Job Cost Engine

How Much Does an Exterior Door Replacement Cost?

A CostAnswer estimated range for replacing a prehung exterior door, using carpenter wages and a sourced retail intercept for a 36-inch by 80-inch leaf. Sidelights and storm doors are not priced.

Your numbers

What should exterior door cost?

ZIP, the quantities you can actually measure, and a few named modifiers. The range is a CostAnswer estimate, not a market quantile.
Mapped to county with an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
doorsCount prehung exterior doors of similar size. Each door is modeled as a 36-inch by 80-inch (20 sq ft) leaf.

Each door is priced as 20 sq ft of a 36-inch by 80-inch prehung fiberglass leaf.

Common questions

Before you call a contractor

How much does an exterior door replacement cost?

Enter your ZIP and scope on this page for a CostAnswer estimated range built from BLS trade wages, ECEC labor loading, and named material or equipment lines.

It is a planning figure, not a contractor bid. Incomplete ranges mean a critical material still has no sourced price.

What is included in this exterior door estimate?

Count prehung exterior doors of similar size. Each door is modeled as a 36-inch by 80-inch (20 sq ft) leaf.

Trade: Carpentry. Modifiers on the form change crew time or materials; they do not invent a market average for your city.

Why is this not the same as a contractor quote?

A quote prices your house, your access, your permit office, and that company’s backlog. This engine prices a named recipe at published wage and cost proxies.

Use Check a quote on the same engine to see whether a written bid sits low, mid, or high against that recipe.

Engine notes

  • Unit. Count prehung exterior doors of similar size. Each door is modeled as a 36-inch by 80-inch (20 sq ft) leaf.
  • Geography. ZIP is an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match to county, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
  • Range. Shown as a CostAnswer estimated range. Incomplete when a critical material has no sourced price.