Front Door Only, Frame Included
You want a new front door. Not a new entry system, not every door in the house.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
Front door only replacement means the one door and its frame, nothing else: no sidelites, no storm door. JMB Builders supplies a prehung entry door with the frame included, pulls the old door and frame, repairs sill rot, sets the new unit on a sill pan and trims it. Twin Cities metro, priced per door, in stock or custom ordered with the lead time on the quote. Photo reply within one business day, or a free in-home estimate.
- Just the front door; one door is a welcome job
- Priced per door, prehung frame included
- In stock or custom ordered; lead time on the quote
Frame included is the part that matters. A front door that is drafty, binds in winter or is soft at the bottom is almost always failing at the frame and the sill, not the slab. A new slab in the old frame inherits all of it. A prehung door brings a new frame, a new sill with a thermal break, new weatherstrip and a door that was hung square at the factory, so the whole opening starts over.
Only the front door means we leave what you do not ask about. Existing sidelites can stay if their frame is sound and separate from the door frame; if the door and sidelites share one frame, we tell you that at the measure, since the unit comes out as one. The storm door comes off and goes back on the new brickmould if it fits. The back door, the garage door and the patio door are not part of the quote.
A plain steel or smooth fiberglass front door in a common size and white is often in stock at our supplier and can be picked up for the install. Decorative glass, a color or stain, a wood grain finish or an odd size is custom ordered, with the lead time written on the quote before you sign. New trim goes in primed and caulked; painting is quoted as a separate line, or 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 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- Photos of the front door from inside and outside, and a close-up of the sill and bottom corners of the frame
- A photo of any sidelite or transom so we can see whether it shares the door frame
- Your pick of style, material, glass and color, or ask for the in-stock option
- Your choice of lockset and deadbolt finish, or your own hardware
What JMB supplies
- A measure of the opening, swing and jamb depth before the order
- The prehung front door with frame, in stock or custom ordered through ABC Supply
- Removal of the old door, frame and trim with haul-away
- Repair of rotted sill framing, jamb feet or subfloor, quoted as its own line
- Sill pan, flashing tape, foam, sealant and shims
- Exterior brickmould and interior casing, primed and caulked
- Lockset and deadbolt installed, strike and weatherstrip adjusted
- Storm door remounted on the new frame if it fits and you want it kept
- 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:
- The door: steel or fiberglass, solid or glass, primed or factory finished
- In stock in a common size and white vs. custom ordered glass, color or finish
- Whether existing sidelites share the door frame and have to come with it
- Rot at the sill, jamb feet and subfloor once the old door is out
- Siding, stucco or brick around the opening and how the brickmould is finished
- Hardware: a basic lockset vs. a handleset or smart lock
- Painting the door and trim, quoted as a separate line
Send a photo that shows the whole entry from outside, including any sidelite. That tells us whether the frame is shared before we quote.
How long it takes
About a day on site for the front door in a sound opening, more with rot repair. An in-stock door is picked up for the install; a custom ordered door has its lead time written on the quote.
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
In stock: steel or smooth fiberglass, white
A common size six-panel, half-lite or flush door on the shelf at our supplier. The fastest path to a new front door, primed for your paint color.
Custom ordered: glass, color or stain
Decorative or privacy glass, a factory color, a stained wood grain fiberglass, or an odd size. Built to your order with the lead time on the quote.
Door only, sidelites kept
When the sidelites sit in their own frame and are sound, they stay. When they share the door frame, the unit is replaced together and we tell you before quoting.
Front Door Only, Frame Included: questions, answered
Can I replace just the front door and keep the sidelites?
If the sidelites have their own frame and are sound, yes, the door and its frame come out and go back in between them. If the door and sidelites are one prehung unit sharing a frame, they come out together and the replacement is ordered as a unit. We tell you which from your photos or at the free in-home estimate.
Why is the frame included in a front door replacement?
Because the frame is where the old door failed. Drafts, binding and soft wood at the bottom come from a sill without a pan and jamb feet that sat in water. A prehung door brings a new frame, sill and weatherstrip hung square at the factory, so the opening starts over instead of inheriting the old problems.
Is a front door in stock or custom ordered?
A plain steel or smooth fiberglass door in a common size and white is often in stock at our supplier and can go in soon after the measure. Decorative glass, a color, a wood grain finish or an odd size is custom ordered and the lead time is written on the quote before you sign.
Does the storm door go back on?
If it fits the new brickmould and you want it, yes, it is remounted as part of the job. A storm door that was sized to the old frame may not fit, and a new one is a separate line on the quote.
Is one front door too small a job?
No. One door is a welcome job for JMB Builders, priced per door with the frame included. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
Do you paint the new front door?
Painting is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself. A factory finished door comes painted or stained, so only the new trim needs finishing.
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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