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Door Installation in Hollywood, FL: What It Costs and How Long It Takes

Door installation in Hollywood, FL typically runs $800-$2,800 for a standard prehung entry door and $2,500-$7,500 for impact-rated or custom units, with most residential jobs completed in one to two days. Because Hollywood sits entirely within Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, every exterior door must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance with HVHZ listing, or the permit gets rejected at the Broward County desk. Call (844) 665-0162 and we’ll walk you through which approval path your project needs before we quote.

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How We Handle Door Installation From First Measure to Final Walkthrough

We’ve installed doors across Hollywood’s split housing market, from 1960s CBS bungalows near Young Circle to 1990s planned communities west of Flamingo Road. The process doesn’t change much house to house, but the prep work does.

Stage 1: Site measure and rough-opening inspection (Day 1, 45-90 minutes)

We measure the existing frame, check for square, and look for water intrusion or termite damage in the sill and jack studs. On older Hollywood homes, we often find the original wood frame has rotted behind stucco where the threshold meets the slab. You’ll decide here whether to reuse the existing frame or replace it entirely, and whether you want the door handed the same direction or reversed.

Stage 2: Product selection and permit pull (2-5 business days)

This is where you choose your door, frame material, hardware, and finish. We submit the Miami-Dade NOA documentation with your permit application to the City of Hollywood Building Department. If your home is in a gated community or condo, we also flag any HOA architectural review that runs parallel to permitting. You’ll sign off on the exact unit model number, not just a line item, so there’s no substitution later.

Stage 3: Demo and rough-prep (Day 1 of install, 2-4 hours)

We remove the old door and frame, cut back stucco or siding as needed, and expose the rough opening. If we hit corroded fasteners on barrier island homes, we swap to stainless or ceramic-coated hardware. You’ll see the opening before the new unit goes in, and we’ll photograph any structural surprises for your records.

Stage 4: Install, level, and fasten (Day 1-2, 4-6 hours)

The new door gets shimmed plumb, fastened to the HVHZ schedule, and sealed with approved flashing tape and sealant. We test swing, latch, and deadbolt alignment before the trim goes back on. You’ll walk it with us, and we don’t move to trim until you’re satisfied with the operation.

Stage 5: Trim, paint touch-up, and final inspection (Day 2, 2-3 hours)

Interior and exterior trim gets reinstalled or replaced, stucco gets patched and color-matched, and we schedule the city inspector. On Hollywood jobs, inspectors verify the NOA label is intact and the fastener pattern matches the approved drawing. We leave with the door keyed, swept, and cleaned.

The Door Options You’ll Actually Choose Between

Door installation in Hollywood isn’t just picking a color. The HVHZ requirement narrows your field, but within it, you’ve got real trade-offs:

• Steel entry doors ($800-$1,800 installed) - The practical choice for most Hollywood replacements. Galvanized steel skins resist denting, polyurethane cores insulate well, and nearly every major manufacturer has HVHZ-listed prehung units. They’ll show scratches over time and can rust at the bottom if the threshold drains poorly, which we see often on original 1960s slabs that settled toward the house.
• Fiberglass entry doors ($1,400-$3,200 installed) - Better for direct sun exposure and coastal salt air, especially on the barrier island. They don’t dent, won’t rust, and high-end skins mimic wood grain convincingly. The upfront cost stings, but on a Hollywood home you’re keeping for ten-plus years, the replacement-cycle math usually favors fiberglass.
• Impact-rated glass doors ($2,500-$7,500 installed) - Required by code for any door with glazing over a certain size, and practically required by common sense on oceanfront properties. The laminated glass and reinforced frames add weight, so we often need to upgrade hinges and structural attachments. These are the units that most commonly get held up at permit if the NOA paperwork is missing or expired.
• Solid wood doors ($2,000-$5,000+ installed) - Beautiful, heavy, and increasingly rare in HVHZ-compliant configurations. We spec these only when the homeowner understands the maintenance burden in South Florida’s humidity: annual resealing, vigilant threshold drainage, and a shorter functional lifespan than steel or fiberglass. KraftMaid and Wellborn offer interior door lines that pair well if you’re doing a full entry sequence.
• Frame material: wood vs. composite vs. aluminum - Wood frames rot. Composite frames resist moisture but cost more. Aluminum frames handle the coastal environment but transfer heat and cold, which matters if your entry faces west into the afternoon sun. We default to composite for Hollywood’s older homes with known drainage issues, aluminum only when specified for modern builds.

