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AfterCGI Door Installation: The Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
CGI door installation in Palm Beach typically runs $1,850 to $4,600 for a full replacement door with impact-rated glass, installed. Most CGI doors we service are repaired on the same visit, not replaced outright, and that work lands between $240 and $850 depending on what failed. The call usually starts the same way: a homeowner notices the door dragging, a seal peeling loose, or water staining the threshold after a hard rain, and they want to know if it’s a part fix or a whole-door job before hurricane season tightens its grip.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
The classic residential lines in Palm Beach are the CGI Estate Collection and the CGI Sentinel series, which share the same hinge and threshold architecture but differ in frame depth and glass seat design. The Sentinel line was used heavily on mid-2000s Palm Beach condo builds, and its glass is thinner than the Estate line’s by about 5/16 of an inch, which matters when your glass guy orders the wrong profile without checking the door tag. If you open the door and look at the hinge side, you’ll see a small aluminum or vinyl data plate listing the model, date code, and DP rating. That plate is the fastest way to be certain the part we’re installing matches the door you already have, because CGI doors built before 2009 used one threshold seal profile and newer ones use another. For most parts we spec OEM CGI components, because a no-name roller or hinge pin on an impact-rated door is a false economy, especially when the door is your last barrier between the ocean wind and everything in your entryway.
Signs Your CGI Door Installation Is Failing
- Visible daylight at the door corners. The compression seals on a CGI door live under constant pressure from the multi-point lock, and once they compress past recovery, you’ll see light bleeding in at the top and bottom. That same gap is where wind-driven rain enters during any decent Palm Beach storm, because the water table and air pressure work together to push moisture through any opening larger than a few millimeters.
- The handle needs a second tug to throw the deadbolt. CGI multi-point locks rely on tight alignment between the door slab and the frame stay. When the hinges sag a few degrees, the shoot bolts bind, and the owner compensates by slamming the door harder, which over time deforms the frame channel and compounds the problem.
- Water staining at the threshold, right where the tile meets the door track. On concrete-slab Palm Beach homes, the threshold caulk line eventually dries and cracks from UV exposure and salt air. It’s usually a $200 to $400 fix if caught early. If the subfloor or slab edge has been soaking for two hurricane seasons, you’re into threshold replacement territory.
- The door panel sags and scrapes on the jamb. We see this most often on west-facing doors where the afternoon heat on the dark finish expands the rail and accelerates hinge bushing wear. CGI doors use heavy-gauge aluminum, so the frame itself rarely bends, which means the sag usually points to a hardware issue, not a warped slab.
- You can hear the wind whistling during a storm, even with the door latched. Palm Beach homeowners have learned to listen for this because the interlocking astragal where the two panels meet is often the first seal to let go on older CGI doors. If air can get through, rain water is right behind it, and the fix is straightforward: new astragal, fresh weatherstrip, and resetting the panel alignment so the interlock does what it was designed to do.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
A full CGI door installation in Palm Beach runs between $1,850 and $4,600 depending on the glass package, the door size, and the hardware finish you choose. A single-door replacement with the standard clear impact glass and satin nickel handle sits at the lower end of that range. The top end includes custom glass tints, energy-efficient Low-E coatings, larger 8-foot door panels, or hardware that’s been discontinued and must be milled to match. Part repairs are a different budget item: a new threshold assembly is typically $300 to $550 installed, a hinge and roller replacement runs $180 to $400, and a full weatherstripping and seal refresh lands around $250 to $450. Every quote includes the part, the labor, the disposal of what we remove, and a written line-item price so you know what each component costs before we touch the door. The work is covered by our Done Right Promise: if the installation isn’t correct, we return and correct it, no invoice.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check your data plate, note where the light or water is getting in, and inspect the seal surfaces for tearing or brittleness without any risk. What you shouldn’t do is attempt to re-hang a CGI door panel or replace the threshold without a trained installer, because a full impact-rated door slab weighs well over 200 pounds, and once it’s off its hinges, it can injure you or shear the hinge screws clean out of the frame. Tension adjustments on the multi-point lock are also a no-go; getting the rod lengths wrong means the door won’t lock from the inside, which you’ll discover at exactly the wrong moment. We stock the most common CGI parts on the truck in Palm Beach, so when we come out, the diagnosis and the fix usually happen the same visit. My name’s on the truck. That’s reason enough to do it right. Call (561) 831-7863 and we’ll have a live person on the line, not a call center.
FAQs
A well-installed CGI door in Palm Beach lasts 20 to 30 years on the panel, with seals and hardware needing replacement every 7 to 10 years because the salt air and intense UV exposure eat weatherstripping faster than anything else. The frame and glass are the long-term components; the consumables are the gaskets, sweeps, and hinge bushings. Call (561) 831-7863 and we’ll give you a straight assessment of what needs replacing now versus what can wait another season.
Most CGI door failures we see are repairable with OEM parts, and a full replacement is rarely the first move unless the frame itself has corroded or the glass has been compromised. The repair-versus-replace decision comes down to the condition of the slab and the frame channel; if those are sound, changing out the seals, hardware, and threshold brings the door back to spec for a fraction of the cost of a new door. We’ll tell you honestly if it’s a repair or a replacement, because Ed Winslow is the one answering the phone, not a sales guy working on commission.
A seal, threshold, or hardware replacement on a CGI door takes 2 to 4 hours once we’re at the home in Palm Beach, and a full door replacement takes 4 to 6 hours depending on the condition of the rough opening. We schedule the work and show up when we say we will, with the parts loaded and the crew background-checked and uniformed. Call (561) 831-7863 for an exact estimate and a real appointment time.
We stock the most common CGI door parts on our trucks across Palm Beach: thresholds, astragals, weatherstripping kits, hinge bushings, and multi-point lock components. Less common components, like custom-finished hardware or specialty glass packages, can be sourced through our authorized channels and usually installed within the same week. Winslow Windows & Doors is an independent service provider, not affiliated with CGI; we’re an authorized installer for CGI, PGT, PGT’s sister line CWS, and ES Windows, among others, which means we can get the right part without relying on a big-box counter guy who’s never touched a Palm Beach door.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner, Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach and nearby areas.
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We’re the one down the road. Since 2011, Ed Winslow and our crew have been fixing and replacing CGI doors in Palm Beach the way we’d fix our own: honest diagnosis, OEM parts, and a Done Right Promise that means we come back if it isn’t right. Call (561) 831-7863 for a free estimate on your CGI door installation or repair, and ask about the standing offers, including $40 off any repair over $200 and the free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received from another company.
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