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Door installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea carries a hard requirement that most of Broward County does not face. Every replacement door, on every floor, must meet High Velocity Hurricane Zone large-missile impact standards. No exceptions. We know that because our crews work these one-square-mile barrier island streets weekly, and we’ve handled the surprises older Lauderdale-by-the-Sea buildings hide behind their stucco. If you’re pricing an entry door, a pair of French doors, or a pivot door against the salt air on El Mar Drive or Bougainvilla Drive, call (954) 280-4413 for a written quote. The estimate is free, and a live person answers.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’re a second-generation glazier’s company led by Dale Kessler. We’ve served South Florida since 2008, and the work we do in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is governed by one founding rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That means something specific here, where a door has to do two things at once. It has to seal tight against Atlantic salt spray, and it has to hold together when a hurricane-driven two-by-four hits it at speed. We don’t take either job lightly.
Our Door Installation team handles the full sequence: code check, exact measurement, custom frame work when required, installation, and registration of both manufacturer warranty layers before the truck leaves the driveway. That last part is the Keystone Standard, and it’s in writing on every job. We’re not the cheapest bid in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and we won’t pretend to be. We’re the company that writes the scope so you can see exactly what you’re buying, then stands behind it for 90 days with the Done Right Promise. No arguing, no fine print dodges.
Our Door Installation Services in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Entry & Swing Doors
In Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, most entry doors we replace were installed in the 1960s or 1970s as aluminum units with single-pane glass. Those frames are typically salt-oxidized beyond salvage, and they do not come close to meeting HVHZ large-missile impact requirements. We replace them with impact-rated fiberglass or steel doors, usually Andersen or a comparable Miami-Dade NOA-listed line, set into a fusion-welded frame that will not twist in the heat. Every entry door gets a full weatherstripping replacement as part of the job, not as a line item.
Double & French Doors
Double and French doors facing the ocean on Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s narrow lots take more direct salt spray than almost any door in the county. A pair installed without marine-grade hardware will show corrosion on hinges and handles within two years. We specify stainless or powder-coated hardware on every set, and we shim and square each leaf so both doors seal against the astragal without binding. If the rough opening was framed for a jalousie unit, we address that before we order anything, so you don’t get a pair of doors that don’t fit.
Pivot Doors
A pivot door is a heavier, more complex install than a standard hinged entry, and in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s older low-rise condos and beach cottages, the floor structure under the pivot point matters. We inspect the substrate before we quote. If the concrete or wood subfloor needs reinforcement to carry a 300-pound door panel, that’s written into the scope up front, with a price, and approved by you before we touch the slab. We’ve installed pivot doors from ES Windows and ECO Window Systems in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and each one gets the same warranty registration as every other door.
Storm Doors
Storm doors are not impact doors. We sell and install them for ventilation and light, but in a High Velocity Hurricane Zone, any outer door that’s not impact-rated still has to have an impact-rated primary door behind it. We make that distinction clear in the quote, because some Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homeowners assume a storm door satisfies code. It doesn’t, and we’d rather tell you that at the estimate table than after a failed inspection.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, CGI, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems. When we quote a door for a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea home, we show you manufacturer lines side by side on paper, with the warranty durations stated for each. That’s the only way to compare honestly. similar coastal-rated lines come through our shop regularly, and we keep common hardware and weatherstripping for popular Lauderdale-by-the-Sea door models on our trucks. If you call (954) 280-4413, a person answers, and we can usually tell you over the phone whether your door is worth repairing or needs full replacement.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Homes
- Salt-corroded aluminum frames that fail HVHZ impact standards. On 1950s and 1960s cottages along El Mar Drive and Bougainvilla Drive, the original aluminum door frames are often so oxidized that impact-rated glazing cannot be installed into them at all. The fix is full frame replacement, not a glass swap.
- Rough openings framed for jalousie doors that don’t fit standard impact units. Older beach cottages frequently have non-standard rough openings, sometimes an inch or more too narrow for a modern impact-rated door. That requires custom sizing or reframing before the new door goes in.
- Weatherstripping that fails within two to three years. Direct Atlantic salt spray and constant wind exposure means seals and sweeps degrade far faster here than in cities five miles west. We replace them with marine-grade materials and check them on every service call.
- Water intrusion at the threshold. Many beach-side units have settled slightly, leaving a gap at the bottom of the door. We address the threshold, flashing, and drainage plane as part of installation, because a new door that leaks is not a finished job.
