door installation in brookline, ma
Brookline front doors tell you when the house was built: tall paneled doors with transoms on the Victorians around Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village, paired entries on the two- and three-families, heavy wood doors set into brick on the apartment buildings near the Boston line, and divided-light French doors on the colonials of Chestnut Hill and Fisher Hill. Plum ProExteriors installs entry doors, storm doors and sliding and French patio doors across Brookline, with the style matched to the house, the historic district rules handled and, where it applies, the condo association kept in the loop.
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Most Brookline entry doors we replace are prehung fiberglass or wood units set into a repaired opening, with the panel layout, glass and trim chosen to suit the house and, in a local historic district, to pass design review. Patio doors are usually French doors on the older homes and sliders on newer additions. Installation takes a day for most doors, longer for a tall or out-of-square opening. Every job is quoted after we inspect the opening, and the estimate is free.
what a new door costs
Door pricing depends on the style, the frame material and the glass. Answer four quick questions for a standard, premium and deluxe range. Every project is quoted after we measure the opening, and financing is available on every service we offer.
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doors for brookline's housing stock
Four kinds of house, four kinds of door job. Scroll through them.
Victorians and older single-families
Original doors are often taller and narrower than today's standard sizes, with openings of 7 feet or more and a transom above, in a frame that has settled out of square. We fit custom-size prehung units that keep the proportions, with panel layouts and glass that match the period, extend the sill where the floor has dropped, and keep or rebuild the transom. Fiberglass with a wood-grain finish holds up without the refinishing an original wood door needs; solid wood is the choice where the district or the owner wants it.
Two- and three-family homes
Paired front entries, side doors and rear porch doors, often with hollow or damaged frames from decades of use. We replace the unit and the frame, add reinforced strikes and deadbolts, and coordinate with owners and tenants so each entry is secure the same day.
Brick apartment buildings and condos
Doors set into masonry openings need careful measuring and sealing to the brick. We work with associations and property managers on common entries and individual unit doors, and we complete each opening the same day.
Chestnut Hill and South Brookline colonials
Entry doors with sidelights and transoms, and French doors to the patio or garden. See our guides to sliding vs French patio doors and sliding door cost.
Historic districts and design review
Brookline has several local historic districts, and replacement doors visible from a public way are reviewed by the preservation commission. The starting position is the same as in most Massachusetts districts: repair the original if it can be repaired, and if not, replace it with one that matches in material, panel layout, glass and proportions. On a street-facing elevation that often means solid wood with period hardware; wood-grain fiberglass is sometimes accepted on secondary elevations. The application includes photos of the existing door and the specification of the new one. We tell you at the estimate whether the original is worth restoring, recommend a replacement that will pass, prepare the application, and build the review time into the schedule. Outside the districts, same-size replacements need no review.
Lead-safe door replacement
Nearly every pre-1978 home in Brookline has lead paint, and door frames and thresholds are where it wears. Plum ProExteriors holds a Lead-Safe Renovation Contractor certificate (license LR004195): contained work areas, wet methods and a cleanup that leaves no dust behind, in every older home and every occupied unit. The lead-safe work is included in our price.
what a new door costs in brookline
Single entry door
Fiberglass, in a new insulated frame
- Standard
- $4,830
- Premium
- $5,445
- Deluxe
- $6,312
Entry with sidelights
One sidelight; two sidelights from $9,860
- Standard
- $6,280
- Premium
- $7,860
- Deluxe
- $8,820
Patio doors
Gliding from $8,860; French from $13,860
- Standard
- $8,860
- Premium
- $9,770
- Deluxe
- $10,950
What the national door prices leave out
Search for front door cost and you will see $1,200 to $4,500 installed, with labor at $350 to $700 for three to six hours of work. Those figures describe a standard-size steel or fiberglass slab, prehung, set into a sound opening, at national labor rates, and they are honest for that job. They do not include a custom-size or tall unit for an older opening, a transom, sidelights, lead-safe containment, historic district paperwork, a ProVia door with a lifetime warranty and three years of labor coverage, or Greater Boston labor. In Brookline most of the doors we replace involve several of those. Our price is a complete price for the door we actually install, including the lead-safe work. The one thing no one can price from the outside is rot: if we open the wall and find a rotted sill or subframe, that is quoted as a separate repair when we find it, and you decide before we proceed. See our front door cost guide.
