Entry Door Replacement With New Brickmould and Capping
The door is going anyway, and the trim around it is cracked, peeling or soft at the bottom.
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Entry door replacement with new brickmould and capping means the old exterior door trim comes off with the door, new brickmould goes on around the new prehung unit, and the brickmould is wrapped in bent aluminum coil in a color that matches your windows or siding, so it never needs paint. JMB Builders does it across the Twin Cities metro, priced per door. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Old brickmould out with the door
- New brickmould, wood, PVC or composite
- Aluminum capping in a matched color
Brickmould is the exterior trim that covers the gap between the door frame and the siding. On most prehung doors it comes attached to the frame, in finger-jointed pine or a PVC or composite that does not rot. It is the first thing on the entry to peel, and the bottom few inches of a wood brickmould are usually soft by the time the door is replaced, because they sit in the splash from the step.
Capping is the aluminum coil bent on site to wrap the brickmould: a channel that covers the face and the outside edge, tucked under the siding and sealed at the door frame. It comes in the same colors as window capping and siding trim, white, almond, tan, clay, bronze, black and more, so the door trim matches the windows on the house. Once it is capped there is nothing to paint on the outside of the door opening again.
The order goes like this: the old door, frame and brickmould come out together. The sill and jamb feet are checked for rot and repaired. The new prehung door goes in on a sill pan with flashing tape lapped onto the housewrap. The new brickmould is set and nailed, the capping is bent and fitted over it, and the joint to the siding and the frame is sealed. Inside, the casing goes on as usual.
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 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- Photos of the door from outside, straight on and from the side, showing the trim and the siding next to it
- A photo of your window capping or trim color, so the door capping matches
- The door you want: style, material, glass, color and hardware
- Paint color for interior casing, or leave it primed
What JMB supplies
- Measure of the opening, the swing, the jamb width and the sill condition
- The prehung door, ordered through ABC Supply with brickmould attached or supplied separately
- Removal and haul-away of the old door, frame and brickmould; rot at the sill or jamb feet repaired
- Sill pan, flashing tape, low-expansion foam, sealant and shims
- New brickmould in wood, PVC or composite, and aluminum capping bent on site in a matched color
- Interior casing, lockset and deadbolt installed and adjusted
- Painting of interior trim quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked
- Photos of the finished door in your job folder
How it is priced: per door
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Wood brickmould under capping vs. PVC or composite brickmould left bare
- Capping color: a stock white or almond vs. a dark or matched color
- Siding type: vinyl and lap siding take capping easily; stucco and brick are trimmed differently
- Rot at the sill, jamb feet or sheathing behind the old brickmould
- A sidelite or transom in the unit, which adds trim and capping length
- The door itself: steel vs. fiberglass, glass, finish and hardware
Send a close photo of the bottom of the brickmould where it meets the step. That corner tells us whether the sheathing behind it is also wet.
How long it takes
One door with new brickmould and capping in a sound opening: about a day on site. Add time if the sheathing behind the old trim is rotted.
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
Wood brickmould, capped
The brickmould that comes attached to most prehung doors, wrapped in aluminum coil. The wood is protected from weather by the capping and never needs paint.
PVC brickmould, capped or painted
A cellular PVC brickmould that cannot rot, either capped to match the windows or left white and painted later. The pick when the step splashes the bottom of the trim.
Flat PVC trim instead of brickmould
Square-edged flat trim around the door instead of the molded profile, for a modern or farmhouse look. Capped or left white.
Capping to match the windows
Coil in the same color as the window capping on the house, so the door and the windows read as one set of trim.
Entry Door Replacement With New Brickmould and Capping: questions, answered
What is brickmould on an entry door?
Brickmould is the molded exterior trim that runs around the outside of the door frame and covers the gap to the siding or brick. It usually comes attached to a prehung door in finger-jointed pine or a PVC or composite. The name comes from its original use next to brick; it goes on any siding.
Why replace the brickmould with the door?
Because it comes out with the frame. The brickmould is nailed to the door frame, and the frame is what you are replacing. The old brickmould is also the most weathered wood on the entry, often soft at the bottom, so new brickmould on the new frame is the normal way the job is done.
What is capping on a door frame?
Capping is aluminum trim coil bent on site into a channel that wraps the face and edge of the brickmould, tucked behind the siding and sealed at the frame. It is the same material used to wrap window trim and fascia. Once the brickmould is capped, the outside of the door opening never needs paint.
Does the capping match my window capping?
Yes. Trim coil comes in the standard siding and window colors, so the door capping is ordered in the same color as your window capping or your siding trim. We hold a sample against the window trim before bending anything.
Is PVC or composite brickmould better than wood?
For the bottom of a door opening, yes. PVC and composite do not rot where the step splashes them, and they can be left bare and painted, or capped. Wood brickmould under capping also lasts, because the capping keeps the water off it. Either is fine; the difference shows if the capping is ever damaged.
Can the brickmould be painted instead of capped?
Yes. Wood or PVC brickmould can be primed and painted to match the house. Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself. Capping is the choice when you do not want to repaint the door trim every few years.
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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