Door Installation in Fort Lauderdale - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Trusted Door Installation for Fort Lauderdale Homeowners

Door installation in Fort Lauderdale is not a casual purchase. It is a structural decision that has to hold up to hurricane season, salt air, and a sun that warps cheaper materials within a few summers. A properly installed entry door runs $900 to $3,800 in this market, and a hurricane-rated front entry system typically lands between $2,400 and $6,500 depending on frame condition and glass package. We have been installing doors across Fort Lauderdale for over 42 years, and we still measure every opening twice before we order a thing. If you have a door that binds in July, swells in August, or lets daylight through the weatherstripping in December, call (754) 310-3589. We answer the phone, we show up when we say, and the job is not done until the door is true.

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What Our Door Installation Service Includes

Door installation means more than hanging a slab on hinges. It means pulling the old frame, checking the rough opening for rot or settlement, squaring and shimming the new frame so the door swings clean in every season, then sealing it so Fort Lauderdale’s summer humidity and sideways rain stay outside. Every installation we do includes removal and haul-away of the old door, new frame and casing where needed, hardware alignment, full perimeter seal, and both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. Here is how that plays out for each type of door we install.

Entry Doors

Your entry door is the first thing a visitor touches and the first thing a storm tests. We install solid wood, fiberglass, and steel entry doors with frames sized and shimmed to the actual rough opening, not the measurement the previous contractor wrote on the invoice and hoped would fit. In Fort Lauderdale’s older neighborhoods like Victoria Park and Sailboat Bend, we regularly find door frames that have settled a quarter inch or more since the house was framed in the 1950s or 1960s, which is why we measure every opening twice and tell you the truth about what we found. Our entry door installations include new threshold, weatherstripping, and a sweep that actually meets the threshold, because a door that looks good and leaks air is not a door that is done right.

Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors

A hurricane-rated entry door is not a regular door with a deadbolt added. It is a door system tested and certified to withstand impact from windborne debris, and in Fort Lauderdale, it has to meet Miami-Dade or Florida Building Code product approval standards. We install impact-rated entry doors from manufacturers like PGT and CGI, and we make sure the entire assembly is matched, because an impact door in a frame that is not rated for impact is a weak point that will not pass inspection. If you are in a flood zone or east of US-1, this is the door we recommend, and we will quote the manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what each one costs and what each warranty covers.

French & Double Doors

French doors and double entry doors are where installation errors show up fastest. Two panels have to meet perfectly at the centerline, both active and passive panels have to seal against the frame and each other, and Fort Lauderdale’s afternoon heat will test the clearance on day one if the install is even an eighth inch out. We set French doors with a level and a straightedge, not a shim count, and we adjust the astragal and flush bolts so both panels lock as a unit. Whether you are replacing a pair of exterior French doors that have fogged-glass decay or adding double doors to a patio opening, we level the sill, seal the hardware penetrations, and leave you with doors that open and close without a fight.

Replacement Doors

Replacement doors are the majority of what we install in Fort Lauderdale. The existing door has warped, the seals are gone, the frame is soft at the bottom corners, or the homeowner simply wants a door that does not require a shoulder to open it in August. We pull the old door and frame down to the rough opening, check for moisture damage, replace any compromised framing lumber, and set the new door as a complete unit, not a slab hung in an old frame that was the problem in the first place. A replacement door installation done right should take a day, and when we leave, the door should be the easiest-moving thing in the house until the next repaint.

Storm & Exterior Doors

Storm doors in Fort Lauderdale serve a specific purpose: they protect the primary door from direct sun and rain, add a layer of air gap insulation, and give you a screened ventilation option during the months when opening the main door means letting in mosquitoes. We install storm doors with reinforced frames and glass or screen inserts built for south Florida’s exposure, and we set the closer so the door does not slam, which is the leading cause of storm door frame failure we see. If your storm door is banging in the wind or the glass is fogged between panes, the fix is a new installation, not another closer adjustment.

Brands We Service for Door Installation

We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and that matters when it comes to warranty integrity. When we install a PGT impact door in Fort Lauderdale, we register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. The glass warranty and the frame warranty are separate documents with separate durations, and we make sure both are in your name, with the dates stated, so there is no question about coverage later.

We work with CGI doors regularly, particularly for homeowners in waterfront neighborhoods like Las Olas Isles and Harbor Beach, where salt exposure and impact ratings are both non-negotiable. We also install doors from ES Windows and CWS depending on the opening and the application. Whether you have a PGT, CGI, ES Windows, or CWS product in mind, or any other make, we will quote the lines side by side on paper and walk you through what each option delivers for the money.

