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Entry Door Installation in Metro Detroit

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Entry Door Installation in Detroit: what to expect

Entry door installation in Detroit usually means replacing a worn front or side door with a prehung steel, fiberglass or wood unit, including the frame, threshold and weatherstripping. Many Metro Detroit homes have doors that stick, leak air at the threshold or have frames damaged by past break-ins.

A good install is square, plumb and sealed. The installer checks the rough opening, flashes the sill so water cannot reach the subfloor, shims and anchors the frame through to the framing, and sets up the lockset and deadbolt with a reinforced strike. Sidelites and transoms with glass near the door need safety glazing. In older homes in Detroit, Hamtramck and Wyandotte, openings are often out of square and trim may contain lead paint.

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What a proper job includes

  • Measurement of the rough opening and swing direction
  • Removal of the old door and frame
  • Sill pan or flashing under the threshold
  • Prehung unit shimmed, anchored and insulated
  • Weatherstripping, sweep and adjustable threshold set
  • Lockset, deadbolt and reinforced strike installed
  • Interior and exterior trim and caulking

What drives the price

  • Door material: steel, fiberglass or wood
  • Sidelites, transom and decorative glass
  • Prehung unit versus slab only
  • Custom size or out of square openings
  • Security hardware and reinforcement
  • Trim, paint or stain finish
  • Lead-safe work in pre-1978 homes

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Permits and licensing in Michigan

Whether a permit is needed depends on the scope and the municipality. Changing the size of an opening or adding a new one needs a building permit (BSEED in Detroit); ask your local building department about same-size replacements. Michigan's Safety Glazing Materials Act (Act 311 of 1972) requires labeled safety glazing, such as tempered or laminated glass, in hazardous locations including sliding glass doors, storm doors and entrance doors.

Paid residential improvement work above a threshold set by state law generally requires a LARA Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration Contractor license. Windows and doors are not their own M&A trade (the closest are screens and storm sash, and carpentry), so ask which license covers the job and check the number on the LARA lookup. In Detroit's local historic districts, replacing windows or doors generally needs Historic District Commission review before work starts.

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How to compare quotes

  1. Ask whether the quote is for a prehung unit or slab only.
  2. Confirm how the sill will be flashed.
  3. Ask about security strikes and long screws into the framing.
  4. Check the license on the LARA lookup.
  5. Compare hardware brands and finish warranties.

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Common questions

Entry Door Installation FAQ

It depends on door material, glass options, prehung or slab, opening size, hardware and trim finish. Get quotes on the same door spec.
A same-size replacement often does not, but changing the opening size does. Confirm with BSEED or your local building department, and check historic district rules.
Steel is strong and cost effective; fiberglass resists dents and handles temperature swings well. Both insulate far better than older wood doors.
Most prehung door replacements take a few hours to a day, depending on trim and adjustments.

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