Door Installation Costs & Buying Guide (2026)

Updated October 2026

An interior door runs $374–$697 installed (Fixr's published average range). An exterior entry door averages $1,353 ($975–$1,773), a storm door $300–$450–$750, and a French door $1,599–$2,221–$2,976. Below are the installed ranges by door type, replacement and repair costs, and the deep dive: how much does door installation cost.

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Installed cost at a glance

Each triplet is low–typical–high from the doors dataset; unit definitions are shown honestly — every row here is an installed figure (door + professional labor).

Door	Installed cost	Unit definition	Notes
Interior door	$374–$697	per door installed	The budget anchor — Fixr's published average range; hinges on slab vs pre-hung and hollow vs solid core
Entry / exterior door	$975–$1,353–$1,773	per door installed	The highest-ticket single door; material (steel/fiberglass/wood) and opening changes drive the band
Storm & screen door	$300–$450–$750	per door installed	Secondary door; glass level (mid/high/full-view) and single vs double drive it
French door	$1,599–$2,221–$2,976	per door set installed	Glass-paneled, interior or exterior; bigger opening and panel count push it to the top of the single-door range
Patio / sliding door	$323–$1,308	per door unit installed	Scope varies by source (standard swap vs full unit into a rough opening) — bands kept per source, not averaged

Honest framing: the interior row is Fixr's average range ($374–$697), so no single typical is printed; the patio row mixes two scopes (a standard swap vs a full unit set into a rough opening) that are kept per source rather than averaged.

Replace or repair instead?

Replacing a door is usually cheaper than a fresh install when the frame is sound, and most repairs cost far less than either:

Interior replacement (slab / pre-hung): $219–$759 installed — cheap when the jamb is reused.
Exterior replacement: $490–$3,630 — the wide band reflects frame and opening work plus premium doors.
Door repair: $19–$202–$712 — hardware, hinges, thresholds, jamb, planing/adjusting.

What drives the price

Door type and material. Hollow-core interior slabs anchor the low end; solid-core, wood, fiberglass, and glass-paneled doors climb fast.
Slab vs pre-hung. A pre-hung door costs more up front but installs faster; a slab reuses the existing frame.
Frame and opening condition. Reframing or opening changes add framing and finish work.
Hardware and finish. Knobs, locks, weatherstripping, and painting are cited line items.
Region and labor market. Installers run $44–$83/hr for interior work (Fixr) and $67–$121/hr for entry doors.

Go deeper

How much does door installation cost? — cost by door type, installed vs materials, replacement and repair, FAQs and sources.
Door cost calculator — estimate a job by door type and count from the same cited bands.

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FAQ

How much does it cost to install a door?

An interior door runs $374–$697 installed (Fixr's published average range). An entry door averages $1,353 (range $975–$1,773), a storm door $300–$450–$750, and a French door $1,599–$2,221–$2,976 — all cited per source, never averaged.

Why do entry doors cost more than interior doors?

Material, weatherproofing, and opening work. An entry door is typically steel, fiberglass, or solid wood with a weather-tight frame and often sidelights; interior doors are lighter hollow- or solid-core slabs. Entry installs also take longer (3–7 hours per Fixr, against a simpler interior swing).

Is replacing a door cheaper than installing one?

Usually yes, when the frame is sound: an interior replacement (slab reuse) runs $219–$759 per Fixr's replacement row, against $374–$697 for a full interior install. The saving disappears if the jamb or frame needs replacing.

Other home projects

Garage doors — the overhead door it shares a tradesman with — installed cost by size and material.
Windows & doors — window replacement cost by frame material and count.
House painting — painting a door slab is a cited line item in the repair table below.
Flooring — thresholds and transitions where the door meets the floor.
HVAC — the other tradesman-priced home system, by efficiency tier.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the doors cost dataset, which aggregates published cost guides. Sources as listed in the dataset (retrieved 2026-10-01):

Fixr — Interior Door Installation Cost — scrape · AggregateOffer lowPrice $374 highPrice $697 + style table; labor $44-$83/hr. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200, 62,808 B).
Fixr — Entry Door Installation Cost — scrape · National average $1,353, range $975-$1,773; installers $67-$121/hr. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200, 65,574 B).
Fixr — Storm Door Installation Cost — scrape · National average $450, range $300-$750, low-end $230, high-end $1,500; style materials table. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200, 74,574 B).
Fixr — French Door Cost — scrape · Range $1,599-$2,976; average $2,221. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200, 67,694 B).
Fixr — Door Repair Cost — scrape · National average $202, range $19-$712; itemized repair line items. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200, 63,943 B).
Thumbtack — Interior Door Installation Cost — scrape · National average range $302-$937; low-end $137; high-end $2,144. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200).
Mr. Handyman — Interior & Exterior Door Installation Costs — scrape · Interior $200-$600; exterior $400-$2,000; entry $500-$4,500; storm/screen $100-$1,000; patio $500-$3,500. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200).
ASP Windows — Average Cost to Install a New Door — scrape · Interior $200-$800 ($150-$600 basic); exterior $400-$1,700; pre-hung interior $260-$500; slab $150-$350; French $2,000-$5,000. Fetched 2026-10-01 (200).

Bands are published national installed ranges, presented per source, never averaged. Angi's door cost pages were not citable this pass (Cloudflare 403, no snapshots) — the Angi doors link above is a quote-request CTA, not a data source. Estimate only — get local written quotes. Figures last checked October 2026.