Rental Turnover Door Replacement — Prehung Swaps by the Unit
A turnover with a broken bedroom door and a unit entry that does not lock is a turnover that is not rentable. We swap the doors, match the trim and send you the photos and one invoice per unit.
JMB Builders does rental turnover door replacement for landlords and property managers across the Twin Cities metro. We swap interior and unit entry doors as prehung units, one unit at a time or a whole building, match the casing that is already there, and put the same hardware on every door so your keys and maintenance stay simple. Priced per door, invoiced per unit with photos of each door in your job folder.
- Priced per door, invoiced per unit
- Prehung swaps, casing matched to the building
- One hardware spec across every unit
- Photos of every door in your job folder
- Licensed MN contractor BC809005
Doors are the part of a rental that takes the most abuse: bedroom doors punched through, bathroom doors with the privacy lock torn out, closet doors off their track, and a unit entry door that was kicked once and has never latched right since. On a turnover you have days, not weeks, to fix all of it. JMB Builders runs that door work for property managers and landlords across the Twin Cities metro, unit by unit, with one crew that shows up when the unit is empty and leaves when the doors are hung.
We do it as prehung swaps because that is faster and straighter than fitting slabs into old jambs, and the unit ends up with a new jamb, new stops and a door that closes with one push. We match the casing profile already in the building so a new door does not stand out, and we put the same lever or knob on every door in the portfolio so your maintenance staff carries one set of parts.
What you supply
- Unit access and the turnover date, and a contact who can let us in if the unit is not on a lockbox
- Your hardware standard, if you have one: passage and privacy lever or knob, finish, and the entry lockset or keyway you use
- Door style and material if you want to specify it; otherwise we match what is in the building (hollow core six-panel or flush, usually)
- A photo of each door to be replaced, or a list by unit with the door count, and a photo of the casing
What JMB supplies
- Prehung interior doors in the style and size that match the building, hollow core or solid core as you specify
- Unit entry doors as fire-rated, self-closing prehung units where the building requires them, with closers and smoke seal
- Casing in the same profile as the rest of the unit, cut and installed to match the other doors
- Hardware installed to your standard: same lever, same finish, entry locksets keyed to your system or left for your locksmith
- Removal and haul-away of the old doors, jambs and casing
- Filled and caulked, ready for the painter; painting as a separate line if you want us to do it
- One invoice per unit and photos of each finished door in your job folder
How it is priced: per door
Quoted in writing from your photos within one business day. What moves the number:
- Hollow core interior prehung vs. solid core, vs. a fire-rated unit entry door with a closer
- Number of doors per unit and units per visit — the rate drops when we hang several doors on one trip
- Standard sizes vs. odd widths in older buildings that have to be special ordered or cut down
- Framing damage behind the old jamb that has to be repaired before the new unit goes in
- Matching an existing casing profile vs. using a standard one across the building
- Whether you supply doors and hardware from your own vendor or we supply them
- Painting of the new doors and casing as a separate line, or left primed for your painter
Send a list by unit with the door count, one photo of a typical door and casing, and your hardware standard. We quote a per-door rate you can approve for the whole building.
How long it takes
Most units: all the interior doors in one day. A unit entry door adds a couple of hours. Several units in a building: scheduled by your turnover dates, usually two to four units 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 quote within one business day. We only come out to measure first when the job needs a tape measure — no pressure, no games.
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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
Interior prehung swaps
Bedroom, bathroom and hall doors replaced as prehung units with new jamb, stop and casing. Hollow core to match a typical building, or solid core where you want the sound and durability.
Unit entry doors
The door from the corridor into the unit, replaced as a fire-rated prehung unit with a closer where the building calls for it, hung so it latches and locks without the tenant shoving it.
Building-wide hardware standard
One lever, one finish, one entry lockset spec across every unit we touch, so your keys, spare latches and strike plates are all the same part. We can set the standard with you on the first unit.
Turnover door and trim bundle
Doors plus the trim that usually goes with them on a turnover: chewed baseboard, damaged casing, missing shoe. Priced as one per-unit number so you can approve it from your phone.
Rental Turnover Door Replacement — Prehung Swaps by the Unit: questions, answered
Do you replace doors in occupied apartments or only on turnover?
Both, but turnover is faster because the unit is empty. In an occupied unit we work with the tenant's schedule, cover the floor, and get in and out in a few hours per door. Give us the door count and a photo and we quote it the same per-door way; the only difference is the scheduling.
Can you match the casing already in the building?
Almost always. Most Twin Cities apartment buildings use one of a few common casing profiles, and we match it from a photo. When a building has an odd profile, we either find the closest stock match or run a standard profile on every door in that unit so nothing looks out of place. We tell you which one it is before we start.
Do you use the same hardware on every unit?
Yes, if you want us to, and most managers do. We set one standard with you on the first unit: passage and privacy lever or knob, finish, and the entry lockset spec. Every door after that gets the same parts, so a maintenance tech carries one latch and one strike for the whole portfolio. If you already have a standard, send it and we match it.
How do you invoice a multi-unit door job?
One invoice per unit, with each door as a line, and the unit number on it so it lands in the right ledger. Photos of every finished door go in your job folder so you can see the work without a site visit. Paid by check or direct deposit; no payment links, no card fees.
Should a rental get hollow core or solid core doors?
Hollow core is the standard in most buildings and it is what we replace with unless you say otherwise; it is cheaper and it matches the other doors. Solid core costs more per door but it takes a punch without a hole, blocks more sound between bedrooms, and does not need replacing on the next turnover. Some managers go solid core on bedroom doors only. We quote both so you can decide per building.
Do you also fix a door frame that was kicked in?
Yes. A kicked-in unit entry usually needs the jamb repaired or replaced and the strike side reinforced before a new door means anything. We do that as its own line on the same visit, and we have a separate page on damaged jamb repair that covers the splice-versus-full-jamb decision.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough. You hear back within one business day. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
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