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Exterior Door Replacement in Langley, WA
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Exterior Door Replacement in Langley, WA

Exterior Doors · Langley, WA

Doors set plumb, flashed and sealed at the sill

Door replacement is what you need when an entry door sticks, leaks or lets the wind through. We install front and back entry doors, sliding and French patio doors, storm doors and shop doors. Most go in as pre-hung units, so the door, the frame and the threshold are all new. We are based in Langley, so an island crew reaches your house without a ferry wait.

The door is the easy part. What keeps weather out is the sill pan, the flashing and the seal at the frame. We take the old unit out, then check the framing and the subfloor for soft wood. Rot at the sill or jamb gets cut out first, the same wood rot repair we do under trim.

What We Handle

  • Entry door replacement in wood, fiberglass or steel
  • Sliding and French patio door replacement, including doors with fogged glass
  • Storm doors, plus utility doors on shops, barns and outbuildings
  • Pre-hung units shimmed plumb, level and square in the opening
  • Sill pan and head flashing tied into the weather barrier
  • Rot cut out at the sill, jamb and subfloor before the new door goes in
  • Thresholds, weatherstripping and sweeps adjusted so the door shuts tight
  • Locksets and deadbolts fitted, with trim and cut siding put back around the opening

Free Exterior Doors Quote

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When is it time for a replacement front door?

Doors tell you before they fail. The bottom of the jamb goes soft or dark. Daylight shows along the top or the latch side. The deadbolt stops lining up with the strike, and the door needs a shoulder to close.

In the wet months a swollen door sticks, then swings free again in July. That is the frame moving with the water it holds. New weatherstripping and a hinge adjustment fix a door that is otherwise sound. Once the sill and jamb are wet, the whole unit needs to come out.

Sliding patio doors have their own tells. The panel drags because the rollers and the track are worn. Fogged glass means the seal between the panes has failed. Water standing in the track after a storm points at the sill and the flashing below.

What island weather does to an exterior door

Whidbey Island gets rain most of the year, with the wet season running roughly October through April. Wind pushes that rain sideways on bluffs and waterfront lots. Island County uses a basic wind speed of 97 mph in its design criteria. A door on the south or west wall takes the worst of it.

Wind-driven rain finds any gap where water can sit. A threshold with no pan under it lets that water reach the subfloor. Salt air adds to the problem near the water, pitting hinges, sweeps and lock hardware. Under big firs, shade keeps the trim damp long after the rain stops.

Doors and windows on the same wall usually age together. If the door is going, the units beside it are often ready too, which is window replacement work. Doing both at once means the flashing and the trim line up on one pass.

How an exterior door installation runs

It starts with a free on-site estimate. We measure the opening, check the sill and framing, and talk through swing, glass and finish. Call or text (360) 544-9655 and we will get back to you.

On install day the old unit comes out and the opening gets inspected. Rot comes out, the framing is squared up, and a sill pan goes down. The new pre-hung unit is shimmed plumb and level, then fastened off. Flashing laps over the weather barrier so water runs down and out.

The gap around the frame is insulated and sealed, and the threshold is set. Trim goes back on inside and out, and cut siding is patched to match. Hardware is fitted and the door is adjusted until it shuts tight. The old door and packaging leave with us.

New white sliding patio door in a home's living space Home with new black-framed windows and fir trees behind

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How We Work

How a Job With Whidbey Roofing and Siding Runs

From the first call or text to the last of the old roofing hauled off, here is how it goes.

1

Call or text us

Reach us at (360) 544-9655 and tell us what the roof is doing. We set a time to come out and look at it.

2

The look and the estimate

We get up on the roof and check the decking, flashing, venting and gutters. Then you get the scope and the price in writing. The estimate is free.

3

Materials and colors

You pick the shingle line and color, or the metal panel profile and color. Our shingle color page shows every CertainTeed color side by side. We order the material and set a start date around the weather.

4

The crew does the work

Tear-off comes first, then decking repair where the wood is soft. Underlayment, flashing, the new roof and the venting go on in order.

5

Cleanup and the finished roof

The old roofing leaves with us and the ground gets cleaned up. Then we go over the finished job with you and hand over the paperwork.

FAQ

Exterior Doors Questions, Answered

Common questions about exterior doors across Whidbey Island, Camano Island and the Skagit side. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

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What does exterior door replacement cost?
Price follows the door and the opening. A standard entry unit is a smaller job than a wide sliding or French patio door. Rot at the sill, a change in opening size, the glass and the hardware all move the number. We give a free on-site estimate with the price in writing, so call or text (360) 544-9655.
Can you replace a door without pulling the siding off?
Most swaps only disturb the trim and a few inches of siding around the opening. If the flashing failed or the sheathing under it is wet, more has to come off. We patch it back and match the pattern, the same as our siding repair jobs.
Do I need a permit to replace an exterior door?
Island County publishes a list of residential work that needs no building permit. Door replacement is not on that list. Oak Harbor, Coupeville and Langley handle permits inside their own city limits. We check with the office that covers your address before the work starts.
Can you make the door opening bigger or move it?
Yes, and a wider or taller opening means framing work with a new header. The residential code Washington follows asks for at least one side-hinged exit door. That door has to give 32 inches of clear width and 78 inches of clear height. We size the rough opening for the unit you pick.
Can a sliding patio door be swapped for French doors?
Usually yes. The rough opening and the header often need changes, and French doors need swing room inside or out. The floor and sill under an old slider are often wet, so plan on rot repair. We tell you what the switch involves before anything is ordered.
Do you replace doors along with a roof or siding job?
Yes. Doors, windows and trim usually get done in the same pass as new siding, because the flashing ties together. When the roof, siding and doors all go at once, it runs as one exterior remodeling project. That keeps one contractor responsible where the parts meet.
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We install new siding, re-side older houses and repair siding that has failed. The roof edge, the trim and the wall get handled by the same company.

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Why Choose Whidbey Roofing and Siding

Built for Roofs on Whidbey Island

Based in Langley

We work from the south end of Whidbey Island. Our crew starts the day here, so a ferry wait never sits in front of your job.

More than 30 years of experience

We put 30-plus years of building and roofing experience on the island behind every job. It shows in the details: flashing, venting, decking and the trim around them.

Licensed, bonded and insured

We are licensed, bonded and insured in Washington, under contractor license CULVEL*828N4. That covers the roofing, siding and exterior work we do on the island.

Free estimates

We look at the roof in person, then put the scope and the price in writing. The estimate is free, and it says what we found up there.

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They installed a new metal roof on the house we purchased and were able to start quickly which meant it was nearly done by the time we moved in. We had a great experience working with Jeff who was very helpful with suggestions on some cosmetic changes we made and the entire roof and gables came out nicely. Very pleased with this company and would recommend them to anyone on Whidbey looking for roofing or siding work.

David Crabtree3 weeks ago · Google review

Whidbey Roof and Siding did an outstanding job. Very professional! No playing games came in with the lowest bid. We did run into a few surprises, but Jeff was very clear and transparent about what it would take to correct the issue. Very glad I had someone who could deal with the issues. As one recent visitor said the skylight looks like it was here all along and not an after thought addition. Highly recommend

Timothy Lawrence3 weeks ago · Google review

What a class act. You only have to mention what you want. And it will be done better than expected. We have used them multiple times. I can’t imagine using anyone else for a future projects.

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