Patio Door Replacement in Eden Prairie, MN
The slider on your Eden Prairie walkout lives under the deck, where every rain drips on it from above and splashes it from the slab below.
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Patio door replacement in Eden Prairie MN is often the walkout slider under the deck on a 1980s–2000s two-story: deck drip hits its head, the patio slab splashes its sill, and the subfloor behind the threshold has gone soft. JMB Builders measures the opening, orders the door you pick, rebuilds the sill and sets it in a sill pan that drains. Priced per door. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Priced per door, new door included
- Under-deck doors flashed for drip and splash
- Subfloor and rim at the sill repaired as found
Eden Prairie's bluff and lake lots put a walkout under most of its 1980s–2000s two-stories, and the lower patio door sits directly beneath the deck. That is the hardest spot on the house for a door. Rain and snowmelt drip between the deck boards onto the door's head and run down the glass; the patio slab in front of it catches the drip and splashes the sill; and the slab often slopes toward the house after years of settling. The original builder slider had no sill pan, so the water that got past the track went into the subfloor.
The replacement starts with where the water goes. The old door comes out and the subfloor, rim and the bottom of the wall framing are checked; soft wood is cut out and replaced. A sill pan with a back dam goes down so anything that gets past the new track drains outside. Flashing tape laps the sides and the head, and at the head we look at how the deck frame meets the wall above the door, because a missing or failed ledger flashing is often the real source of the water. If the slab slopes toward the door, we tell you, and the fix for that is its own line.
The new door is set level and square on the repaired sill, shimmed, anchored, foamed and sealed, and the rollers, lock and screen adjusted. A door under a deck is in shade, so a vinyl or fiberglass frame in any color does fine there; match it to the deck door above if that one is being done too. Eden Prairie is a scheduled full-day trip from Zimmerman. Our job records show one install in Eden Prairie, 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
- Slider or hinged door, frame material, color and glass
- Which panel slides, or let us suggest from the room and the patio
- Photos of the door inside and out, the sill and the floor in front of it up close, and the underside of the deck above the door
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and the door order, with options such as MI Windows, ProVia or Therma-Tru
- Removal and haul-away of the old door and trim
- Subfloor, rim and wall-bottom repair under the sill as found
- Sill pan with a back dam, flashing tape at jambs and head, low-expansion foam and exterior sealant
- A look at the deck-to-wall flashing above the door, with photos if it needs work
- Frame set level and square; rollers, lock and screen adjusted
- Interior casing and exterior trim, 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:
- Slider vs. hinged French door, and the number of panels
- Frame material and glass package
- How far the rot runs into the subfloor, rim and wall framing
- Deck-to-wall flashing repair above the door, if needed
- A patio slab that slopes toward the door, quoted separately
- Exterior trim against siding or the foundation on a walkout
Send a photo of the door from inside and from the patio, a close-up of the threshold and the floor in front of it, and one looking up at the deck above the door.
How long it takes
One walkout patio door: most of a day on site in a sound opening. Subfloor and rim repair can add half a day. 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.
Situations and options
Vinyl slider
The usual replacement under a deck, where the frame is shaded and a dark color is not an issue. Pick a line with a stiff frame and an adjustable lock.
Fiberglass slider
A stiffer frame for a wider opening, in colors that match a fiberglass deck door above. Holds up to splash and shade without any upkeep.
French patio door
A hinged pair for a family room with room to swing. Compression weatherstrip seals tighter at the bottom, which helps on a door that sits near grade.
Patio Door Replacement in Eden Prairie, MN: questions, answered
Why is the floor soft in front of my walkout patio door in Eden Prairie?
Water dripping through the deck above and splashing off the slab has been getting past the track for years, and the original door had no sill pan under it, so the water went into the subfloor instead of back outside. The rot runs into the rim and the bottom of the wall if it goes long enough. We open the sill, replace what is soft, and set the new door in a pan that drains.
Will a new door stop the water or does the deck need fixing too?
The sill pan and flashing stop the water that reaches the door from getting into the house. If the deck ledger flashing above the door has failed, water is also getting into the wall from above, and a new door does not fix that. We look at it while the head is open and show you a photo. The two repairs are quoted as separate lines.
My patio slab slopes toward the house. Is that a problem for the door?
Yes, because it sends every rain against the sill. The new door is set with a sill pan and back dam so the water drains out, which protects the house, but a slab that pools water at the threshold is still a slab problem. We tell you what we see and quote the slab work separately if you want it done.
Do I need a permit to replace a patio door in Eden Prairie?
The City of Eden Prairie building department sets that rule. Widening an opening or changing framing is the usual trigger in most cities; a same-size swap is often handled differently. We check for your address and pull a permit when one is required.
What is a sill pan with a back dam?
A formed tray under the door sill that is sealed at the ends and has a raised lip on the inside edge. Water that gets past the track lands in the pan and can only go one way, back outside. Many 1980s–2000s builder doors were set without one, which is why their subfloors are soft.
Can the walkout door match the deck door above it?
Yes. Ordered together, both doors come in the same line, color, glass and grilles, and each is its own line on the quote. If only the lower door is due now, we note the line and color so the upper one can match later.
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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