Entry Door Replacement in Mound, MN
The door on your Mound cottage has been planed three times and still drags, because the floor under it has settled and the frame went with it.
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Entry door replacement in Mound MN usually means a door on a lake cottage or addition that has settled: the floor slopes, the frame racked with it, and the door has been planed for years and still sticks. JMB Builders rebuilds the sill level, orders a prehung unit to fit, sets it plumb 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
- Sill rebuilt level before the new unit
- Cottage and addition doors ordered to fit
Mound's cottages and the additions on them were built on whatever was there: piers, a shallow block wall, a slab poured over fill. Decades later a corner has settled, the floor slopes toward the lake, and the entry door, often a side door off the driveway or a lake-side door off the porch, has been racked out of square with it. Owners plane the top, move the strike, add a sweep, and it still drags in summer and leaks cold in winter.
Setting a new door into a racked opening just starts the cycle over. We pull the old unit and look at what is under it. If the sill plate or the subfloor has settled or rotted, we rebuild it level, shimming or sistering the framing so the new sill sits flat. Then the prehung unit goes in plumb and square inside the opening, not matched to the slope, with the gap shimmed and foamed and the trim scribed to the wall and floor.
On the lake side the same water that rots the window sills gets at the door, so the sill pan, flashing tape at the sides and head, and a sealant joint to the siding matter more here than on a street-side door. Mound is a full-day trip from Zimmerman and the door is on site before the old one comes out. Our job records show 2 installs in Mound, Jul 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
- What you know about the addition or the floor settling, if anything
- Photos of the door from outside and inside, the threshold, and a level or a marble on the floor beside it
What JMB supplies
- Measurement of the opening and the prehung order through ABC Supply, with options such as ProVia, Therma-Tru or Masonite
- Old door, frame and threshold removed and hauled away
- Sill plate, subfloor and framing under the door rebuilt level and sound
- Sill pan, flashing tape, low-expansion foam and a sealant joint to the siding
- Unit set plumb and square, screwed into framing, strike and weatherstrip adjusted
- Interior casing scribed to the wall and floor, exterior trim to suit the siding
- 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:
- How far the opening has settled and what it takes to rebuild the sill level
- Rot in the sill, subfloor or framing on a lake-side door
- Fiberglass vs. steel vs. wood, and the glass
- A stock size vs. a custom size for a cottage opening
- Trim scribed to an out-of-plumb wall or sloped floor
- Exterior trim against cedar, lap or vinyl siding
- Painting or staining, quoted as a separate line
Send photos of the door from both sides and the threshold, and set a level on the floor beside it if you have one. The free in-home estimate includes a look at what is under the sill.
How long it takes
One door in a sound opening: about a day on site. Rebuilding a settled sill or lake-side rot adds a few hours to a day. Door lead time 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 Mound, MN: questions, answered
Why does my cottage door still stick after being planed?
Because the opening keeps moving with the floor. Planing the slab matches it to a frame that is out of square, and the next season of settling or swelling puts it back in contact. The fix is under the door: a level sill on sound framing, and a new unit set plumb inside the opening so the slab swings on true hinges.
Can you set a new door level when the floor slopes?
Yes. The sill is rebuilt flat, the frame is set plumb and level, and the difference between the level frame and the sloped floor or leaning wall is taken up in the shim space and covered by trim scribed to fit. From inside you see a straight door and casing that meets the floor cleanly.
Do you check the floor framing under the door?
On every Mound door, because that is usually where the problem is. If the subfloor or sill plate is soft or has dropped, we show you with photos, rebuild it before the new unit goes in, and the cost is on the quote. Nothing is set on top of bad framing.
Is a permit needed to replace an entry door in Mound?
The City of Mound building department sets that rule, and framing repair under the door or a change in opening size is what usually brings a permit into it. We check for your address and pull a permit when one is needed.
Which door holds up on the lake side of the house?
A fiberglass door with a composite jamb and a sill pan under it. Fiberglass does not swell or rot, and a composite jamb bottom does not wick water the way a wood jamb does. The sill pan and lapped flashing keep the spray that blows under the threshold from reaching the subfloor.
Do you replace entry doors in Minnetonka and Waconia too?
Yes. We replace entry doors around the west end of Lake Minnetonka, including Minnetonka, Waconia and Chanhassen, on scheduled full-day trips from Zimmerman. Send photos of the door and we reply within one business day.
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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