Steel Six-Panel Entry Door Replacement
You do not need glass, a color or a design. You need a solid door that locks, seals and does not cost a fortune.
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Steel six panel entry door replacement is the plain insulated steel door with six raised panels, prehung with its frame, and the door most often in stock in common sizes. JMB Builders measures, picks it up, pulls the old door and frame, sets it on a sill pan and trims it. One door is a welcome job across the Twin Cities metro, priced per door, frame included. Photo reply within one business day, or a free in-home estimate.
- The door most often in stock, both swings
- Priced per door, prehung frame included
- Primed white; painting as a separate line
The steel six-panel is the standard exterior door. Two skins of galvanized steel over a foam core, six raised panels pressed into the face, a wood or composite frame, an adjustable sill and a magnetic or compression weatherstrip. It is the door on most back entries, garage service doors and a lot of front doors, and it is the door our supplier keeps on the shelf in common sizes, both swings, primed white.
In stock is why people pick it. There is no factory build, so one six-panel can be measured, picked up and installed soon after the quote is signed. If you want it in a color, you paint it or we quote painting as a separate line. If you want glass, a sidelite or a size between stock sizes, it becomes a custom order with the lead time written on the quote.
The install is the same as any entry door, because the frame comes with it. The old door and frame come out, soft wood at the sill and jamb feet is replaced, a sill pan and flashing go in, the new unit is set square and foamed, brickmould and casing go on primed and caulked, and the lockset and deadbolt are fitted. The bottom edge of a steel door is where rust starts, so the sill is set to drain and the sweep is adjusted to seal without dragging.
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 inside and outside, and a close-up of the sill and the bottom of the frame
- Which side the hinges are on, seen from inside, and a rough slab width
- Your paint color if you want it painted, or leave it primed
- Your choice of lockset and deadbolt finish, or your own hardware
What JMB supplies
- A check of the shelf at ABC Supply for your size and swing
- A measure of the opening before the door is picked up
- The prehung steel six-panel door with frame, in options such as Therma-Tru or Masonite
- Removal of the old door, frame and trim with haul-away
- Repair of rotted sill framing or subfloor, quoted as its own line
- Sill pan, flashing tape, foam, sealant and shims, sill set to drain
- Exterior brickmould and interior casing, primed and caulked; painting quoted as a separate line
- Lockset and deadbolt installed, strike, sweep and weatherstrip adjusted
- 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:
- In-stock size and swing vs. a custom size, which is ordered
- 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
- Interior casing kept, matched or replaced
- Hardware: a basic lockset vs. a handleset or smart lock
- Painting the door and trim, quoted as a separate line
- A storm door kept, remounted or added
Send the hinge side and a rough slab width with the photos. That tells us whether the shelf door fits before the visit.
How long it takes
About a day on site. An in-stock six-panel is picked up for the install soon after the measure; a custom size or a six-panel with glass is ordered with the 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
Six-panel, no glass
The shelf door. Insulated steel, primed white, common sizes and both swings. A back door, garage service door or plain front door.
Six-panel with a lite or sidelite
A small half-moon or rectangular lite at the top, or a narrow sidelite beside it, brings light into a dark entry. Custom ordered with the lead time on the quote.
Six-panel in a color
Painted on site as a separate line once installed, or paint it yourself. Steel needs its paint to stay sealed, especially at the bottom edge.
Steel Six-Panel Entry Door Replacement: questions, answered
Is a steel six-panel door in stock?
Usually, in common sizes and both swings, primed white, at our supplier. That is the reason to pick it when the door needs to go in soon. JMB Builders checks the shelf for your size and swing, measures the opening, picks it up and installs it. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
Does the price include the frame?
Yes. The six-panel comes as a prehung unit with frame, sill and weatherstrip, and that is one line on the quote. Sill rot repair, trim, hardware and painting are their own lines.
Does a steel six-panel door need to be painted?
It comes primed and should be painted to stay sealed, especially along the bottom edge where water sits. Painting is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself on a warm day.
Will a steel door rust?
At the bottom, if the paint fails and water sits against it. The new sill is set to drain, the sweep is adjusted to seal without dragging, and the door is painted or left primed for you to paint. Kept painted, a steel six-panel lasts a long time.
Can I get a six-panel steel door with glass?
Yes. A small lite at the top or a sidelite beside the door is a common option, but it moves the door from the shelf to a custom order with the lead time written on the quote. Say what you want with your photos and the quote shows it.
Is one six-panel door too small a job?
No. One door is a welcome job for JMB Builders, priced per door with the frame included. A plain six-panel back door is one of the most common single-door jobs we do.
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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