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A new entry door in Elmendorf typically costs between $850 and $3,200 installed, depending on whether we’re working with a standard steel slab on an existing jamb or a custom arched unit on a ranch home off FM 327. Most door replacements in the 78112 ZIP code take half a day on site, and we’re scheduling Elmendorf work every week from our San Antonio office. Call (888) 635-0804 and a live person answers, any hour of any day.
We know this corner of Bexar County. The black gumbo clay under Elmendorf moves with every wet spring and dry fall, and a door that isn’t shimmed and flashed for that movement will bind before the first year is out. TruePane Windows & Doors approaches every install here with that soil in mind, because we’ve been correcting out-of-true work on acreage properties long enough to know the difference between a door problem and a dirt problem.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Elmendorf’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 on a rule that still hangs in our shop: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Elmendorf homeowners call us for the same reason people call a mechanic they’ve known for twenty years. We show up when we say, we measure every opening twice, and we put the quote on paper with both manufacturer warranty layers registered before the truck leaves your driveway. No paperwork fights. No arguing. That’s our Done Right Promise under The Keystone Standard.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained the way journeymen used to be trained, on actual Elmendorf jobs where the ground moves and the doors tell you what the foundation is doing. We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, CGI, and ES Windows. When you get a quote from us, you see the brands side by side on paper with the actual pricing, not a sales pitch over the phone.
We also answer the phone. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not a call center in another state. A live person picks up, takes your address in Elmendorf, and gets the right page in front of the right tech. Homeowners in their sixties and seventies tell us that matters more than any discount, and we agree.
Our Door Installation Services in Elmendorf
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry doors take the worst of what Elmendorf throws at them: triple-digit summers, Gulf humidity, and a foundation that rises and falls with the clay. We install fiberglass, wood, and steel entry doors with extra shim points and adjustable thresholds so the slab can swing clean through every season. A standard pre-hung entry door replacement on a ranch home near the Old Corpus Christi Highway typically runs $850 to $2,400 depending on material and whether we’re reusing the existing brickmold.
Storm Doors
A storm door adds a second layer against South Texas heat and keeps your primary door from taking direct weather. We install full-view and ventilating storm doors on standard wood-frame homes and on manufactured homes where the wall depth needs a different mounting detail. In Elmendorf, a storm door also lets you open the main door in spring and fall for cross-breeze without letting every fly off the neighboring pasture into your kitchen. Typical storm door installs run $400 to $950.
Arched & Custom Doors
Some Elmendorf homes, especially the older ranch builds and a few custom places on larger lots, have arched openings or odd rough openings that box-store doors will never fit. We order custom-radius arched doors to match the actual opening, not the other way around. Whether it’s a front entry with a half-round transom or a custom mahogany slab on a shop outbuilding, we measure the opening twice and order the door once. Custom arched doors in Elmendorf start around $2,200 and go up with glass options, species, and hardware.
Double & French Doors
Double doors need both slabs to meet true at the center astragal, which means the jamb has to be dead plumb in both planes while the clay underneath does what it does. We install French doors and double entry doors with reinforced center posts and adjustable hinges so the doors swing together without rubbing when the slab shifts a quarter inch. Double door installs on Elmendorf ranches run $1,600 to $4,800 depending on width, glass, and whether we’re building out a new rough opening.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Elmendorf
We’re authorized installers for CGI, CWS, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems, along with more than a dozen other manufacturer lines. That’s not just a decal on a truck. It means we register both warranty layers, in writing, before we leave the driveway, and when a manufacturer has a claim question, our install records hold up. For Elmendorf customers, we coordinate parts and warranty service through our San Antonio office, and we keep common hardware and weatherstripping on the truck so a follow-up adjustment doesn’t mean waiting a week for a part to ship.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Elmendorf Homes
- Jamb racking from expansive clay. The Vertisol gumbo under Elmendorf swells over two inches between wet and dry seasons. A jamb set without extra shims and proper reveal clearance will bind at the latch or drag at the top corner within months. We shim for movement, not just for plumb at the moment of install.
