Patio Door Replacement in Edina, MN
The patio door off your Edina dining room is a white vinyl slider somebody put in next to stained oak casing, and it has fogged anyway.
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Patio door replacement in Edina MN usually means matching the house: a clad-wood or fiberglass slider or French door with a stained interior that sits right beside original millwork, in a 1920s–40s home or a mid-century rambler. JMB Builders measures the opening, orders the door, repairs the sill, sets it in a sill pan with flashing and trims it to match. 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
- Stained wood interiors to match the millwork
- French and sliding doors, upgraded glass
In Edina's older homes the patio door was almost always added later, into a dining room or sunroom with original stained casing on every other opening. Often it is a white vinyl or aluminum slider from the 1980s or 90s that never matched the room and has now fogged, sags on its rollers and leaks cold. Mid-century Edina ramblers have the same door off the kitchen or family room, with the same problems and a cleaner interior to match.
Matching the room is the first decision. A clad-wood door has a real wood interior that takes stain to match the casing, with a low-maintenance exterior; fiberglass with a wood-tone interior is the middle option. A hinged French door suits a dining room in an older house and seals with compression weatherstrip; a slider suits a room without swing space. Grille patterns can match divided-lite windows, and the glass can be low-E, laminated or triple-pane.
The install is the same careful job under any door. The old unit comes out, the subfloor and rim under the sill are checked and any soft wood replaced, a sill pan goes down with flashing tape at the sides and head, and the new frame is set level and square before foam and sealant. Interior casing is milled to match the profile of the room's trim. Staining or painting is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked and finish 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
- French door or slider, frame material, exterior color and interior finish
- Glass package and grille pattern, matched to the windows if you like
- Photos of the door from inside showing the room's trim, from outside, and the sill up close
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and the door order, with options such as ProVia, Andersen or Therma-Tru
- Samples of wood interiors, stains and exterior colors at the estimate
- Old door and trim removed and hauled away
- Subfloor and rim repair under the sill as found
- Sill pan, flashing tape, low-expansion foam and exterior sealant
- Frame set level and square; hinges or rollers, lock and screen adjusted
- Interior casing milled to match the room's trim, exterior trim to suit brick, stucco or siding, 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:
- French door vs. slider, and panel count
- Clad-wood vs. fiberglass vs. vinyl, and the interior finish
- Glass package: low-E, laminated or triple-pane, and grille pattern
- Rot under the sill or at the rim once the old door is out
- Brick or stucco exterior and how the new unit meets it
- Casing milled to match the room's trim
- Staining or painting, quoted as a separate line
Send a photo from inside the room showing the door and the trim around the nearest window, one from outside, and one of the sill. Tell us if you want the door to match other windows.
How long it takes
One patio door: a full day on site, with the matched casing fitted the same day. Lead time on clad-wood and stained interiors is longer than vinyl 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
Clad-wood French door
A hinged pair with a real wood interior stained to match the casing and a low-maintenance exterior. The closest match to original millwork in an older Edina home.
Clad-wood or fiberglass slider
For a room without swing space. A wood or wood-tone interior and narrow frames, with grilles matched to the windows. Fiberglass costs less than clad-wood.
Vinyl slider with matched casing
The value option. A white or tan vinyl door with the interior casing milled and stained to match the room, so the trim ties it in even if the frame does not.
Patio Door Replacement in Edina, MN: questions, answered
Can a new patio door match the stained oak trim in my Edina dining room?
Yes. A clad-wood door has a real wood interior, usually pine, oak or fir, that is stained to match the casing, and the new casing around it is milled to the same profile as the room's trim. Fiberglass with a wood-tone interior is a middle option. We bring samples so you can hold the stain against your trim.
French doors or a slider for an older house?
French doors suit a dining room in a 1920s–40s house and seal with compression weatherstrip, but they need room to swing inside or out onto the patio. A slider suits a room without that space. Both come in clad-wood with matching grilles. We look at the room and tell you which fits.
Can the grilles match my divided-lite windows?
Yes. Grille patterns, bar widths and profiles are ordered to match, either between the glass or applied to the surface like the originals. If you are replacing windows at the same time, the door and windows go on one order so the pattern and color match exactly.
Do I need a permit to replace a patio door in Edina?
The City of Edina building department sets that rule. Widening the opening or changing framing is the usual trigger in most cities, and if your block is in a historic district the city may also review exterior changes. We check for your address and pull a permit when one is required.
Is a clad-wood patio door worth the extra cost over vinyl?
In a room with original stained trim, usually yes: a white vinyl frame beside stained oak is the first thing people see. Where the trim is painted or the room is a casual family room, a fiberglass or vinyl door with matched casing can look right for less. We quote the options side by side.
How long is the opening uncovered during the swap?
The old door comes out the morning the new one is on site, and the new one is set, foamed and sealed the same day. The matched casing goes on the same day in most cases, so the room is back in use that evening.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
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