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AfterHow Much Does Door Installation Cost in Orlando, FL?
A new entry door in Orlando typically runs $1,200-$4,500 installed, depending on whether you need a standard replacement or a fully impact-rated unit. French and double door installations land between $2,500-$7,000 because of the additional framing and hardware work. Storm doors come in under that, usually $450-$1,200 for a quality Therma-Tru or ViewLux unit properly flashed and sealed.
Those are real numbers from jobs we’ve done across Orlando, and they reflect what actually gets discovered once the old door comes off. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll come measure, open up the trim if needed, and hand you a written line-item quote before you commit to anything.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Orlando’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 out of a principle his father carried for decades: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. It’s a simple rule, but it governs every door we hang. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They measure every opening twice. They write both manufacturer warranty layers down on paper before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and we don’t waver from it.
Orlando homeowners call us because they’ve been through the other kind of contractor. The one who shows up late, slaps a door into a rotted jamb, and is impossible to reach six months later when the hinges sag. We’ve spent years building the opposite reputation. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree. Not a call center in another state. Somebody who knows Orlando and knows doors.
Our crews work all over Orlando, from the brick streets of Thornton Park to the condo corridors downtown. We know the building stock here. We know what Florida Building Code requires. And we know that a door installed wrong in this climate doesn’t just look bad. It fails.
Our Door Installation Services in Orlando
We install every type of residential door, but zeroing in on Orlando’s specific housing stock and code requirements, these four make up the bulk of our work:
Entry Doors
A front entry door in Orlando does more than welcome guests. It’s the first line of defense against summer heat, humidity, and hurricane-season wind. We stock and install Therma-Tru, ViewLux, and Mr-Glass lines, each with side-by-side quotes on paper so you see exactly what you’re paying for. Most standard entry door replacements are completed in a single visit once your unit arrives.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Here’s what catches most Orlando homeowners off guard: the city sits in a wind-borne debris region under the Florida Building Code. That means your new front door almost certainly needs to be impact-rated or paired with approved opening protection. A 1940s bungalow in Lake Eola Heights is not exempt just because it’s inland. We’ll pull the design pressure requirements for your specific opening, match the PGT or custom impact unit to it, and handle the permit so the inspection passes the first time.
French & Double Doors
French doors in Orlando fail fast when they’re not flashed properly. The afternoon thunderstorms dump water against the threshold, and humidity wicks into the subfloor if there’s no sill pan. We install French and double doors with proper drainage flashing, pressure-treated bucks in masonry openings, and low-SHGC glazing that blocks heat gain instead of trapping it. The result is a door that opens clean and seals tight in July.
Replacement Doors
Replacing a door means more than swapping a slab. The jamb, the rough opening, the flashing, the weatherstripping. All of it needs to be evaluated. In Orlando’s older homes, especially 1920s and 1930s frames in downtown, we routinely find hidden rot and undersized framing behind perfectly decent-looking trim. Our Door Installation team builds those surprises into the written quote as allowances, which is something you won’t get from a big-box install crew.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Orlando
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and we service all of them. If you already have a Therma-Tru front door that’s sagging, or a Mr-Glass storm door with a blown hinge, we’ll fix it under warranty when possible. For full replacements in Orlando, we lean on PGT impact-rated units for code compliance, ViewLux for patio and sliding applications, and Therma-Tru for classic front entries. We keep common hardware and sealant stock locally, so most repair and adjustment work moves fast.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Orlando Homes
After years of working across Orlando, certain patterns repeat themselves. These are the ones we see most often, and the ones that cost homeowners money when they go unaddressed:
- Rotted jambs in pre-1960 homes. Orlando’s humidity never lets up, and wood jambs in older bungalows soak it in year after year. A new door hung on a compromised jamb will sag within months, regardless of how good the slab itself is. We check the jamb and sub-floor before we quote, not after we’ve already pulled the old door.
