Door installation · Davie, FL
Door Installation Davie, FL: Frames Checked, Approvals Read First
Door installation Davie homeowners can count on starts with the frame and the approval, not the color, so a new entry, patio or interior door closes, seals and locks the way it should.
- Estimate
- Free, at the house
- Doors
- Interior and exterior
- Changes
- Only with your written OK
- Your contact
- One person, by name
- Part of Gaven Constructions
- Free on-site estimates
- Written 1-year workmanship warranty
- Dedicated project contact
A Door Is Only as Good as Its Frame
Most door problems are frame problems. A door that drags, a deadbolt you have to lift the handle to close, light showing under the threshold: the slab usually gets the blame, but the frame it hangs in is what decides whether a new door works.
An exterior door in Broward has one more condition. It is part of the shell of the house, so it needs a product approval for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and it has to be installed the way that approval describes. A good-looking door with the wrong paperwork is not a door you can put in here.
That is what we handle. We look at the frame and the opening first, choose the door with you, check the approval before anything is ordered, take care of the permit, and coordinate the installer, the stucco, the trim and the paint. You end up with a door that closes on the first try and a wall around it that looks finished.
When Installing a New Door Makes Sense
Installing a new door makes sense when the problem is the door or its frame, not a hinge or a lock.
Water gets in at the bottom or the sides. After a heavy rain you find a wet threshold, a stained floor or swollen trim. If the frame or the sill is the reason, new weatherstripping does not solve it.
The frame is rotting or rusting. Wood frames soften at the bottom where water sits. Steel frames rust. Once the frame is gone, the door has nothing solid to close against.
You want to stop covering the patio door before a storm. A sliding glass door with a shutter or panels in front of it is a door you cannot use until the storm passes. An impact sliding door is one way to change that.
The door no longer locks the way it should. A deadbolt that misses the strike, a slider that lifts off its track. When adjusting does not hold, the unit is worn out.
The inside of the house changed. New flooring raises the floor, a new layout moves a wall, or you simply want the doors to match the rest of a remodel.
When the Door You Have Only Needs an Adjustment
If the door still does its job and the problem is the hinges, the lock or the way it sits in the frame, installing a new one may add little. A hinge that has sagged, a strike plate that moved or a worn weatherstrip can often be fixed for much less. We check those pieces first, and if that is all the door needs, we tell you before there is anything to sign.
Three Kinds of Door Projects
Door projects fall into three groups, and each one asks different questions.
An impact entry door. The front door carries the most weight: security, weather and the first impression of the house. The new door has to be approved for the hurricane zone and fastened into the opening the way that approval says. Glass is a choice here too. A solid door, a small glass panel at the top or a full glass panel each feel different from the inside, and the ENERGY STAR criteria for residential doors are based on how much glass a door has, which is worth knowing before you choose one.
An impact sliding or French patio door. These are wide openings with a lot of glass in them. A slider saves space. French doors open wide and change how the room meets the patio. Either way, the opening, the track or the sill and the slab under it have to be level and sound before the new unit goes in, and we check that at the visit.
Interior doors. Here the question is slab or prehung. A slab is only the door, hung on the frame you already have, and it makes sense when the frame is straight and sound. A prehung door comes already hung in its own frame, and it is the right choice when the old frame is out of square or damaged, or when the opening is changing. We tell you which one each opening needs and why.
The written scope lists every door by location, what goes in, what happens to the frame and the trim, and what is not included.
The Wednesday Permit Lane for Doors in Davie
Replacing a door in Davie can sometimes skip the usual wait for a permit. The Building Division's walk-thru permit requirements list windows and doors among the permit types the Town can issue on the day you apply. The lane runs on Wednesday mornings, the application has to be made in person, and it covers one trade at a time. Each person can bring no more than two applications, and each one gets a single review. If that review turns it down, the application goes back into the regular process.
For a homeowner, that means a straight door swap does not always have to wait in line behind larger projects. It also means the fast lane is not a promise. There is a single review, and a door job that also needs electrical or structural work is already more than one trade.
So we prepare the door package as if it were going to normal review: the approval for the exact door being bought and the opening described the way the Town asks for it. If it qualifies for the Wednesday lane, you save time. If it does not, the schedule we wrote for you already assumed the regular process.
You can reach us at 4491 S State Road 7, 3rd Floor, Ste PH16, Davie, FL 33314. We cover Davie and 19 more Broward cities.
How a Door Installation Runs
- The visit. We open and close every door on your list, look at the frames, the sills and the thresholds, and check the wall and the floor around each opening.
- Choosing the door. Style, glass, swing direction and hardware for each opening, chosen with you and checked against what the opening can take.