storm doors and patio doors
A storm door protects an entry door and adds a second seal in winter; we match it to the entry door and will tell you when a dark door in full sun should go without one. Patio doors come in fiberglass, vinyl and wood with insulated low-E glass and multi-point locks, and we replace the rotted sills that older aluminum sliders leave behind.
One crew for doors, windows and the exterior
A new door looks finished when the trim and the wall around it are finished too. Because we also install windows, roofing, siding, gutters and decks in Brookline, we can replace the brickmould, flash the opening and tie into the siding or the masonry in the same project. See our Brookline windows, decks and gutters pages, and our Brookline roofing and siding pages.
Brands and warranty
ProVia entry doors, which carry a lifetime manufacturer warranty plus three years of labor coverage from Plum ProExteriors, along with Andersen and Harvey patio doors. Plum ProExteriors is an Andersen Certified Contractor at the Elite level. See our guides to fiberglass vs steel doors, the types of exterior doors and energy efficient entry doors.
how plum proexteriors replaces a door
We measure the opening, check the sill and the frame, and tell you whether the original can be restored or what will replace it. You get a written quote by door. In a historic district we prepare the application. The door is ordered to size, the old unit comes out, the opening is repaired and flashed, the new unit goes in plumb and sealed, and the trim is finished the same day. Financing is available.
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serving all of brookline
We install doors in Coolidge Corner, Brookline Village, Washington Square, Longwood, Cottage Farm, Fisher Hill, Chestnut Hill and South Brookline, and in Newton, Boston, Wellesley and Needham.
frequently asked questions
How much does a new front door cost in Brookline?
A single entry door starts at $4,830 installed, with sidelights, materials, glass and custom sizes as adjustments. Use the calculator on this page, then book a free estimate.
How much is labor to install a front door?
On a standard opening, labor is a few hours. In Brookline the labor is usually the smaller part of the job; the custom size, the transom and the historic paperwork are what take the time. We quote the whole job, not an hourly rate. Rot repair, if we find it, is the one item quoted separately.
Can I replace just the door slab and keep the frame?
If the frame is solid, square and well sealed, a slab can be fitted. In most Brookline homes the frame is the problem: settled, out of square, with a worn sill. A prehung unit replaces the frame and the sill at once and is what we recommend in most cases. Rot behind the frame is repaired separately if we find it.
Do I need approval to replace my front door in Brookline?
In a local historic district, a door visible from the street is reviewed by the preservation commission, which expects repair first and a matching replacement second. Outside the districts, a same-size replacement does not need design review. We handle the application where it applies.
Can you match an original Victorian door?
In most cases. Custom-size fiberglass and solid wood doors come in period panel layouts and glass, and we keep or rebuild the transom. In a historic district we will tell you which material the commission is likely to accept.
Should I buy the door from a home center and have it installed?
A home center sells a standard-size door and sends a subcontractor to install it, with the lead time and the fit issues that come with an older opening landing on you. We measure, order the right size, install it and warranty the work.
Do you work on condo buildings?
Yes. We coordinate with associations and property managers for common entries and unit doors and finish each opening the same day.
How long does installation take?
Most entry and patio doors are installed in one day. A tall or out-of-square opening can take two. Custom sizes have a lead time for the door itself.
What brands do you install?
ProVia entry doors, which carry a lifetime manufacturer warranty plus three years of labor coverage from Plum ProExteriors, along with Andersen and Harvey patio doors.
book a free door estimate in brookline
Call us or send the estimate form. We will measure the opening, check the sill and give you a written quote.
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