Entry Door Replacement in Eagan, MN
Every November your Eagan front door starts dragging on the threshold, and by January you have to shoulder it to get the deadbolt to throw.
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Entry door replacement in Eagan MN often starts with a door that drags and will not latch in the cold: a 1975–1995 split or two-story whose builder frame racked as the house settled. JMB Builders says whether the frame can be adjusted or has to go, and when it goes, sets a new prehung unit plumb and square in a sill pan. Priced per door. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Priced per door, prehung unit included
- Adjust-or-replace call made from your photos
- Set plumb with an adjustable strike and threshold
Eagan's 1975–1995 splits, two-stories and walkouts were built on rolling ground, and the entries have moved with the houses. A builder-grade door frame nailed through thin jambs racks a little as the landing settles and the header sags, and the door that closed fine in August binds against the threshold or misses the strike when the cold shrinks the slab and swells the frame. Owners shim the hinges and move the strike plate every fall, and every fall it is a little worse.
The question is whether the frame can be saved. If the jambs are solid and the frame is only slightly out, rehanging the slab and resetting the strike may buy years, and we will say so from your photos. If the jamb is split at the hinges, the sill has rotted, or the frame is racked past what shimming fixes, the whole prehung unit comes out. The new one is set plumb and square inside the rough opening, shimmed at every hinge and at the strike, and screwed through the hinge jamb into the framing with long screws so it cannot sag again.
A new unit also comes with an adjustable strike and an adjustable threshold, so the small seasonal movement every house has is taken up with a screwdriver instead of a shoulder. The sill gets a pan, the subfloor is checked and the frame is foamed and sealed. Eagan is a scheduled full-day trip from Zimmerman, so a front door often goes with a patio door or windows. Our job records show one install in Eagan, Sep 2026. 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 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- Door style, material, glass and color
- Hardware finish, or your own handleset and deadbolt
- Photos of the door from outside and inside, a close-up of the hinge jamb, and the gap at the top and latch side with the door closed
What JMB supplies
- An adjust-or-replace call from your photos, and the prehung order when it is replace, with options such as Therma-Tru, Masonite or ProVia
- Old door, frame and threshold removed and hauled away
- Sill, subfloor and jamb-foot rot repaired as found
- Sill pan, flashing tape, low-expansion foam and exterior sealant
- Frame set plumb and square, shimmed at every hinge and the strike, long screws into framing
- Adjustable strike and threshold set so the door latches and seals with the deadbolt thrown
- Brickmould outside, casing inside, and photos 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:
- Rehang and adjust vs. a new prehung unit
- Steel vs. fiberglass, glass and finish
- Single door vs. a unit with a sidelite
- Rot at the sill and jamb feet once the old unit is out
- A sagged header or out-of-level landing that needs more than shims
- Handleset, deadbolt or smart lock
- Painting, quoted as a separate line
Send a photo of the door closed from inside showing the gap along the top and latch side, a close-up of the hinge jamb, and one of the threshold. Tell us what month it starts to drag.
How long it takes
One front door in a sound opening: about a day on site. Sill or header work adds hours. Lead time depends on the door ordered and is 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.
Entry Door Replacement in Eagan, MN: questions, answered
Why does my Eagan front door drag and refuse to latch in winter?
The slab shrinks a little in dry cold while the wood frame swells with moisture, and a frame that is already racked from settling has no room for that. The door binds at the threshold or the top corner and the latch misses the strike. On a plumb, square frame the same seasonal movement is a few hundredths of an inch and nobody notices.
Can the door be adjusted instead of replaced?
Sometimes. If the jambs are solid and the frame is only slightly out, rehanging the slab, resetting the hinges with long screws and moving the strike can fix it for years, and we will tell you that from the photos. If the jamb is split, the sill is soft or the frame is racked past shimming, replacement is the honest answer.
What keeps the new door from doing the same thing in a few years?
Three things: the frame is set plumb and square inside the rough opening instead of nailed to whatever the wall is doing, it is screwed through the hinge jamb into the framing so the hinge side cannot sag, and it has an adjustable strike and threshold so small movement is taken up with a screwdriver.
Is a permit needed to replace a front door in Eagan?
The City of Eagan building department sets that rule. Changing the size of the opening is the usual trigger in most cities; a same-size swap is often handled differently. We check for your address and pull the permit when one is needed.
What if the header above the door has sagged?
We see it when the old unit is out: the rough opening is shorter in the middle than at the sides. A slight sag is taken up in the shim space. A header that has dropped more than that is a framing repair, quoted as its own line before we go further, and the new door goes in after.
Can the front door go on the same trip as my windows or patio door?
Yes. Eagan is a scheduled full-day trip from Zimmerman, so the door goes on the same order as a patio door or windows in a matching color and is installed during the same visit.
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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