Free in-home measure and quote - PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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Replacing a door in South Palm Beach is rarely a simple swap. Most of the town’s buildings are 1960s to 1980s mid-rise condos perched on a barrier island where salt air eats aluminum frames and hurricane codes demand serious engineering. A typical impact-rated entry or sliding glass door replacement here runs $1,800 to $4,500 installed, and condo board approval usually adds two to six weeks before a single screw comes out. Ed Winslow has been doing this work long enough to know exactly where the delays and surprises hide. Call (561) 831-7863 for a free in-home measure and a written quote that holds up.
We are Door Installation specialists who live in the same reality you do: the ocean is on one side, the Intracoastal on the other, and your building’s original aluminum door frame has been fighting salt every day since it was installed. We quote honestly, we show up when we say we will, and the 36500-Day Done Right Promise means if we get it wrong, we come back.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is South Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Winslow Windows & Doors has been locally owned and owner-operated since 2011. Ed Winslow’s name is on the business and Ed Winslow’s reputation rides on every door we hang in South Palm Beach. That matters in a town where a bad install gets passed around the condo board faster than a poolside rumor. We handle the full approval chain: the association’s architectural review, the Palm Beach County building permit, and the Florida Building Code HVHZ wind-load compliance your specific floor and exposure requires.
When a South Palm Beach customer calls, a live person answers, no phone tree, no voicemail loop, no call center. That’s Ed’s rule and it has been since day one. Every technician is background-checked and arrives in uniform so you know exactly who is walking through your condo lobby. We carry written proof of license and insurance to every appointment because your board will ask for it before we are even allowed in the service elevator.
Our South Palm Beach customers rate us on what actually happens after the quote: the permit gets pulled, the board package gets assembled, the door arrives when promised, and the install crew leaves your unit cleaner than they found it. We have been doing this long enough to know that in a six-story concrete building on South Ocean Boulevard, the install is the easy part. The paperwork and the pre-approval are where amateurs stall out.
Our Door Installation Services in South Palm Beach
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
In South Palm Beach’s HVHZ wind zone, your front entry door is a hole in the building envelope unless it is impact-rated and properly anchored. We install PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru impact doors with Miami-Dade NOA approval that your condo board will accept without a fight. A typical impact entry door replacement in a South Palm Beach condo runs $2,200 to $4,000 installed including the old door disposal, threshold rebuild, and weather-sealing per current code.
Replacement Doors
Most original doors in South Palm Beach buildings are single-pane aluminum with glazing channels that have pitted into lacework. We replace them with insulated-impact composites and aluminum frames rated for the coastal exposure you actually live with. Expect $1,500 to $3,500 for a standard replacement door depending on size, finish, and whether the rough opening needs reframing once we get the old unit out.
French & Double Doors
French doors facing a balcony or terrace in South Palm Beach need more than a fresh coat of paint. The paired door system must handle wind-load pressures that increase with every floor you climb, plus the salt spray that never stops. We spec French door sets with laminated impact glass, stainless hardware, and sill pans that actually shed water. Budget $2,800 to $5,500 installed, and if you are on a higher floor, add for the structural anchoring upgrade your board will require.
Storm & Exterior Doors
Not every door in a South Palm Beach unit faces the ocean, but every exterior door still gets hit with salt air and rain driven sideways during summer squalls. We install storm door systems and exterior doors with corrosion-resistant frames, stainless hinges, and seals that hold up to the Intracoastal side of the island just as well as the Atlantic side. Plan for $800 to $2,000 depending on the door and hardware grade.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in South Palm Beach
We are an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru, three brands South Palm Beach condo boards already know and routinely approve. That pre-approval matters when your association has a list of accepted door models and finishes. We keep current on each brand’s Miami-Dade NOA product approvals and Florida Product Approval numbers so your specific unit configuration gets matched to the right engineering documentation before you spend a dime. For South Palm Beach customers, that means faster board approval and no last-minute substitution games.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in South Palm Beach Homes
- Fused balcony door tracks: Original 1970s sliding glass doors in South Palm Beach condos routinely have tracks so corroded they will not budge. Because balcony railings are often tied into the original door frame, a simple door swap can trigger a structural review before the permit is even issued.
- Condo board pre-approval stalls: The model or finish you picked is not on the building’s accepted list, so the whole project idles while you re-spec. We build the board package first, then order the door, not the other way around.
- Hidden framing damage behind the old jamb: Water intrusion through a worn threshold rots the subfloor or corrodes the steel lintel over the opening. The code-compliant fix adds work, but we write allowances into the contract so the price is agreed before we open the wall, not after.
- Concrete spalling at the anchor points: Salt penetrates the concrete around older door frames in South Palm Beach buildings, and once the frame is out, the anchor zones sometimes need repair before a new door can be fastened per HVHZ uplift requirements.
