Spring repairs, new doors and safety refusals, signed in the driveway
A garage door call is usually urgent: a car stuck inside, a spring that snapped overnight. The tech quotes the repair in the driveway, and the customer decides in a minute or two. SignMaster turns that minute into a signed approval on the tech's phone, and gives you a written record when a customer says no to the safety fix you recommended.
Updated November 5, 2026 · 3 min read
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What garage door techs get signed
| Document | When | How |
|---|---|---|
| Repair approval with options | After the diagnosis, before the work | In person on the tech's phone |
| New door contract | At the sales visit or showroom | In person, or by link once they've picked a color |
| Opener installation | With a door or on its own | In person |
| Declined safety repair | When the customer refuses a fix you recommend | In person, before you leave |
| Maintenance plan | At sign-up, then yearly | Public link to join, bulk send to renew |
| Commercial service agreement | Yearly, for docks and rolling steel doors | By link, with a signer group |
On the repair call
The spring broke and the cables are frayed. The tech opens the repair template and lays out the choices: a radio group for a standard spring or a higher-cycle pair, checkboxes for new rollers, cables and a tune-up, and a calculated field that totals what the customer ticks. They send it and choose Sign in person, and the customer picks and signs on the phone. In the iPhone and iPad app, signing mode fills the screen and only the tech's Face ID or passcode ends it.
If the homeowner is at work and the tenant called, send the approval to the owner by link from the driveway. They sign on any phone or computer without an account, and the tech sees it the moment it's done.
When a customer says no to a safety fix
Photo eyes taped over, a reversing system that doesn't reverse, cables about to let go: when you recommend a fix that affects safety and the customer declines, write it down. Make a short refusal form with the condition you found, the repair you recommended and a line the customer initials saying they chose not to have it done. Send it and have them sign before you pack up. The sealed PDF and its certificate of completion show who signed and when.
Keep it factual
Describe what you saw and what you recommended, in plain words. A refusal form isn't the place to argue; it's a record. Have your lawyer look at the wording once, then use the same template every time.
Selling new doors
- 1
Build the order
Dropdowns for model, size, color and window style, checkboxes for insulation and an opener, and a calculated total. Conditional fields show the window options only when the customer wants windows.
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Let them think
Most homeowners want to see the color on their house. Send the contract by link with a sign-by date, and reminders follow up on their own.
- 3
Sign and order
When they sign, order the door. Initials beside the color and the custom size confirm that what arrives is what they chose.
The garage door service agreement in the template library is a starting point for repairs and maintenance. Use this template opens it in SignMaster with your blanks marked.
Maintenance plans and commercial accounts
Turn your yearly tune-up plan into a public signing link for your website or a QR code on the invoice, and bulk send renewals from one CSV each year. For warehouses and property managers, a commercial agreement covers dock levelers and rolling steel doors across several buildings. Use a signer group so any one of the client's managers can sign, and copy their accounts payable contact.
Pricing
Crew is $49 a month for 5 people, so techs and the office send from shared templates, and extra people are $8 a month. A one-tech company can run on Solo at $15 a month with unlimited envelopes. New workspaces get 14 days of Crew free, no card needed. Compare plans.
Where SignMaster stops
- It doesn't dispatch techs, track parts or price repairs.
- It doesn't take payment in the driveway.
- It doesn't decide what counts as a safety issue. Your training and the manufacturer do.
- Signing requests go by email; a tech can copy the link and text it.
Questions? Answers.
Can a tech get a spring replacement approved before starting?
Yes. The tech fills the repair from a template, sends it and hands over the phone with Sign in person. The customer picks an option and signs before the work begins.
How should I document a customer declining a safety repair?
Use a short refusal form: the condition, your recommendation and a line the customer initials saying they declined. Get it signed before you leave, and keep the sealed copy.
Can commercial clients sign one agreement for several buildings?
Yes. List the sites in the agreement, and use a signer group so any one of the client's managers can sign for the company.
Can customers sign up for a maintenance plan online?
Yes. A public signing link turns your plan into a page they fill in and sign, each in their own envelope. Share it as a link or a QR code.