Kick Plates to Cover Dog Damage

[James Are]

I have three roommates living in a single family home. Of course they have an ESA, a Doberman. After only about nine months he's done a lot of damage to the two doors leading to the backyard. Both the door and the trim are damaged on both doors. My contractor has suggested that it's probably cheaper to just replace the doors since filing in the scratches would require multiple trips. They agree that they're responsible for the damage. They're polite and respectful tenants that follow the rules and pay rent on time. One of the tenants did just move out due to conflict with the others but she brought in a subletter that I accepted. In only 6 months they've: broken the handle on a new dishwasher, broken an old doorknob, and now this. The total cost will probably be around $2000-$2500 everything included.

I have two questions for my fellow landlords:

1. Would you offer lease renewal in a few months to this group?

2. I do feel bad that the cost of damage repair is so high, though it's typical for the Seattle/Tacoma area. My husband has suggested adding kickplates to the doors to cover up the damage to reduce the bill. I'm not sure how that would affect the value of our home. Thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance for your time and input.

[Sherief Elbassuoni]

@James Are, the kick plate will not cover the vertical area under the knob.

It is cheaper to replace the door, especially that tenants agreed to pay the cost