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Originally Posted by Switter
I am replacing my front door too but I'm installing it myself. I bought the door from Lowe's and it sounded like about $1200 to install it. The guy at the counter told me you're supposed to have a permit to install an exterior door I guess. I thought that was kind of weird but whatever. As for the door, I paid about $450 on sale. The door was cheap because it was one they had in stock. It had an oval window on the top half of the door. Good enough for me. If you want a door with more glass than that at Lowe's you'll have to order a custom one. Those start about $1500.
Funny story. The guy who remodeled my house before I bought it installed the front door backwards, so it opened outward. They asked him why he did that and he said because of hurricanes, lol. I've been here six months now and all of a sudden I realized the problem with installing a door this way. The hinges are on the outside! All a person has to do is pop the pins out of the hinges and they can take the door off. Needless to say installing the new door is a priority for me.
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You should have security hinges on the door, they have a knob on one side and a recess it fits in to prevent the door coming off with the pins pulled.
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