Signs You Need Door Installation Right Now

• The door drags or binds at the top or bottom. In Fort Lauderdale, a door that binds in summer and swings freely in winter is usually a sign of frame movement or a door that was hung out of square originally. Forcing it wears out the hinges and the strike plate, and eventually the door will not latch at all.
• You can see daylight or feel air moving around the closed door. This means the weatherstripping or sweep has failed, or the door is not seated properly in the frame. Air leaks are not just an energy problem; they are an invitation for humidity, and in Fort Lauderdale humidity means warping that gets worse by the month.
• The door has been kicked, forced, or repaired more than once. A door that has been rehung or reframed multiple times is usually a door in a compromised opening. At some point, the honest fix is a new installation, not another hinge adjustment and a fresh tube of caulk.
• The frame is soft at the bottom corners or around the hardware. Soft framing is rot, and rot does not get better on its own. We regularly find this in doors that face prevailing rain or sit behind a storm door that was never properly flashed. The longer the rot stays, the more structural repair the job requires.
• You are planning to sell or refinance and the door looks tired. A worn, warped, or outdated entry door is one of the first things an inspector flags and an appraiser notices. A new door installation is one of the few improvements that pays you back in curb appeal and in the transaction itself, and in Fort Lauderdale’s market, buyers notice a door that does not close flush.

Our Door Installation Process - Step by Step

Every door installation we do in Fort Lauderdale follows the same sequence, and we tell you what we are doing at each step. There is no mystery process and no surprise at the end of the day.

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   The opening gets measured twice. We measure the rough opening height, width, and depth at three points each, and we check for level, plumb, and square using a four-foot level and a framing square. If the opening is out of square beyond what shims can fix cleanly, we tell you before the door is ordered, because a door ordered for the wrong opening size is a door that will never sit right.
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   The old door and frame come out, and we inspect what is behind them. This is the step where we find the rot, the missing flashing, the settlement, and whatever else the previous installation left behind. We repair what needs repairing with pressure-treated lumber where moisture exposure is possible, and we do not bury bad framing behind a new door and call it done.
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   The new door is set, shimmed, and squared. We shim behind the hinges and at the striker plate, never randomly around the frame, and we check the reveal gap between the slab and the frame on all three sides. The goal is a door that swings freely and closes flush, with clearance for the Florida humidity cycles instead of crashing into the jamb when the wood expands.
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   Hardware, seal, and threshold go on next. We set the threshold to the actual finished floor height, install the weatherstripping so it meets cleanly, and adjust the hardware so the deadbolt throws without resistance. Every penetration is sealed, and the exterior perimeter gets a continuous seal that stands up to heat, humidity, and wind-driven rain.
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   We walk the job with you and register the warranties. Before we leave, you see the door open, close, lock, and seal. We confirm both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in your name with the dates stated, and we leave you the paperwork. The 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to the workmanship, in writing, with no fine print to argue about.

How Much Does Door Installation Cost in Fort Lauderdale?

Door installation in Fort Lauderdale varies by door type, material, and the condition of the rough opening. A straightforward replacement entry door, fiberglass or steel, installed in an opening that does not need structural repair, typically runs $900 to $2,800. A hurricane-rated front entry system from PGT or CGI generally runs $2,400 to $6,500, and the spread depends on panel style, glass options, and whether the frame itself is impact-rated. French door installations usually land between $1,800 and $4,500 per opening, and storm door installations typically run $450 to $1,100.

What changes the price is what we find when the old door comes out. Rotted framing adds carpentry time. An opening that is badly out of square adds correction time. An impact-rated door in a non-impact frame adds frame upgrade cost, which is not optional in Fort Lauderdale when the door is required to meet code. The way to avoid overpaying is to get a written, line-item estimate before the job starts, and to ask whether the installer registers both warranty layers. Our estimates are free, they are itemized, and the price on the estimate is the price on the invoice unless we find something hidden that we show you and you approve before we touch it.

Door Installation Near Fort Lauderdale - Our Service Area

TruePane Windows & Doors installs doors across Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding communities, including Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Deerfield Beach, Lauderhill, and Weston. Most door installations in this area are scheduled within a week, and we keep common stock on hand for faster turnarounds on replacement doors. We have served these neighborhoods for over 42 years, and we plan to be here for the next thirty. Our home page has more on how we work, and if you are in a neighboring city, see our pages for Door Installation in Hollywood and Door Installation in Pembroke Pines.

Frequently Asked Questions - Door Installation in Fort Lauderdale

Schedule Your Door Installation Service in Fort Lauderdale Today

If your door is warped, binding, leaking air, or simply past its years, call (754) 310-3589 for a free, itemized estimate on a new door installation in Fort Lauderdale. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we will give you a straight answer on cost, timeline, and what the job requires. No pressure, no surprise line items, and a door that is done right.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2008 and carrying forward a 42-year family tradition of glazing and door installation.