Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Fast, Reliable Window Replacement Across Fort Lauderdale

Window replacement in Fort Lauderdale runs $800 to $1,800 per opening for impact-rated units in a standard CBS home, with whole-house packages landing between $8,000 and $25,000 depending on the scope. Most jobs are installed in as fast as a single day once your units arrive, with custom fabrication running four to six weeks. Call (754) 310-3589 for a free in-home measure and a written, line-item quote.

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Fort Lauderdale is not a typical window market. The entire city sits inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and that changes what can be legally installed, how it gets anchored, and what the permit office will pass. Our crews work in Coral Ridge, Lauderdale Manors, Rio Vista, and Progresso week in and week out, and we know what your house needs before we open the first opening. If you are replacing original jalousie windows or single-pane sliders on a 1960s CBS ranch, this page will tell you what that job actually involves.

Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Window Replacement Company

TruePane was founded in 2008 by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler, and the company has carried a craft tradition through more than 42 years of combined community service. We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Milgard, Jeld-Wen, PGT, and CGI, and we put every quote side by side on paper so you see exactly what you are buying. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will not get a voicemail tree or a regional call center.

Every Fort Lauderdale job is covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing, with durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. If something is not right, we make it right. No paperwork fights, no arguing. That standard matters more in Fort Lauderdale than almost anywhere else, because a window that is out of true here gets stressed by wind loads and salt air that expose mistakes fast.

Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines on paper, and treat your home the way they would treat their own mother’s. If the pane is not true, the job is not done. That is the rule Dale keeps on the whiteboard, and it governs every install we do from Las Olas Isles to Coral Ridge Isles.

Our Window Replacement Services in Fort Lauderdale

Full Frame Replacement

Full frame replacement means the old window, frame, and buck come out completely, and a new pressure-treated buck goes in before the new unit is set. On a 1950s-to-1970s concrete block home in Lauderdale Manors or Progresso, this is often the only correct method, because the original wood bucks have wicked decades of humidity and salt air and are no longer sound. Our crew pulls permits through Broward County, sets HVHZ-compliant anchor spacing into the masonry, and rebuilds the rough opening so the new window carries its Florida Product Approval the way the manufacturer intended. A full frame replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $1,200 to $1,800 per opening for impact-rated units in CBS construction.

Insert Window Replacement

Insert replacement sets a new window into the existing frame when that frame is still square and solid. It saves labor and preserves interior trim. In Fort Lauderdale, inserts work well on homes where the original frame is aluminum and the opening is true, but we check the anchor pattern before quoting, because older CBS installations often lack the HVHZ anchor count Broward County now requires. Inserts in Fort Lauderdale generally run $800 to $1,500 per opening depending on the manufacturer line and design pressure rating. We also cover Window Replacement projects that mix inserts on the street side with full frame work on the canal side.

Vinyl Replacement Windows

Vinyl makes sense for Fort Lauderdale homeowners who want low maintenance and good thermal performance without the cost of aluminum or wood. The catch is salt. Cheap vinyl frames with standard hardware corrode and fade fast in canal air. We specify marine-grade stainless hardware and multichambered vinyl from lines like ES Windows and CWS, which hold up better in the humidity and UV that bake this city year-round. Vinyl replacement windows in Fort Lauderdale typically run $700 to $1,300 per opening, and they qualify for the Florida sales tax exemption when the glass carries the right Florida Product Approval.

Energy-Efficient Upgrade

Humidity above 75 percent year-round means your cooling load never really stops, and leaky single-pane sliders from 1968 are a big reason the AC runs constantly in May and October. Low-E coatings, argon fill, and tight compression seals reduce solar heat gain and indoor condensation on canal-front homes. Upgrading to energy-efficient impact units in Fort Lauderdale generally adds $150 to $400 per window over standard impact glass, and the federal 25C energy credit can return 30 percent of the product cost, up to $600 per year on qualifying units. We help you file the paperwork and keep the invoice detail clean for your accountant.

Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale

We stock local parts and hardware for Fort Lauderdale customers and service more than a dozen manufacturer lines. The brands we install most often in this city are PGT and CGI for impact-rated work in canal-front and CBS homes, plus ES Windows and ECO Window Systems where energy efficiency and corrosion resistance matter most. We also service CWS and Mr-Glass units. If you have a binding door or a fogged sash from a brand you can not identify, bring us the label or a photo and we will tell you if it is worth repairing or better replaced. Most replacement parts are on the truck or sourced same week.

Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes

• Non-HVHZ anchors in concrete block. Broward County fails inspections when installers use generic anchors instead of HVHZ-compliant spacing and fasteners in CBS masonry. The fix is a full tear-out, re-permitting, and a new installation done to the wind zone, which adds $250 to $600 per opening.
• Seized rollers on canal-facing sliders. Standard aluminum rollers on sliding windows and doors near freshwater canals seize within two to three years from salt and mineral corrosion. We spec stainless steel hardware from the start, which costs more upfront but prevents an early replacement.
• Rotted pressure-treated bucks wicking moisture into block. Improperly sealed or unflashed bucks pull humidity into the masonry, causing air leaks, mold, and higher cooling bills. In Progresso and Coral Ridge we routinely find original 1960s bucks that crumble when the old window comes out.
• Original jalousie windows that cannot meet current code. Jalousie windows are legal nowhere in an HVHZ replacement scenario. They leak air, they cannot carry impact glass, and they lose a house’s wind mitigation eligibility. Replacing them with impact-rated casement or single-hung units often unlocks windstorm premium credits around 25 percent on the windstorm portion of the policy.

