Interior Door Installation in Minneapolis, MN
A bedroom door that will not latch every winter, a hollow-core door from a past remodel, or a closet with no door at all, in a house that has settled for a hundred years.
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Interior door installation in Minneapolis, MN often means fitting a door to an opening that is a century old. JMB Builders refits original panel doors that stick, hangs new slabs in existing jambs that are out of square, and sets prehung doors where a remodel left a plain opening, with hinges mortised, hardware fitted and margins even. Priced per door. Send photos and we reply within one business day.
- Priced per door
- Slabs fitted to old, out-of-square jambs
- Original doors refit, not just replaced
Most Minneapolis houses built before the 1950s came with solid wood panel doors in fir or oak, often five-panel or two-panel, stained to match the trim. Many are still hanging. They stick because the house has settled, the jamb has racked and the edges carry decades of paint, not because the door is done. A refit, with the hinges reset, the edge planed and the strike moved, is often the right call and keeps the door that matches the house.
Where a door is missing or was swapped for a hollow-core slab in a later remodel, the opening is rarely a stock size or square. A new slab is cut and planed to the old jamb and the hinge mortises are laid out to the existing ones. Where the jamb itself is gone or split, a prehung unit goes in and is cased to match the rest of the house.
Our job log shows nine window and door installs in Minneapolis from December 2025 to September 2026. Interior doors are hired from us directly by homeowners in the city and nearby in Crystal and Golden Valley, labor-only when you bought the doors yourself. Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough: a reply within one business day, or ask for a free in-home estimate. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
What you supply
- A photo of each door from the hall side and a close-up of the hinge edge
- The doors and hardware if you bought them; send sizes first and we check them
- Whether original doors stay, get refit, or are replaced
- Stain or paint color for new doors that should match the old ones
What JMB supplies
- Slabs cut, planed and back-beveled to fit existing jambs
- Hinge mortises laid out to the old ones, and new bores for locksets
- Refit of original doors: hinges reset, edges planed, strikes moved
- Prehung units set and shimmed where a jamb has to be replaced
- Casing matched to the rest of the house on any new jamb
- Removal and haul-away of the doors and jambs that come out
- Staining or painting when you want it done, quoted as its own line
How it is priced: per door
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Refit of an existing door vs. a new slab vs. a full prehung unit
- How far out of square the old jamb is
- Solid wood panel, solid-core or hollow-core doors
- Reusing old hinges and hardware vs. new
- Casing needed on new jambs, stained to match or painted
- Number of doors done in one visit
Photograph each door closed from the hall, and the gap along the top and latch side. Say which doors you want to keep.
How long it takes
A refit or a slab in an old jamb: two to three hours a door. Prehung doors: two to four a day. A full floor of doors usually fits in two or three days.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized reply within one business day. Prefer a look in person? A free in-home estimate is always an option.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
Refit an original panel door
Hinges reset or shimmed, the edge planed, the strike moved, so the original door closes and latches again and stays matched to the house.
New slab in an old jamb
A solid-core or panel slab cut and planed to an opening that is not square, with mortises laid out to the hinges already there.
Prehung door in a remodeled opening
A new door, jamb and stop where the old jamb is split or missing, cased to match the rest of the floor.
Closet and pocket doors
Bifolds and bypass doors on closets added later, and pocket doors in older walls adjusted or rehung when the track allows it.
Interior Door Installation in Minneapolis, MN: questions, answered
Can you fix an original door that sticks in my Minneapolis house instead of replacing it?
Usually. Old doors stick because the jamb racked as the house settled and the edges built up paint. We reset or shim the hinges, plane the edge, and move the strike so it latches. It keeps a door that already matches the trim.
Are interior doors in old Minneapolis houses standard sizes?
Often not. Heights, widths and thicknesses vary from house to house, and the openings are rarely square after a hundred years. We measure each opening and cut a slab to it, or order a size that can be trimmed, rather than assuming a stock door will drop in.
Can a new door be stained to match my old fir or oak doors?
Close, yes. A fir or oak panel door in a similar style takes stain like the originals, and we test the color on the back edge first. Aged finish is never identical on day one, and we tell you that before you order.
Can my old hardware go on a new door?
Often. Old mortise locks need a pocket cut into the slab edge, which we lay out to the lock body, and old hinges can be reused if they are sound. If parts are worn out, we fit a new bored lockset instead.
Do I need a permit to replace interior doors in Minneapolis?
Swapping a door in an existing opening is generally not permit work. Widening an opening or moving a wall can be. If your job includes that, we check with the City of Minneapolis building department and pull the permit when one is needed.
How is interior door installation priced in Minneapolis?
Per door. A refit of an existing door, a slab in an old jamb and a full prehung unit are priced differently, and doors done in one visit bring the rate down. Casing and staining are separate lines. Your quote comes from photos of each door or a free in-home estimate.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners and the builders we work with. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
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