ballpark price for a new front door?

[bhnumbers]

Has anyone replaced their front door? If so about how much? This is literally just the door, we don't have sidelights (and don't have room to add them, sadly). I'm sure a lot depends on the actual door cost, but any idea about labor?

When we redo our kitchen (now starting in mid-to-late March) we are creating a small entryway since, as is, the house opens directly into the living room. It's basically a small entry hall and while there are quite a few windows in the rooms on either side of the front door, it's always been a little dark near the door because the windows on the front door are high and our front porch is deep. So I'm wondering if this might be a good time to replace the front door with one with larger windows. I've never loved this front door anyway because even though it's kind of a traditional craftsman style door, I always thought it was kind of bland for the house.

I don't have a great close up shot of the door itself, but here's the front of the house:


I was running errands today and saw a house similar in style to mine, with the exact same style windows we have and it had this kind of front door:


It got me thinking that maybe that could work (not that color)? or is it too farmhouse-y?

Or maybe this? (not that color either)

[Susie]

We bought a Therma-Tru Smooth Star line door on our last house.  I want to say it was in the $800-1,000 range, but that was pre-covid, and prices of everything are higher now.  We did our install ourselves (which was a pain and I don't plan to do again) so I can't speak to that yet.  I'm planning to replace several doors on our current house, but haven't pursued it yet.

I like the doors you picked out, but I have in the past tended to lean toward smaller lights for security, so someone can't smash through the glass and reach the knob.  Something like this would be consistent with your craftsman style:



That will be less important in our current house because we have sidelights now (which makes it kinda moot) but you said you don't, so maybe worth considering.

[dr.girlfriend]

I think it really depends. My contractor had budgeted for a Therma-Tru door, and I played around on the website and found a style I liked better and it turned out to be $2800 more than the one he had planned on! I think I ended up with something in the middle.  Overall for a range I'm guessing $1 - 5k.

Here's what we ended up with:

[lessel]

We paid $4k for ours. Turned a single door with sidelights into a custom-sized double. Our door is fully exposed to morning sun so we had some wood repair on the surround too.

One of these days I want to put either an awning or portico on the front door, but 💸💸💸

[simpsongal]

Ditto OPs, I was going to say $2-3K. With your window style, I like the first one you posted - esp for getting more light. I assume it would be black or wood tone? You're right, it's a good time to do it w/the work you have planned. Definitely order soon, it take a while to get in stock.

[MrsDarcy]

We paid $6800 for a fiberglass door, 3/4 six pane glass door with two sidelights. That was a custom ordered door, installed by the company. Last year I think.

[holly116]

In 2019, we hired a handyman to replace our front door. It was just a basic one I purchased separately at Menards, no sidelights. He charged $625, here's what he did according to his quote:

Front Door
Demo
- Removal of the front door
- Cleaning up of all debris
- Cleaning all surfaces for new caulking
- Vacuum all surfaces
Framing
- Install new Flashing / Pan on the bottom of the door opening
- Install new furring strips and any blocking as needed
Door
- Install new door of homeowners choice
- Install new door lock of homeowners choice
- Install shims and plumb door
- Cut and route out and door locking latch areas
- Make all adjustment to door and lock to function correctly
Trim
- Install casing around door on the inside
- Install new trim piece on the out side as need
- Caulk all open joint
- Fill nail holes

[ellipses84]

If the door size / opening are the same and you aren’t changing the frame it can be pretty cheaply done by a handyman. We replaced the fire rated door to our garage and I think it was around $400-600 a few years ago but a front door will cost more and may have more labor. If you have issues with the door sticking or not being sealed well, you may want a new frame too which involves more construction, but could still be done by a good handyman.

[pickel]

Feb 10, 2022 6:38:15 GMT -5 lessel said:

We paid $4k for ours. Turned a single door with sidelights into a custom-sized double. Our door is fully exposed to morning sun so we had some wood repair on the surround too.

One of these days I want to put either an awning or portico on the front door, but 💸💸💸

This is beautiful! I would LOVE to do this. What brand is your door? Did you use a window/door company?

[lessel]

Feb 11, 2022 20:42:32 GMT -5 pickel said:

Feb 10, 2022 6:38:15 GMT -5 lessel said:

We paid $4k for ours. Turned a single door with sidelights into a custom-sized double. Our door is fully exposed to morning sun so we had some wood repair on the surround too.

One of these days I want to put either an awning or portico on the front door, but 💸💸💸

This is beautiful! I would LOVE to do this. What brand is your door? Did you use a window/door company?

We used a local company and they used a local millworks shop. (If you’re in or near ATL I can PM details.) So I don’t think there were any brands to share. Here’s what our quote said:

New custom built double door:
-True divided, 3 lite clear, low E beveled glass
-3/4 lite over 1 panel
-Paint grade wood

The cost of the door itself was $2,250. There was actually a goof at the millworks place and they didn’t give us paint-grade wood, it’s solid mahogany doors. Which would have been like twice the cost (or more I think). They didn’t charge us extra for their error though.

[mrspez07]

Might be a few additional tips in this thread:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/628803/replacing-front-door

We bought our therma tru in 2016, it was about $3000 for
Two doors, plus the install by a separate contractor