Comments on: Why Are Interior Doors So Expensive- And Where Can I Get Something Reasonably Priced?

By: moskie25

moskie25 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:48:51 +0000

Try going to smaller stores. Keep an eye on what kind they are. Solid doors are more expensive than hollow ones, and also make sure that they are not fire doors. those are mostly for doorways leading out side to give more protection in case of a fire. You can also try those newer ones that are made out of something besides wood. Can’t remember what it was but they looked alright.

By: Kimberly R

Kimberly R — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:49:27 +0000

This is a trick…go to the phone book and contact a demolition company. Best if you ask in the Girlish tone. Trust me, it works. Ask if they are taking down an older home in your area and ask if you can pull fixtures such as your doors a head of time. As long as you don’t hold up progress, they are very helpful. Plus you’ll find a lot of great wood elements such as trim, molding and cabinet. Get someone to help you take it down and a truck to haul it away.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:25:15 +0000

My husband often shops at our local habitat for humanity store. Find out if you have one in your area. He gets really great deals and has erplaced all of our interior doors and closet doors.

By: uncle bob

uncle bob — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:33:55 +0000

try used…check out papers etc.

By: Silly chick

Silly chick — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:18:44 +0000

flea market always have hard to find stuff in the mist of a lot of useless nick knacks. another place is a trash to treasure place. a lot of people take old stuff ther that they can’t sell in yard sales. That’s where I go to find my doors for my business. I make porch furniture out of old doors and windows. You can find them for as low as $10 and as high as $30.

By: lolitaka

lolitaka — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:59:50 +0000

All lumber and mill-work prices have gone through the roof over the past couple of years. Blank doors are going for an average of $159.00 or more, just for a flush blank. Plywood has sky rocketed as well. If you are renting, it is the landlord’s responsibility to replace doors.not yours, unless you damaged them. Save your money and buy a house or a condo. Don’t invest in something you don’t own, it;s a waste.

By: Leo L

Leo L — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:53:28 +0000

home depot always has such beautiful doors and they don’t seem to be that expensive to me. It’s an addition to your house and worth a couple hundred dollars.

By: split206

split206 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:11:47 +0000

I know that my Brother-in-laws family go to auction in N.J. for their building supplies…. you save big at those auctions.

By: {~¿~} zZ

{~¿~} zZ — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:31:09 +0000

Believe it. Doors are expensive. Clear wood (you can’t have knots, when you’re doing fine work) costs. Craftsmen make a good wage. Home Depot or Lowe’s sell some doors that look like wood, but are veneers. When you look at the edges, carefully, you can see the seams. These aren’t as good as solid wood, but ok for a rental. Check out solid wood doors at a millwork shop, too, for comparison.

By: Alexis W

Alexis W — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:39:38 +0000

I just bought second hand door blanks both hollow and solid core at a place in Seattle WA called ;Second-Chance Building Materials’. It’s in the Georgetown-South Park neighborhood next door to the solid waste facility. The doors were $5.00 apeice. I also got some wormwood boards 1×8 & 1×10 for $.75/ft. They have tons of recycled materials, although when you get to terra cotta corbels and items such as vintage door hardware it can be quite pricey. They have lots of stuff from torn down 1920s and 1930s public school buildings from flooring to terra cotta lentils and corbels and light fixtures, Didn’t see any school desks Though they did have some dismantled bleachers from a gymnasium.
Altogether, two doors, CVG fir boards and casings, plus 20′ of wormwood came to under $55.00
All will be used to construct a corner computer credenza/workstation for home office. I am retired and use computer to research, compile and catalog roots music of the American people from American Slave and neo-African music to present day hip-hop and everything in between. It’s all the same musical DNA.