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PGT Custom & Geometric Windows in Fort Lauderdale: What to Know First

We provide independent PGT custom and geometric window service in Fort Lauderdale, and most jobs are quoted within one business day with work scheduled the same week. Honest posture on price: custom-shape PGT work runs higher than standard rectangular sash because the glass, the frame routing, and the labor are all specialty, but we give you written line-item pricing before any work begins so you know exactly what you’re paying for. This page is for PGT owners in Fort Lauderdale who need an arched, radius, trapezoid, or oversized unit repaired or replaced, and who want it done once. Call (954) 280-4413 and a live person answers, day or night.

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How PGT Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

PGT builds a solid window. But custom and geometric shapes put stress on parts that rectangular units never test. Here’s what we see in Fort Lauderdale homes, line by line:

• PGT WinGuard Vinyl radius units: stress cracks at the arc apex. On WinGuard arched and half-round units, the glass is heat-strengthened or tempered to match the lamination spec, but the aluminum reinforcement inside the vinyl frame was never designed for the flex point at the top of a true radius. In Fort Lauderdale’s afternoon heat, the frame expands, the arc flattens by a few millimeters, and a hairline crack starts at the apex. Over a season it propagates. We replace the IGU and reinforce the arc channel with a retrofit stiffener PGT’s own installers don’t offer. That fix is ours, not the factory’s.
• PGT 5500/7700 series: failed radius gaskets on impact units. The 5500 and 7700 lines use an extruded gasket that seals the glazing bead to the frame. On rectangular sash that gasket sits straight and seals. On radius cuts, the gasket has to bend around a curve, and PGT’s field instructions allow a heat-formed set that, in coastal humidity plus afternoon sun, delaminates from the bead track within five to eight years. Symptom: condensation at the curve of the arch, not the center. Our fix is a closed-cell replacement gasket with a mechanical lock, something we benchmarked against what the marine glazing trade uses in Fort Lauderdale.
• PGT Custom Windows trapezoids and rake-head units: sash sag on the short-leg side. Where a trapezoid has one acute angle, the hinge-side balance system on a casement or awning style can’t distribute weight evenly. The sash drops on the short leg, the interlock binds, and the homeowner thinks the window is warped. It’s a balance-shoe wear problem, and it shows up faster on PGT than on Andersen or Marvin because PGT’s shoe profile is shallower. We replace the shoes, re-shim the reveal, and the window operates clean again. No new glass needed in most cases.
• PGT Eze-Breeze and custom slider radius options: roller failure from track contamination. Eze-Breeze vertical and horizontal sliders with radius segments use a nylon roller that accumulates sand and salt from Fort Lauderdale’s coastal air. The roller seizes, the panel drags, the homeowner forces it, and the radius frame crimps at the bottom corner. PGT’s warranty covers the roller but not the crimped frame after a forced panel. We clean the track, replace the roller with an upgraded unit, and if the frame is crimped we re-form it or replace that segment. The difference on a PGT job is knowing to look for the crimp before quoting.
• PGT custom impact fixed units: failed structural silicone at the butt-glazed corner. On oversized fixed geometric units, especially triangle and pentagon shapes, PGT uses structural silicone at the glass-to-glass corners. In Fort Lauderdale’s wet-dry-wet cycle, that silicone bond eventually shears. The unit doesn’t leak immediately; you see a faint line of white de-lamination at the corner, then a chip, then water. We deglaze the unit, remove all old silicone, re-prime the edge with a bond activator, and re-glaze with a commercial structural silicone rated for high movement. We also check the setting block placement, which on a geometric unit is often factory-mispositioned.

Our PGT Custom & Geometric Windows Process

Every PGT custom or geometric job runs through the same sequence, whether it’s a warranty-safe repair or a full replacement:

1. 1
   Call and we answer. Live person, 24/7. We take the address, the window style, and the symptom. No call center, no ticket number to track.
2. 2
   On-site diagnostics. A background-checked, uniformed tech measures the opening twice, checks the frame for flex, tests the seal, and identifies the actual failure. This is where most companies stop and quote a guess. We don’t.
3. 3
   Parts decision. Where PGT OEM parts make sense, we use them. Where a better aftermarket part exists, we tell you why and we put the part number on the quote. OEM is the default unless you approve a deviation in writing.
4. 4
   Written quote before work starts. Line items, not a lump sum. What the part costs, what the labor costs, what the warranty covers. If the job requires a permit, we tell you and we pull it.
5. 5
   Repair or replacement. We schedule the day, show up on time, protect the work area, and do the job. Most jobs are completed in a single visit.
6. 6
   Post-job documentation. Both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before our truck leaves the driveway. The Done Right Promise covers the workmanship. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.

What PGT Custom & Geometric Windows Cost in Fort Lauderdale

These are honest Fort Lauderdale ranges, not national averages. What drives the final number: impact certification level, the type of Low-E coating, whether the opening requires a lift or scaffolding, and whether the existing frame is salvageable. We quote side by side when it makes sense: replace the PGT glass only, replace the full unit, or switch to an equivalent from CGI, CWS, ES Windows, or ECO Window Systems. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate with numbers on paper before you commit to anything.

Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for PGT Work

We’ve served Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding coastal communities since 2008, founded by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler in 2008 on a rule that still sits on the shop whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. PGT owners call us because we know the line, because we register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway, and because the Done Right Promise means if it’s not done right, we make it right. No paperwork fights, no fine print. Our techs are background-checked and uniformed, and they measure every opening twice. And because we’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines including PGT, CGI, CWS, and ES Windows, we’re not going to force a brand decision on you. We’ll show you the options side by side and let you decide. That’s a square deal, and we stand behind it.

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