- Untaped flashing and missing sill pans. Many original installations in Orlando’s 1980s-era subdivisions used nothing but a bead of caulk under the threshold. The first summer thunderstorm drives water straight into the subfloor. By the time the tile buckles, the damage is deep. Every door we hang gets a proper sill pan and taped flashing as standard.
- Undersized rough openings. Concrete block construction dominates post-1971 Orlando, and block openings are unforgiving. If the original door was framed tight or the block has shifted over the decades, the new unit won’t seat right. We build the masonry buck-fit into the plan so the door anchors the way the wind-load calculation demands.
- Non-impact doors where code requires impact rating. We see this constantly in Orlando, especially in homes where somebody did a DIY swap in the 1990s. The door looks fine, but it doesn’t meet the design pressure requirements for the wind zone. When you go to sell or refinance, it gets flagged. We pull the permit, match the rating to the opening, and keep it legal.
Pricing for Door Installation in Orlando, FL
For planning purposes, here’s what we tell Orlando homeowners before we’ve seen the opening: a standard entry door replacement starts around $1,200 and runs up to $2,800 depending on the slab and hardware you choose. A PGT impact-rated entry door, which is what most Orlando installations require under Florida Building Code, typically lands between $2,200-$4,500 installed. French doors start at $2,500 and can reach $7,000 for large custom openings with impact glazing. Storm doors are the most affordable option at $450-$1,200.
What moves the price in Orlando? The wind zone and design pressure rating for your specific street. Whether the opening is wood-frame or concrete block. The condition of the rough opening once we open it up. Whether the project triggers a permit inspection, which it usually does. And the frame material: fiberglass and impact-rated steel cost more than vinyl, but they hold up better against UV and humidity in this climate.
Call (888) 635-0804 for a free in-home measure and a written quote. No obligation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Orlando
Our crews work throughout the Orlando metro. If you’re in Kissimmee, Lakeland, Daytona Beach, or Melbourne, we can schedule a measure and quote. These areas have the same Florida Building Code wind-load requirements as Orlando, so the same impact-rated standards and careful flashing work apply.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando 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 Orlando
Yes. Orlando is in a wind-borne debris region under the Florida Building Code, and that applies to the 32801 ZIP exactly as it applies to coastal communities. The code doesn’t care that you’re 50 miles from Cocoa Beach. If your exterior door needs replacement and the opening is subject to the wind-load requirements, the new unit must be impact-rated or paired with approved opening protection. It’s a surprise to a lot of bungalow owners, but it’s not optional. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll verify the exact requirement for your address.
We start by pulling the Thornton Park Historic District design guidelines alongside the Florida Building Code requirements. The tension is real: the district may restrict materials and profiles while the code demands impact rating and specific design pressures. In practice, we’ve found compliant fiberglass and clad-wood doors that satisfy both. We bring the specs to the review board with the application, and we handle the paperwork so you don’t have to. If you’re in a non-historic structure, the process is simpler, but we still flag any HOA covenants before quoting. Call (888) 635-0804 and ask to speak to our permits team.
You’ll know the cost before we do the work. We write allowances into every Orlando door contract for exactly this situation. When we open the wall and find framing that won’t hold the new unit at the required design pressure, we stop, document it, and hand you a written change order with the exact cost to reframe, install a new pressure-treated buck, or rebuild the sill. You approve it in writing before we proceed. There’s no surprise line item on the final bill. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll walk you through how the allowance process works on your specific project.
Not with the same jalousie look, no. Jalousie doors are louvered glass, and no impact-rated version exists because the concept itself can’t meet the wind-load and missile-impact standards. What we can do is replace it with a fixed or hinged impact-rated unit that maximizes glass area and preserves as much of the open feel as code allows. For a sunroom, we’d typically quote a low-SHGC impact glazed door or a fully glazed impact slider. The room will actually be cooler and quieter. Call (888) 635-0804 for a measure and we’ll show you what’s possible in a printed side-by-side comparison.
