A garage door install is a factory order, a morning on site and a lot of small parts. The doors are most of the cost and they're ordered weeks ahead. The margin is decided by what's found on install day: the header that isn't there, the outlet that's missing, and the opener the client upgraded after the quote.
Obra keeps each install as its own job, with the factory invoice on the job the day it lands and the surprises recorded as change orders, so you know what each door made you.
The factory order counts when it lands
Log the manufacturer's invoice when it arrives, not when the job closes. It shows in the job's recorded cost right away. Then review what's still left to spend, and Obra keeps the expected final cost current as the rest of the receipts come in. The committed costs guide explains why this matters when most of the cost is spent before the crew shows up.
Parts from the truck
Springs, rollers, weatherstrip, a box of screws from the hardware store on the way. Your installer photographs each receipt and sends it by WhatsApp. Obra reads it, drafts the expense, and you confirm which job it belongs to. The receipt tracking guide shows the habit.
The header, the opener, the outlet
The three change orders below show up on most residential installs. Price each one the day it comes up, get the client's okay, then record it so the contract value moves with the work. The change order guide keeps the wording short.
Margin per install and per builder
When the job is paid, its page shows the contract, total cost and margin. Compare your retail replacements against your builder packages and your commercial doors. The cost code guide shows how to set up the codes so the comparison works.
What Obra isn't for a garage door installer
Not dispatch, not a price book, not a repair-call scheduler. Obra is the money on each install, in English and Spanish, from receipts your crew already sends, exported clean to the accountant.