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Fort Lauderdale homeowners deal with a set of conditions that most window and door companies in this country never see: High Velocity Hurricane Zone code requirements, salt air working its way inland along 300 miles of canals, and a housing stock dominated by 1950s-1970s concrete block homes that still carry original aluminum frames. If you’re calling about fogged glass, a sliding door that binds, or a full impact replacement on a Coral Ridge ranch, we answer the phone at (754) 310-3589 with a live person, not a call tree. Dale Kessler founded TruePane Windows & Doors on a simple rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That rule governs every window and door we set in Fort Lauderdale.
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.
Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Most of the calls we take from Fort Lauderdale start the same way. A homeowner in Rio Vista found a lanai door that won’t close square in August. A landlord in Progresso got a notice that the original jalousie windows won’t pass a wind-mitigation inspection. A family in Lauderdale Manors just paid a handyman to fix a fogged seal and watched it fail again before the next hurricane season. These are the jobs we were built for. TruePane has served South Florida communities for over 42 years through a heritage of craft, and Dale Kessler’s second-generation glazier standard means every technician who walks through your door is background-checked, uniformed, and trained to measure every opening twice before a single quote is written.
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including PGT, CGI, and ES Windows, and we put those quotes side by side on paper so you see exactly what each line delivers for the price. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right, no paperwork, no arguing. And before our truck leaves your driveway, The Keystone Standard means both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing with durations stated. Fort Lauderdale homeowners have learned to ask whether the warranty registration actually gets filed. We file it before we leave. That’s the difference between a transaction and a stand-behind-it job.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Fort Lauderdale
We install, replace, and service windows and doors across Fort Lauderdale, with impact-rated products as the flagship line. This is not a city where standard glass gets permitted on a replacement. Here’s what we do, and how it applies to your house.
Impact Windows
Laminated impact glass, Florida Product Approval per configuration, and Miami-Dade NOA where Fort Lauderdale’s wind zone requires it are the baseline for any replacement opening in Broward County’s HVHZ. We spec design pressures matched to each opening, never a rating above +/-100 PSF, and we anchor into CBS masonry the way code demands. This is the product line most of our Fort Lauderdale customers call about first.
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Window Installation
Installation quality determines whether a window performs for ten years or thirty. We install into concrete block with pressure-treated buck framing and HVHZ-compliant anchor spacing, then level and square every unit against Dale Kessler’s founding rule. A true pane is the standard on the first visit, not a callback goal.
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Window Replacement
Fort Lauderdale’s 1950s-1970s ranch homes in neighborhoods like Coral Ridge and Lauderdale Manors still carry original aluminum jalousie and single-pane sliders that don’t meet current HVHZ standards. We remove them, address rotted or out-of-square openings, and reset with impact-rated units that clear a wind-mitigation inspection. Most replacements happen in a single visit once your units arrive.
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Door Installation
A Fort Lauderdale entry door does double duty: it’s the first thing you see when you pull into the driveway, and the first line of defense in a storm. We install impact-rated entry doors, French doors, and custom openings with stainless steel hinges and thresholds that won’t corrode in salt air as fast as coated steel will.
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Sliding Glass & Patio Doors
Canal-front homes in Las Olas Isles and Rio Vista punish sliding door hardware. Standard rollers and tracks seize or corrode within two to three years when salt exposure rides in on the same humidity that averages above 75% year-round. We spec stainless steel hardware and impact-rated PGT or CGI frames with flush-fin install into CBS masonry as the baseline, not an upgrade.
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Energy-Efficient Windows
Low-E glass, argon-filled chambers, and thermally broken frames cut cooling loads in Fort Lauderdale’s year-round heat. When paired with an impact-rated outer lite, you get hurricane protection and energy performance in the same unit. We quote manufacturer lines side by side so the efficiency numbers are on paper, not promised in a sales pitch.
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Impact Garage Doors
Your garage door is usually the largest opening on the house, and in Broward County’s HVHZ it’s a structural weak point if it’s not impact-rated. We install and replace impact garage doors with reinforced tracks and bracing that meet Florida Product Approval requirements. This isn’t a door you want to test for the first time in a named storm.
Learn more about our Impact Windows in Fort Lauderdale.
Custom & Geometric Windows
Fort Lauderdale’s mid-century homes have character: arch-top frames, picture windows, clerestory strips, odd angles. We fabricate custom and geometric windows to match those openings rather than boxing them in. Custom fabrication typically runs four to six weeks, and the result is a window that fits the house instead of a house that gets modified to fit a stock window.
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Roof Repair
A compromised roof weakens every window and door below it. We repair roof leaks, flashing failures, and storm damage, so the building envelope stays watertight before, during, and after the window work. Fort Lauderdale’s afternoon thunderstorm season finds every gap in a roof system.
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Roof Replacement & Installation
If the roof is at end of life, replacing it before or alongside window work means both systems carry the same wind-mitigation profile. We coordinate roof and window scopes so the wind-mitigation inspection reads clean in one pass. No change orders, no surprise line items on the bill.
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Shingle, Tile & Metal Roofing
We install and replace shingle, tile, and metal roofing systems to HVHZ attachment standards, with stainless steel clips, rings, and nails where salt air demands it. A correctly fastened metal roof on a Fort Lauderdale canal-front home is one of the most durable assemblies you can put over your head, provided the install is right.
