Short answer
A new front entry door installed runs about $3,973 to $7,500 in our market, and that figure covers the door, the frame, the hardware, the labor, the sealing and the finish work rather than the slab alone. Where your project lands depends on material, how much glass you want, whether you add sidelights or a transom, and what the crew finds under the threshold once the old unit comes out. Most single doors go in inside one day, and door projects overall run one to two days.
A new front entry door installed runs about $3,973 to $7,500 in Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia and Northeast Alabama. That is a complete number — the door, the frame, the hardware, the labor, the sealing and the finish work — not the price of a slab you still have to hang.
The reason homeowners find that range confusing is that they have usually just seen a door on a shelf for a few hundred dollars. Those are two different products bought two different ways. What follows is what each part of an installed price actually pays for, what pushes a quote toward the top of the range, and what should be written down before you sign anything.
What does the installed price actually cover?
A replacement entry door is a system, and every piece of it is in the number:
- The door slab — fiberglass or steel, with its insulated core, its finish and any glass in it.
- The frame and jambs — the door comes as a prehung unit, meaning the slab is already hung in a new frame that gets set into your opening plumb and square.
- The threshold and sill pan — the part of the assembly that takes the most water and does the most work.
- Weatherstripping and sweep — the seals that decide whether the door is actually tight.
- Hardware — handleset, deadbolt, hinges, strike plates and reinforcement.
- Removal and disposal of the old unit.
- Labor — protecting the floor, pulling the old frame, inspecting the framing, shimming, fastening, insulating and air-sealing the perimeter.
- Finish work — exterior trim, brickmould or casing, caulk and interior casing where it is disturbed.
- Cleanup and the final walk-through.
Strip any of those out and the number goes down, but you have not bought a finished door. This is the single most common reason two quotes for "a front door" look nothing alike.
Why is the range so wide?
Four variables move a door price more than anything else.
Material
Steel is the value choice. It is strong, well insulated and the most affordable of the two materials we install. It belongs on doors that sit under real cover, because once the finish is compromised steel can dent and rust.
Fiberglass costs more and it is the most-installed choice in this market for a reason: it does not rot, dent or rust, it handles direct sun and driving rain, and it takes a convincing wood-grain finish. If your entry faces west or south with no porch over it, exposure decides this before budget does. We install ProVia and Andersen in both materials, so the comparison happens in front of you rather than in a brochure.
How much glass is in the door
Glass is the largest single swing in a door slab's price. A flush or panel door with no glass sits lowest. A half-lite or three-quarter-lite door with decorative or privacy glass sits meaningfully higher, and the more decorative the caming and texture, the higher it goes. Safety glazing in and near doors is a code requirement, not an upgrade, so tempered or laminated glass in those locations is built into the price.
Sidelights and transoms
This is where a quote jumps a whole tier. Adding a sidelight is not an accessory — it widens the rough opening, which means framing work, header work, new exterior trim and often new interior casing and drywall returns. A single door with two sidelights and a transom is a completely different scope of work than a single door swapped one-for-one, and it will sit at the upper end of the range.
The condition of the opening
Every entry door in this climate has been shedding water for decades. What is under the threshold is the one thing nobody can see until the old unit is out. Rotted subsill framing, a soft rim joist, or a floor that has dropped at the door all have to be repaired before a new unit is set, and that repair is a named line, not a surprise added at the end of the day.
Where does your door land in the range?
| Configuration | Typical position in the $3,973–$7,500 range | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Single steel door, no glass, existing opening reused | Lower end | Least material cost, one-for-one swap |
| Single fiberglass door, no glass or small lite | Lower to middle | Material upgrade, same scope of labor |
| Single fiberglass door with decorative half-lite glass | Middle | Glass package is the added cost |
| Door with one or two sidelights | Middle to upper | Wider opening, framing and trim work |
| Door with sidelights plus a transom | Upper end | Structural change, more units, more finish work |
| Any of the above with subsill or framing repair | Adds to the line above | Rot repair found once the old unit is out |
Those are positions, not prices. The only way to get a real number is to have someone measure your opening, look at the threshold and the trim, and price the configuration you actually want.
Does the Hometown Hero discount change the number?
It does, and substantially. Active military, veterans, police, fire, EMS and dispatchers get 50% off exterior doors from Patriots' Pride. It applies to the door itself, it does not stack with other offers, and all we need is proof of service or a department ID. It is a standing program rather than a seasonal promotion, so there is no deadline attached to it — bring the ID to the estimate and it comes off the quote there.
This is a veteran-owned, owner-operated company, which is why that program exists and why it is not the sort of thing that appears and disappears from the price list.
How do homeowners pay for a door project?
Most front door projects are small enough to pay outright, but not all of them are — a full unit with sidelights and a transom is a real number. Patriots' Pride offers financing through the GreenSky® program, with zero down for most approved homeowners, subject to credit approval.
The practical split is between the promotional plans and the fixed-rate terms:
| Plan type | What it is | Who it fits |
|---|---|---|
| No interest if paid in full within 6, 15 or 18 months | Promotional period, interest waived if the balance clears by the date | Homeowners with a payoff date they can genuinely hit |
| Fixed 6.99% APR for 60 months | $19.80 per month per $1,000 financed | Spreading a mid-range project on purpose |
| Fixed 9.99% APR for 144 months | $11.94 per month per $1,000 financed | Lowest monthly payment, longest term |
Using those published figures, a $5,000 door project on the 60-month fixed plan works out to about $99 a month. Run the math on the plan you are actually considering rather than on the one with the smallest payment.
One thing to leave out of your budget: there is no federal tax credit for a door placed in service in 2026. The 25C credit was terminated for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Anyone telling you to count on 30% back is working from an expired rule.
What should be written on the quote before you sign?
Ask for these six lines specifically, because they are where two quotes stop being comparable:
- Brand and product line of the door, not just "fiberglass."
- The exact configuration — slab size, glass, sidelights, transom, swing direction.
- Hardware — what handleset and deadbolt grade are included, and whether they are yours to choose.
- What happens if rot is found under the threshold, and how that repair is priced.
- Who physically installs it — an in-house crew or a subcontracted one.
- The warranty term on labor as well as material. Entry doors from Patriots' Pride carry a 15-year material and labor warranty under The Patriot's Promise. A lifetime material warranty paired with a one-year labor warranty is a much weaker promise than it sounds, and most service calls years later involve installation details rather than the slab.
Is a big-box door a fair comparison?
It is a fair comparison of the slab and nothing else. A prehung unit off a shelf comes in a handful of stock sizes, in a stock jamb depth, with builder-grade weatherstripping and a hardware bore that may or may not match what you want. It does not include tear-out, framing repair, a sill pan, air-sealing, exterior trim, disposal or a labor warranty. If you already own a door you bought elsewhere, we will install it to manufacturer specification — most companies refuse to touch product they did not sell — and you will pay for the labor and materials that finish it correctly.
The honest way to look at it is that the door is roughly the visible half of the job. The other half is the opening it goes into.
What is the next step?
Get the opening measured and get one itemized number. Schedule a free in-home estimate at /get-estimate/ or call (423) 830-7138. The estimator measures the opening, checks the threshold and framing, shows you actual door and glass options, and gives you one itemized price with the scope spelled out. It is a sales appointment — it is also the only way anyone can give you a real number instead of a guess.
