Last week, we just got a new Provia front door including side lights, transom (above door), and glass storm door installed at our single family home. Full cost including labor - $7,400.00.

I have just replaced 3 doors on my 100+ year old house. Each door was different and the cost varied greatly.

Front door was custom wood with sidelight. Wood storm door. $$$$$

One door in the back gets a lot of sun. Went with fiberglass to avoid expansion contraction. Got stock primed door. Large single lite. $$

Other door was wood half lite with aluminum storm door. Stock door and storm door. $$$

Stocked doors were predrilled for standard bore locks. Custom door was drilled by carpenter for mortise lock.

Stock doors came with hinges.

I bought all other hinges, knobs, locks, etc. this saved a ton in markups.

Install is always a problem in a house this old so that was a lot.

It is highly variable on the door material, brand, amount of glass, included hardware etc.

Get a couple estimates.

Stock doors seem to be arriving much more quickly now, so that should help.

We had a glass and fiberglass door installed by Pella 3 years ago. It was about $7k.

We approved the project for approximately 2.5k, assuming all goes as planned.

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I’m in a townhouse with an HOA so fiberglass is not permitted. Only fire resistant steel is permitted. It’s a code thing, too.

Ah, then yeah, no need to spend extra $$ for fiberglass. Measure the opening of your door, and see what pre-hung steel doors are available in your measurements.

Other brand-name doors like Provia or ThermaTru may have a list of installers you can call if you want something a bit nicer or need a custom size.

Also, our price included a storm door, which was around $1K, but a lot of the steel and fiberglass doors made these days do not necessarily require them.

If you get a basic steel door in a standard size without fancy custom options or side-lites or storm doors, I'd budget $2-3K.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve had two estimates recently for a Provia steel door, $2500 and $3500. Same door🤷‍♀️

A few years ago, pre covid, I had an estimate for fiberglass Provia door and sidelites and transom. It was north of $10k.

Is that all the work they did?

That sounds like a rip off.

NP. But, I’ve had 3 estimates and they are all around $10k. New framing, new side window lights, plus new door. That includes the install.

Was this on a townhouse?

Or a multimillion dollar single family?

Two different things. I am interested in prices for townhomes.

What do you think the difference is?

Still waiting to find out.

I did have a new HVAC installed last summer and it was significantly lower than a comparable unit for a single family. I had a friend use another company for the same job around the same time and she was angry at the price I got (after asking…go figure).

We are all beholden to the contractors.

Anonymous wrote:We replaced our front door last month. We are in a single family home and the door was custom-sized (old house problems LOL). We got 3 bids from reputable companies for the exact same door (Provia, fiberglass), ranging from $4,500 - $6,500. We also got quotes for the steel options, which tended to be a few hundred less. No transom or side-lights, instal l included

If your door is standard-sized, my recommendation is getting a fiberglass pre-hung door from either a big-box store or a cheaper equivalent. No need to go Provia unless your opening is an odd size (like ours was).

I’m in a townhouse with an HOA so fiberglass is not permitted. Only fire resistant steel is permitted. It’s a code thing, too.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve had two estimates recently for a Provia steel door, $2500 and $3500. Same door🤷‍♀️

A few years ago, pre covid, I had an estimate for fiberglass Provia door and sidelites and transom. It was north of $10k.

Is that all the work they did?

That sounds like a rip off.

NP. But, I’ve had 3 estimates and they are all around $10k. New framing, new side window lights, plus new door. That includes the install.

Was this on a townhouse?

Or a multimillion dollar single family?

Two different things. I am interested in prices for townhomes.

What do you think the difference is?

My mom and I live across the country from each other in very different real estate/construction markets and we both had to get new front doors recently (yay, south-facing houses!). One of us spent $9k and one of us $10k, and I can't remember which was which.

Last summer we replaced the front door, sidelights, frame, and added a storm door. Provia fiberglass. $11k total.

We replaced our front door last month. We are in a single family home and the door was custom-sized (old house problems LOL). We got 3 bids from reputable companies for the exact same door (Provia, fiberglass), ranging from $4,500 - $6,500. We also got quotes for the steel options, which tended to be a few hundred less. No transom or side-lights, instal l included

If your door is standard-sized, my recommendation is getting a fiberglass pre-hung door from either a big-box store or a cheaper equivalent. No need to go Provia unless your opening is an odd size (like ours was).

Anonymous wrote:What if I have a solid wood door I just want refinished/restored and a frame that needs replacing? Who does that work?

A carpenter.

What if I have a solid wood door I just want refinished/restored and a frame that needs replacing? Who does that work?

Anonymous wrote:OP, please report back if you get the work done, as this is something I have been considering doing.

I am waiting on an estimate from one of the big box stores. It may not compare to single family homes, so take that into consideration.

We were quoted $7000 for one a few years ago. No sidelights. I think it was 2021. DH refused to spend the money so we still have the same ugly door. I bet it’s even more expensive now.