- Hollow-core doors on older ranch homes. Many original Elmendorf exteriors were hollow-core slabs that warp in humid heat. Warped slabs leak conditioned air, let Gulf moisture into the wall cavity, and make your AC work harder every summer. We pull them and set fusion-welded steel or fiberglass slabs that stay flat.
- Bad sill flashing on outbuildings and ADUs. On open acreage, heavy rain sheets across the slab before any drainage can redirect it. A poorly flashed sill on a shop or attached apartment lets water walk right under the door. We use flexible flashing tape and pan flashing at every exterior door, including the one on the barn.
- Thresholds that snap after a hard freeze. When a wet threshold freezes during a winter blast like Uri, the aluminum or composite can crack or warp. We set adjustable thresholds with thermal break material that holds up better to the heat-freeze cycle Bexar County gets every few winters.
Pricing for Door Installation in Elmendorf, TX
Here’s what Elmendorf homeowners should expect on a written quote. A standard entry door with slab and jamb runs $850 to $2,400. Storm doors land at $400 to $950. Double and French doors run $1,600 to $4,800. Arched or fully custom doors start at $2,200. Bifold and pivot doors, which we also install, fall in the $1,200 to $5,500 range depending on glass and hardware.
Three things move the price in Elmendorf more than in a city like San Antonio: the acreage itself, county permitting, and the seasonal ground movement. A door on an open lot with a long haul from the road takes more setup time. If the county requires a permit and inspection, that’s a line item we pull for you and itemize on the quote. And if the existing jamb has been racked by clay movement, we’ll quote the re-shim and reveal correction as part of the install, not a surprise change order. Call (888) 635-0804 for a free estimate. We write it on paper, side by side by brand, with no obligations attached.
We Also Serve Cities Near Elmendorf
Our crews work Door Installation in Elmendorf every week, and we also cover Adkins, Kelly USA, Lackland AFB, and San Antonio. If you’re on a five-acre tract outside the municipal limits or in a subdivision off US-181, we’ll still come out. The Door Installation team measures every opening twice and quotes everything on paper before any work begins.
Serving Elmendorf, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Elmendorf area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Door Installation in Elmendorf
Your door isn’t the problem. The clay under your slab dried out and shrank, pulling the jamb out of plumb by a fraction of an inch, and that’s all it takes for the latch to drag. The fix is re-shimming the jamb to accommodate seasonal movement and setting adjustable reveals, not planing the door slab. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll send a tech who understands Elmendorf soil, not just door hardware.
If your property sits outside the Elmendorf municipal limits but still in the 78112 ZIP, Bexar County permitting rules apply, and exterior door replacements that change the rough opening may need a county permit and inspection. Inside city limits, Elmendorf’s building department governs. We pull the right permit for whichever jurisdiction you’re in and itemize it on the quote. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll check your address before we quote.
Yes, we install storm doors on manufactured and mobile homes in Elmendorf regularly. The wall depth and door surround are different from a stick-built house, so we use a mounting system that anchors to the structural frame rather than just the thin exterior skin. A storm door on a manufactured home off FM 327 typically runs $400 to $950 installed. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll measure what you have.
In Elmendorf, we recommend insulated impact-rated glass units, ideally Low-E with argon fill, for any door with a glass panel. The Gulf humidity and triple-digit summers break down single-pane seals fast, and then a hard freeze like Uri finishes the job with thermal shock. Brands like CGI and ES Windows build impact units tested for exactly this cycle. We’ll show you the side-by-side glass specs on paper before you choose.
Bexar County and Texas state code require minimum setbacks between septic fields, wells, and any structure changes, including door openings that expand a footprint or alter drainage. A new door location near your septic field or well head may need to shift or may require a variance. We scope this before we quote, so you’re not surprised by a county denial after the door is already ordered. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll walk the property with you.
Schedule Your Free Door Installation Estimate in Elmendorf
When you’re ready to price a new entry door, storm door, or custom arched unit on your Elmendorf property, call (888) 635-0804. A live person answers at any hour, takes down your address and your concerns, and we schedule a measurement visit that works for you. We’ll quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, register both warranty layers before we leave, and stand behind the work with our Done Right Promise. We’ll be there when we say. The door will be true. If it isn’t, we make it right.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Elmendorf with door installation and replacement.