A door is a security item first, a weather item second and a pretty item third. We install fiberglass and steel entry doors, storm doors, sliding patio doors and French doors as complete pre-hung units — frame, threshold, weatherstrip and lock as one system — flashed at the sill so water never reaches the subfloor, and shimmed plumb so the deadbolt actually throws. One crew, no door salesman.
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A door is a security item first, a weather item second and a pretty item third. Typical price: $450 – $12K+. Licensed & insured, written itemized price before work starts, no deposit, one dedicated crew. Serving all 21 New Jersey counties from Paramus. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free estimate.
Steel is the strongest per dollar and the cheapest way to a secure, tight front door. It dents, and a deep scratch can rust if it's not touched up, so it's best where the door sits under a porch roof. Fiberglass costs more, looks like real wood when it's stained, never rots or rusts, and shrugs off the sun on an exposed south or west entry. Both come as insulated slabs in a pre-hung frame with an adjustable sill. Real wood doors are beautiful and we install them, but in New Jersey weather they need a deep overhang and a refinish every few years. We tell you which one fits your house and your exposure — not which one pays the best commission.
A sidelite is the narrow glass panel beside the door; a transom is the one above it. They bring light into a dark foyer and change the look of the whole front of the house. The catch: they need a wider or taller opening, which means a new header — that's structural, and it's permitted work. We do it, we price it as its own line, and we pull the permit. Glass in the door itself comes clear, obscured for privacy, or decorative. Blinds sealed between the panes are a good pick for a patio door where you want privacy without a curtain to wash.
A storm door isn't old-fashioned. It protects the finish of the entry door, adds an air pocket in winter, and lets you open the main door for a breeze in May without letting bugs in. Full-view models show off the door behind them; ventilating models have a screen that slides down; retractable-screen models hide the screen in the top rail. We hang them plumb on the entry door's own frame with a closer set so it doesn't slam. About $450 to $1,200 installed.
A sliding door wins on space — nothing swings into the room — and on cost. The good ones roll on stainless-steel tandem rollers in a track that drains, in a vinyl, fiberglass or aluminum-clad frame. Cheap sliders die at the rollers and the track. French doors swing, which takes floor space, but they seal tighter with a multipoint lock, look better on a traditional house, and open the whole width. Either one gets flashed into the wall like a window, because a patio door that leaks at the sill rots the subfloor and the joists under it — a $5,000 repair hiding under a $50 problem.
We measure the rough opening, check the sill, subfloor and jamb for rot, note the swing and the handing, and look at how the door is exposed to weather. The quote lists the door by material, style and glass, the hardware, the storm door if you want one, flashing, trim, any structural work, disposal and permits.
Stock doors can be here in days. Custom colors, sizes, sidelites and French doors take 3 to 6 weeks.
One day for most doors. Old unit out, opening checked and repaired, sill pan set, new unit shimmed and screwed, foamed, flashed, trimmed inside and out, hardware installed and adjusted. The house is locked up tight before we leave.
You swing it, lock it, and check the reveal around the door with us. Then you release the final payment.
Paramus-based, installing entry and patio doors across all 21 New Jersey counties. Kicked-in door or a broken slider tonight? We board it up the same day, 24/7.
typical fixed-price range — your exact number goes in writing after a free visit
How we beat the big chains: Door chains send a salesman with a slab sample and a financing tablet, then rent an install crew — you pay for all three. No franchise fees, no commissioned salesmen, no rented subcontractors — that's typically 15–30% under national-brand quotes for the same or better spec. Bring us any written quote and we'll match the scope line by line.
“The new front door was in, but it wouldn't latch unless you lifted the handle. They said it would 'settle'.”
“My slider leaked at the bottom for two years before I found the rotted floor under it.”
“The 'free estimate' turned into a four-hour presentation and a price that dropped $3,000 every time I said no.”
You found a crew that is actually near you. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus, in Bergen County, and our own licensed techs handle entry & patio doors in all 21 New Jersey counties — no call center, no subcontractor sent from two states away. Most of Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex is 15 to 30 minutes from our shop, and emergencies go to the nearest crew, 24/7.
