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Door installation in Plantation Mobile Home Park follows a different set of rules than the site-built homes over in Plantation proper. Every unit here falls under HUD Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, which means the Florida Building Code most contractors quote from does not apply the same way. We know the difference because we work in this community regularly. If you need a door replaced, repaired, or upgraded, call (954) 280-4413 and you will get a live person who understands manufactured housing, salt-air corrosion, and the right way to hang a door in a mobile home.
Most door companies in Broward County treat a mobile home door like a standard residential job. They measure, order a 36-inch slab, and then discover the rough opening is 32 inches wide with a thin aluminum skin that cannot be notched without compromising the wall. That is when the change order shows up. We do not work that way. We measure every opening ourselves, quote manufactured-home-specific units, and handle the aluminum re-skinning in the same visit.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Plantation Mobile Home Park’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We have been doing doors in this community long enough to know that a 1987 Fleetwood and a 2005 Palm Harbor are not the same job. The older jalousie windows, the aluminum door bucks, the HUD-code wall framing – each one changes how a door must be set. Our crews have replaced entry doors on nearly every loop in the park, and we keep a running file of the quirks we have found in the older units. That institutional memory saves our customers from the trial-and-error that plagues first-timers.
Every job is covered by the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard. That means both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway, with durations stated plainly. If it is not done right, we make it right. No paperwork, no arguing, no fine print that covers neither. Dale Kessler founded this company on a rule that still governs every install: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. The door version is the same rule applied to a different opening.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They carry manufactured-home door stock and the right flashing, sealants, and aluminum patch material on the truck. When we schedule a door installation in Plantation Mobile Home Park, we arrive when we say we will, and most jobs are completed in a single visit. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so when you call about a door that will not close or a deadbolt that spins, you are not routed to a call center.
We are not the cheapest bid in Plantation Mobile Home Park. We do not want to be. We quote the door you actually need for a HUD-code home in a salt-air climate, and we put it in writing side by side with the cheaper option so you see exactly what you are buying. Homeowners here are not shopping for the lowest price. They are shopping for the last door replacement they will ever have to make.
Our Door Installation Services in Plantation Mobile Home Park
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry doors in Plantation Mobile Home Park are almost always 32-inch openings, not the 36-inch standard you find at the hardware store. A standard slab will not fit without cutting into the structural aluminum framing, and that void the wind-load rating. We source manufactured-home-specific door units sized to your rough opening, install them with corrosion-resistant hardware, and re-skin the aluminum exterior panel around the new buck. The door closes true, the deadbolt engages fully, and the frame is sealed against the humidity that rots the wood-fiber core from the inside out.
Storm Doors
A storm door on a mobile home in Florida does double duty: it protects the primary entry door from direct salt spray and driving rain, and it adds a second layer of impact resistance during hurricane season. The challenge is that most stock storm doors are built for 36-inch site-built openings. We order the right width, reinforce the aluminum door buck so the hinged side does not sag, and seal the threshold so water cannot collect between the storm door and the entry door. In this climate, trapped moisture is what kills a door from the inside.
Double & French Doors
Double door installations in manufactured homes present a specific problem: the wall framing around the opening was not designed for the shear load of two swinging slabs. We add structural reinforcement to the aluminum buck, use multi-point locking hardware so both leaves close together evenly, and ensure the astragal seal is tight enough to keep out wind-driven rain. French doors in Plantation Mobile Home Park need the same corrosion-resistant hinges and stainless fasteners we spec on every exterior opening, because the salt air here will eat through hardware from the big-box store within five years.
Pivot Doors
Pivot doors are uncommon in manufactured housing, but a few newer double-wides in the community have been upgraded with them. The critical detail is the pivot hinge load path. A site-built home distributes the weight through a solid jamb. A mobile home transfers it to a thin aluminum column that was never engineered for a 150-pound swinging slab. We reinforce the header and the floor track, verify the opening is square within a sixteenth of an inch, and only then hang the door. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Plantation Mobile Home Park
TruePane is an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including PGT, CGI, and Ply Gem, and we quote them side by side on paper so you see the difference in materials, impact rating, and warranty before you sign anything. For Plantation Mobile Home Park, we keep manufactured-home-specific door stock and replacement hardware on hand, which means faster turnaround when a unit needs replacing. A door is not a commodity. The brand, the frame construction, and the seal system all matter in a salt-air climate, and we will tell you which one we would put in our own mother’s house.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Plantation Mobile Home Park Homes
- Salt-air corrosion on aluminum door bucks and skins. The thin aluminum surrounding a mobile home door jamb pits hard within five to seven years of coastal exposure. Jamb screws strip, the deadbolt strike loses engagement, and one hard pull can pop the door open. We cut away the flaking metal, weld in a new buck, and re-skin the panel with marine-grade aluminum.
- Humidity-damaged weatherstripping and door sweeps. The OEM nylon sweeps and foam weatherstripping on manufactured home doors crumble fast in South Florida humidity. Moist air condenses inside the door core, the wood-fiber substrate rots from the inside, and the door warps. We replace with closed-cell silicone sweeps and butyl-flashed thresholds that do not wick water.
