Skip to main content Our great variety of doors can bring the look and appeal to your home that you desire, without the high cost. We offer a variety of exterior, interior and storm doors that will help you protect your home from the elements and bring a splash of style to your interior and exterior. Visit our wide variety of doors below and find the best door for your home! Other to 6-9/16: 35.00 Other to 6-9/16: 65.00 Prep Our Specs: 12.00 Square Corner Hinge Prep: 10.00 Cut 10.00 Cut Height (Re-Rail 1 End): 60.00 Cut Width (Re-Rail 2 Side): 90.00< 1 2 34 > 7,199 posts, read 10,522,443 times 2 posts, read 92,995 times 17,987 posts, read 48,925,464 times 8,309 posts, read 29,614,076 times 8,504 posts, read 4,194,565 times 432 posts, read 2,544,813 times Sorry I have not responded to this thread sooner and i have been away from city-data for a while. I ended up finding a guy that bought the door form me wholesale from Glasscraft for about $700, and then charged about $250 to do all the prep work (cutting the holes, etc) and staining.
He was in a different city an hour away. Basically, to save the fee for measuring and all that, I measured the door exactly per his instructions on the phone, and then went to pick up the door a week later from his shop. Two other local door retailers had quoted me $1800 for the exactly same door, installed. Basically, I saved a ton of money installing it myself. I just had to get my neighbor to help because the door weighs well over 100 lbs, but it popped into the existing frame perfectly! I just had to reinstall my old door hardware and i was good to go. Anyway, on to the pics!! Old door is shown on top. 4,065 posts, read 7,092,843 times Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr I know this is an old post, but if you happen to be reading this, can you elaborate on why the labor is so expensive? If it's 'what the market will bear' then I can understand one way, but being a novice and have no clue, it puzzles me why this labor is so expensive? I think you can justify cost in every field with "you get what you pay for", but seriously this does not provide me (or other potential customers) insights as to why installing a door is so expensive.
6,000 posts, read 12,723,935 times 3,344 posts, read 8,522,079 times Your door is beautiful!! We just installed a new front door ourselves as well, also opting to go from a solid 6 panel look to a full lite decorative glass. Makes a world of difference in the foyer! 9,621 posts, read 36,820,937 times Originally Posted by HB2HSV Most successful (even in this economy)subcontractors that I know won't even turn the key on their truck unless there's at least $200 to pocket. Every subcontractor has overhead- gas, insurance (vehicle[s]), maintenance, taxes, general liability insurance, W/C insurance, Business license(s), professional license(s), tools, phone(s), etc. Then there's travel time, total job time, and warranty issues. Then there's the time for ordering materials, time management of projects- All these things add to the bottom line. I've heard just about every excuse from people over the years about the price they paid for this or that. And on a few rare occasions I'd inquire as to a breakdown of the job that was done- all the answers I perceived to be based on what the customer thought it was worth as if they had done the work (or thought they could do the work) themselves.
I've gone so far as to ask what they thought was involved in a project (bottom line), the majority of the time- they only saw the cosmetic items. The physical, not the nails, saw blades, air tool maintenance, insulation, caulk, and putty; not to mention, paper work, licenses, etc.yes, there is a lot of truth to- "you get what you pay for". Granted, there is "what the market will bear", but these kind of guys don't "compete" with pickup truck guys with a hammer, saw, and nothing more. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.Shopping for interior doors? Choosing the right doors can be a big job. Most homeowners are looking for a cost effective balance between the practical--function and performance--and architectural interest and aesthetic design. Think about integrating your doors with the style of your house or your décor--contemporary, country, rustic, traditional, arts and crafts, Victorian--or go more exotic with art deco, Asian or retro.
For a full range of choices, ask a contractor about any these popular brands: Your local Home Depot also offers a large selection of name brand doors, or you can shop for a store brand such as Lowe's ReliaBilt. Interior doors are available as slab doors--if you're using the existing frame and just replacing the door--or pre-hung, if you're replacing both the door and the frame. You also have style choices based on your home décor and the door's function: No matter what door style you choose, your choice of stain can add a personal touch. Stained oak is classy while rustic pine is warm and cozy. Mahogany is a popular dark wood stain while white oak is a good choice for lighter doors. Cream and white are standard door paint colors for indoors, but many designers recommend painting doors bright colors for décor accents. You may not need to paint, however. Some manufacturers now offer a kaleidoscope of interior door colors from red to aqua to eggplant. Function, design and cost can all factor into your choice of door materials.
Here are some options for materials:A basic slab door--hollow core, composite--runs $20-$100; a pre-hung door costs about 50 percent more. Solid wood doors run $200-$500 with more expensive woods running two or three times that much. You're looking at $50-$200 for single French doors and $300-$800 for double doors, but the price for all doors goes up for any extras and installation. If you don't already have a local contractor or outlet where you can purchase interior doors, use the form on this page to help you get started.Get free estimates from qualified pros Get free quotes » Anyone who has been to his or her local home center lately may have noticed that in the window and door department there is a huge selection to chose from. You might wonder, “Why so many choices?” The answers lie in two areas, the first and most obvious of which is style. Not every home is the same, and so not every home has the same requirement for an interior door replacement. Interior door replacement choices include 6-panel, flat, 2-panel, arched, molded, French, and a host of other kinds of doors.
The second reason for the plethora of choices is the actual size of the door. For most homes, an average bedroom door might be 30" wide and 80" tall. In the trades, it's often called a 2'6" by 6'8". But other common sizes range from 2' wide to 3' wide in 2" increments; another common height is 78", or 6' 6".An easy way to tell which is which is to straddle the threshold with your back to the hinge side. If the open door is on your right, it is right-handed, if it is on your left, it is left-handed.Interior doors can also fall into a handful of types. Regular swing doors, bi-fold doors, pocket doors and double doors are the typical choices.For interior door replacement, you can choose between two basic scenarios: replace the just the door with a new “slab” door, or replace the whole door assembly with a “pre-hung” door. There are pros and cons for each option, and slightly different skill sets to get them installed.One of the primary considerations for your choice will depend on what you currently have installed and where you want to go on your new door adventure.
In the endless fields of sub-divisions across America, most new homes have pretty basic hollow core or molded doors installed. The reason the builder installed this type is pretty simple: cost. These doors are cheap; you can get these for about $50 to $60 pre-hung. Replacement slabs are even cheaper at about $30 or so. But this may be why you want to replace your doors – they look cheap. Another reason may be due to Fido and his traumatic episode with that thunderstorm last year.The choice to install a slab door often hinges on whether or not the new door will match the existing jamb. If so, it is a more economical way to go. There are some unique skills that may be required, such as mortising hinge locations and boring for a lock-set, and sometimes adjusting for width and length. But these tasks can be completed by a skilled DIYer. Replacing the existing door with a new “pre-hung” eliminates the need for those special skills, but brings others to the job, such as shimming, leveling and plumbing and installing trim molding or casing.