Front and entry door replacement in Cedar Mill, Beaverton and nearby

Slava swaps out worn front and back doors on west-side houses in Cedar Mill, Bethany, Beaverton and the streets nearby. Every new unit arrives pre-hung on its own jamb and goes in over a drained sill pan, taped at the sides and capped at the head. Local jobs, door included, mostly land between $724 and $5,098 (November 2026 market figures) . The front door cost guide explains the spread.

The work is Slava's, backed by 7 years of hands-on experience.

Scope: house entry doors only. We don't touch garage doors, and patio units have their own page, French and sliding doors.

What's included when you replace an entry door?

For one standard door:

1. The old slab comes off its hinges, and the old jamb is cut loose and pulled.
2. We check the wood that was under the old threshold: sill plate, subfloor, rim.
3. A pan goes down first , so water that sneaks past the sill runs back outside instead of into the floor.
4. The unit is set level and plumb, shimmed behind each hinge and at the latch side.
5. Low-expansion foam seals the gap. Tape goes up the sides, and a drip cap sits over the top.
6. Trim outside, casing inside, then the handle set and deadbolt that came in the box , a sweep adjustment and a bead of caulk.

Paint for the new slab and hauling off the old one are separate line items unless agreed up front .

West-side entries take sideways rain from fall through spring, and it gets in low, at the bottom rail and sill. So the pan and head flashing count for more than looks. A sound door that just lets cold air in may only want weatherstripping.

Prehung door or slab: which one do you need?

A slab is the bare door, hung on your existing hinges, and works only if the old jamb is solid, true and the exact size. A prehung door ships mounted in its own frame, seals fitted. Choose it when the sill gives under a screwdriver, the frame has racked, or you'd like the door to open the other way.

Retrofit kits tuck the replacement inside your existing frame. You lose a bit of width, and the kit gets screwed straight over whatever rot is hiding there.

Single front doors are usually 36 inches wide and 80 tall. Older houses may have 32 or 34 inch doors, often a special order. Before you call, measure width, height and wall depth at the jamb (close to 4-9/16 inches on 2x4 framing, 6-9/16 on 2x6), and note the hinge side.

Sticking or not latching? Try door repair first.

How much does a new entry door cost in the Portland area?

These are area market numbers, not a quote from us .

Figures: Portland-area market data gathered November 2026. A labour row leaves out the door, kit or lumber.

What swings the number: the material (steel, fiberglass or wood, plus any glass and sidelites), what the frame looks like after tear-out, and sizes nobody stocks.

You'll get a signed contract to look over first; here's what an Oregon contract has to say.

What if there's rot under the old threshold?

Decay at the foot of the jamb or beneath the sill stays hidden until the door is out. If we hit it, work pauses, you get a photo, and the extra cost is written up before anything else happens . The table above has the market ranges for that add-on .

Lots of 1960s-80s houses here sit over crawl spaces with exposed front steps, so the wood below the sill has seen many wet winters . When the frame itself has to be rebuilt, see rotted door frame repair.

Do I need a permit to replace an entry door here?

Most of the time, no. Section R105.2 of Oregon's 2026 residential code (item 14) puts door replacement on its list of permit-exempt work, with two carve-outs: jobs that alter a structural member, and doors that have to carry a fire rating. Oregon's homeowner permit guidance agrees, except where an opening is cut new or resized.

A wider unit, added sidelites or header work needs one .

If you're not sure, ask whoever issues permits for your street: Washington County, Beaverton or Portland, by address. Their answer wins.

Does an older house (pre-1978) change anything?

Any home finished before 1978 falls under Oregon's lead-based paint renovation rule. The minor-repair exemption covers under 6 sq ft of disturbed paint per interior room and under 20 sq ft outside. Windows always count. Doors aren't listed, so the test is how much painted trim, casing and jamb the job disturbs.

It comes up often here, since plenty of houses in Cedar Hills, West Slope, Cedar Mill and Beaverton went up between the 1950s and 1970s. Most of Bethany is 1990s-2000s construction, well after the cutoff.

Can you add a storm door or a pet flap too?

Yes. Both are labour-only prices, so you bring the unit or the kit, or we buy it and charge what we paid .

A storm door mounts outside the main one, adds a screen for warm evenings and keeps rain and sun off a wood door.

Pet doors go into the slab or through the wall, though glass can't be cut and certain steel doors don't suit it .

Will you install a door I bought at the store?

Big-box stores and dealers stock common sizes; custom orders can take weeks.

Before paying, confirm the rough opening and wall depth; which way it swings (in or out, left or right); the sill height against the floor inside; and if the lock bore suits the hardware you want. Send us measurements and photos first.

How long does the job take?

The market figure assumes around eight hours of labour for a single door; plan on a full day each . Before we leave, the opening is shut and locks .