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Why Palm Beach Homeowners Choose CGI Windows & Doors

Winslow Windows & Doors provides CGI repair in Palm Beach, including independent windows and doors service and installation throughout Palm Beach, FL. We work on CGI’s aluminum and vinyl impact-rated lines, including Tropic, Estate, Signal, and Commercial Series, and we do it without factory authorization because we’ve spent years tearing these units down in the field and learning exactly how they fail in salt-air environments. Most Palm Beach service calls we take could have been avoided with the right maintenance, but once a problem shows up, our crew knows the difference between a five-minute adjustment and a repair that needs OEM parts to hold its Miami-Dade rating. Call (561) 831-7863 and you’ll get a live person who can talk CGI specifics, not a call center script.

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Why Trust Winslow Windows & Doors for Your CGI Windows & Doors?

We’ve been pulling CGI units apart in Palm Beach long enough to know what the manufacturer’s spec sheet doesn’t tell you. Our technicians train on field teardowns of Tropic, Estate, and Signal Series windows and doors, so they recognize the early signs of roller fatigue, frame pitting, and weatherstripping compression before they become full failures. When we rebuild a CGI unit, we work to the original design tolerances, not whatever gets the job done fastest. That matters on an island where a sloppy roller swap can leave a panel racked just enough to fail its next wind-load test without anyone noticing until a storm is already offshore.

Ed Winslow started this company in 2011 after spending his younger years in Miami helping his uncle weatherproof homes after summer storms. He’s done the work with his own hands, and that’s the standard every technician on our crew is held to. When you hire Winslow for CGI service, you’re hiring a locally owned Palm Beach business with a published address, a license number, and Ed’s name on every job. Not a franchise. Not a subcontractor who disappears after the invoice clears. My name’s on the truck. That’s reason enough to do it right.

Every technician who arrives at your Palm Beach property is background-checked and in uniform, so you know exactly who’s at your door before the truck parks. Our 36500-Day Done Right Promise means exactly what it says: if the work isn’t done right, we come back and make it right, for as long as you own the home. No national chain will put a century of accountability in writing. We do.

Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Fix in Palm Beach

Palm Beach’s geography punishes Impact Windows services and door hardware harder than almost anywhere in Florida. The island is barely half a mile wide, so salt spray blows in from the Atlantic and the Intracoastal at the same time. Anything made of the wrong alloy or the wrong plastic loses the fight in a few years. These are the five CGI issues we see most often:

• Roller sag and track binding on Tropic Series horizontal rollers. The nylon rollers CGI uses are good, but they’re not immortal. In Palm Beach, salt-laced sand grinds its way into the aluminum track, the rollers flat-spot, and suddenly a 200-pound panel won’t move. We pulled a Tropic two-panel horizontal roller here not long ago where the homeowner was literally prying it open with a screwdriver. We cleaned the track, reset the panel square, and installed OEM-spec nylon rollers with stainless pins. The panel opened with one finger afterward.
• Aluminum frame pitting and coating failure near the ocean. Salt spray attacks anodized and powder-coated aluminum differently. Once the coating is breached, even by a small scratch, oxidation starts tunneling underneath. We see frames with white powdery blooms and flaking finish within five to seven years of installation on the north end near the inlet. Marine-grade alloys and compatible touch-up coatings slow it down dramatically, but the repair has to be done before the pitting gets deep enough to compromise structural integrity.
• Compromised interlocking weatherstripping on Estate Series double hungs. The meeting rail on a double hung is where the two sashes interlock, and that’s where CGI puts its weatherstripping. In a Palm Beach home that runs air conditioning nine months a year, that weatherstripping compresses, dries out, and eventually lets humid salt air into the track. You’ll feel the draft before you see the damage. Replacing the interlock weatherstripping and re-aligning the sashes restores the seal and usually stops the air leakage the same day.
• Stripped or loosened cam handles on casement and awning windows. Casement windows get cycled constantly in a town where ocean breezes are the whole point. That repeated cycling wears down the cam mechanism inside the handle. Eventually the handle just spins without engaging the lock. The fix usually requires a new handle and cam assembly, matched to the original CGI finish. It’s a small part, but if it’s not done correctly, the window won’t close tight enough to maintain its impact rating.
• Sliding door panels that bind in the middle of the track. Three-panel CGI sliders on Palm Beach estates are heavy, and they put real stress on the center track. When the track gets salt-contaminated or the rollers degrade, the panel drags and the homeowner starts forcing it, which bends the panel alignment. Left alone, it turns a $200 roller replacement into a full panel rebuild. We’d rather catch it early.

