Patio Door Replacement in St. Anthony, MN
The slider off your St. Anthony dining room is original, fogged, and the only door on the house that still looks right.
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Patio door replacement in St. Anthony MN is usually the slider off a 1950s–60s rambler dining room onto a small patio, fogged and dragging, on a house whose look is worth keeping. JMB Builders measures the opening, orders a narrow-frame full-glass door in white, bronze or black to suit the house, 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
- Narrow-frame doors in white, bronze or black
- Matched to the picture window if ordered together
St. Anthony Village's 1950s–60s ramblers were designed as a piece: low roof, wide picture window, brick or lap siding, and a sliding glass door off the dining room onto a small concrete patio out back. The slider was part of the look, a thin aluminum frame and a lot of glass. Sixty years on it is also the coldest, draftiest thing in the house: the frame frosts, the glass has fogged, the rollers are flat and the lock barely holds.
The replacement does not have to look like it came off a shelf. Several lines make a slider with a narrow frame and a big glass panel, in white, bronze or black, with no grilles, that reads as mid-century from the yard. A fiberglass frame takes a dark color without warping, and an insulated frame means the frost stops. If you are replacing the picture window too, the door and the window go on one order in the same color and the front and back of the house agree.
The old door comes out, the sill and subfloor are checked and repaired, a sill pan goes down, flashing is lapped at the sides and head, and the new door is set level and square, foamed, sealed to the brick or siding, and adjusted. Casing inside is kept simple to match the room. St. Anthony is about 45 minutes from Zimmerman, scheduled as a full-day trip. Our job records show 1 install in St. Anthony, 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 color and glass; grilles or none
- Which panel slides, or let us suggest it from the patio and dining room layout
- Whether the picture window or other windows are going on the same order
- Photos of the door inside and out, the sill up close, and the back of the house showing the siding
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and the door order through ABC Supply, with options such as ProVia, MI Windows or Therma-Tru in a narrow-frame style
- Color and frame samples at the estimate so the door suits the house
- 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 a sealant joint to brick or siding
- Frame set level and square; rollers, lock and screen adjusted
- Simple interior casing to match the room, exterior trim to the siding, 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:
- Narrow-frame fiberglass vs. standard vinyl frame
- Exterior color, dark colors included, and the glass package
- Slider vs. hinged door, and the number of panels
- Rot under the sill or at the rim once the old door is out
- Exterior trim and sealant against brick or lap siding
- Windows on the same order, each its own line
- Painting of new casing, quoted as a separate line
Send photos of the door from inside and out and the back of the house. If you are thinking about the picture window too, send the front, and we quote them together.
How long it takes
One patio door: most of a day on site in a sound opening. With a window order, the door is installed on the same trip. Lead time on a dark-color or narrow-frame door 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
Narrow-frame fiberglass slider
A slim frame and a wide glass panel in white, bronze or black, no grilles. The closest match to the original look, with an insulated frame and low-E glass.
Vinyl slider, white
The lower-cost option with a standard frame width. Clean and plain, suits a white-trimmed rambler, and still a big improvement over the aluminum original.
Hinged door with a fixed panel
A single hinged door beside a fixed glass panel, for a compression seal and a different rhythm on the back wall. Needs swing room on the patio or in the dining room.
Patio Door Replacement in St. Anthony, MN: questions, answered
Can a new patio door still look mid-century on my St. Anthony rambler?
Yes. A narrow-frame slider with a single big glass panel each side, no grilles, in white, bronze or black, keeps the proportion of the original. The frame will be a little wider than 1950s aluminum, which is the price of an insulated frame, and it is the only difference you see from the patio.
Should the patio door match the front picture window?
If you are replacing both, yes, and ordering them together is how that happens: same line, same exterior color, same glass. If the picture window is staying, we match the door's color to it as closely as the line allows. White to white is easy; a bronze or black door against an old white window is a choice to make on purpose.
Why is my original slider so cold?
The frame is aluminum with no thermal break, so it is as cold as outside and frosts from inside, and the glass is single-pane or an early double-pane with a failed seal. A new insulated frame and low-E glass stop both. The draft along the floor is the worn weatherstrip and a lock that no longer pulls the panel tight.
Do I need a permit to replace a patio door in St. Anthony?
The City of St. Anthony Village building department sets that rule, and a change to the opening size or the framing is what usually brings a permit into it. We check for your address and pull a permit when one is needed.
Can the door be black or bronze outside and white inside?
Yes. Most fiberglass and many vinyl lines offer a dark exterior with a white interior, so the outside suits the brick and the inside suits the room. The quote lists the color on both faces.
How long is the dining room open during the swap?
A few hours. The old door stays in until the new one is on site and the sill is ready, the swap is done the same day, and the door is sealed and locking before the crew leaves. Floors from the door to the entry are covered.
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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