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Neighborhoods We Serve in Fort Lauderdale
Our crews work across Fort Lauderdale every week. You’ll see our trucks in Coral Ridge, Rio Vista, and Lauderdale Manors handling impact replacements on concrete block ranches. We also work regularly in Las Olas Isles, Coral Ridge Isles, and Progresso, where the housing stock runs older and the window openings run non-standard. We serve the entire city, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Coral Ridge
- Rio Vista
- Las Olas Isles
- Lauderdale Manors
- Progresso
Why Fort Lauderdale’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Fort Lauderdale sits inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, a designation shared only with Miami-Dade County in all of Florida. Every permitted window and door installation here must carry HVHZ-specific Florida Product Approval and follow stricter anchor and installation protocols than neighboring Palm Beach County or virtually anywhere else in the country. What that means for you: non-impact-rated windows and doors are legally non-permittable for any replacement job in Fort Lauderdale. This is not an upgrade decision. It’s the code.
Then there’s the salt. Fort Lauderdale’s 300-plus miles of interior canals push salt-laden, corrosive air deep into residential neighborhoods miles from the Atlantic, not just along A1A. The dominant housing stock is 1950s-1970s concrete block ranch homes where the original aluminum jalousie or single-pane sliders are decades past useful life and fail current standards on design pressure alone. Masonry rough openings require pressure-treated buck framing and HVHZ-compliant anchor spacing that differs entirely from wood-frame construction common in other regions. We spec marine-grade hardware and corrosion-resistant frames across the entire city, not just on the barrier island, because the salt reaches everywhere.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
Here’s what Fort Lauderdale homeowners can expect to budget, based on the jobs we quote most often.
- Impact window replacement (per opening): $900 – $3,200 depending on size, manufacturer line, and design pressure rating
- Sliding glass door replacement (impact-rated): $3,500 – $9,000 installed, with stainless hardware spec’d for canal-front homes
- Entry door replacement (impact-rated, single): $2,200 – $6,500 installed
- Custom or geometric impact window: quote-based, fabrication runs 4-6 weeks
- Full-home impact retrofit (3/2 CBS ranch): typically $18,000 – $45,000 before available incentives
Every quote is fixed, in writing, with no change orders. Call (754) 310-3589 to schedule a free estimate and we’ll put manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can compare what you’re actually buying.
Florida Pays Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Back
If you’re replacing windows and doors in Fort Lauderdale, you should know about the incentives stack. My Safe Florida Home offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, subject to funding availability. Florida waives sales tax on impact-resistant windows and doors. The federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection that runs $75-$150, most Fort Lauderdale homeowners see a windstorm-premium credit averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. These aren’t guarantees, and the final numbers come from the program administrators and your carrier, but the stack is real and worth asking about during your estimate. TruePane will point you toward the programs and document what you need when the job is complete.
Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters: A Fort Lauderdale Comparison
Some Fort Lauderdale homeowners assume hurricane shutters are cheaper than impact windows and stop thinking there. The honest comparison works differently. Impact windows and doors are permanent protection. They’re in place before the storm, they don’t need to be located, carried, hung, or stored, and they perform 365 days a year for security, noise reduction, and UV protection. Shutters require someone to be home before the storm hits, and in a city where evacuations happen, that someone is sometimes not your household. Impact windows also factor directly into a wind-mitigation inspection, which shutters may not cover the same way depending on the opening. If you’re weighing both, call us and we’ll walk through what each option means for your specific home, your insurance, and your schedule. We don’t sell or install shutters, but we’ll give you a straight comparison so you can decide with your facts in front of you.
Service Area - Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
While Fort Lauderdale is our home base for this work, our crews also serve Impact Windows in Plantation, Impact Windows in Pompano Beach, Impact Windows in Hollywood, and Impact Windows in Coconut Creek. If you’re in a neighboring city, the phone works the same way: a live person, a free estimate, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 About Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
Yes, for any replacement window or door in Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, impact-rated products with Florida Product Approval are required by code. Non-impact-rated glass is not permittable on a replacement opening. Call (754) 310-3589 to find out what’s required for your specific home.
Most Fort Lauderdale impact window replacements run between $900 and $3,200 per opening depending on size, manufacturer, and design pressure rating. A full-home retrofit on a 3/2 CBS ranch typically lands between $18,000 and $45,000 before the Florida incentives and insurance credits. Call (754) 310-3589 for an exact quote, free of charge.
After a wind-mitigation inspection with your carrier, most Fort Lauderdale homeowners see a windstorm-premium credit averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of the policy. The final number comes from your carrier, not from the installer, and the inspection typically costs $75 to $150. We’ll get your documentation in order when the work is done.
Once your units arrive, most window replacements happen in a single day per opening; a full-house replacement can often be done in one to two days. Custom and geometric window fabrication runs four to six weeks before installation day. We’ll be there when we say, and you won’t be left with a tarped opening.
We pull permits and ensure the work passes inspection on HVHZ-compliant installations. Fort Lauderdale’s permitting requirements are strict, and the rough openings on older CBS homes need specific anchor spacing and buck framing. We’d rather pull the permit and do it right than leave you with a failed inspection and an unpermitted install. Call (754) 310-3589 to talk permits and scheduling.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving South Florida communities for over 42 years. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane 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.
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What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local windows & doors pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Fort Lauderdale Customers Say
"Our bay window had rotted at the sill and two other outfits wanted to talk us into a flat picture window instead. TruePane rebuilt the opening and matched the original look. Neighbors have knocked on the door about it."
- Gene A."French doors to the patio, custom size because this house was built in 1961 and nothing is standard. Measured twice, three weeks to fabricate like they warned, and the install day they laid runners over my floors without being asked."
- Marie S."Energy bill was the reason we called. They did not oversell - said the two worst walls of windows would do most of the work and we could stop there. Did those eight with the Low-E glass. August electric bill tells the story."
- Harold W.