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Replacing Exterior Front Door - Scam vs Reality
I have an exterior front door that needs replacing.
The former owner put a kick plate on a steel door. That means rust. I need to replace the door, but frankly I do not want to, nor do I feel it is necessary to shell out about 2.5K to replace a door and two sidelights. It seems to me that an 80x36 door is an 80x36 door, and I should be able to go get one. Is it a scam that the local hardware stores and local contracters are trying to tell me that i need to replace the entire unit? Seems like a steel door is about $140, but perhaps there is not enough margin on that to make it worth while, so they push replacing the entire unit. Can someone shed some light on this? NOTE: House is 21yrs old. If I do need to replace the entire unit, why isn't a door a door? Thanks, Bob |
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