New windows and doors improve comfort, cut energy bills and add long-term value to your home. Hale Windows San Antonio pairs proven product lines with our own installing crews for lasting performance - and a price we put in writing.
Choose your installer
The unit is half the job - the install is the other half. Our own background-checked crews measure, set, seal and insulate every opening, and they know the lines we quote inside and out because they install them every week.
Select the right products
Compare styles, materials and glass packages side by side until the fit is right for your rooms, your budget and your goals. The product-line comparison below is the place to start.
Prepare your home for install
Before install day we walk you through a short checklist - furniture pulled back, treatments down, a clear path to each opening - so install day is watch-it-happen, not scramble.
Compare the Lines We Quote
Every project is priced on the same lines, side by side - the price indicators below are relative, and your consultant shows exact numbers on your actual openings.
PGTThe line homeowners arrive naming - the most impact certifications in the industry$$$
- More impact certifications than any other line we quote
- WinGuard, EnergyVue and ClassicVue Max systems built for every wind zone
- 99% on-time delivery keeps your install date on the calendar
CGIThe heavyweight impact line$$$$$
- Large-missile impact ratings for the strictest wind zones
- Architectural-grade aluminum with commercial-depth frames
- The line we quote when protection is the whole point
CWSThe value pick$$
- Vinyl systems built to strict wind codes
- Strong energy packages at the friendliest price point
- The smart start for whole-home replacements on a budget
ESWSlim lines, big glass$$$$
- Narrow-sightline aluminum for modern elevations
- Oversized openings and floor-to-ceiling glass
- Impact-rated without the bunker look
ECOThe aluminum impact workhorse$$$
- Factory-built aluminum impact systems
- A strong price-to-protection ratio for coastal homes
- Proven inventory lines with short lead times
Fast, Reliable Front Door Replacement Across Alamo Heights
Front door replacement in Alamo Heights typically runs $2,800 – $7,500 for a standard pre-hung fiberglass or steel entry, and $6,000 – $14,000+ for custom doors that need Architectural Review Board approval, custom millwork, or impact-rated glazing. That’s the honest range before anyone measures your rough opening or checks your home’s historic overlay status. Most of the schedule is set by lead times on the door itself, not by labor. Our crews work throughout the 78209 zip code, from the Cottage District down to the Broadway corridor, and dispatch is coordinated from our San Antonio office. Call (361) 348-8929 and Spencer Odell will put a written price in your hands before any work starts.
Key Takeaways
- If your home is in the Alamo Heights historic overlay, the Certificate of Appropriateness from the Architectural Review Board usually must be approved before you can order the door. That step adds 2 – 6 weeks in many cases.
- Custom doors for pre-1960s Alamo Heights homes commonly take 8 – 12 weeks to arrive because the door is built to your home’s exact opening and finish specification. Stock doors are faster but often fit poorly in out-of-square vintage frames.
- Our written price is fixed before we order anything. The figure on the quote is the figure on the invoice, guaranteed under our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
- We install and service Therma-Tru, ViewLux, ECO Window Systems, and Mr-Glass products, so we match the door to the house, not the other way around.
Why Hale Windows San Antonio Is Alamo Heights’s Preferred Front Door Replacement Company
Alamo Heights homeowners call us because we understand what the Architectural Review Board expects before a single hinge is ordered. We’ve worked on pre-war Spanish Colonials on Argyle Avenue, Tudor homes off Broadway, and 1950s ranch-style houses along Austin Highway. That means we know which Therma-Tru profiles read as period-appropriate on a 1930s entry and which ViewLux glass packages will clear the board’s review without a second hearing.
Spencer Odell leads every Alamo Heights project and is the person you’ll speak with when you call for an estimate. He’s been doing windows and doors since 2009, and he’s candid about what a door change in the historic overlay actually involves. You’ll know exactly who is coming to your home: every technician is background-checked, identity-verified, and photo-badged before the visit. That’s our Threshold Standard, and it’s how we’ve built our reputation in this city. We’ll send you the name and photo of your tech before the truck pulls up.
Our Alamo Heights customers also know one thing with certainty: the written price we hand you before ordering is the price you pay. Not an estimate that drifts upward once the jamb is open. That’s rare in this trade. We back every front door we install with a written guarantee, and if a repair we make fails, the second visit is free.
