Typical Installed Prices
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Basic chain drive opener, installed | About $400 to $700 |
| Belt drive with battery backup and phone app | About $900 to $1,400 |
| Premium belt drive, all options, high cost city | About $1,600 |
| Wall mounted opener, installed | Often $1,000 and up |
| Common repairs: gear kit, wall button, sensors | Usually a few hundred dollars or less |
Ranges seen across many markets, not a quote. Your price depends on the door, the parts and the company.
What You're Paying For
The opener itself is usually the biggest part of the price.
Installation adds the time to mount the rail and motor, run the sensor and wall control wires, program the remotes and set the force and travel limits. Hauling away the old opener is usually included.
Chain, Belt or Wall Mount
Chain drive is the lowest price and the loudest. It's fine for a detached garage or one away from bedrooms.
Belt drive costs more and runs much more quietly. It's the common pick for attached garages, especially with a bedroom above.
Wall mounted openers sit beside the door and turn the spring bar. They clear the ceiling and suit garages with storage overhead or low headroom. They're at the top of the price range.
Extras That Add Cost
- Battery backup. Worth having for storm season.
- Smart features. Phone control, alerts and guest access. Many openers now include them.
- Extra remotes and a keypad.
- A new outlet. If there's no ceiling outlet, a licensed electrician needs to add one, with a permit.
- A taller door. Doors over seven feet need a longer rail.
- Door repairs. If the door is out of balance, it should be fixed first.
Don't Put a New Opener on a Bad Door
An opener is meant to guide a balanced door. A door with weak springs or seized rollers will burn out a new opener early.
A careful installer checks the door before hanging the motor. If the springs or rollers need work, it usually makes sense to do it in the same visit. See springs and rollers and hinges.
Repair or Replace the Opener?
Repair is usually the right call for a newer opener with one failed part: a wall button, a sensor, a remote, sometimes a board.
Replacement usually wins when the opener is about 15 years old or more, the drive gear is stripped, it has no battery backup, or parts are hard to find.
At that age, a gear or board repair can cost a good part of a new opener and leave you with an old motor.
The opener repair page covers what fails and what you can check yourself.
Questions to Ask
- Which drive type and motor size, and why for my door?
- Is battery backup included?
- How many remotes, and is a keypad included?
- Will you check and balance the door first?
- What is the warranty on the motor, the parts and the labor?
For choosing features, read new opener installation. For a local price, send the form or call (919) 555-0136.