- Big-box 36-inch doors forced into 32-inch HUD openings. We see this on at least one unit per month. A handyman or a big-box installer hacks the rough opening wider, cuts through the structural aluminum framing, and hangs a door that no longer meets wind-load. The door may close for a year, but the wall is weakened and the manufacturer rating is void. This is the most expensive mistake we fix.
- Rotting wood-fiber substrates inside factory door cores. Mobile home exterior doors often have a wood-fiber core inside a thin metal or composite skin. Once the seal fails, the core absorbs moisture like a sponge. You cannot see it until the door starts to sag on the hinges. We replace the whole unit with a fusion-welded frame that cannot take on water the same way.
Pricing for Door Installation in Plantation Mobile Home Park, FL
What does door installation cost in Plantation Mobile Home Park? A standard 32-inch entry door replacement on a manufactured home typically runs $780 to $1,450, including the new door unit, aluminum buck repair, flashing, and labor. Storm doors run $420 to $850 depending on impact rating and frame material. Double and French door installations start around $1,800 and go to $3,400 when structural reinforcement and a multi-point lock are required. Pivot doors are a specialty, starting at $2,600 for a reinforced opening. These numbers reflect what we quote on this type of housing stock in this specific community, not generic South Florida averages. The exact price depends on your unit’s condition, the opening width, and the aluminum work required. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate in writing, broken down line by line.
We also offer a permanent 5% discount for seniors and veterans. No coupon, no expiration. If you qualify, tell the person on the phone.
One thing worth understanding about the price gap: the cheap spec for a mobile home door is a hollow, off-the-shelf slab with galvanized hinges and a foam sweep. It might last four years before salt air and humidity compromise it. The marine-grade spec we recommend costs more on the front end because the frame is fusion-welded, the hardware is stainless or hot-dip, and the flashing is butyl. Over a decade, the marine-grade spec is cheaper. This is the conversation we have with every homeowner in Plantation Mobile Home Park, because we would rather replace your door once than hand you a rotating repair bill.
We Also Serve Cities Near Plantation Mobile Home Park
TruePane Windows & Doors serves Plantation Mobile Home Park and the surrounding communities, including Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. If you are outside the park and need Door Installation from a crew that understands manufactured housing and South Florida weather, call (954) 280-4413 and ask for a free estimate. We coordinate scheduling and dispatch from our South FL office, and the crews who serve Plantation Mobile Home Park know every loop and side road in the area.
Serving Plantation Mobile Home Park, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plantation Mobile Home Park 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 Plantation Mobile Home Park
Because the rough opening in every HUD-code manufactured home in this community is 32 inches wide, not the 36-inch standard used for site-built homes. A 36-inch slab does not fit without cutting into the structural aluminum framing that gives the wall its wind-load strength. Once that frame is notched, the manufacturer’s rating is void and the wall is compromised. Big-box retailers do not stock 32-inch manufactured-home door units. We order them from manufacturers who build to HUD spec, and we reinforce the aluminum buck before hanging the door. Call (954) 280-4413 to have your opening measured properly, free.
You need both, and here is why. Shutters protect the opening when they are closed, but a manufactured home’s exterior door is also part of the wind-load envelope even when the storm is hours away. A non-impact door that fails before the shutters go up creates a breach that pressurizes the interior, and no shutter recovers from that. HUD wind-load requirements for manufactured housing are separate from the shutter standard. For Plantation Mobile Home Park, we recommend an impact-rated door with a fusion-welded frame, because the salt air and the season both come at the same wall. Call (954) 280-4413 for an exact quote on the right door for your unit.
We cut away the flaking or corroded panel, weld in a new aluminum buck sized to the door, flash the opening with butyl tape, and re-skin the exterior panel with marine-grade aluminum. It is sheet-metal work and door carpentry in the same job, and it is the step most residential crews skip. Last spring our crew replaced a 1987 Fleetwood entry door in the east loop where the aluminum jamb had salt-air pitting so deep the deadbolt strike was only finger-tight. We hung a ViewLux impact-rated swing door, flashed it fully, and re-skinned the panel. Six hours, one visit, done right.
We do both in the same visit, because the flashing and the aluminum re-skin work is the same job at that point. The sidelight or casement window beside a mobile home entry door shares the same weather seal line, and if you replace one without the other, the old window is now the leak point. Our team removes the old unit, frames in the new window and door as one assembly, flashes them together, and re-skins the exterior panel in a single pass. This is the easiest way to ensure the entire opening is sealed against South Florida humidity and wind-driven rain. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule a free measurement.
The rot is not in the aluminum; it is in the wood-fiber substrate inside the door core and the rough opening framing behind the metal skin. Salt air pits the thin aluminum, humidity attacks the factory weatherstripping, and once the seal fails, moist air condenses inside the core. The door sags, the hinges loosen, and the deadbolt no longer lines up. By the time you see the rot, the unit is gone. We replace the entire door with a fusion-welded frame that cannot take on water the same way, and we flash the opening so the wall does not soak through. Call (954) 280-4413 to have your door inspected before the next hurricane season.
If your entry door is binding, sagging, flaking with corrosion, or letting damp air through, call TruePane Windows & Doors at (954) 280-4413. We will measure your opening, quote the right manufactured-home door in writing, and schedule the work for a time that suits you. Estimates are free. The work is guaranteed. That is the square deal.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Plantation Mobile Home Park and the surrounding South Florida communities.
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.