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Doors, a door that shuts with one hand

It usually starts with a door you have to shoulder, or one that never quite locks. The hard part is not the work — it is that every door company sounds equally sure of itself, and you get one guess. We check licence and insurance before we introduce anyone, and we record the date we checked.

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Doors in short

Door contractors handle four broad jobs: full replacement of an exterior door (usually a prehung unit, frame and all), slab-only swaps into an existing frame, repair work on frames, thresholds, hinges and weatherstripping, and hardware jobs like locks, closers and handlesets. Interior doors, patio and French doors, and storm doors are usually the same trade.

Homewyse puts the national average cost to install an exterior door at $957 to $1,458 per door as of May 2026, covering the door, basic labor, supplies and equipment. Real-world entry door replacements run wider — one 2026 industry guide cites roughly $1,200 to $6,000+ installed for a standard prehung front door, with the spread driven by material, glass, sidelights and whether the opening needs work.

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Why a pro gets to be on this list

Most sites sell your number to whoever pays the most for it. We check the door companies we match you with, and we publish the date we checked so you can hold us to it.

Licence checked

We look up the licence with the issuing state or local authority and record the date we checked it.

Insurance confirmed

General liability and, where it applies, workers’ compensation — confirmed with the carrier, not taken on trust.

Reviews read, not counted

We read the recent negatives as well as the average, and we look at how the pro answered them.

Re-checked, not set and forgotten

A licence that lapses drops the pro out of matching. Every record carries the date it was last verified.

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We don’t publish a cost until we can show the data behind it. If you need a number today, the quote form gives you real prices from local companies.

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HomeMatchup vs. a lead site vs. doing it yourself

Three ways to get this work done. Here’s what each one actually gives you.

Getting doors work done — three routes compared
HomeMatchup Typical lead site DIY
How many companies call youA short, named shortlist you agreed toOften 4–5+ at once, sold to whoever buys the leadNone — the work is on you
Licence & insuranceChecked against the issuing authority, with a date on the recordUsually self-reported by the contractorYour own permits and liability
What it costs youFree — pros pay us, and only for a real matchFree, but your number is resoldMaterials plus your time
Price guidance before you talkPublished ranges with the data behind themRarely shown before you hand over detailsYou research it yourself
If it goes wrongYou have a named, verified company and a record of the checksHard to trace which site sold the leadNo recourse

Describes how HomeMatchup operates and the common lead-generation model. Not a claim about any named competitor.

Homeowners

What people say after they’ve hired

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We’d rather show you nothing than show you someone else’s reviews.

Plenty of sites fill this space with reviews scraped from elsewhere, or written for them. We don’t. The first doors review on this page will come from a homeowner we matched, after their work was finished and paid for.

  • Only from homeowners we actually matched
  • Only after the job is complete
  • Published unedited, including the bad ones
  1. 1You get matchedA few checked pros, free
  2. 2Work gets doneBy a licensed, insured company
  3. 3We ask youOnce, after completion
  4. 4It appears hereExactly as you wrote it
FAQ

Doors questions, answered

The questions homeowners ask us most about doors.

Homewyse's national estimate is $957–$1,458 per door as of May 2026 for a basic install. Full entry-door projects commonly run $1,200–$6,000+ installed once glass, sidelights, hardware and any opening work are included.
Published estimates run roughly 30–50 years for fiberglass, 30+ for steel and 20–40 for wood. Exposure and maintenance matter more than the material label.
That's set by your city or county, not nationally. Like-for-like swaps in an existing opening are often treated more leniently than jobs that change the opening size. Call your building department and ask about your exact scope.
Repair for latching, sticking and draft problems — those are hinge, strike-plate, threshold and weatherstrip issues. Replace when the frame or sill is rotted, the slab is warped or delaminated, or the opening is out of square.
The federal 25C credit — $250 per door, $500 total for ENERGY STAR doors — applied to property placed in service before December 31, 2025. Check the IRS page and your state or utility programs for anything currently available.
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The wrong door hire costs more than the right one.

An exterior door is a security device fitted by whoever is cheapest. A perfect door in a racked frame is still a way in. Getting matched takes about a minute, costs nothing, and you can walk away from every quote you receive.

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