Exterior Door Replacement cost at a glance
- Typical range: $500 – $1,900
- Most homeowners pay: around $1,100
- Prices vary most by: The door unit — slab or pre-hung, with frame (45–55% of the budget)
Cross-checked against three published sources for this project. Sources used for this page: the Angi exterior door installation cost guide, HomeGuide's exterior door installation cost guide and the 2025 Cost vs. Value Report (steel entry door project). Sources last checked: October 2026 — HomeGuide, Angi. Last updated October 2026 · How we calculate these costs
Cost by scope
| Scope | Typical cost | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Back, side or basic single door | $300 – $1,000 | The plain end of entry work: HomeGuide prices a back or side door at $300–$1,000 installed and Angi a back door at $300–$1,200 — basic steel or fiberglass, no sidelights, existing opening kept |
| Standard front door, pre-hung — the typical job | $500 – $1,900 | The typical band on this page, and HomeGuide's front door band exactly: a pre-hung steel or fiberglass single door with lockset, weatherstripping and trim — HomeGuide's pre-hung total runs $440–$1,800 and its national average project is $1,100; the 2025 Cost vs. Value steel entry project sits above this band at $2,435 for its specified higher-grade scope |
| Double doors, sidelights or premium material | $1,500 – $4,500 | HomeGuide prices double front doors at $1,500–$3,800 installed and doors with sidelights at $1,800–$4,500; Angi runs double doors at $1,250–$6,030 and window-panel entries at $1,600–$4,600 — width, glass and a rebuilt opening are the spend at this tier |
Where the money goes
| Part of the job | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|
| The door unit — slab or pre-hung, with frame | 45–55% of total | The door itself is the largest line: HomeGuide prices pre-hung materials at $200–$1,400 against slab materials at $100–$900, and its material ladder runs steel doors at $100–$1,000, fiberglass at $200–$2,700 and wood at $400–$1,800 for the unit |
| Installation labor | 25–35% | Angi puts door installer labor at 30–35% of the total project at $30–$90 per hour; HomeGuide prices pre-hung installation labor at $220–$400 against slab labor at $300–$800, because a slab must be mortised, drilled and hung on site |
| Frame, trim, weatherstripping & flashing | 8–15% | The parts that make an exterior door weather-tight rather than just hung: Angi prices a new exterior doorframe at $130–$380 and casing at $0.60–$1.20 per linear foot — a rotted sill or frame found at removal is priced in this line |
| Hardware, old door removal & disposal | 5–10% | Lockset, hinges and deadbolt (hardware adds $10–$200 in Angi, smart locks to $300), plus taking the old door out: Angi prices door removal at $40–$200 plus about $60 disposal |
What moves the price most
Material is the exterior door budget. HomeGuide's unit ladder runs from steel at $100–$1,000 through fiberglass at $200–$2,700 and wood at $400–$1,800 to iron at $2,000–$12,000 — the same opening prices at five levels before labor is discussed, and Angi's materials table tells the same story (steel $150–$1,400, wood $500–$3,000, iron $1,500–$13,000). Pre-hung versus slab is the second lever: HomeGuide totals pre-hung work at $440–$1,800 installed in 2–4 hours against slab work at $400–$1,700 in 3–8 hours — the pre-hung unit costs more and installs faster, because the factory has already done the fitting. Glass is the third: sidelights and transoms widen the rough opening and the framing with it — HomeGuide prices sidelight entries at $1,200–$3,500 for the unit and Angi puts window-panel projects at $1,600–$4,600 installed. Finally, the opening itself decides the surprise line: a sound, square frame keeps the job a swap; Angi prices a replacement frame at $130–$380, and sill or framing rot discovered at removal is the common reason a one-day door job becomes two.
Worked example: how a typical exterior door replacement budget breaks down
A typical job: one standard pre-hung steel or fiberglass front door in the existing opening — old door and frame removed, new unit set, levelled and weather-sealed, lockset fitted, old door hauled away. The budget below totals $1,100 — the "most homeowners pay around" figure from the top of this page — split using this page's own cost breakdown. It shows how a real quote at that level is usually composed; every line is built from the ranges on this page, and it is an illustration, not a quote for your project.
| Line item | Example budget |
|---|---|
| Door unit — pre-hung, with frame | $550 |
| Installation labor | $330 |
| Frame, trim, weatherstripping and flashing | $120 |
| Hardware, old door removal and disposal | $100 |
| Total | $1,100 |
What most people get wrong
- Comparing quotes by the total without the door specification — a $100 steel slab and a $1,800 wood door are both 'a new front door' in HomeGuide's ladder, and the totals are incomparable until the unit is named.
- Ordering a slab for a frame that is out of square or rotted — the slab saving ($100–$900 of material in HomeGuide) is spent again on site fitting, and a pre-hung unit in a new frame is the cheaper sound opening.
- Pricing the door without the weather line — weatherstripping, flashing and casing ($0.60–$1.20 per linear foot in Angi) are what make the door perform; a hung door that leaks air was not finished, whatever the invoice says.
- Applying the Cost vs. Value steel-door figure to any door — the report's $2,435 project is one specified steel door with sidelight and casing; a fiberglass grand entrance in the same report costs $11,754 and recoups a different share.
Costs in your city
Exterior door pricing follows installer rates and exposure more than door prices — the unit ships nationally, but Angi's $30–$90 hourly installer band is local, and coastal and cold-climate markets price the sealing and flashing work more carefully because the door's weather job is harder there. Housing age travels with the city too: older stock brings non-standard openings and frame repairs ($130–$380 in Angi) into ordinary replacements. Ask each bidder for the exact door unit, whether the frame is included or reused, and how the opening will be flashed and sealed; on an entry door, those answers separate a measured quote from a guessed one.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to replace an exterior front door?
About $500–$1,900 is the typical band on this page for a standard single front door installed, with most projects landing around $1,100. HomeGuide averages $1,100 nationally (front doors $500–$1,900 installed) and Angi averages $1,457 across exterior door projects, with most at $547–$2,374.
How much does the 2025 Cost vs. Value report put a new entry door at?
Its standardized steel entry door replacement project costs $2,435 on average nationally, with an estimated $5,270 resale value (216.4% recouped). That project is a specified steel door with a dual-pane half-glass panel, sidelight and new casing — a richer scope than the standard pre-hung swap this page prices as typical, which is why it sits above the typical band.
Is a pre-hung door or a slab door cheaper to install?
In total, they land close — HomeGuide totals pre-hung at $440–$1,800 installed and slab at $400–$1,700. The split differs: pre-hung materials cost more ($200–$1,400) and labor less ($220–$400, 2–4 hours), while a slab is cheaper to buy ($100–$900) and dearer to hang ($300–$800, 3–8 hours) because the hinges and lockset are cut on site.
How much is installation labor for an exterior door?
Angi puts installers at $30–$90 per hour, with labor at 30–35% of the total project. HomeGuide's pre-hung versus slab table prices labor at $220–$400 for pre-hung and $300–$800 for slab work, and a straightforward replacement takes a few hours in Angi — reframing or a resized opening stretches it toward days, not hours.
What extra costs come with a new front door?
The named extras in the guides: a new frame at $130–$380 in Angi when the opening needs it, hardware at $10–$200 (smart locks to $300), old-door removal at $40–$200 plus about $60 disposal, and casing at $0.60–$1.20 per linear foot. Sidelights, a transom or a widened opening are scope changes, not extras, and price as the premium tier above.