Pricing for Door Installation in South Palm Beach, FL
Here are honest numbers for South Palm Beach’s market. A standard replacement entry door runs $1,500 to $3,500 installed. An impact-rated hurricane front entry door runs $2,200 to $4,000. Paired French or double doors run $2,800 to $5,500, more if structural anchoring and balcony railing coordination are involved. Storm doors and simpler exterior doors run $800 to $2,000. What moves the price: the wind-zone rating required for your floor, whether the old rough opening needs reframing, whether your board requires specific finishes or models, and whether the original frame has hidden corrosion or spalling. Call (561) 831-7863 for a free in-home measure and a written quote, no trip charge for South Palm Beach.
What Door Installation Costs in South Palm Beach
For a door replacement, the South Palm Beach price you will actually pay depends on three things: the opening’s wind-load requirements, the condition of the existing rough opening, and what your condo board will accept. A basic non-impact exterior door runs $1,200 to $2,500 installed. A true impact-rated door system runs $2,200 to $5,500 depending on brand and size. If you are replacing a sliding glass balcony door with an integrated railing, add structural coordination and board approval time, which is a delay, not necessarily a cost. We give you a written, itemized quote after a free in-home measure, and Ed Winslow stands behind the number. Call (561) 831-7863 to schedule yours.
Florida Pays You Back
The incentive stack for impact-rated door work in South Palm Beach is worth understanding before you budget. The My Safe Florida Home program has offered matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and Florida has a sales-tax exemption on impact-resistant windows and doors when the job meets code. The federal 25C energy credit can cover 30% of product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection, Florida property insurers commonly knock around 25% off the windstorm premium portion, with the inspection itself running about $75 to $150. Final numbers depend on your carrier and your condo’s specific rating.
One comparison worth making before you commit: impact-rated doors give you permanent, always-on protection, no panels to drag out and hang when a warning hits. In a South Palm Beach condo, that is the difference between being protected during a storm that catches you at work and hoping you beat the traffic home.
We are licensed, insured, and we pull every permit the job requires, including the board’s structural review when your railings and framing demand it. You should never accept a quote from anyone who says a permit is optional on an HVHZ door replacement in South Palm Beach.
The Reality Inside a 1960s-1980s South Palm Beach Condo Door Opening
This is the part generic door pages do not tell you. When we remove an original door in a South Palm Beach condo, here is what we usually find: outdated undersized framing that no longer meets Florida Building Code for wind uplift, rotted or crushed waterproofing at the threshold, corroded steel lintels, and concrete spalling around the anchor points. A quote that does not plan for these discoveries is a quote that will not survive the first day of demolition.
We handle it directly. Before we quote, we inspect. We look at what is visible and we write line-item allowances for what is behind the wall. If we open the opening and find the lintel is shot or the subfloor is rotten, the replacement cost was already in your contract as a not-to-exceed number. Every surprise is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. No change-order ambush, no “well, code made us do it” after the fact. Ed Winslow’s name is on the door and on every job we do.
We Also Serve Cities Near South Palm Beach
We handle door installation for South Palm Beach and the neighboring communities of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, and Lake Worth Beach. The same Ed Winslow, the same written pricing discipline, the same 36500-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving South Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the South Palm Beach area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Door Installation in South Palm Beach
Because in many 1960s to 1980s South Palm Beach buildings, the balcony railing is integrated with the original sliding door frame. Removing the frame means touching the railing, which means the association’s engineer has to verify the opening still meets current wind-load and safety requirements before a permit can be pulled. We handle that review package for you, from takeoffs to approved drawings. Call (561) 831-7863 and we will tell you whether your building likely requires it.
A Miami-Dade NOA is a product approval certifying that the exact door configuration has passed high-velocity hurricane zone testing for impact, cycling, and water intrusion. In South Palm Beach’s wind zone, your condo board and the building department both expect doors with an active NOA, not a generic stamp. We spec from PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru lines that carry current NOAs for the sizes and exposures we run into on the island.
We write a not-to-exceed allowance into your contract before work starts. If we open the wall and find undersized framing, rotted wood, or a corroded lintel, the fix is already priced and you approve it in writing before we proceed. No phone call with a surprise number, no pressure. That is how the 36500-Day Done Right Promise works in practice.
Yes, when the new door is properly insulated and sealed. Original single-pane aluminum doors in South Palm Beach condos conduct heat and leak air around worn seals, and that makes your HVAC run longer. A modern insulated impact door cuts that thermal bridge and stops the air leakage at the threshold. The exact savings depend on your unit’s exposure, but the comfort difference on an ocean-facing wall is noticeable within the first month.
Most Florida carriers offer windstorm premium credits after a wind-mitigation inspection verifies impact-rated openings. The inspection typically runs $75 to $150 and the credit averages around 25% on the windstorm portion of the premium, though your carrier sets the final number. We can not guarantee your discount, but we install doors that qualify for the inspection, and we document everything your carrier needs.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving South Palm Beach and the surrounding coastal communities.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.