I just counted - it actually is about 30 interior doors. I talked to our GC, and he prefers the pre-primed (which are Trustile) unless the other company offers a significant price discount, for a whole variety of reasons, of which the priming is just one.

If the costs are the same, why would you not use the pre-primed TruStile doors?

It is difficult to control the moisture levels in the unfinished house, priming the doors could easily cause them to warp. I would not even consider unprimed doors, unless I observed the amigos priming them having same prior experience. 30 doors = 5k loss.

Factory primes mean applied primer in an ideal setting with primer applied equally and evenly. For the same dollars it is an absolute no brainer in my opinion. And the fact that Trustile is about the best only reinforces my opinion.

Thanks, all, this is super helpful and reinforces the way we were leaning. The alternative is a small local company that mostly does very high end, all-wood custom doors but has expanded into more run-of-mill mdf options. The millwork company we’re using likes to use the local shop when it’s a good fit. For us, though, Trustile makes more sense, as warranty is better, the lead time is shorter, and they come preprimed.

We had Tru-stile in our last house which we were able to purchase through our local building supplier. This was early 2000s. Fast forward to this new house, we wanted Trustile again because we loved the doors. They no longer sold them and we ended up buying all wood poplar doors. They are loud, sharp edged and even though they were pricey..no comparison with the trustile.

You will love the Trustile.