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Seattle Front & Interior Door Installation: Cost Breakdown & What to Expect

Whether you’re in the market for a single front entry door or undertaking a project involving replacing dozens of interior doors, consider us your one-stop destination for all your door replacement needs. Our comprehensive services cover door sales, precise door hanging and door installation, meticulous door trim and casing installation, and door finishing options.


Like shopping for clothing, cars, homes, and so on, there are options at most price points depending on the needs of each client and each project. Our clients value craftsmanship, transparency, communication, and commitment to providing our team a living wage with affordable health care and 401k matching. While cost is always a factor to consider, we will never be the cheapest or the fastest. 


Providing ballpark prices for our any project has its pros and cons. However, we want folks to understand general price ranges they should expect on our door installations. It is important for our clients to have a budget to work with that aligns within these ranges:

Exterior Entry Door Ballpark Pricing (based on one door)

Expect labor and basic sundry install materials for a typical exterior door to range from $1,600 – $3,000 per door. Additional costs include the door, door hardware, door casing, door finishing, along with the items summarized in the Factors That Impact Cost section.

  • Typical exterior door slab pricing can range from $600 to $3,000.
  • Typical door hardware (knob and lockset) pricing can range from $200 to $800.
  • Typical door casing can range from $100 to $200.

So this brings the ballpark cost for all labor and materials for a typical single exterior door to range from $2,500 to $7,000 before optional finishing work ranging from $600 to $1,200 per door slab. 

Interior Hinged Door Ballpark Pricing (based on 10 interior doors)

Expect labor and basic sundry install materials for a typical interior door to range from $300 – $600 per door. Additional costs include the door, door hardware, door casing, door finishing, along with the items summarized in the Factors That Impact Cost section.

  • Typical interior door slab pricing can range from $200 to $600.
  • Typical door hardware (knob and lockset) pricing can range from $80 to $160.
  • Typical door casing can range from $80 to $120.

So this brings the ballpark cost for all labor and materials for a typical single interior door to range from $660 to $1,480 before optional finishing work that can range from $500 to $700 per door slab.

Factors That Impact Entry and Interior Door Installation Cost

  • Project size – The project setup costs, whether we’re handling a single installation or managing a project with 20+ doors, generally remain the same. We bring the same amount of tools and equipment, whether for a single-door installation or an installation of 20+ doors. Since this is generally a fixed project cost, that cost on a per-door install basis becomes lower as the door install quantity increases.
    • This is a cost for every project and can typically range from $800 to $1,600 per project.
  • Site location and accessibility- A single-story home with parking and a garage to secure our tools, materials, and workstations compared to a downtown highrise condo, somewhere with no parking, limited working hours, or other restrictions such as limited access, has a significant difference in project setup costs. Is the project block from our shop and where our team lives or a location that requires a ferry?
  • Home age – If the home was built prior to 1978, lead testing is required for the surfaces being disturbed. As a certified lead-based renovator, we can test and work in homes with lead. Working in a home with a positive lead finding requires more prep, cleaning, and documentation compared to homes that do not require lead testing.
  • Site protection – Are we installing in a vacant home or an occupied home that has different floor and dust protection needs? Additionally, are we installing where hardwood flooring was recently installed? Extra floor protection is needed and has an impact. 
  • Demo work – Are we removing door casing, door jambs, and doors, or is this a remodel or new build with everything down to the framing? Demo work can be quick. However, there are still costs, such as labor and dump fees.
  • Door types – Materials and labor for installing a hinged door, dutch door, bifold door, pocket door, frameless flush door, or french door, or a barndoor all impact price.
  • Door hardware – Installing standard bored hardware and traditional hinges or a mortise lock or flush bolts. In addition, if we are installing an exterior door, we replace the jambs, sill, threshold, and waterproofing, which is something other contractors may not do. This impacts labor and material costs.
  • Door pre-hung, hung on-site, hanging in existing jambs – Fire doors come from the factory pre-hung as they have certification requirements and do not allow modification on-site. For all other doors, there is an option to order doors pre-hung or the slab or the door for hanging by our team on-site. Wherever possible, we opt for hanging the doors on-site as that provides for a better installation. We find the cost between purchasing a door prehung vs. having it hung on site by our team negligible. When you factor in quality, hanging on-site provides for superior installation and craftsmanship.
  • Door finishing – Most doors come from suppliers unfinished (painted, clear coat, stained, etc), we can install unfinished and leave the painting for others after we leave. We can have the doors pre-finished off-site by our prefinish subcontractor, or we could finish the doors on-site. If we install pre-finished doors, how they get installed and handled throughout requires increased labor. 
  • Door casing – Are we installing casing (trim) around the door? For every door install, we install door casing on each side, and casing styles, materials, and other factors impact project cost.
  • Design decisions – Need help selecting doors, door hardware, door casing styles, colors, finishes, and door swings, or do you already have all this information selected? We can provide passive help by providing links to online cataloges or active help by making suggestions and working with you in finalizing decisions. There is labor, and, at times, materials cost in design work.
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High-Quality Doors in Seattle: Our Selection & Expertise

We typically source our front and interior door slabs and door jambs from local suppliers. Here are catalog links to the most common door manufacturers available through local suppliers work with:

Codel – Interior Collection
Codel – Exterior Collection
Lynden – Residential Collection
Trimlite – Interior Collection
Trimlite – Exterior Collection

Alternatively, if your project demands a more personalized touch, we are capable of crafting custom doors tailored to your unique specifications. Our commitment to quality extends to trim and casing installations, with WindsorOne being our preferred choice, offering a diverse range of styles showcased in their website gallery.

Upgrade Your Doors: Top Hardware Picks for Style & Security

When it comes to door hardware, we recommend top-tier brands such as Schlage, Baldwin Hardware and EMTEK®. These brands boast an extensive array of options for hinges and handle sets, and you can easily explore their offerings through their user-friendly websites, complete with detailed galleries showcasing numerous design choices. Choose us as your door partner, and let us open the door to a seamless and stylish solution for your space.

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Door Installation

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Dream door to reality: Select your slab, we handle the rest – measuring, sourcing, prepping, finishing, and flawless installation.

Door Hanging

Door Hanging Prep Work

We handle hanging most doors ourselves, ensuring everything lines up just right. Fire doors, however, come pre-assembled to meet safety standards.

Mortise Lock Installation

For enhanced security, mortise locks require a専用の (senyo = dedicated) pocket, or “mortise,” to be carved within the door’s edge, unlike traditional cylindrical locks that fit in pre-drilled holes. This specialized installation method, due to the mortise lock’s larger and more complex design, provides superior strength and security. We offer professional mortise lock installation to guarantee your lock’s flawless operation and maximum security.

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