Front Door Equipment and Costs / Prices

We are building with a general contractor and are currently selecting the windows and doors. Regarding the front door, we have the following specifications in the construction service description: The front door unit will be a single-leaf door made of white plastic profiles, matching the windows, with rebate seals, triple locking, HEWI handle, security lock, as well as door panel – material price €2,000 gross price from the manufacturer, installed. We have budgeted a bit more money to have the front door colored on the outside and possibly to choose aluminum instead of plastic. Now we have received prices for five selected plastic doors; we are still waiting for the prices of the three requested aluminum doors. The prices range from €3,766 to €4,348, averaging just over €4,000 gross including installation and minus the contractually agreed amount. The contractor still has to deduct the installation costs, of course; that is at the expense of our general contractor. Nevertheless, the offer seems very overpriced to me. What do you think? What should a plastic door without major special features cost? I am already dreading the prices of the aluminum doors.

We have budgeted €4,500.00 gross for the front door including installation.

With us - including side panel, total 2.01, 4,000€ was calculated for GÜ 1, 5,000€ for GÜ 2.

If we take aluminum, we can manage with 5,000€ if we do without the automatic lock (Bayerwald).

Our desired door in wood costs 8,200€. We are still considering whether it is worth it for us.

And yes, the prices shocked me too.

Btw, Toom currently has an entrance door on offer for 279€.

Wood seems really expensive - I would have guessed aluminum first.

But you can design it a bit more individually - our door costs 7,000 euros with automatic lock, 5-point locking, 3.10m width (two glass elements left/right and three glass elements in the door) and 2.50m height and two-tone (inside white, outside RAL 7012) including 2m bar handle and low threshold including installation.

I would definitely dare to make the trip to the local carpenter.

For us - with side panel, total 2.01, 4,000€ were calculated at GÜ 1, 5,000€ at GÜ 2.

If we take aluminum, we can manage with 5,000€ if we forego the automatic lock (Bayerwald).

Our desired door in wood costs 8,200€. We are still considering whether it is worth it to us.

And yes, the prices shocked me too.

Btw. at Toom there is currently a front door on offer for 279€.

We found the wooden door to be the cheapest option, significantly cheaper than window profile doors. Feel free to take a look in that direction. Can look like the attached for very little money. Oak door in anthracite, side panel triple-glazed.

If it's wood anyway, then visible too - that's what I think.