 for labor on 1 part is a rip off).

Question: Can someone with min-no garage door experience but time and patiences do this safely? I don't want to get hurt and end up in the hospital... Also how difficult would it be truly to maximize my savings while actually doing the job correctly? I will also post a link to Imgur so you can see my current setup as well. Thank you in advance.

Imgur: Current Garage door & Last image = estimate
Estimate: The estimate featured on the last image is including a $500 discount he gave me after I told him there is no way I could even come close to affording that first quote which was $4800.

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