Contractors- quote for putting in a new door?

Question

We are looking at buying a house, but there isnt a door from the inside into the backyard. We want to put one in the kitchen, so we can watch the kiddos in the fenced backyard from the kitchen. There is a big blank wall at the back of the house, and we want to put in a sliding door or French doors.
Around how much would it cost for labour to put in the doors? Like, how much would it cost not including the doors, to get a contractor to put them in for us? Just an idea would be great so we can tack on that cost to our mortgage... thanks!

The house is sided with that... gad i cant think of the word- the siding that looks like wood but isnt?
I think we'd like to go with French doors, also... we want to stay around $2 thou for the job including the doors, tho...

Answer 1

Sliding glass doors range from a few hundred to a few thousand depending on what they are made of and glass features. i would also look into french doors - 2 doors opening independant of each other - look much better and last longer - sliding glass doors all have latch/handle/locking issues.
You do not say if it is a wood/vinyl sided or brick house - would make a difference in install costs - wood or sided - I would not pay more than $400-$700 for install - brick will be more because of cutting the hole and then reinforcing the structure.

Answer 2

I would probably charge around 500-750 dollars to open your wall..cut out a 6 foot opening..put a header in and pop ya door in. This is a easy job..little messy. If the contractor is good and keeps his dirty hands off the wall..u shouldn't have to paint the kitchen after this..unless ya want to. I like to trim out the doors with 1x4 pine...I put a bevel on the edge and stain it up. Looks gorgeous!!
I DONT AGREE WITH THE BRICK COSTING MORE. this IS STILL A VERY EASY JOB. IF YOU CAN SNAP A LINE AND HOLD A CONCRETE SAW STRAIGHT WHILE U CUT..THERES NO PROBLEM. I WOULD RATHER IT BE BRICK SO I DIDNT HAVE TO PUT ALL THE NEW J CHANNEL IN FOR SIDING. SPECIALLY IF ITS ALUMINUM SIDING...YUCK

Answer 3

I pretty much agree with the pricing seen here, no matter the TYPE of doors you choose. Even an interior bedroom door would be no less than $75 just to hang.

In my case, I apply that to a days labor and that fee per hour isn't unreasonable for the work described.

Actually, depending on your choice of door/doors, they could be double or more, the labor cost.

Steven Wolf