Entry Door Installation in Alamo Heights
Entry door installation in Alamo Heights means more than hanging a slab on hinges. On a pre-1960s home, the existing rough opening has usually shifted; the jamb is out of square by anywhere from a quarter-inch to a full inch. A stock door slab installed into that opening will leak around the frame. So we build out the rough opening with kiln-dried lumber, then shim and seal the jamb to the actual dimensions, not the blueprint dimensions. In the Cottage District, we’ve seen openings that vary by three-quarters of an inch from top to bottom. The fix is custom trim work before the door ever goes in, and it’s part of our written price.
What the job involves
We remove the old door, jamb, and threshold down to the rough framing. We inspect for rot and termite damage, replace any compromised wood, install the new pre-hung unit with rot-resistant flashing, and seal the perimeter with closed-cell foam and exterior-grade caulk. For historic homes, we photograph the original door’s profile and millwork style before demo so the replacement matches what the board already approved.
Typical cost in Alamo Heights
A standard entry door installation in Alamo Heights, with stock Therma-Tru or ViewLux unit and new trim, runs $2,800 – $4,200. When we’re building out an out-of-square opening or matching custom millwork, the range moves to $4,500 – $7,500. Custom doors that require Architectural Review Board submittal and specialty glass start at $6,000 and go up from there.
Entry Door Replacement in Alamo Heights
Entry door replacement in Alamo Heights is the job where the city’s Certificate of Appropriateness process matters most. If your home sits inside the historic overlay, the Architectural Review Board must approve the specific door design, finish color, and hardware before you can order it. This requirement applies to visible door changes on contributing structures, which describes a large share of the 1920s – 1950s custom homes between Broadway and New Braunfels Avenue. We prepare the submittal package for you: door profile drawings, finish samples, hardware specifications, and photographs of the existing entry. It’s the step most contractors skip, and it’s the step that gets projects rejected.
When replacement beats repair
Replace the door when the slab is warped beyond weatherstripping correction, when the core is water-damaged, or when single-pane glass is driving your cooling bill up every summer. Alamo Heights summers are brutal on west-facing entries. A door that has swelled and stuck through two humid seasons won’t recover. We’ll tell you straight if a repair will buy you a few more years or if replacement is the only sensible move.
What to expect on pricing
A standard fiberglass entry door replacement in Alamo Heights runs $2,800 – $5,500 installed, including new trim and weather sealing. Steel doors run slightly less. If you’re replacing a door on a contributing historic home, expect to add $600 – $1,200 for the Certificate of Appropriateness submittal, board fees, and custom millwork matching. Impact-rated or decorative glass adds $800 – $2,000 depending on the lite package.
Trusted Brands We Service in Alamo Heights
We install and service doors from Therma-Tru, ViewLux, ECO Window Systems, and Mr-Glass. That matters because a 1920s Spanish Colonial needs a different door than a 1990s two-story off Basse Road. Therma-Tru gives us the period-correct profiles and rot-resistant fiberglass construction that hold up in Alamo Heights humidity. ViewLux handles modern architectural glass for homeowners who want a clean, contemporary entry. ECO Window Systems works well for impact-rated applications on west-facing doors. Mr-Glass covers specialty glazing repairs. Because we carry parts for all four lines, we can usually service a door in Alamo Heights faster than a dealer who stocks only one brand. Our tech arrives with the right hardware the first time.
Common Front Door Replacement Problems We See in Alamo Heights Homes
- Architectural Review Board rejections. The board denies door changes when the style, finish, or glass doesn’t match the home’s original character. A homeowner orders a modern steel door with clear glass for a Tudor on Evans Avenue, and the application is rejected outright. That adds weeks before ordering even begins.
- Out-of-square vintage frames. Pre-1960s door frames in the Cottage District have shifted over decades of clay soil movement. A stock slab leaks around the jamb no matter how much weatherstripping you pack in. The fix is custom build-out and trim, which we quote in the written price.
- Wind-driven rain on west-facing entries. Alamo Heights gets intense summer storms that push rain horizontally into door assemblies. Unfinished wood doors or improperly flashed replacements swell and rot within two seasons. We use rot-resistant flashing, sloped sills, and multi-point weatherstripping as standard on every west-facing door.
- Thermal stress on glass and seals. The hot, humid Alamo Heights climate cycles door glass through extreme temperature changes daily in summer. Cheap insulated glass units lose their seal and fog within a few years. We specify low-E glass with durable edge seals, matched to each brand we install.
In the Cottage District, our crew replaced a warped, single-pane front door on a 1930s Spanish Colonial with a custom Therma-Tru door featuring a laminated glass interlayer and low-E glass. We coordinated the Certificate of Appropriateness submission for the homeowner, then installed the new jamb and sash with rot-resistant flashing after documenting the original door’s profile to match the millwork. That door will outlast the heat and the storms, and the board signed off without a second hearing.
