New Doors

So I'm thinking it would really improve the look of my units buy replacing all interior doors, all 15 of them. I'm starting to get quotes and they are running around $2,000 per door including installation and replacing the frame / jamb. Anybody else replaced their doors and what prices did you pay?

I like the look of these doors (2nd and 3rd to right in pic)
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2000 pesos installed sounds way too cheap, especially for solid wood, frame and panel doors. They just have to be crap at that price. That might be a low ball bid on hollow core doors but I have my doubts.

They are hollow core, solid will run about $3,500. I'll get a 2nd bid today as well as see Home Depot.

Those are still low prices for solid wood IMO. Does that include the finish?

The doors I've seen at HD have been made from banack or pine and those woods are very susceptible to termites or other wood eaters. Make sure you treat them or you might find yourself replacing them not too far in the future.

Same goes for hollow core if their interior frame work and jamb is pine.

Price quoted included everything. Many have written me and said for price, quality and the like that home depot was the winner in the end. I've been to one local madera store by Soriana and they get the premade white doors and strip them and paint or finish them. I'll check the other one in Riberas and then HD. I don't want cheap feeling doors but I'm also weighing price, this could end up being $30,000 to $52,000 pesos just to change the doors. A nice chunk of change.

We used Home Depot doors.

To me HD doors are low quality and you get what you pay for. I've built and installed hundreds of custom doors and there are many factors that determine price/quality. The 6 panel door on the left out of quality kiln-dried hardwood, using decent quality and properly sized hinges, with a clear lacquer finish and would set you back around 6000 pesos. If you are replacing doors in a rental then I can understand going for a lower priced door.

Just make sure they use dry lumber and a good finish. Many shops will put an attractive finish on their doors using lacquer sealer because it is cheaper and builds thicker coats faster but it is a very fragile finish that scuffs easily. We use a maximium of 2 coats sealer and then a minimum of 3 coats of lacquer on interior doors. And using green wood will give you nothing but problems.

Home depot had a variety of doors, the hollow drum kind for 450 each to some solid pine doors for 1300 to 1400 pesos but what really caught my eye were the cherry wood solid doors for $1,850 pesos as those would look very nice as well as a door with some glass in it for a hallway door to get some light in there.

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That's what we used in our recent remodel. They're fine.

Slightly off topic but... I just bought a BUNCH of doors on an online auction (I got carried away and didn't realize just how many there were..well over two dozen) They came out of the Tennessee Governors Mansion. Some may be from the 1800's. It takes two people to lift them so I'm thinking oak? The problem is they're painted. What's the best method/product to strip them down to natural wood?

The ones they cal "cherry wood" are more than likely banack with a stain they call cherry. The others are obviously pine. If you decide to go with either of these doors, make sure you treat them. And you also need to price out the jambs, hinges, trim, finishing and installing.

Doors were natural wood, no stain. What does the jamb, frame, treatment cost? I liked the cherry doors and will probably get them soon after getting a price. David what did you pay?

The first thing you need to do is check the size of the door openings in your home/building. It is best to remove the trim and measure the actual opening, not just the door itself. The doors can only be cut down x amount in length and width if they are slightly oversize. Or if they are too small you can build out the jamb by a small amount. The thing you don't want to do is having to modify the openings so the doors will work. All of this adds to the price.

Yes, also I took pix of door specs, i.e. maximum amount you can trim. Thanks