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Doors! Best Place To Buy Them??

6 years ago

Building a home and was curious where the best place to buy doors was? Of course the styles I like are popular and more expensive at places like Lowes and HD. I want 1 or 2 panel shaker style doors for the interior and I want 3/4 panel glass 4-Lite entry doors. I have 2 sets of french and 1 single door. I am not particular on the interior doors being solid or hollow, I just don't want them to sound cheap or be paper thin... TIA!

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Pinebaron

6 years ago

I think you need to be particular about where you'll have hollow or solid cores. A hollow core where a solid core is preferred may sound tinny but can do the job. Powder rooms, bathrooms (where needed), bedroom doors if adjacent to activity areas or corridors. I may be wrong but the cheapest doors are six panel hollow cores from anywhere including HD, Lowes or similar DIY stores. Price seems to go up with custom doors or with specific design, glass, french doors, size etc.

Buying a complete door package from your local door and trim dealer/installer may be your best option for optimal pricing and service.

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millworkman
6 years ago
A real lumberyard is the best place in my opinion. As Pinebaron mentions a complete door and trim package with doors selected carefully is optimal as well.
Brea Albritton thanked millworkman
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dbrad
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Yep, the lumber yards around here beat the big box stores handily on price. Find out what brands/lines they carry and do your homework re what you want, then ask them to price out the whole package.

Through our building experience, my eyes were opened as to the usefulness (in both price and service) of local lumber yards (84, BFS, ABC, etc). Before building, I hadn't visited a lumber yard since my childhood (which was before stores like Lowes/HD were around) and just assumed that they were only for big builders, replaced by the big boxes for consumers like us. I found out quickly that wasn't so. If you need a can of Great Stuff or are building a doghouse, hit up Lowes/HD. If you are building anything with a substantial amount of lumber or building materials like doors, at least get a price from your lumber yards.
John Barbará
3 years ago
I live in San Diego , Ca but I cannot find a place to buy an inside (arched) door size 85” ht x 34 3/4” wide. All suggestions would be appreciated.
millworkman
3 years ago
That will be custom. Visit a real lumberyard or a custom door shop. Use Google search.
John Barbará
3 years ago
Thank you for the advice Millworkmam, I’ll began that now.
millworkman
3 years ago
But do not buy them online. Search and then visit.

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