Door Installation in Los Angeles — Talk to a Local Pro in Minutes
Interior swap, full exterior replacement, French doors, period-accurate front door for a 1920s Spanish? Describe the job, our AI scopes it in 60 seconds, and you're connected to a local LA pro — usually inside 14 minutes. You and the pro handle price, schedule, and the work directly.
Typical LA cost: $280–$1,800 · Median install: $620 · Same-week scheduling: common
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What Door Installation pros on Handyum work on
- Interior hollow-core swap Bedroom or closet door replacement, modern build, standard 30"/32"/36" pre-hung slab. Hardware $80; install adds $150–$300. Most pros knock these out in 60–90 minutes.
- Interior solid-core upgrade Sound-dampened bedroom or office door. Hardware $150–$300; install $200–$400 per door. Common in WFH home-office conversions across the Westside.
- Standard exterior steel or fiberglass Front, side, or back door replacement on a 1980s+ build. Hardware $300–$1,000; install $300–$700. Full replacement (door + frame + threshold + weather seal) $700–$1,800.
- French double-doors Popular in Spanish-revival and Mediterranean LA homes — patio, dining room, or primary suite. $1,500–$4,000 installed including hardware and weatherstripping.
- Custom wood front door Period-accurate Mediterranean, Tudor, or Craftsman door for Hollywood Hills, Hancock Park, or Bungalow Heaven-adjacent homes. $2,000–$8,000+ depending on wood, carving, and hardware.
- 1920s frame restoration + rehang Original jambs in Hancock Park, Echo Park, Silver Lake, parts of Pasadena have settled out-of-plumb. Frame shim or replacement before a new slab goes in. $400–$1,500 added to the door cost.
- ADA lever handle conversion Replacing knobs with ADA-compliant levers, sometimes paired with door-width modification for aging-in-place or rental compliance. $75–$200 per door for hardware-only; $300–$900 if the door needs widening.
- Marine-grade exterior hardware Santa Monica, Venice, Pacific Palisades, Manhattan Beach — stainless multi-point locks and marine-grade hinges. $150–$400 hardware premium over standard, pays back in 3–4× longer life.
Realistic Los Angeles price ranges
Every job is different — a hollow-core bedroom swap in a 2019 Playa Vista townhome is not the same as a hand-carved walnut front door for a Hancock Park Spanish-revival. These are the realistic LA ranges based on actual install work done in the city.
- Hollow-core slab install
- Solid-core bedroom door
- Closet bi-fold replacement
- Lever handle conversion
- Standard 30"/32"/36" pre-hung
- Steel or fiberglass front door
- Door + frame + threshold
- Weather seal and weatherstripping
- Deadbolt and lever set
- Standard side or back entry
- French double-doors
- Custom wood / period-accurate front
- 1920s frame restoration + rehang
- Marine-grade coastal hardware
- HPC-compliant historic district door
LA labor rates: $40–$90/hour. Most LA pros flat-rate common installs so there are no surprises; custom and frame-restoration work is usually quoted after a site visit. Final price is set by the pro after seeing the job; ask them to confirm in writing via the Handyum chat.
Neighborhoods we cover in Los Angeles
Pros active on Handyum cover the LA metro from the coast to the Valley, downtown to the South Bay. Response times vary — central LA averages around 14 minutes, outlying areas 30–45 minutes.
Tell our AI your neighborhood — we'll route you to a pro who actually works in your part of LA.
Pros active in Los Angeles
These pros are active on Handyum in the Los Angeles area and have handled the most door installation requests in the last 30 days. Their words below — not ours.
Interior-door fast-turn specialist. Hollow-core and solid-core swaps in modern Westside builds — most jobs done same morning.
1920s Spanish and Craftsman frame restoration. Re-plumbs settled jambs before hanging the new slab. HPC-overlay experience.
Exterior steel and fiberglass full replacements. Frame, threshold, weather seal, deadbolt — done in one day.
French and double-door custom installs. Patio and primary-suite openings in Spanish-revival and Mediterranean homes.
Coastal exterior installs with marine-grade stainless hardware and multi-point locks. Salt-air corrosion specialist.
