Patio Door Replacement in Hopkins, MN
The slider off your Hopkins townhome has fogged, and the association has rules about what replaces it.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
Patio door replacement in Hopkins MN is often a 1970s–90s townhome or condo door onto a small deck or patio, fogged and dragging, where the association sets the exterior color and style. JMB Builders measures the opening, helps you match what the association requires, orders the door, repairs the sill, 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, new door included
- Association color and style matched
- Deck and ground-floor patio doors
Along the edges of Hopkins are bands of 1970s–90s townhomes and condos, and most units have one patio door: a slider off the living room onto a deck, or at ground level onto a small fenced patio. The doors were builder-grade and are now twenty-five to fifty years old, so the glass has fogged, the rollers have worn flat, and the lock no longer pulls the panel tight. The bungalows and ramblers in town have patio doors too, usually added in a remodel, and those go the same way.
In a townhome, the association usually owns the look of the building, so the replacement has to match the exterior color and often the style of every other door on the row. We ask for the association's rules before anything is ordered, pick a line and color that meet them, and give you the spec sheet and photos to submit if the association wants to approve it. The inside of the door, the hardware and the glass package are yours to choose.
The install is the same careful job as a single-family door: old unit out, subfloor and rim checked and repaired, sill pan down, flashing lapped, the new door set level and square, foamed and sealed, rollers and lock adjusted. On a deck a story up, we look at how the deck meets the wall under the door while the sill is open. Our job records show 3 installs in Hopkins, Mar–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
- The association's rules on exterior color and door style, or the contact to ask
- Slider or hinged door, interior color, glass and hardware
- Which panel slides, or let us suggest it from the deck or patio layout
- Photos of the door inside and out, the sill up close, and the neighbors' doors on the row
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and the door order through ABC Supply, with options such as MI Windows, ProVia or Therma-Tru in the association's color
- A spec sheet and photos for the association's approval, if it wants one
- 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; rollers, lock and screen adjusted
- Interior casing and exterior trim to match the row, and 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:
- The line and color the association allows
- Slider vs. hinged door, and the glass package
- Rot under the sill or at the rim once the old door is out
- Deck height and access to a second-floor door
- Exterior trim matched to the rest of the row
- Interior trim painting, quoted separately
Send photos of the door inside and out, the sill, and a shot down the row showing the other doors. If you have the association's rules, send those too.
How long it takes
One patio door: most of a day on site in a sound opening. Association approval adds time before the order, not on install 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.
Situations and options
Vinyl slider in the association color
The usual townhome replacement: white or almond exterior to match the row, your choice of interior, low-E glass and a screen. Easy to match on paper for an approval.
Fiberglass slider, dark exterior
For rows where the doors are bronze or black, or an association that allows a color change. Stiffer frame, holds a dark color in sun.
Hinged patio door
A single hinged door with a fixed panel where a slider was, for a compression seal and a different look, if the association allows it and there is swing room on the deck.
Patio Door Replacement in Hopkins, MN: questions, answered
Does my Hopkins townhome association have to approve a new patio door?
Often, yes, at least for the exterior color and style. Rules vary by association, so we ask for them before anything is ordered and pick a door that meets them. If the association wants a submission, we give you the spec sheet and a photo of the door so you can send it in.
Can the inside of the door be a different color than the outside?
Yes. Most lines offer a white or almond exterior with a white, tan or woodgrain interior, so the outside matches the row and the inside matches your room. The association sees only the exterior, and the quote shows both.
Who is responsible for the patio door in a townhome, me or the association?
It depends on the association's documents; some treat doors and windows as the owner's, some maintain them as part of the exterior. Check before you order. If the association is paying or coordinating, we can quote the door the same way and work with their contact.
Do I need a permit to replace a patio door in Hopkins?
The City of Hopkins building department sets that rule, separate from the association's approval, and a change to the opening size or framing is what usually brings a permit into it. We check for your address and pull a permit when one is needed.
Can you replace a patio door that opens onto a second-floor deck?
Yes. The new door is set at the same height so the threshold meets the deck boards, and while the sill is open we look at the ledger and flashing under the door. If something there needs work, it is photographed and quoted before we go further.
Do you replace patio doors in Minnetonka and Edina too?
Yes. We replace patio doors across the west metro, including Minnetonka, Edina and Golden Valley, on scheduled 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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