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Door installation in Hudson, FL typically runs $800 to $3,800 for a standard entry or swing door, with impact-rated units on canal-front properties landing between $2,200 and $6,500 depending on framing work. Most Hudson homes were built between 1960 and 1985, which means the door opening itself rarely meets today’s wind-load requirements without some reframing. We’re TruePane Windows & Doors, and we’ve been doing this long enough to know what’s behind the stucco before we cut into it. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk the opening with you before any number goes on paper.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Hudson’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Hudson homeowners don’t need another contractor who quotes the door and acts surprised when the jamb is rotted. We work the way Dale Kessler set the standard when he founded TruePane in 2008: measure twice, quote what we see, and stand behind every cut. Hudson’s housing stock is specific. The original hollow-core entry doors on Hudson Avenue and the canal streets off Sea Ranch Drive were never built for salt air, and most have been failing for years by the time we get the call. Our crews know what a 1975 stucco CBS wall looks like behind the trim, and we price it honestly before the first screw comes out.
Every install carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. No paperwork fights, no fine print that covers neither. If the pane is not true, the job is not done. For Hudson homeowners who remember the contractor who left a door that binds in July, that sentence means something.
Read our Door Installation page for the full scope of what we do. If you’re in Hudson and want this page’s local detail, you’re already on it.
Our Door Installation Services in Hudson
Entry & Swing Doors
The most common job we do in Hudson is pulling a 1970s hollow-core entry door and finding the jamb rotted from years of wind-driven salt intrusion. We reframe the opening to Florida Building Code wind-borne debris specs, flash the sill with butyl tape, and hang a door that actually closes square. On canal-front homes within five hundred feet of open water, stainless steel hinges are not an upgrade here. They’re baseline. A standard entry door replacement in Hudson runs $800 to $2,400 before framing work. With a reframe and impact-rated slab, expect $2,200 to $4,800.
Storm Doors
Hudson gets persistent onshore winds from the Gulf, and a properly installed storm door does two jobs out here: it shields the main entry from salt-laden spray, and it buys time during the afternoon thunderstorms that roll through from late June through September. We see a lot of storm doors on Hudson’s canal streets where homeowners want an extra layer between the weather and the primary door. Storm door installation in Hudson typically runs $350 to $900, depending on glass package and hardware. Most are done in a single visit.
Arched & Custom Doors
Some of Hudson’s better-kept 1970s and 1980s homes have arched entry openings, and the off-the-shelf rectangular slab does not fit without carving up the facade. We measure the radius, order the door to match, and set it so the reveal is even all the way around. Custom arched door work in Hudson runs $2,800 to $7,500, and we’ll quote it side by side with straight-entry alternatives so you can see the actual difference on paper. We also do fully custom entries for homeowners who want something that reads as original to the house, not bolted on.
Pivot Doors
Pivot doors are becoming the choice for Hudson homeowners replacing oversized entryways, especially on larger ranch homes along the wider canal stretches. A pivot hinge distributes the weight of a massive slab differently than butt hinges, which matters on a 1970s CBS wall that was never framed for a 250-pound door. TruePane sets the pivot hardware, reinforces the header, and tests the swing for wind deflection. Pivot door installation in Hudson starts around $4,000 and runs up from there. We’ll tell you if the wall needs steel before we quote it.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hudson
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Hudson homes we lean on brands that hold up in salt air: ViewLux impact-rated doors, Andersen architectural lines, and ES Windows for high-end custom work. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re buying. And unlike a big-box installer, we register both warranty layers in writing before we leave. If a track seizes or a seal fails, you call the same number you called the first time, and a live person answers.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Hudson Homes
- Salt-crystallized sliding door tracks. On canal-front homes within five hundred feet of open water, salt builds up in the aluminum track, binds the rollers, and the door jumps the rail. We see it on practically every canal street off Sea Ranch Drive and Shoal Line Boulevard.
- Rotted door sills on stucco CBS homes. The original flashing on 1960s and 1970s homes was minimal, and decades of rain driven at the west-facing wall wick behind the frame. By the time the bottom jamb softens, the fix is a reframe, not a rehang.
- Warped and delaminating hollow-core entry doors. Hudson’s humidity never really lets up, and the original entry doors were built for a different climate. Once a permit triggers a code review, those doors almost never pass current wind-load requirements.
