Entry Door Replacement in Shoreview, MN
The front door on your Shoreview split-entry has a sidelite with a rotten sill, a slab somebody replaced in the 90s, and a draft on the landing.
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Entry door replacement in Shoreview MN is usually a 1960s–90s front door already swapped once with a cheap slab, or a split-entry door with a sidelite where the shared sill has rotted. JMB Builders orders the door and sidelite as one prehung unit, repairs the landing subfloor, sets it on a sill pan with flashing and adjusts it to seal. 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
- Door and sidelite replaced as one unit
- Split-entry landings checked for rot
Shoreview's 1960s–90s houses are heavy on split-entries and splits, and the front door on those is a particular job. It sits at a landing between two half-flights, usually with a full-height sidelite, and the door and sidelite share one sill. When that sill goes, both go. Many of these doors have already had a slab swap, which left the rotten frame in place and the new slab fighting it, and a lot of them have a first-generation steel door from the 90s that is now rusting at the bottom.
We replace the door and sidelite as one prehung unit sized to the opening. The old door, sidelite and frame come out, the subfloor at the landing is checked and any soft wood replaced, a sill pan goes down, and flashing tape laps the sides and head. The new unit is shimmed plumb, screwed through the hinge jamb into framing, foamed in the gap and sealed outside. The strike, deadbolt and weatherstrip are adjusted so the door pulls tight when the bolt is thrown.
On a rambler or two-story the job is the same without the landing. Shoreview's lake-side houses around Turtle, Snail and Owasso take more wind, and the sweep and corner pads get extra attention there. Options such as Therma-Tru, ProVia or Masonite come through ABC Supply. 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, plus sidelite glass
- Hardware finish, or your own handleset and deadbolt
- Photos of the door and sidelite inside and out, the sill, and the landing floor
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and the prehung order, door and sidelite as one unit, with options such as Therma-Tru, ProVia or Masonite
- Old door, sidelite, frame and threshold removed and hauled away
- Subfloor and jamb-foot rot at the landing repaired as found
- Sill pan, flashing tape, low-expansion foam and exterior sealant
- Unit set plumb, screwed into framing, strike and weatherstrip adjusted
- Brickmould or exterior trim to suit the siding, casing inside
- 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:
- Single door vs. a unit with one or two sidelites
- Steel vs. fiberglass slab, glass lites and factory finish
- Rot at the landing subfloor and jamb feet once the old unit is out
- Exterior trim against vinyl, brick or lap siding
- Handleset, deadbolt or smart lock
- A storm door added for a lake-side wall
- Painting or staining, quoted as a separate line
Send a photo of the door and sidelite from outside, one from the landing, and a close-up of the sill where they meet. Press on the floor by the door and tell us if it gives.
How long it takes
One door in a sound opening: about a day on site. A sidelite unit with landing repair can run into a second morning. Door lead time is set at order and 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 Shoreview, MN: questions, answered
Can I replace just the door and keep the sidelite on my Shoreview split-entry?
Usually not, because the door and sidelite share one frame and sill, and the sill is what has rotted. The two are ordered as one prehung unit to the size of the opening and set together on a new pan. You pick the sidelite glass when the unit is ordered.
The floor by my front door feels soft. What does that mean?
Water has been getting past the threshold into the subfloor at the landing, usually for years. We open it up when the old unit is out, replace the soft subfloor and any framing, then set the new unit on a sill pan so it does not happen again. It is quoted as its own line once we see it.
Somebody already replaced the slab in my door. Why does it still leak?
A slab swap leaves the old frame, threshold and weatherstrip in place, and those are usually the problem. If the frame is out of square or the jamb feet are soft, a new slab cannot seal against it. Replacing the whole prehung unit fixes the frame too.
Is a permit needed to replace an entry door in Shoreview?
The City of Shoreview building department sets that rule, and a changed opening size is the usual thing that changes the answer. We check for your address before the order goes in and pull a permit when one is required.
What door works best on a house near one of the Shoreview lakes?
A fiberglass prehung unit with compression weatherstrip, set on a pan with the sweep and corner pads fitted, holds up to lake wind and sun. A storm door on the outside adds a second layer. Either way the install is what keeps the wind out.
Can the front door go in with my windows or patio door?
Yes. It is measured at the same visit, ordered through ABC Supply in a matching color, and installed during the same job. It is listed as its own line on the quote so you can take it now or later.
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