Entry Door Replacement in Lino Lakes, MN
The front door on your Lino Lakes split opens onto a landing the size of a doormat, and the cold comes down the stairs from it all winter.
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Entry door replacement in Lino Lakes MN is most often the front door on a 1980s–2000s split-level or two-story, opening onto a small landing with stairs up and down, its slab bowed and its threshold leaking. JMB Builders measures, orders a prehung unit in the swing that works on the landing, sets it in a sill pan with flashing, and trims it. 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
- Split-entry landings and swing planned at the measure
- Our job records show 2 installs in Lino Lakes, Apr–Jul 2026
Lino Lakes is mostly 1980s–2000s split-levels, two-stories and walkouts, with older ramblers and lake homes around the chain of lakes. On a split, the front door opens onto a small landing with a half flight of stairs going up and another going down, so a door that swings the wrong way or sticks is a daily problem. The original builder door has a bowed slab, flat weatherstrip and a threshold that has let water into the landing subfloor.
The swing is the first thing we sort out at the measure. On a split-entry landing the door needs to clear the stair rail and the light switch and not trap the person coming in. We order the prehung unit in the hand and swing that works, and if the landing is tight, a door with a half-lite or a sidelite brings light down both stairs. Then the old unit comes out, the landing subfloor and jamb feet are checked and any soft wood replaced, a sill pan goes down, flashing tape laps the sides and head, and the new unit is shimmed plumb and screwed into framing.
Our job records show 2 installs in Lino Lakes, Apr–Jul 2026. Owners here often buy the door themselves, and we will set a door you have bought as long as it fits the opening; we check the size before scheduling. Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself. We do the same work in Blaine and Shoreview.
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
- Style, material, glass and color of the new door, or the door you have already bought
- Hardware finish, or your own lockset and deadbolt
- Photos: the door from outside, the landing from inside with the stairs, and the threshold
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure, a swing check on the landing, and the order through ABC Supply
- Old door and frame out and hauled away
- Landing subfloor and jamb-foot rot repaired as found
- Sill pan, flashing tape, low-expansion foam and exterior sealant
- Door set plumb, screwed through the hinge jamb, threshold and strike adjusted
- Brickmould outside, casing inside, primed and caulked
- Finished 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:
- Steel vs. fiberglass, glass lite and finish
- Single door vs. a unit with a sidelite on a wider split entry
- Rot in the landing subfloor and jamb feet once the old door is out
- A door you supply vs. one we order
- Hardware: lockset, handle set or smart lock
- Painting or staining, quoted as a separate line
Send a photo of the door from outside, one from inside showing the landing and both stairs, and a close-up of the threshold.
How long it takes
About a day for one door in a sound opening; landing subfloor repair 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 Lino Lakes, MN: questions, answered
Which way should the front door swing on a split-level landing?
Toward the wall that does not have the stair rail or the light switch, so the door opens fully and the person coming in is not pushed toward the stairs. We stand on the landing at the measure and settle it before the unit is ordered. The new door can be the opposite hand from the old one if that works better.
Why is the landing cold on my Lino Lakes split in winter?
The front door is the biggest hole in the wall at that spot, and a bowed slab with flat weatherstrip leaks air that falls straight down the lower stairs. A new prehung unit set plumb with compression weatherstrip and an adjustable threshold, foamed into the opening, stops most of it.
Will you install a front door I bought myself?
Yes, if it fits the opening. Send us the unit's size and a photo of the opening and we check it before scheduling. If it will not fit, we tell you up front rather than find out on install day.
Have you done door work in Lino Lakes before?
Yes. Our job records show 2 installs in Lino Lakes, Apr–Jul 2026. It is a short drive for us, so a single door is easy to schedule.
Do I need a permit to replace an entry door in Lino Lakes?
The City of Lino Lakes building department sets that rule, and changing the opening's size or framing can change the answer. We check with the city for your address and pull a permit when one is required.
Can I add a sidelite to a split-entry front door?
Often, yes. Many splits have wall space beside the door. The opening is widened, a new header set, and the door and sidelite go in as one unit on a sill pan. It brings light down both stairs. We check the wall at the measure and tell you before anything is ordered.
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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