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AfterJeld-Wen Door Installation: The Boca Raton Owner’s Guide
Jeld-Wen door installation in Boca Raton typically runs $380 to $740 for a complete slab or pre-hung unit swap, and we stock the most common Jeld-Wen-compatible hardware on our trucks so most jobs finish in one visit. The failure owners usually notice first is a door that starts dragging on the jamb or a latch that no longer catches cleanly, and by the time a Boca Raton homeowner calls us, the hinges or threshold have usually been working against the frame for months. The salt air and summer humidity here do not forgive a door that was set slightly out of square, and Jeld-Wen units are no exception.
Which Jeld-Wen Models This Applies To
We work on the full spread of Jeld-Wen residential doors you see across Boca Raton homes, from the entry-level Siteline and Auraline series to Builders Collection slabs and Jeld-Wen Custom Wood interior doors. The compatibility gotcha with Jeld-Wen specifically is hinge placement: their standard pre-hung exterior units use a 4-1/2 inch hinge with a 5/8 inch radius corner, and we have seen homeowners buy a hinge that matched the door but not the jamb prep. Always match the hinge to the existing mortise, not the slab alone. For OEM versus aftermarket, Jeld-Wen’s own hardware is solid but priced at a premium. We carry both OEM Jeld-Wen parts and quality aftermarket equivalents from Baldwin and Schlage, and we will quote both side by side on paper so you see exactly what you are paying for. TruePane operates as an independent service provider, not affiliated with Jeld-Wen, which means we match parts across their full catalog rather than steering you toward a single product line.
Signs Your Jeld-Wen Door Installation Is Failing
- Dragging or scraping on the threshold. In Boca Raton, this usually means the slab swelled with summer humidity or the bottom hinge screws have stripped out of a soft jamb. Left alone, it wears the threshold down and eventually breaks the weather seal.
- The latch won’t catch without lifting the handle. This is almost always a misalignment between the strike plate and latch, and it means the door has shifted in the frame. Forced latching grinds the mechanism and shortens the lock’s life by years.
- Visible daylight around the edges. A Jeld-Wen door that shows light at the top or latch side is no longer square in the opening, and in a hurricane zone that is a waterproofing problem as much as an energy problem.
- Sticking only on hot afternoons. We see this pattern constantly in Boca Teeca and Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, where afternoon sun hits west-facing doors hard. The slab expands, the frame does not, and the door jams until evening. It is a clearance issue, not a hinge failure.
- Creaking or popping when opening. That noise is hinge friction, and if you have been living with it for a year, the hinge pins are likely galled and the leaf screws are working loose. It never fixes itself.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
Here is what Jeld-Wen door installation costs in Boca Raton, installed:
- Interior slab swap: $380-$520
- Exterior pre-hung replacement: $520-$740
- Hinge and threshold rebuild: $280-$390
- Full jamb repair and reset: $440-$620
The spread depends on whether we are pulling a slab only, resetting a pre-hung unit, or rebuilding a jamb that has rotted at the base. Every quote is a fixed line-item figure, not an estimate that stretches. The price covers the part, labor, haul-away of the old unit, and registration of both Jeld-Wen warranty layers in writing before our truck leaves your driveway, which is The Keystone Standard. Our workmanship is guaranteed for 90 days through the Done Right Promise. If it is not right, we fix it, no paperwork fights.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check the hinge screws yourself: tighten each one with a hand screwdriver, not a drill, and see if the door settles back into place. You can also run a dollar bill along the weatherstrip to find where the seal has failed. What you should not do is plane or trim a Jeld-Wen slab to fix a bind. Once you cut into that door, you void the manufacturer warranty and you are left with an unsealed edge that will swell the first time a Boca Raton afternoon storm rolls through. Hinge mortising, threshold resetting, and jamb repair are all jobs where a bad measurement turns a $400 repair into a $900 replacement. If the frame is shifting or the threshold is spongy, call (561) 264-1337 and let us put it square.
FAQs
A properly set Jeld-Wen exterior door in Boca Raton should hold 15 to 20 years before the threshold or weatherstripping needs real attention, though salt-air homes along the Intracoastal often see hinge hardware corrosion inside 10 years. Interior slabs will outlast the house. The frame matters more than the slab, which is why we spend extra time on jamb prep. Call (561) 264-1337 if your door is binding and we will tell you straight whether it is a repair or a reset.
Yes, in most cases we can rebuild hinges, reset the threshold, and true the slab without replacing the door itself, especially when the jamb is still sound. If the slab has swollen beyond adjustment or the bottom rail is rotten, replacement is cheaper than endless repairs. An on-site look tells us which way to go, and estimates are free.
A standard slab swap or hinge rebuild finishes in one visit, typically three to four hours, and we leave the worksite swept and the old unit hauled away that same day. Pre-hung exterior replacements with jamb repair can run five to six hours. We measure every opening twice before ordering so there is no second appointment left hanging.
We stock the common Jeld-Wen hinge sizes, strike plates, thresholds, and weatherstripping profiles on our trucks, which is how we finish most jobs in one visit. For unusual slab sizes or custom hardware, we order from our supplier network and have the part in hand before we schedule the install. You will know the price before we start.
Call for a Free Estimate
If your Jeld-Wen door is dragging, sticking, or letting daylight through, call TruePane at (561) 264-1337. A live person answers, we will talk through what you are seeing, and we will schedule a time to measure and quote it in writing. We have been setting doors square in Boca Raton since 2008, and Dale Kessler stands behind every frame we leave behind. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner, TruePane Windows & Doors at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Boca Raton and nearby areas.
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