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Call (201) 676-3099, text us a photo, or book a free in-home estimate — you get a written price before any work starts.
A steel or fiberglass entry door, pre-hung and installed, runs about $2,200 to $6,500 depending on the glass and hardware. Add sidelites or a transom and you're at $5,000 to $12,000 with the framing. Storm doors are $450 to $1,200 installed. Sliding patio doors run $2,500 to $7,000; French doors $3,500 to $9,000. Fixed, itemized, before anything is ordered.
Both are far stronger than the door you probably have. Security comes from the frame and the lock more than the slab: a multipoint lock, a reinforced strike, and 3-inch screws into the framing. We install all three on every entry door.
A same-size replacement on a one- or two-family home doesn't need one in New Jersey. Widening the opening for sidelites, a double door or a bigger slider means a new header, and that's permitted work. We pull it and meet the inspector.
Yes. Most smart deadbolts fit a standard bore, and we prep the door and strike for them. If you buy the lock, we install it with the door; if you want a recommendation, we have a couple we trust.
Most single entry doors and sliders are done in a day. Doors with sidelites or a new header take two. Custom orders take 3 to 6 weeks to arrive; stock doors can go in within days.
Sometimes. If the rot is only in the bottom foot of the jamb and the sill, we can splice in new material or a composite jamb leg. If the subfloor under it is soft, the door has to come out anyway, and it's smarter to replace the whole unit and fix the floor at the same time. We'll show you the probe test and give you both prices.
Most of the time the draft isn't the door slab at all — it's a worn threshold, a sprung weatherstrip, or a frame that shifted and no longer closes tight against the jamb. A new insulated fiberglass or steel door set plumb with a fresh threshold and sweep will end it, and a foam-core slab holds heat far better than a hollow builder door. We check the frame and sill before we quote, so you're not paying for a door when you needed an adjustment.
Yes. Panel layout, glass and sidelights, woodgrain or smooth finish, factory paint or stain, and hardware finish are all choices, and we bring samples to your free in-home consultation so you're picking in your own light, not under showroom bulbs. Half-round transoms and older Bergen County colonial proportions can be matched too. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we'll tell you what's realistic before we come out.
Yes, and it's cheaper that way — one trip, one crew, one setup, and the finishes match. Most houses with two or three doors are done in a single day, each opening closed up before we move to the next. It all goes on one itemized price that holds for 90 days, with no deposit.
Yes — sliders, French doors and multi-panel patio doors. If your slider sticks, fogs, or lets snow blow across the track, a new unit with a proper sill pan and flashing fixes the leak the old one was hiding. We'll price a slider against a French door for the same opening so you can see the difference; sliders save floor space, French doors seal better and look heavier.
Fiberglass typically goes 25 to 30 years or more here, steel about 20 to 25 before the bottom edge starts rusting from road salt and splash-back, and wood depends entirely on how often it's refinished. What kills a door early is water at the sill. We set every door on a proper pan and sealant bed, and anything we install that handles water falls under our 5-Year Watertight Guarantee.
With a modern insulated entry door, a storm door isn't needed for energy savings — it's for a screen in May and for protecting an older or south-facing wood door from weather. One caution: a full-glass storm over a dark door in direct sun can trap enough heat to warp the slab, and that voids some warranties. We'll tell you which situation you're in before you spend the money.
Daylight around the edges, a deadbolt you have to lift the door to throw, or a sticky door in August that swings free in January usually means hinges, strike plate or a settled frame — that's an adjustment. Soft or rotted wood at the bottom of the jamb, rust bubbling through a steel skin, or a slab that's delaminating means replacement. We give you both prices honestly, and if it's a 30-minute fix we'll say so.
If you're anywhere in New Jersey, yes. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus and handles entry & patio doors across all 21 counties with our own licensed crew. Most of Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex is 15 to 30 minutes from our shop, and emergencies are dispatched to the nearest crew 24/7. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free in-home estimate.
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