In many cases, yes. After we complete the installation and you pass a wind-mitigation inspection, the windstorm portion of your premium can drop. We can’t guarantee your carrier’s final number, but we’ve seen windstorm credits in the neighborhood of 25% after a wind-mitigation inspection. The inspection itself runs about $75-$150 and is something we can schedule once the door is in. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll help you line it up.
What Door Installation Costs in Orlando
Let’s put some ceilings on it so you’re not guessing. Impact-rated entry doors in Orlando generally run $800-$1,800 per door installed, with larger custom openings hitting $2,500-$5,000. A whole-home package with multiple impact-rated openings can reach $8,000-$25,000, depending on opening count, floor height, and wind zone. Single doors in standard sizes sit at the lower end. Custom sizes, second-floor openings, or anything requiring crane work pushes toward the top.
What genuinely moves the price in Orlando? The wind zone calculation for your address. The number of openings. The frame material: fiberglass and impact-rated steel hold up to Florida sun better than vinyl but cost more upfront. And what we find when we open the wall. That last one is why we do inspection-first quoting. Come measure, open the trim if needed, and hand you a fixed written quote. The quote stands. The only thing that changes it is a written change order you approve in advance.
Florida Pays You Back
There’s a stack of incentives available to Orlando homeowners, and we point every customer to the full list. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and impact-rated doors count. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year, on qualifying energy-efficient units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection, many Orlando homeowners see windstorm-premium credits around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. We don’t guarantee any of these numbers; programs and carriers set the final terms. But we’ll point you to the right paperwork and let you know what qualifies. Call (888) 635-0804 and ask us about the incentives checklist.
One more thing worth knowing before you compare quotes. There’s a difference between a big-box retail install and a licensed impact specialist. The retail crew often measures, orders, and subs out the work. They may not pull the permit. They may not know the design pressure requirements for your specific Orlando address. We do. We’re a licensed contractor, we pull every permit, and we don’t put a door into an opening that hasn’t been verified against the wind-load calculation for your exact structure. That’s the difference between a door that looks good for a year and one that passes inspection and holds up for the long haul.
What Opening Up an Older Orlando Door Actually Turns Up
Here’s the part nobody tells you before you start. Opening up an older Orlando home during a door replacement reveals what’s behind the trim. In 1920s-1940s bungalows in Lake Eola Heights and Thornton Park, that means decades of humidity that have been working on the framing the whole time. You find jamb legs that crumble when you lift the old slab off. You find rough openings that were framed for a door door assembly that existed before Florida even had a building code. You find failed waterproofing from an installation done during the Reagan administration.
We replaced a rotted 1940s entry door on a Thornton Park bungalow where the jamb had lost all integrity from decades of humidity. The surprise wasn’t the door. It was the undersized, water-damaged framing behind it, which forced us to reframe the rough opening, install a new pressure-treated buck, and build in a proper sill pan before hanging a PGT impact-rated unit. Because we had already written an allowance into the contract and the homeowner approved the change order in writing, the job stayed on schedule and passed the final inspection without a punch list.
That’s how we handle every door job in Orlando. Inspection first. Allowances written into the contract. Any surprise priced and approved in writing before we touch it. You never get a bill you didn’t agree to.
Ready to Get a Quote?
We serve all of the 32801 ZIP and the surrounding Orlando metro. If you live in Lake Eola Heights, Thornton Park, or anywhere else in Orlando, and your front door is sagging, sticking, leaking, or just fifteen years overdue, call us. We’ll send a uniformed, background-checked technician to measure your opening, check the framing, and give you a written quote you can hold us to.
The Done Right Promise covers every job. If it’s not done right, we make it right, with no paperwork fights and no fine print that covers neither side. That’s the standard on the first visit and the baseline for every callback.
Call (888) 635-0804 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Orlando with doors done right.