New Garage Door Installation in Minneapolis
Insulated steel, carriage house, modern flush and full-view glass, wood-look and aluminum doors for Minneapolis, St. Paul and the Twin Cities. Measured at your house, priced in writing before the door is ordered, and hung with springs and a seal chosen for 20 below.
A standard single garage door installed in Minneapolis runs $699 to $1,515 (average about $1,077). Insulated doors run $1,188 to $4,536, and a 16x7 double insulated steel door with a new opener lands at about $4,410. Every quote covers removal of the old door and haul-away, and you see the number in writing before anything is ordered.
16x7 Insulated Steel Door with New Opener
Garage Door Styles We Install in the Twin Cities
Six styles cover nearly every house in the metro, from a 1920s bungalow garage in Longfellow to a three-car attached garage in Plymouth. Each card shows a typical installed range for a single door; a 16x7 double is quoted the same way, in writing, before we order. A new opener can go in on the same visit; see opener installation.
Modern Flush Insulated Steel
A flat, clean face with a row of small windows and an insulated core, for an attached garage on a newer house.
- Polyurethane or polystyrene core
- Frosted or clear window row
- Bulb seal in a rigid retainer
Traditional Raised Panel Steel
The short-panel door on most Twin Cities houses. Single-layer, or insulated for an attached garage.
- Non-insulated or insulated core
- White, almond, sandstone, brown
- Arch or plain window inserts
Carriage House, Wood-Look Steel
Crossbuck overlays and strap hardware on a woodgrain steel face: the look of a barn door, nothing to rot.
- Insulated steel, no wood to rot
- Decorative strap and handle hardware
- Seeded or clear glass tops
Full-View Aluminum and Glass
Aluminum frames with insulated glass. Lots of light, the lowest R-value here, right for a heated studio or shop.
- Frosted, clear or tinted insulated glass
- Anodized or powder-coated frames
- Best in a heated space
Recessed Panel Insulated Steel
Long recessed panels with a small window row: the quiet choice for a craftsman or rambler with an attached garage.
- Polystyrene or polyurethane core
- Window row in the top section
- Struts on 16x7 doors
Heavy-Duty Steel for Shops and Pole Barns
Taller and wider doors for a detached shop, a pole barn in Elk River or a three-bay outbuilding, on commercial track.
- Sizes past 16 feet wide and 8 feet tall
- Commercial tracks and rollers
- Window sections optional
Why Cheap Doors Fail in a Minneapolis Winter
A big-box single-skin door is thin steel on a light frame. In January it flexes in the wind and pops rollers out of the track, frosts on the inside, radiates cold into an attached garage and the bedroom above it, and its light bottom seal freezes to the slab so the opener tears the seal or strips its gear trying.
That is the case for an insulated garage door on any attached garage; our guide to the best garage doors for Minnesota winters compares the materials.
Foam Core, Two Steel Skins
Polystyrene or polyurethane between two steel skins gives R-9 to R-18. The inside skin stays closer to room temperature: less frost, less sweating, less cold radiating into the house.
A Bottom Seal That Stays Soft
A stiff vinyl seal turns into a board at 10 below and glues itself to the ice on the slab. We fit a bulb seal in a rigid retainer and set it on a dry slab.
Nylon Rollers, Solid Hinges
Bare steel rollers scream in the cold and wear the track. Nylon rollers with sealed bearings run quiet, and heavier hinges keep a 16x7 door from racking in wind.
Springs Sized to the Measured Weight
An insulated door weighs more than the one it replaces. We weigh it on site and wind torsion springs to match, so the opener lifts a balanced door instead of dead weight.
Insulated upgrade: $400 to $1,200 more, paid back in 2 to 4 years
On an attached garage, or one with a room above it, the premium comes back in heating bills.
From Measurement to a Balanced Door
A single door replacement takes about 2 to 4 hours on site once the door arrives; a double door, or an opener added the same day, runs longer. Here is how the job goes so neither the price nor the timing surprises you.
Measure and Write the Price
We measure the opening, headroom, side room and backroom, check the opener and the slab, and write the price for the door you want and one alternative.
Order and Schedule
Standard sizes and colors have the shortest lead time. Custom colors, windows and odd sizes are ordered, with the lead time and any permit (from about $50) in the quote.
Install Day
The old door and springs come down safely, then new tracks, sections, torsion springs, cables, drums, rollers and bottom seal go up and the door is balanced by hand.
Opener, Safety Test, Haul-Away
We connect your opener or install a new one, set force and travel limits, test the photo eyes and the reversal, and haul away the old door.
Door and Opener Brands We Install and Service
No factory store, no dealer pitch. We quote the door that fits the opening and the budget, and we service every major brand after it is in.
New Garage Door Cost Guide for the Twin Cities
Typical Minneapolis ranges for a complete installation: sections, tracks, torsion springs, cables, rollers, bottom seal, removal and haul-away. Your number is written before the door is ordered; what moves it is in our new garage door cost guide for Minnesota.
We install across the metro: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Woodbury, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Lakeville and Blaine, and out to 90 miles; see all service areas. Not sure the door needs replacing? Read repair or replace, or ask about panel replacement for one dented section.
| Door Size | Standard Steel, Non-Insulated Detached, unheated garages | Insulated Steel R-9 to R-18 | Insulated Steel + New Opener Most common package |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Door (8x7 or 9x7) One-car stalls, alley garages, older homes |
$699 to $1,515
Average about $1,077; cold comes straight through
|
From $1,188
Typical range, written quote first
|
Add $315 to $452
Opener installed on the same visit
|
| Double Door (16x7) Two-car attached garages |
Written quote
An uninsulated double flexes in wind; we rarely recommend one
|
Up to $4,536
Top of the insulated range for premium styles
|
About $4,410
Insulated steel double with a new opener, typical package
|
| Insulated Upgrade Premium Same door, insulated core |
Baseline
No insulation, no payback
|
+$400 to $1,200
2 to 4 year payback on an attached garage
|
Same premium
The opener price does not change with insulation
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Financing Is Available on a New Garage Door
A new insulated door does not have to wait for the old one to break. Ask about financing when you call or send the form; the written price is the same either way. Details are on the financing page.
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Request a Written Estimate for a New Door
A technician measures the opening, headroom and side room, checks the existing opener, and writes the price for the door you want and one alternative. No pressure to sign on the spot.
Estimate Request Received
We will call during business hours (every day from 7 AM to 11 PM) to set up the measurement.
New Garage Door Questions from Twin Cities Homeowners
Cost, timing, openers, permits and winter installs, answered the way we answer them on the phone.
Ready for a door that seals, insulates and lifts quietly?
Send the form or call for a written estimate. Insulated steel, carriage house, modern glass and wood-look doors, priced before they are ordered, 7 AM to 11 PM seven days a week.