What Opening Up an Older Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Home Actually Turns Up
Here’s the part most homeowners in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea don’t see coming. You budget for a door. The door is priced. Then we remove the old frame, and behind it, the wall tells a different story. Outdated wiring run right through the door header. A rough opening that was never square. Failed waterproofing that let salt air behind the stucco for thirty years. And because Lauderdale-by-the-Sea sits in a High Velocity Hurricane Zone, pulling a permit for a door often triggers code upgrades to what’s behind the wall once it’s open.
We handle this inspection first. Before we quote, we check what’s visible. Before we cut, we tell you what we might find, and we write allowances into the contract for the likely surprises. If we open the wall and find something that changes the scope, it’s priced in writing and approved by you before we proceed. No change orders slipped onto the final bill. No work done on a handshake. That’s how Dale Kessler has run this company from the start, and it’s the reason we still get calls from Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homeowners we first worked for years ago.
On a 1960s beach cottage along El Mar Drive, our crew found the original jalousie entry door’s rough opening was framed 1-1/2 inches too narrow for any standard impact-rated door. We wrote a change order for custom reframing, pulled the permit revision, and installed a fusion-welded frame with an Andersen impact-rated door. Priced and approved in writing before we cut into the opening. That’s the whole job in one sentence: we don’t surprise people, and we don’t leave a job out of true.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Door installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea runs higher than inland Broward for one reason: code compliance is not optional. A standard impact-rated entry door in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea typically runs $2,800 to $5,200 installed, depending on the frame condition and hardware selection. A double French door replacement usually falls between $5,500 and $9,800. Pivot doors start higher, from $8,000 to $14,000 or more, because the structural reinforcement and heavy-panel hardware add real cost. Storm doors are the exception, ranging from $650 to $1,400.
If your rough opening needs reframing, add $400 to $900 for a standard modification. Custom sizing beyond that is quoted separately, in writing. We never give a verbal price and then change it at the end. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll measure every opening twice before we write the number down.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Our Door Installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea team also handles homes in Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. If you’re in one of those nearby areas and dealing with a salt-corroded frame or a door that binds every July, the same Keystone Standard applies.
Serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Because all of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea sits inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which requires large-missile impact protection on every exterior opening, regardless of floor level. There is no “lower floor” exemption here. Fort Lauderdale, just a few miles west, has pockets where only certain wind-borne debris regions trigger the requirement. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea does not. Every door we install here carries a Miami-Dade or Florida Product Approval Notice of Acceptance for large-missile impact. Call (954) 280-4413 for a quote that includes the specific NOA documentation for your door.
The opening has to be either custom-sized or reframed before a standard impact-rated door can be installed. Jalousie doors from the 1950s and 1960s were built to dimensions that don’t match modern impact door specifications. We measure, write the reframing scope into a change order with a fixed price, and get your approval before we cut anything. If you want an exact cost for your opening, call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll send a technician to measure it.
Salt spray accelerates weatherstripping degradation dramatically. Seals that would last a decade in Oakland Park or Wilton Manors can fail in two to three years on Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s oceanfront blocks. We use marine-grade weatherstripping and seals on every door we install here, and we check them during any follow-up service. If your door is leaking air or water now, call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll tell you whether it’s worth a weatherstripping replacement or a full door swap.
You should expect to see the full scope in writing before any work starts. When we open a wall and find outdated wiring, undersized framing, or failed waterproofing that the permit requires us to bring up to code, we write a change order with the exact cost, and you approve it before we proceed. No surprise line items on the final bill. That’s the only way we work, and it’s been our standard since 2008.
In almost every case, the original jalousie door has to come out completely. The louvered glass and frame are not structurally capable of meeting HVHZ impact standards, and attempts to upgrade them in place almost never pass inspection. We remove the old unit, reframe or custom-size the opening as needed, and install a new impact-rated door that carries the proper NOA documentation. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule a free estimate and see what your specific opening will require.
Get a Written Quote for Your Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Door Installation
If you live in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and you’re pricing a door replacement, call (954) 280-4413. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We’ll schedule a free estimate, measure every opening twice, and give you a written line-item quote with warranty durations stated. No pressure, no fine print, no surprises. Just a square deal from a company that’s been doing this since 2008.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and surrounding South Florida communities since 2008.
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.