When a door is past saving, with a rusted bottom or splitting wood, the first question is always the same: what is this going to run me? Here is the honest cost breakdown for a new door installed across Oconomowoc, Delafield, Pewaukee, and the rest of Lake Country.
Here are the installed ranges we quote across the service area, all hedged because the real number depends on door size, style, insulation, and whether you add an opener. These are full-job figures, not just the price of the door panel.
| Door | Usually runs (installed) |
|---|---|
| 16-foot insulated steel (R-12 to R-18) | $1,400 to $2,400 |
| 9-foot single insulated | $900 to $1,500 |
| Carriage-house or custom-wood | $2,800 to $5,200 or more |
| New belt-drive opener (if added) | $480 to $780 |
| Pre-install assessment visit | $89 flat |
The 16-foot insulated steel door is the most common install in Lake Country, since most attached two-car and three-car garages here run that width. The carriage-house and custom-wood range climbs because those doors carry premium materials and hardware, and they are popular on the estate homes around Nagawicka Lake and in Brookfield. Our new door installation service covers all of these.
Four factors move you within those ranges more than anything else, and knowing them lets you steer the quote toward your budget. Size is the obvious one. The rest are choices you make.
None of these are surprises on install day when the quote is done right. We price the exact configuration before any order goes in.
A real installed price should cover the whole job, not just the door panel, and confusion here is where bad quotes hide. When we quote a new door, the number covers the door sections, the tracks, rollers, and hinges, torsion springs sized to the door's actual weight, the bottom seal and perimeter weatherstripping, removal and disposal of the old door, and full balancing and safety testing at the end.
That last part matters more than it sounds. A door that is not balanced to its springs strains the opener and wears out early, and Wisconsin's freeze-thaw cycle is already hard on springs, a 10,000-cycle spring often fails closer to 7,000 cycles here. Sizing the springs to the door and balancing it true is the difference between a door that lasts twenty years and one that gives trouble in five. We confirm exactly what is and is not in the quote before you commit.
The install day itself is short; the wait is usually the door. Once we have measured and quoted, a stocked Lake Country style, the common Clopay, Wayne Dalton, Amarr, and Haas lines, usually arrives in 5 to 10 business days. A discontinued or fully custom door takes longer. On install day, a standard single door is usually done in three to five hours including hauling away the old one. A double door or a carriage style with extra hardware runs a little longer.
We start with the $89 assessment visit, where we measure the opening, check the framing and the opener, and confirm the style and timeline. That visit fee is the only cost before the door arrives, and it tells you the real number rather than a phone guess. The how to choose a door guide covers what to think through before that visit.
Most doors are worth repairing, and we say so. A new door earns its cost when the repairs are stacking up on an aging door. The clearest trigger is a rusted-through bottom section, the part that sits in road salt and snowmelt every Lake Country winter, because patching one section next to a tired door just buys a little time. Add failing insulation, multiple dented panels, or a worn-out opener, and the repair math tips toward replacement.
The honest comparison is simple. If a single panel swap at $320 to $620 fixes a sound door under 15 years old, repair it. If that swap is one of several problems on an old door, the $1,400 to $2,400 for a new insulated door often wins over a five-year horizon, and you get a quieter, warmer, sturdier door with fresh springs and seals. We give you that comparison straight so you can decide. A new door also pairs well with our opener assessment so the whole system is sound.
A standard 16-foot insulated steel door installed usually runs $1,400 to $2,400, and a 9-foot single around $900 to $1,500. Carriage-house or custom-wood styles run $2,800 to $5,200 or more. Insulation rating, window options, panel style, and whether you add a new opener move the price within those ranges.
A full install usually covers the door sections, tracks, rollers, hinges, springs sized to the door, the bottom seal and weatherstripping, removal and disposal of the old door, and balancing and testing. We confirm what is and is not included before any work. Adding a new opener or smart features is a separate line we quote up front.
Not always. If your current opener is under about ten years old, in good shape, and rated for the new door's weight, we reuse it. A heavier insulated door on an aging or underpowered opener is the case where pairing a new belt-drive opener with the door makes sense. We assess the opener as part of the quote.
A standard single-door install is usually done in three to five hours, including removing and hauling away the old door. A double door or a carriage-style with extra hardware can run a bit longer. The longer wait is usually ordering the door itself, since stocked Lake Country styles arrive in 5 to 10 business days.
It depends on the door's age and condition. If you are facing a panel swap plus a rusted bottom plus failing insulation on a door over 15 years old, the repair money is often better spent on a new insulated door that lasts two decades. A newer door with one isolated problem is almost always cheaper to repair.
We are a local crew serving Oconomowoc, Delafield, Pewaukee, Hartland, Waukesha, and Brookfield. We measure, confirm the style and timeline, and give you an honest installed number. A 16-foot insulated steel door usually runs $1,400 to $2,400. Call or text us, or send the form below.
Last updated: May 29, 2026.
