Storm door cost in Barnstable, MA

Climate in Barnstable: timing your storm door job

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

March through December is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Barnstable (10 of 12 months). January and February have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January and February 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.

Barnstable gets about 45 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are March, October and December (4.7 inches in December). Inside the workable window, June and July are the driest, at 3.1 and 2.7 inches. The station averages about 2 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.

Planning more than one job in Barnstable?

Because every project leans on different trades, Barnstable's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, patio door runs +15% and front door +2%.

Barnstable labor market for storm door

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 2 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Barnstable is 1.16 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 80%) the local median is $33.93 an hour, which is 17% above the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $29.39 and $38.65 an hour. BLS counts 1,280 of them working in the area, 136.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 20% of the weighting: a median of $27.70 an hour, 16% above the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $22.55 and $31.23 an hour. About 1,050 work in the metro. That is 111.6 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 ($38.65 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $35. At the 25th percentile ($29.39) it shrinks by about $35. The total moves by 5.0% or 4.8%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 94,110 jobs in the Barnstable Town area. That makes it the 212th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.06% of US employment.

Specs and site conditions that change a Barnstable bid

• Screens and features

  Self-storing and retractable screens, ventilating glass and security features all raise the price.

• Permit

  No permit fee is included in this estimate; storm doors rarely need one.

• Door style

  A mid-view door is $350-$700 installed, a full-view door $425-$950, and a low-E full-view door $475-$1,000 (HomeGuide).

How Barnstable compares

Of the five closest metros, 3 are cheaper than Barnstable. Providence is the lowest at about $640 (midpoint, 1 door), 60 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Barnstable comes in at #44 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $820; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $530 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Barnstable is 3% below the Massachusetts figure.

Other Massachusetts metros

Cities with a workforce like Barnstable's

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

Barnstable: what basic, standard and premium work costs

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Barnstable 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.