INTRO
A single standard door installs in one day. Here is the detailed timeline from the first call to the final caulk.
-- Stock door, same-week install
When you pick a Therma-Tru or Andersen unit we keep in stock, the full process runs like this:
- Day 1 (Mon): Showroom visit or on-site measurement (30 min)
- Day 3 (Wed): Quote delivered with line items
- Day 5 (Fri): Crew arrives 7:30 AM, installs, caulks, cleans up, gone by 3 PM
That is the one-day install guarantee — the part that happens on your property is a single day.
-- Custom-order door, 2–4 weeks
Specialty sizes, unusual glass patterns, uncommon colors, and non-stock lines add 2–4 weeks between order and delivery. The install itself is still one day once the door arrives.
-- What adds time to a door install
- Resized rough opening (adds 3–6 hours)
- Rot repair in the framing (adds 4–8 hours)
- Transom or sidelight additions (adds 2–4 hours per element)
- Full patio wall multi-slide systems (often 1.5 days)
- Historic district permit review (adds 2–3 weeks to timeline, not install time)
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This guide was written by James Caruso. If your situation has a wrinkle we did not cover, call us direct. Most questions we answer by phone take five minutes.