What Door Installation Costs in Hollywood, FL

For standard door installation in Hollywood, FL, expect $800-$2,800 for a single prehung entry door replacement and $2,500-$7,500 for impact-rated, oversized, or custom units. That range reflects real variables we see on almost every job:

• Existing frame condition - Reusing a sound frame keeps you at the low end. Replacing rotted jack studs, termite-damaged sills, or corroded fasteners on coastal homes adds $400-$1,200.
• Structural modifications - Widening the opening, moving a load-bearing header, or reframing for a double-door unit pushes costs toward $3,500-$6,500. We see this often when homeowners want to replace a single 1960s door with modern French doors.
• Material grade and brand - A basic steel prehung from a big-box private label runs less than a Jeld-Wen or Masonite HVHZ-listed unit with multi-point locking. The NOA-backed products cost more upfront but pass inspection the first time.
• Finish and hardware - Factory-painted or stained units cost more than primed steel. Smart locks, decorative glass, and sidelight additions each add $200-$800.
• Permit and inspection scope - Simple like-for-like replacements in unincorporated pockets near Hollywood’s western edge sometimes skip permitting, but anywhere within city limits with an exterior door change, we pull the permit and schedule inspection. That adds $150-$400 to the total but protects your resale and insurance position.

Our written estimates include the door unit, frame, standard hardware, labor, permit fees, and rough-opening repair up to $300. They don’t include finish carpentry beyond standard trim, exterior painting or stucco color-matching, or electrical work if you’re adding a new door where none existed. Call (844) 665-0162 for an exact quote, estimates are free.

What Hollywood’s Homes and Rules Do to Every Door Job

Hollywood’s split personality as a city shows up in our door work almost daily. East of I-95, in neighborhoods like Hollywood Hills and the areas near Harrison Street, we’re constantly working on 1950s-1970s CBS homes with original doors set in wood frames that have been baking behind stucco for sixty years. The slab often settled toward the house, the threshold rotted out, and the jamb legs took moisture from both directions. These aren’t swap-and-go jobs. We cut back stucco, sister new lumber where needed, and flash everything to current HVHZ standards.

West of the Florida Turnpike, in developments like Emerald Hills and West Lake Village, the housing stock is 1980s-2000s tract construction with aluminum frames and concrete tile roofs. The doors there are newer but often cheap original units that failed early. Homeowners in these ZIP codes, 33024 through 33029, are more likely to upgrade for aesthetics and energy performance than for structural remediation.

The universal constant is the HVHZ requirement. Hollywood shares this designation only with Miami-Dade County, and it’s not a paperwork quirk. The fastener schedule, the impact-test protocol, and the NOA documentation are all stricter than standard Florida Product Approval. Contractors who don’t regularly work Broward’s eastern cities sometimes show up with perfectly good doors that lack the right approval, and the permit desk sends them home. We’ve seen it stall projects by three weeks while replacement materials get sourced. We verify NOA status before we quote, not after we demo.

If you’re on the barrier island, ZIP 33019, salt-air corrosion shortens the life of standard hardware and aluminum frames. We spec ceramic-coated or stainless fasteners there as a matter of course, and we always check whether your project triggers Coastal Construction Control Line review through the Florida DEP. Most single-door replacements don’t, but additions or structural changes can, and we’d rather flag it early than surprise you mid-project.

Homeowners often pair exterior door work with Chain Link Fence in Hollywood or Vinyl Fence in Hollywood to complete a full perimeter security update, especially after an impact-rated door upgrade. If your project is part of a full exterior envelope refresh, see our Windows & Doors in Hollywood page for how we coordinate roofing, siding, and fenestration as a single scope. Our Windows & Doors crew handles everything from spec to final inspection across Hollywood and nearby Andover, Miramar, West Park, and West Hollywood.

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We’ll measure your opening, check your existing frame condition, verify HVHZ compliance requirements for your specific Hollywood address, and deliver a written estimate with line-item pricing. No deposit to schedule, no surprise substitutions. Call (844) 665-0162 or request a callback, and we’ll typically be on-site within 48 hours.

Written by Raymond Estevez, Owner at Groundwork Construction Co., serving Hollywood since our founding.