- The written proposal. Every door by location, the frame and trim work around it, the exclusions, the payment terms and an estimated schedule that counts the permit and the time the door takes to arrive.
- Approval and permit. For exterior doors we read the product approval before ordering and file the permit with it. If you live in an HOA, its approval is a separate step, and we list it.
- Removal and setting. The old door and frame come out, the opening is checked and prepared, and the new unit is set level, fastened and sealed the way its approval and instructions describe. If the opening shows damage, you see it and approve the repair in writing first.
- Finishing. Stucco and paint outside, casing and paint inside, hardware adjusted so the door latches and locks without a push.
- Inspection and walkthrough. Exterior doors get the Town's inspection. Then we open and lock every door with you and hand you the warranty papers.
What Door Installation Costs Around Davie
One South Florida impact door company's 2026 price guide puts an impact entry door at $2,000 to $5,500 per door, installed, and an impact sliding glass door at $3,500 to $9,000 per door, installed. Those are their ranges for those two kinds of doors, not our price, and they do not cover interior doors.
What moves the price of your doors is the same list every time:
The kind of door. Entry doors, sliders, French doors and interior doors are different products with different costs.
Size and glass. A wider opening or a door with more glass means a larger, heavier unit. Decorative glass adds to it.
The frame. A slab hung on a sound frame is the simplest case. A damaged frame, a sill that has rotted or an opening that is out of square adds work before the door goes in.
Whether the opening changes. Making an opening wider, or turning a window into a door, means structural work, stucco and paint, and its own drawings in the permit.
Hardware and finish. Locks, handles and paint or stain are chosen per door and listed per door.
Seeing the doors costs you nothing, and neither does the written estimate. The price comes after we have looked at each opening, line by line, and it only changes if you sign off on a change.
Why Homeowners Bring Us Their Doors
A door installation goes wrong in the details nobody sees at the store: a frame that was not square, a threshold set too high for the new floor, an approval that does not match the door that showed up.
The frame comes first. We decide at the visit whether the frame stays or goes, and the scope says so.
The approval checked before ordering. For every exterior door, we read the document before the order is placed, not after delivery.
One project contact. You know who coordinates the installer, the stucco, the trim and the paint, and who answers your call. That stays the same until the job is done.
Nothing extra without your signature. If a frame turns out worse than it looked, you get the cost and what it does to the schedule in writing, and you decide before work goes on.
A written warranty. One year on our workmanship from the day we finish, plus the manufacturer's warranty on the door. General Contractor Davie is part of Gaven Constructions.
Permits
Permits and Inspections in Davie
Hurricane-zone approval for exterior doors. Broward is in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so an exterior door has to carry a product approval that is valid for that zone. A general approval that does not mention it is not enough. We confirm it on every entry and patio door before we order, and we do not order on a brochure.
Permit and HOA are separate. An exterior door goes through the Town's Building Division. An HOA may also have a say about the style or the color of a front door. We list both in the proposal.
The name on the contract. It shows the company doing the installation and the license that covers it, before any door is ordered.
FAQ
Door Installation Questions From Davie Homeowners
How much does door installation cost in Davie?
One South Florida impact door company's 2026 guide puts an impact entry door at $2,000 to $5,500 and an impact sliding glass door at $3,500 to $9,000, per door, installed. Interior doors are a different price. We give you yours in writing after a free visit.
Do I need a permit to replace an exterior door in Davie?
Yes. An exterior door goes through the Town's Building Division with the door's product approval attached. We file it for you, and we list any HOA approval as a separate step.
Can a door permit in Davie be issued on the day you apply?
Sometimes. The Town runs a walk-thru lane on Wednesday mornings that includes windows and doors, in person and with a single review. If that review turns the application down, it moves to the regular process.
Can I replace only the interior door slab in my Davie home?
Yes, if the frame is straight and sound. If the frame is out of square or damaged, a prehung door with its own frame is the better fix. We check each opening and tell you which one it needs.
What approval does a new front door need in Davie?
A product approval that is valid for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, because Broward is in it. We read that document before ordering, and the door is installed the way the approval describes.
How long does a door installation take in Davie?
That depends on three things: the type of door, its delivery time and the permit. Your written proposal includes an estimated schedule with each of them counted, not only the day the door goes in.
Door installation is part of the work we coordinate as a Davie general contractor, with every door on one written scope.
Tell us which doors stick, leak or no longer lock.
Start with the front door, the patio slider or the bedroom doors that will not latch. We visit for free, check each frame, and give you a written scope before you decide anything. We are at 4491 S State Road 7, 3rd Floor, Ste PH16, Davie, FL 33314.
