Patio door cost in Providence, RI

Related projects, priced for Providence

Because every project leans on different trades, Providence's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, wood deck runs +1% and front door −2%.

Providence against nearby metros and the rest of Rhode Island

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 1 door range from $3,300 to $4,000 across Providence and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Providence comes in at #88 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $4,250; the cheapest is Laredo, TX at $2,650 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Providence is 0% above the Rhode Island figure.

Providence is the only Rhode Island metro we cover, so the statewide page is the only in-state comparison. It uses statewide wages, which include rural areas.

Cities with a workforce like Providence's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Providence against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Patio door: what moves the price in Providence

• Glass

  Low-E, tempered and hurricane-rated glass cost more than basic single-pane glass.

• Door type

  Sliding glass doors run $1,200-$4,000 installed; exterior French doors $1,300-$5,500; telescoping doors $1,500-$5,000 (HomeGuide).

• New opening versus replacement

  Cutting a new opening in a wall adds framing, header and finish work compared with a like-for-like swap.

When to schedule patio door in Providence

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Providence T F Green Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

March through November is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Providence (9 of 12 months). January, February and December have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January, February and December the average high stays below 45°F. Sealants, adhesives and some materials, such as vinyl, are harder to install well in the cold, and short daylight cuts the working day.

Providence gets about 48 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 37 inches of snow. The wettest months are March, April and December (4.9 inches in March). Inside the workable window, May and July are the driest, at 3.4 and 2.9 inches. The station averages about 12 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Providence is 1.04 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $29.76 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $26.71 and $38.38 an hour. BLS counts 4,140 of them working in the area, 58.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.

For glaziers (47-2121, weighted 30%) the local median is $29.64 an hour, which is 8% above the national $27.44. The middle half of them earn between $28.31 and $37.57 an hour. BLS counts 190 of them working in the area, 2.7 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 3.8), so the local bench is thinner than average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 10% of the weighting: a median of $24.37 an hour, in line with the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $21.21 and $29.95 an hour. About 6,370 work in the metro. That is 89.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($38.38 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $280. At the 25th percentile ($26.71) it shrinks by about $100. The total moves by 8.6% or 3.0%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 714,120 jobs in the Providence-Warwick area. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.46% of US employment.

Cost by quality level and size in Providence

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Providence wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 2 common sizes.