- Improperly flashed sidelights and glass panels. We’ve pulled original single-pane sidelights on Hudson homes that had let water run behind the stucco for thirty years. The door looked fine from the street. The framing behind it was powder.
Pricing for Door Installation in Hudson, FL
Here are honest numbers for Hudson’s market, based on what we’ve quoted on homes from Hudson Beach to the mobile home parks north of SR 52.
- Standard entry or swing door replacement: $800 to $2,400
- Impact-rated entry door, canal-front spec: $2,200 to $4,800
- Storm door: $350 to $900
- Arched or custom door: $2,800 to $7,500
- Reframing a rotted jamb or header: add $600 to $2,200 depending on wall condition
- Permit and wind-borne debris compliance: $150 to $450 depending on scope
What moves the number in Hudson is not the door itself. It’s what we find behind the stucco once the opening is exposed. That’s exactly why we allow for framing in the written quote instead of springing it as a change order. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate. We walk the opening, test the jamb, and put the real number on paper before any work is scheduled.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hudson
TruePane works throughout western Pasco County, including Port Richey, Aripeka, Spring Hill, and New Port Richey. If you’re in one of those communities, you’ll get the same crews, the same written warranty registration, and the same live answer when you call. For service-area detail, see Door Installation in Hudson or call (813) 320-9346 and tell us where you are.
Serving Hudson, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hudson area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Door Installation in Hudson
Hudson falls inside Florida Building Code wind-borne debris region requirements, which means any permitted door replacement on a canal-front home must meet impact-rated glazing standards or be protected by an approved shutter system. For most homeowners, the cleaner path is an impact-rated door with stainless hardware. It is not the cheapest bid, but it’s the one that passes inspection and holds up in salt air. Call (813) 320-9346 for an exact quote, and we’ll explain the code path on your specific opening.
Salt-laden onshore breezes from the Gulf crystallize in the aluminum tracks, bind the rollers, and oxidize the frame within a few years. Repairs are possible in the short term, but on homes within five hundred feet of open water, we generally recommend replacement with marine-grade or impact-rated hardware. You’ll repeat the repair within a decade otherwise. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll look at the frame before recommending anything.
We stop, show you the rot with our own eyes on the opening, and give you a written price to reframe to current code before we touch anything else. No surprise line item after the fact. On a canal street off Sea Ranch Drive, we pulled a 1978 hollow-core entry door to find the jamb gone from salt intrusion. We reframed the opening, set an impact-rated ViewLux door with stainless hinges, and flashed the sill with butyl tape. The homeowner signed one change, and it was approved in writing before we picked up a saw.
Yes, with the right glass package. West-facing walls on Hudson homes catch the late afternoon sun hard, especially in summer. We quote low-E and impact-rated glass packages side by side so you can see the solar heat gain coefficient on paper. A standard clear glass panel will bake the room. The upgrade is usually a few hundred dollars, and it makes a real difference in a house without central AC. Call (813) 320-9346 for a quote with the glass option spelled out.
No. Mobile and manufactured homes in Hudson fall under HUD code and a separate Pasco County permitting path, not the Florida Building Code requirements that govern CBS construction. The door itself may cost less, but the anchoring and flashing requirements are different, and a contractor who treats it like a stick-built house is asking for a failed inspection. We’ve done enough mobile home door replacements in Hudson’s parks to know the difference. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll tell you exactly which path your home falls under.
What To Expect When We Open Your Hudson Wall
Here’s the part most Hudson homeowners don’t hear until they’re already committed: the door is rarely the only problem. Behind the stucco of a 1970s CBS home, we routinely find corroded anchors, undersized headers, and wiring that was run through the rough opening fifty years ago and never touched. If a permit triggers a code review, those items come out of the wall and into the scope. That’s not a scare tactic. It’s what a permit inspection actually requires.
Our approach is to inspect first, write framing allowances into the contract, and price any surprise in writing before we touch it. You’ll never get a change order you didn’t sign. That matters on Hudson’s canal streets, where the rot hides behind a coat of paint and the wind-load requirements changed after the house was built. We plan for what the opening will actually need, not what a catalog photo suggests.
If you’re replacing a door in Hudson, call (813) 320-9346. We’ll measure the opening, check the framing, and give you a free estimate with the real number on it. Not the number we hope it is. The number it will be.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Hudson and western Pasco County with door installation done right.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.