Pricing for Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale, FL

What Window Replacement Costs in Fort Lauderdale

What moves the price in Fort Lauderdale is the opening itself. A 36-by-60-inch impact single-hung in a wood-frame wall prices differently than the same unit set into concrete block, because the anchor count, buck material, and flashing detail all change. Floor height matters too. A second-story canal-front window needs a taller ladder, more staging, and often a higher design pressure rating because it catches more wind. Frame material matters: vinyl is least expensive, aluminum midrange, wood-clad most costly, and impact glass adds a premium over non-impact in any line. The honest comparison is not between window brands alone; it is between a licensed, permitted, HVHZ-compliant installation and a job that might pass visual inspection but fail a county permit review. We measure twice and quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, with design pressures matched to the opening. Call (754) 310-3589 for a free in-home measure and a written quote with the numbers on it.

Florida Pays You Back

The incentives stack, if you file them right. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and impact windows rate among the highest-value improvements. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit returns 30 percent of the product cost, up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection runs $75 to $150, most Fort Lauderdale homeowners see a windstorm-premium credit averaging around 25 percent on the windstorm portion of the policy under Florida Statute 627.0629. We cannot guarantee what your carrier will approve, but we give you clean invoices, Florida Product Approval numbers, and the inspection report your agent needs to file the credits.

County Permitting, Septic Setbacks, and Acreage Around Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale sits entirely within Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, a designation shared only with Miami-Dade County in all of Florida. Every permitted window replacement must carry HVHZ-specific Florida Product Approval and follow stricter anchor and installation protocols than neighboring Palm Beach County, where impact glass is often an upgrade rather than a legal requirement. That difference changes the whole job, from the first permit application to the final inspection.

On acreage around Fort Lauderdale, the permitting runs through Broward County rather than the city, which means septic and well setbacks, long material hauls, and detached structures all land in the same scope. We pull county permits for window and door replacements on homes where the county holds jurisdiction over the structure, and we check the septic tank and well locations before quoting because a window in a new addition or a converted outbuilding can be disallowed too close to a drain field. Grading and drainage matter too. On an open lot, a window set low on a south-facing wall that slopes toward the house will take on water in a summer downpour unless the sill flashing and weep system are detailed for it.

Detached ADUs, workshops, and shops change the scope in ways a standard window page never covers. Replacing windows in a detached structure on Fort Lauderdale acreage can be done without disturbing the main house, but the structure still carries its own HVHZ product approval and anchor requirements, and if it sits closer to a well or septic line than code allows, that affects which openings can be enlarged. We scope every one of these before we quote so there are no surprises on the bill and no failed inspections after the work is done.

On a 1960s CBS ranch in Coral Ridge, our crew replaced original aluminum jalousie windows with impact-rated PGT casement units, pulling permits through Broward County rather than the city and rerouting a septic line setback before setting the pressure-treated buck framing. The homeowner now qualifies for wind mitigation credits under Florida Statute 627.0629 and no longer hears canal salt air whistling through the old single-pane sashes. That is the kind of detail we account for on every Fort Lauderdale estimate.

Impact windows versus hurricane shutters is a comparison worth making on paper. Shutters require someone to hang panels before a storm, and if you are not home, the panels sit in the garage while the glass takes the hit. Impact windows are permanent protection, always in place, and they carry the same Florida Product Approval rating. We never sell or install shutters, but the comparison is straightforward: impact windows protect every opening by default, and shutters protect only the openings someone remembers to cover.

The other comparison is big-box retail install versus a licensed impact specialist. A retail crew may not pull the Broward County permit, may not carry HVHZ anchors on the truck, and may not register your manufacturer warranty layers. We do all three before the truck leaves the driveway. The Keystone Standard means both warranty layers are registered in writing, durations stated, and if the out-of-true install fails inspection, we correct it under the 90-Day Done Right Promise with no paperwork fights.

We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale

Our crews work throughout Broward County, and our dispatch reaches Fort Lauderdale from the Miami office the same way it reaches Plantation, Pompano Beach, Hollywood, and Coconut Creek. If you are in one of those cities and your house shares the same CBS construction, canal air, and HVHZ requirements, the job runs the same way. Call (754) 310-3589 and we will put you on the schedule.

FAQs - Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale

Call TruePane for a Written Estimate

If you are tired of fogged glass, binding sashes, or a door that swells shut every July, call (754) 310-3589. We will send a background-checked, uniformed technician to measure every opening, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and give you a written line-item price with no surprises on the bill. The estimate is free. A live person answers around the clock. And if the work is ever not done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means we make it right, in writing, no arguing.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale and Broward County with a second-generation glazier’s standard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.