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Default Replacing entry door only - no prehung door

On May 1, 2:29*pm, Van Chocstraw
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woods wrote:
My daughter has a steel entry door made by Masonite that she wants to
replace with another style of *steel Masonite door. *One carpenter
says she won't be happy with it unless she replaces everything -
prehung door with side window. *The other guy says if she buys the
same brand door he should be able to get it installed OK. *Anyone have
experience with just replacing a door only?


I priced a steel door with and with out casing. It's only a dollar more
with casing. You have to special order the door *only.


Yes, but the problem here is she has a one piece unit with an attached
window, so the whole thing would have to be replaced at about 4 times
the cost of just the door.