Pricing for Front Door Replacement in Alamo Heights, TX
Here’s what front door replacement actually costs in Alamo Heights, based on the work we’ve done across the 78209 zip code. A stock fiberglass entry door replacement, installed, runs $2,800 – $4,200. A steel entry door runs $2,200 – $3,800. Custom doors with matched millwork run $4,500 – $7,500. Add $600 – $1,200 for the Certificate of Appropriateness process if your home is in the historic overlay. Add $800 – $2,000 for impact-rated or decorative glass packages. These are the numbers to plan around, not a teaser rate we’ll bump after the jamb is open.
The single biggest cost driver in Alamo Heights is the door itself, not labor. Custom lead times run 8 – 12 weeks because the door is built to your opening and finish spec. Stock doors are faster. Our written price covers the full install: removal, disposal, framing corrections, flashing, trim, hardware, and cleanup. Not one line item gets added later. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Call (361) 348-8929 for a free estimate that tells you exactly what your door will cost.
We Also Serve Cities Near Alamo Heights
While this page is focused on Alamo Heights, we do front door work in nearby communities every week. We handle projects in San Antonio, Boerne, Live Oak, and Cibolo. If you’re outside the Alamo Heights historic overlay but still want the same written-price guarantee and Threshold Standard technicians, call us. Our full Front Door Replacement service covers the same brands and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise across the metro. For homeowners reading this from elsewhere in the region, see Front Door Replacement in Alamo Heights for a comparison of how the historic review process affects pricing here.
Serving Alamo Heights, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alamo Heights area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Front Door Replacement in Alamo Heights
Yes, if your home is a contributing structure in the historic overlay, you need a Certificate of Appropriateness even when the replacement door is a like-for-like match in style, finish, and hardware. The Architectural Review Board reviews all visible door changes, not just those that alter character. Matching the original profile and finish increases approval odds, but it does not waive the review. We prepare the submittal for you and handle the board coordination. Call (361) 348-8929 and we’ll tell you if your property is in the overlay before you spend a dollar.
Because the door is not sitting on a warehouse shelf. A custom door for a 1920s Alamo Heights home is built to your exact rough opening dimensions, your approved finish color, and your hardware prep. The manufacturer cuts, assembles, finishes, and cures the door to spec, then ships it. Add the Architectural Review Board review period, which is separate from manufacturing, and the total timeline stretches to 8 – 12 weeks in most cases. We set the schedule expectation before you order, so you’re never waiting on a surprise. Call (361) 348-8929 for a written timeline alongside your quote.
Yes. Many original casement and entry doors in the Cottage District use unique mortise hardware and period-specific backplates that modern door manufacturers don’t stock. We source reproduction hardware from specialty suppliers and match the finish, profile, and mounting pattern to the original. If the original hardware is salvageable, we can restore and remount it on the new door. This is standard practice for us on historic Alamo Heights entries, and it is part of the written quote, not an add-on later. Call (361) 348-8929 for an exact hardware match on your door.
We install a sloped sill with a drip edge, rot-resistant flashing behind the jamb, and multi-point weatherstripping that seals against wind pressure, not just casual contact. On Spanish Colonial homes in Alamo Heights, the trouble spot is usually the bottom corners of the jamb where horizontal rain collects and wicks into the frame. We seal those corners with high-grade exterior caulk and install a sealed threshold that sheds water away from the rough opening. Then we test the install with a hose before we call the job done. If water gets in after we leave, the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the fix. Call (361) 348-8929 for an inspection of your current door’s flashing.
It can. Impact-rated glazing changes the visible glass reflection, thickness, and sometimes the door’s profile. The Architectural Review Board evaluates whether the glass reads as substantially similar to the original character of the home. Low-E glass with a laminated interlayer is generally less visually intrusive than thick impact-rated units, but the board has final say. We submit glass samples and manufacturer cut sheets with your application so the board can make an informed call. Call (361) 348-8929 and Spencer Odell will walk you through which glass packages have cleared review on similar Alamo Heights homes.
Written by Spencer Odell, Owner at Hale Windows San Antonio, serving Alamo Heights with front door replacement and window services under the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Hale Windows San Antonio
Laminated glass and reinforced frames hold up to wind-driven rain, hail and flying debris, so your openings stay sealed when the weather turns.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Tighter seals and insulated glass even out hot and cold rooms and stop the drafts at the frame.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.