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Door Installation & Replacement in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities
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Door Installation & Replacement in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities

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Door Installation & Replacement Minneapolis | TWS Remodeling

You need a door installed or replaced, and you want it done by a door contractor who will still be accountable when a Minnesota January tests the weatherseal. TWS Remodeling has handled door installation and replacement across Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro for 25 years. We run a crew that does not subcontract, so the installer who measures your opening is the same person responsible for the finished door. We pull the existing door, inspect the rough opening for rot and square, set the new unit with proper shimming and sealant, and test the swing, latch, and deadbolt before we call it done. We are licensed in Minnesota (BC773859) and have been in business since 2001. Call (612) 445-4352 for a straight answer on what your project actually needs.

This is the one page for every door job we do, whether you are installing a door in a new opening or replacing one that has failed. Front door, entry, exterior, patio and sliding glass, French, storm, and interior doors all live here, and the same crew and warranty carry across every opening in your home. Below we cover what each type of door installation and replacement involves, what drives the cost, and how we approach the work so a brand-new door does not start whistling in three winters.

Door Installation and Replacement Done by One Crew, Start to Finish

Most door problems in Minnesota are not really about the door. They are about the installation. An out-of-square opening, a threshold that does not direct water away from the sill, or a frame shimmed with nothing but expanding foam will fail within a few seasons no matter how good the slab is. We have replaced doors that were only four years old because the first crew rushed the rough opening prep. Our door installation follows the same sequence on every job: 1. Remove the old door and inspect the rough opening and surrounding framing for rot, square, and level. 2. Repair any compromised framing before the new unit is set, which in pre-1990 Twin Cities homes is common. 3. Dry-fit the new door, confirm the reveal is consistent all the way around, and set it with proper shimming and fastener placement. 4. Bed the threshold in a full run of sealant, install interior and exterior casing at the correct reveal, and test operation before we leave. Ready when you are. Call (612) 445-4352 to schedule a free in-home measurement and same-day quote.

Front Door Installation and Replacement

Your front door is the first thing a Minnesota winter attacks and the first thing a buyer notices. A drafty, swollen, or dated front door costs you heat, comfort, and curb appeal every day you wait. We handle front door installation and front door replacement with the same prep discipline we bring to every opening: rotted framing gets replaced, the threshold gets a full bed of sealant, and weatherstripping rated for northern climates seals the gap so the entry does not leak cold air in January. If your front door shows daylight at the edges, swells shut in humidity, or the deadbolt no longer lines up with the strike, those are the signs it is past a tune-up and into replacement territory. For a deeper look at slab versus pre-hung options, glass inserts, sidelights, and hardware, see our front and entry door options.

Entry Door Installation Services

Entry door installation services from TWS Remodeling cover the whole system, not just the slab. That means the frame, threshold, weatherstripping, casing, and hardware all get set and sealed correctly, because a premium door installed into a poorly prepped opening still fails. Fiberglass is the right call for most Twin Cities homes: it does not warp, will not rust, and holds paint or stain well. Steel is a solid budget option, and wood is beautiful if you are willing to restain it every couple of years. We will walk you through the tradeoffs for your specific home rather than hand you a brochure. Get a free quote and we will tell you honestly whether your existing frame can be reused or whether a full pre-hung unit is the better long-term call.

Exterior Door Replacement

Exterior door replacement covers any door that faces the weather: front, side, service, and rear entries. Minnesota's freeze-thaw cycle swings 80 degrees in a single year, and every swing expands and contracts the door frame.
  • Wood absorbs moisture and warps.
  • Steel can rust at the bottom rail if the factory finish gets scratched and ignored.
  • Even fiberglass, the most dimensionally stable option, fails early if the threshold and weatherstripping are not installed for a northern climate.
We size the replacement to the opening, repair any frame rot we find, and seal the unit so it performs the way it should from day one. If your exterior door shows daylight around the frame when closed, soft spots near the threshold, or cold air coming through the slab itself, it is past the point of a tune-up.

Patio, French, and Sliding Glass Doors

Patio and sliding glass doors are the biggest glass opening most homes have, which makes the weatherseal and the track the two parts that make or break the job. We install and replace sliding glass patio doors and French patio doors that pair a wide glass opening with weathersealing built for a Minnesota climate, so the room next to the door is still comfortable in January. French patio doors give you a wider walk-through and a more traditional look, but two active panels mean two weatherseals and an astragal in the middle that all have to seal together. That center seal is where cheap French-door installs leak, so we set and test it before we leave. For a deeper look at the patio side of the work, see our patio and sliding glass door page.

Interior Door Installation and Custom Doors

Interior door installation in Minneapolis covers bedroom, closet, bathroom, and hallway doors, the ones that do not fight the weather but still need to hang plumb, latch cleanly, and swing without rubbing the jamb or the floor. Pre-hung interior units go in faster and hang truer than a slab swap in an old, settled frame, and in pre-1990 Twin Cities homes the existing openings are rarely square, which is exactly where a slab-only swap goes wrong. On the custom side, the design choices open up. Choose from dozens of wood tones, solid colors, and finishes, or add glass inserts, geometric windows, or sidelights to brighten an entry. Sidelights, the narrow glass panels flanking the main door, add to both material and labor cost because they widen the rough opening and introduce additional sealing points. On a home with no existing sidelights, adding them requires structural header work above the opening, and that is exactly the kind of detail we handle in-house rather than hand to a subcontractor.

Serving Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the Twin Cities Metro

TWS Remodeling is based in Brooklyn Park and works throughout the northwest metro and into Minneapolis and St. Paul, including Maple Grove, Plymouth, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Brooklyn Center, and Osseo. Twenty-five years in this market means we know the local housing stock: the pre-1990 homes where rough-opening rot is common, the freeze-thaw cycling that pulls weak weatherseals apart, and what actually holds up here. We are BBB accredited and licensed in Minnesota (BC773859), and we offer 0% interest financing for 2 years with $0 down for qualifying customers, which makes a full door project manageable without pulling cash out of savings.

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