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Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Choose CGI Windows & Doors

We provide independent CGI in Fort Lauderdale windows and doors repair, service, and installation throughout the area, from Coral Ridge to Rio Vista. Our crews have worked on CGI products since the early 2000s, which means we know the Estate Series, Targa, and Commercial lines the way a mechanic knows a specific engine, not just the logo on the hood. We are not affiliated with or authorized by CGI, and we say that plainly because it matters: an independent service provider answers to you, not to a manufacturer’s sales target. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate on any CGI window or door in Fort Lauderdale.

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Fort Lauderdale sits entirely within Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, one of only two counties in the United States where every window and door replacement must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. That single fact shapes everything about how we service CGI products here, because the units in your wall were built to a standard most of the country never sees. Standard impact-rated products sold legally in Palm Beach County, thirty miles north, fail to meet that threshold. We know the difference, and we know which CGI series actually carry the approvals your Fort Lauderdale permit office will demand.

Why Trust TruePane Windows & Doors for Your CGI Windows & Doors?

Dale Kessler founded TruePane Windows & Doors in 2008, but the CGI knowledge in our shop goes back further than that. Dale grew up in Sailboat Bend, where his father spent weekends resealing jalousie windows and cursing the humidity. He came up through the construction and building trades program at McFatter Technical College in Davie, then spent the better part of two decades working glass and framing in South Florida’s coastal corridor. That matters when you call about a CGI Estate slider that will not latch, because the tech on the other end of the phone has likely rebuilt that exact door, on a building like yours, within the last year.

Every CGI unit we touch gets serviced under The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. On top of that, the Done Right Promise covers our workmanship with no paperwork fights and no arguing. We use OEM CGI parts whenever they are still available, and we carry a local stock of the pieces that fail most often in this climate: interlock weatherstripping, tandem roller assemblies, balance springs, and Storm-specific gaskets. That is why most CGI repairs in Fort Lauderdale are completed in a single visit.

Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Fix in Fort Lauderdale

Here are the failures we actually see in Fort Lauderdale, week after week, on CGI products:

• Interlocking meeting rail play on Estate Series sliding glass doors. Older Estate sliders, particularly units installed before 2010, develop slop at the interlock where the two panels meet. The original tandem rollers wear down, the panels sag by an eighth of an inch, and air starts whistling past the meeting stile. That is not a door that needs replacing. It needs new rollers, an interlock weatherstripping rebuild, and a strike adjustment. We do that work with OEM CGI parts.
• Fogging between glass and failed IG seals on Estate fixed and picture windows. This is the salt-laden humidity of Fort Lauderdale doing its work. East-facing units catch the morning Atlantic moisture, bake in the afternoon sun, and after ten to fifteen years the edge seals on the insulated glass unit delaminate. The glass fogs, the argon escapes, and the window loses its thermal and acoustic performance. We replace the IGU, not the whole frame, when the frame is still sound.
• Sagging or sticking sashes on Estate casements and awnings. The original operator arms and hinge rivets on coastal-installed CGI casements corrode faster than inland units. You will feel it as a sash that takes two hands to crank, or a hinge that groans and binds. The fix is usually a rebuilt operator assembly and fresh hinges, not a new window.
• Leaking corner gaskets and deteriorated exterior glazing tape on Estate Storm frames. Repeated storm-driven rain finds the weak points: the corners where gaskets meet, and the glazing tape that seals the frame to the opening. If you are seeing water stains on the interior sill after a heavy rain in Victoria Park or Tarpon River, the corner gaskets are the first place we look.
• Latch and handle hardware failures on impact-rated doors and windows. The multi-point locks and heavy-duty handles on CGI impact units take abuse from daily use and salt air. When the handle goes stiff or the throw bolts will not fully engage, the door no longer meets its wind-load rating. That is a code compliance issue as much as a convenience issue, and we address it accordingly.

CGI Parts & Our Repair-vs-Replace Approach

We use OEM CGI parts, including Estate interlock weatherstripping, balance springs, roller assemblies, and Storm-specific gaskets, whenever they are still available. For discontinued trim or glazing bead where CGI’s original tooling is gone, we match with quality aftermarket equivalents and tell you exactly what we are installing and why. You will never get a mystery part on a TruePane invoice.

On a 10- to 15-year-old Estate frame with multiple failing seals, worn tracks, and hardware that has been replaced once already, we are honest about the math. Piecemeal glass swaps add up. A full frame replacement with a current code-rated Estate Storm or Targa unit often costs less over the next decade than chasing problems on a frame that is already near the end of its service life. We will show you both numbers on paper and let you decide. Call (954) 280-4413 and we will put the estimate in front of you.

Our CGI Service Process - Step by Step

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   Diagnosis. A background-checked, uniformed technician measures every opening twice and inspects the unit for the specific failure: roller wear, seal delamination, gasket deterioration, hardware fatigue. If the pane is not true, the job is not done, and diagnosis is where we find that out.
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   Repair or install. We pull the affected sash or frame section, install OEM CGI parts or the replacement unit, and set everything to the manufacturer’s published tolerances. On impact units, we verify the interlock engagement and the multi-point lock throw before we call it done.
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   Test. We run the door or window through its full travel, check for air infiltration at the interlocks, and on any repair that touches the glazing or frame-to-opening seal, we confirm the unit still meets Florida Building Code wind-load requirements.
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   Warranty registration. Both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. You get the durations stated, on paper, with no fine print that covers neither.

CGI Products We Service & Install in Fort Lauderdale

Our crews also handle CGI in Hollywood and work on the full CGI lineup here in Fort Lauderdale. The Estate Series aluminum impact windows and doors are the ones we see most often in older CBS ranch homes in Coral Ridge and waterfront properties along the canals. The Estate Storm Series is CGI’s higher-design-pressure aluminum line, common on newer coastal construction. The Commercial Series covers storefront and curtain wall assemblies on condo towers, and the Targa Series is CGI’s vinyl impact line, a solid choice when homeowners want the impact rating without aluminum’s thermal conductivity. We keep a local stock of the most common Estate and Estate Storm hardware so turnaround on repairs stays short.

We Also Service These Brands

CGI is one of the lines we know best, but we are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturers, including, and PGT. If your Fort Lauderdale home has a mix of brands or you are weighing a switch, we will quote side by side on paper so you see exactly what each line costs and why.

FAQs - CGI Windows & Doors Service in Fort Lauderdale

Book Your CGI Service in Fort Lauderdale, FL

If you have a CGI window or door that is not performing, or you are planning a replacement and want honest numbers on CGI against other impact lines, call us at (954) 280-4413. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will schedule a free estimate, and the quote will be in writing before any work begins.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2008.