CGI Parts & Our Repair-vs-Replace Approach

When original CGI parts are available, we source OEM. The factory built these windows to Miami-Dade standards, and deviating from spec on an impact-rated opening isn’t something we’ll gamble with. For discontinued hardware or parts CGI no longer stocks, we specify American-made aftermarket rollers, balances, and weatherstripping that match or exceed the original engineering. That means stainless pins instead of plated steel, high-density polymer rollers instead of generic nylon, and weatherstripping with the correct compression set for Florida’s heat and humidity.

We stock common CGI replacement parts at our Palm Beach location so we’re not waiting on a warehouse in another state when your slider is stuck halfway open. Rollers, cam handles, interlock weatherstripping, and balance assemblies for Tropic, Estate, and Signal units are usually on our truck the first visit.

Our default is repair, not replace. Unless the frame is irreversibly corroded or the glass seal has failed on a non-laminated unit, targeted repair preserves CGI’s impact-rated integrity and usually costs a fraction of a new window or door. That’s not just cheaper for you, it’s also the right engineering call. A properly repaired CGI unit maintains its original structural rating. A badly installed replacement loses it. Call (561) 831-7863 for an honest assessment of your CGI unit, free of charge.

Our CGI Service Process - Step by Step

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   Diagnosis. We inspect the entire unit, not just the symptom. On a Tropic Series that’s binding, we check the track for salt contamination, the rollers for flat spots, the panel square, and the frame for hidden corrosion. On an Estate Series with a draft, we check interlock alignment, weatherstripping compression, and sash balance. We tell you exactly what’s wrong before any work begins.
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   Repair or installation. We source OEM parts when CGI still makes them, and we install to original design tolerances. Panels get reset square. Tracks get cleaned and lubricated with marine-grade products that won’t attract sand. Weatherstripping gets compressed and seated properly, not stapled in place.
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   Testing. Every CGI repair gets cycled manually before we leave. We test the lock engagement, the panel travel, the seal compression, and the overall operation. If it doesn’t feel like a new unit, it’s not done.
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   Warranty and follow-up. Every CGI job is covered by our 36500-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, you call and we come back. No fine print. No “that’s not covered.” Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do.

CGI Products We Service & Install in Palm Beach

We provide CGI service in West Palm Beach and install the full CGI aluminum and vinyl impact-rated lineup across the area. That includes the Tropic Series aluminum single-hung and casement windows, the Estate Series impact-rated windows, the Signal Series vinyl windows, and the Commercial Series aluminum storefront doors. We also handle CGI horizontal roller windows, three-panel sliders, casement and awning configurations, and hurricane-rated front and entry doors. If you have a CGI product that isn’t on this list, call (561) 831-7863 and ask. We’ve probably worked on it.

We Also Service These Brands

CGI is a brand we know deeply, but it’s not the only one. Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru, and ViewLux. If you have a mixed home with CGI on one side and PGT on another, one call covers both. You don’t need two companies and two invoices.

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Book Your CGI Service in Palm Beach, FL

If your CGI window or door is giving you trouble, don’t wait until the next storm season to deal with it. Call (561) 831-7863 now and you’ll get a live person on the phone. We’ll schedule a free estimate, answer your questions about CGI repair, and show you why Palm Beach trusts Winslow Windows & Doors. The one down the road.

Written by the team at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach since 2011.