Family business since 2014. ADA lever-handle conversions and door-width modifications for aging-in-place and rental compliance. Bilingual English/Spanish.
Why door installs go sideways in LA
Los Angeles is a tough door market because the housing stock spans 100 years and the climate punishes exterior hardware. Three things drive most install failures here: settled century-old frames, salt-air corrosion on the coast, and historic-district style rules that catch homeowners by surprise.
1920s Spanish + Craftsman frame settling hits Hancock Park, Mid-Wilshire, parts of Pasadena, Echo Park, and Silver Lake. After 100 years the jambs are out-of-plumb. A modern pre-hung slab dropped into a non-plumb frame will drift open or closed on its own. The fix is shim + re-hang, or full frame replacement before the new door goes in.
Westside salt-air corrosion eats exterior hardware in Santa Monica, Venice, Pacific Palisades, and Manhattan Beach. Cheap brass hinges and standard deadbolts fail in 3–4 years. Marine-grade stainless hardware and multi-point lock corrosion resistance are worth the upgrade and pay back over the life of the door.
HOA and historic-district style rules trip up Bel-Air, Beverly Hills, Hancock Park HPC overlay, and Bungalow Heaven (Pasadena adjacent). These areas require period-accurate exterior doors — a modern composite slab will get rejected at neighborhood architectural review and you'll be ordering a second door. Pick a pro who's actually submitted HPC paperwork before.
Frequently asked questions
How fast will a pro respond?
During LA business hours, most homeowners are connected to a pro within roughly 14 minutes of finishing the chat. Response speed depends on which pros are active in your neighborhood right then. After the intro, you message the pro directly and they confirm timing with you — most installs schedule within the same week.
How much does door installation cost in Los Angeles?
Typical LA install runs $280–$1,800, with $620 the common middle. Interior hollow-core swap: $200–$500. Solid-core interior: $200–$400 install on top of $150–$300 hardware. Standard exterior steel/fiberglass: $500–$1,500 including frame, threshold, and weather seal. French double-doors: $1,500–$4,000 installed. Custom wood front: $2,000–$8,000+. 1920s frame restoration adds $400–$1,500. LA labor is $40–$90/hour. Final pricing is set by the pro after they see the job.
Are pros on Handyum licensed and insured?
Handyum is a matching service — we connect you to local pros, but we don't verify licenses or insurance on your behalf. California requires a CSLB contractor license for any job over $500 in combined labor and materials, and a full exterior door installation in LA usually crosses that threshold once you add frame, threshold, and weather seal. Before work starts, ask the pro for their CSLB number and proof of insurance, and verify the license at cslb.ca.gov. Discuss credentials directly with the pro you're considering.
What if something goes wrong with the install?
Handyum is a matching service — the work, payment, and any warranty are agreed directly between you and the pro. Before work starts, we recommend you (1) confirm the price in writing via the Handyum chat, (2) ask the pro about their warranty on the slab, hardware, and labor, and (3) keep all communication in the Handyum chat so there's a record. If a pro behaves badly, report them and we will remove them from the platform.
Can I install an interior door myself?
A hollow-core pre-hung swap in a modern, plumb frame is a DIY-able job for someone comfortable with a level, shims, and a hammer drill — figure half a day and $80–$150 in materials. Exterior doors and any 1920s home are a different story: out-of-plumb jambs, weather seal, threshold leveling, deadbolt and strike-plate alignment all stack up. A non-plumb door drifts, a bad weather seal leaks, and a misaligned strike plate is a security problem. For exterior or pre-1950 homes, paying a pro $300–$700 in install labor is usually worth it.
What about historic district or HPC overlay homes?
Hancock Park HPC, Windsor Square, Bungalow Heaven, parts of Bel-Air and Beverly Hills require period-accurate exterior doors and sometimes pre-approval before a replacement goes in. A modern composite slab will get rejected at neighborhood architectural review and you'll be paying for a second door. Tell our AI you're in a historic overlay and we'll route you to a pro who's submitted HPC paperwork before — they'll know the documentation, allowable wood species, hardware finishes, and lead times.
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