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Quoting Panel and Section Replacement Next to a Whole New Door

Someone backed into the door. A delivery truck clipped the bottom section. A hailstorm left a row of dents. The customer calls asking for “just that one panel.” Sometimes that is the right answer. Sometimes a new door makes more sense. Either way, the customer deserves to see both prices before deciding.

A Smaller Cousin of the New Door Quote

New door quotes are covered in Quoting a New Garage Door: Size, Material and Insulation on the Estimate. Panel and section replacement sits right next to that: it uses the same door details, the same notes and often the same conversation.

In GarageDoorBossPro, panel or section replacement is a service on your list, priced the way you price it. Some companies price per section. Others price per job and adjust on the estimate. Either way, the estimate shows it as a clear line.

Know the Door Before You Quote the Panel

A replacement section has to match the door it goes into. That makes the door details on the estimate important. Fill in what you know:

• Brand and model of the existing door.
• Size, such as 16x7.
• Material: steel, insulated steel, wood, aluminum & glass or composite.
• Year installed, if known.
• Which section: bottom, second from bottom, and so on, in the notes.

If the door was installed or serviced by your company before, those details may already be saved on the house. The office can look them up on the house instead of asking the customer to go read a sticker.

Whether a matching section is available is something you confirm with your own supplier. The software does not check that for you. If availability is uncertain, say so in the estimate notes so the customer is not surprised.

Put Both Options on One Estimate

When a panel replacement is close in price to a new door, or when the door is older and other parts are worn, give the customer both options on the same estimate:

• Option A: Section Replacement (bottom section), with any related hardware.
• Option B: New Door Install, with size, material and what is included.

Label each line clearly with the option letter or name, so the customer knows to pick one. Once they choose, the estimate they approve online shows that option, and it becomes the job. Repair-versus-replace quotes as a whole are covered in the next guide.

Related Work on a Damaged Door

A door that took a hit usually has more than a dented panel. The tech may find bent track, damaged rollers, stressed hinges or a cable that came off. Each of those belongs on the estimate as its own line:

• Track Section Replacement
• Roller Replacement
• Hinge and Bracket Replacement
• Cable Replacement

If the door is damaged badly enough that it should not be operated, the tech should tell the customer plainly and note it on the job. A damaged door under spring tension is not something a homeowner should try to move.

Insurance and Third-Party Payers

Accident damage sometimes gets paid by someone other than the homeowner. GarageDoorBossPro does not have an insurance claims feature, but a clean written estimate is exactly what most third parties ask for. Make sure the estimate:

• Lists each piece of work as its own line with your price.
• Describes the damage in the notes in plain, factual words.
• Includes the door details: brand, size and material.

Before-and-after photos taken in the tech app stay with the job and can be useful for the customer to share. What happens with any claim is between the customer and their payer.

Commercial Panels

Commercial sectional doors at warehouses, shops and storefronts take hits from forklifts and trucks. Panel replacement on those is often a recurring kind of quote for the same account. A template with the commercial section replacement service and the notes the account expects saves time on every repeat. For property managers with many addresses, each quote stays on its address under one client.

Let the Customer Choose

A panel quote done right is not a sales pitch for a new door. It is two honest options side by side, with the details that make the choice clear. Some customers will fix the one section and be happy. Others will see the two prices and decide it is time for a new door. Both are good outcomes. Next up is the broader version of that conversation: Repair or Replace: Putting Both Options on One Garage Door Estimate. For more on quoting, visit the GarageDoorBossPro garage door estimate software page.