Interior Door Installation in St. Paul, MN
A parlor pocket door that will not roll, a stained bedroom door that drags on the floor, or a postwar hall of flat doors you want changed: interior doors for St.
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Interior door installation in St. Paul, MN covers two kinds of houses. In Victorian and 1920s homes, JMB Builders rehangs stained doors that have hung for a century, puts pocket doors back on track and fits new doors to match the millwork. In postwar homes we replace flush doors with panel or solid-core doors, prehung or slab. Priced per door. Send photos and we reply within one business day.
- Priced per door
- Old stained doors rehung and refit
- Pocket doors adjusted or rehung
The stained interior doors in older St. Paul houses have been hanging for a century, and most of them are worth keeping. When one drags, the cause is usually loose hinge screws in worn wood, a jamb that moved as the house settled, or a threshold change after new flooring. We plug and re-drive the hinge screws, shim or reset the hinges, plane and seal the edge, and the door swings clear again.
Many Victorian and some 1920s houses also have pocket doors between rooms. They stop rolling when the track sags, a wheel breaks or the door comes off. Some can be adjusted from the opening; others need the casing off on one side to reach the hardware. We look at it from photos first and tell you which kind of job it is.
The postwar sections have flat flush doors, often birch, many of them hollow. Swapping those for panel or solid-core doors is quick, prehung or as slabs in the existing jambs. Our job log has five window and door installs in St. Paul from April to July 2026, and we take interior door work directly here and in Shoreview and Bloomington. 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 and a close-up of the hinge side and the latch
- For pocket doors, a photo with the door pulled out as far as it goes
- The new doors and hardware if you are buying them; send sizes first
- Stain or paint color for any new doors
What JMB supplies
- Rehang of old doors: hinge screws plugged and re-driven, hinges reset, edges planed and sealed
- Pocket door track and wheel adjustment, or rehang with new hardware where needed
- New slabs fitted to existing jambs, with mortises and bores
- Prehung doors set plumb, cased to match the house
- Door bottoms trimmed after new flooring
- Removal and haul-away of 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:
- Rehang or refit vs. new slab vs. full prehung unit
- Pocket doors that need the casing opened to reach the track
- Stained doors matched to old millwork vs. painted doors
- Solid-core or panel doors in place of flush hollow doors
- New hardware vs. reusing the old
- Number of doors done in one visit
Photograph each door closed from the hall side, the gap at the top and latch side, and the label on any doors you have bought.
How long it takes
Rehanging an old door: an hour or two. A pocket door: half a day to a day, depending on access. Prehung swaps in a postwar house: three or four doors a day.
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
Rehang a century-old door
Stripped hinge screws plugged and re-driven, hinges reset, edge planed and sealed so a stained original swings and latches again.
Pocket door back on track
Track and wheels adjusted from the opening where possible, or one side of the casing removed to replace the hardware and rehang the door.
Flush doors to panel doors
Postwar flat birch or hollow doors replaced with panel or solid-core doors, slab or prehung, with hardware fitted.
New doors to match old millwork
Stain-grade panel doors fitted where originals were lost, finished on a test edge to sit beside the century-old ones.
Interior Door Installation in St. Paul, MN: questions, answered
Can you rehang a century-old door in my St. Paul house?
Yes, and it is usually better than replacing it. We plug the stripped hinge screw holes, re-drive the screws into solid wood, reset or shim the hinges, and plane and seal the edge where it drags. The original door stays with the trim it was stained to match.
Can you fix a pocket door that will not roll?
Usually. Some pocket doors can be adjusted or put back on the track from the opening. Others need the casing taken off one side to reach the track and wheels, which are then replaced. Send a photo with the door pulled out and we tell you which job it is.
Should I replace the flush doors in my postwar St. Paul house?
If they are hollow, sound carries and they feel light; solid-core or panel doors fix both. If the jambs are square, slabs can go in the existing frames. If the jambs are damaged or you want a new casing style too, prehung doors are cleaner.
Will new doors match the stained trim in an older St. Paul house?
Close, if they are stain-grade wood in the same style. We test the stain on the hinge edge of the new door before finishing it. Old finish has a color new wood will not have on day one, and we say that before you buy.
Do I need a permit to replace interior doors in St. Paul?
Replacing doors in existing openings is generally not permit work. Cutting a wider opening or relocating a wall is a different matter. If yours involves either, we check with the City of St. Paul building department and pull the permit when one is needed.
How is interior door work priced in St. Paul?
Per door. Rehanging an old door, fitting a new slab, setting a prehung unit and rehanging a pocket door are each priced differently, and several doors in one visit lower the rate. Finishing the doors is a separate line, and we quote from your photos or at the house.
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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