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MonkeyLio for garage door service: setup and tips

How garage door companies get the most out of MonkeyLio.

Set up for your trade

  1. Pick Garage door service as your trade in Settings to get the starter price list, checklist and equipment types.
  2. Review your starter prices, like Service call / diagnostic, Labor, Torsion spring replacement (single), and change them to your real prices.
  3. Edit the job checklist in Settings so it matches how your crew actually works.
  4. Connect Stripe so customers can pay from their link.

Your starter job checklist

  1. Door cycled and problem confirmed with customer
  2. Photos taken of springs, tracks and damage
  3. Spring tension handled safely with door secured
  4. Tracks aligned and rollers lubricated
  5. Opener force and safety-reverse tested
  6. Weather seal and bottom gasket checked
  7. Work area cleaned and old parts hauled
  8. Walkthrough with customer and after photos

Equipment worth logging

Track Torsion springs, Garage door opener, Door panels, Rollers and tracks, Cables and pulleys, Weather sealing at each customer's property, with a next service date so MonkeyLio reminds you and the customer.

A day with MonkeyLio

  1. 7:00 — Emergency call: door stuck half-open, snapped torsion spring.
  2. 7:15 — Quote with spring replacement, roller set and opener safety test texted from the driveway.
  3. 7:22 — Homeowner approves and pays the deposit.
  4. Repair — Crew taps Start; the customer gets a ‘we're here' text. Spring handling, track alignment and safety-reverse steps ticked off as the work goes.
  5. Done — After photos attached, invoice paid from the same link before the truck leaves.
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