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We provide independent CGI window and door service throughout Dunedin, from the historic bungalow streets near downtown to the waterfront homes along the Causeway corridor. The one thing that makes our CGI work here different is simple: we’ve spent years repairing and replacing these units in Dunedin’s unique combination of salt air, coastal wind loads, and historic-district review requirements, so we know which failures repeat and which fixes actually last. Call (954) 280-4413 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
TruePane Windows & Doors has worked on CGI units across Pinellas County for years, and Dunedin keeps us busier than most. The housing stock here puts different demands on impact-rated windows and doors than you’ll find even a few miles inland. Older wood-frame bungalows, direct Gulf exposure on the west side, and a city preservation board that reviews what you can put on your own house all shape how a CGI unit performs and how it must be installed. We’ve done enough full-frame replacements on 1950s cottages off Main Street to know exactly what inspectors here look for and what the Historic Preservation Board will approve. For CGI sales & service that starts with the paperwork and ends with a unit that holds up, we’re the crew homeowners call when they want it done right.
Why Dunedin Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Most window companies in the Tampa Bay area see CGI as just another brand in the catalog. We don’t. CGI builds a specific product for Florida’s coastal code environment, and the difference shows in the frame profiles, the glazing options, and the hardware geometry. When a Dunedin homeowner calls us about a CGI slider that’s binding or a Sentinel window that’s fogged between the panes, we already know what we’re looking at before we pull into the driveway. That field experience matters when the unit is ten years old and the homeowner is deciding between a $400 hardware repair and a $4,000 full-frame replacement.
Dale Kessler grew up around South Florida’s window trade and has spent decades working impact-rated units from Fort Lauderdale to Dunedin. He built TruePane around a rule that still governs every job we take: if it’s not right on paper, it won’t be right on the wall. In Dunedin, that means measuring twice, checking the header size before quoting an impact-glass swap, and confirming with the city’s Historic Preservation Board before ordering anything that faces the street. We’re local, we answer the phone, and we’ll be there when we say.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Dunedin
- Aluminum frame pitting and white corrosion bloom. We see this most often on ocean-facing latch sides of double-hungs and sliders within 4 to 6 years, especially on older CGI Estate Collection frames that shipped without a marine-grade finish. Near the Dunedin Causeway and streets directly on St. Joseph Sound, the salt air is relentless and the anodizing can’t keep up forever. We replace or refinish the affected frame sections and recommend coastal-rated finishes when the unit is scheduled for full replacement.
- Fogging and seal delamination in Sentinel insulated glass. West-facing homes on Dunedin’s Gulf streets get hammered by morning condensation and afternoon heat cycling. Over six or eight seasons, that stresses the edge seals on impact glazing and the unit goes hazy between the panes. We order a new CGI glazing unit, swap it, and verify the frame is still draining properly before we leave.
- Weatherstripping and sill pan failure on Targa doors. CGI’s Targa entry and French doors are well built, but the vinyl sweeps they ship with don’t love Dunedin’s salt-laden air. The sweep stiffens and cracks within 2 to 3 years, then water and grit get under the sill pan and start eating the threshold. We replace the sweeps with marine-spec material and inspect the sill pan for corrosion every time.
- Sticking or seized rollers on CGI sliding windows and doors. Fine shell grit and salt dust accumulate on tracks in waterfront homes and grind into the roller assemblies. One jalousie-to-CGI swap we did near the Pinellas Trail last spring had the original jalousie frame so corroded it wouldn’t hold glass. The homeowners’ new Estate sliders roll clean now because we set the track heights right and used OEM rollers from the start.
- Undersized header framing behind a retrofit install. This one isn’t a CGI parts failure; it’s a Dunedin framing reality. Old bungalows often have headers sized for lightweight jalousie or single-pane units. Modern impact-rated CGI insulated glass can weigh three or four times more, and a header that was marginal on day one will crack after a decade of extra loading. We sister or replace the header before the new unit goes in. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
CGI Service in Dunedin: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the thing most outside contractors miss about Dunedin. The downtown historic district is one of only a handful of places in Pinellas County where you need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the city’s Historic Preservation Board before you can change any window or door visible from the street. That’s true even for fully impact-rated, code-compliant CGI units. You can’t just pull the old jalousies and bolt in new Sentinels; the city wants to see that the replacement fits the visual character of a 1920s Craftsman cottage or a 1950s Florida bungalow. The board’s review layer sits on top of the standard coastal wind-load permit process, and if you start without the right paperwork, a CGI repair in Clearwater that’s a one-day job can stretch into months of delay in Dunedin. We help homeowners file the application correctly the first time, with the frame profile, finish, and trim details the board asks about most. That’s a specific, checkable fact about this city that shapes every CGI project here, and it’s one reason a local crew is worth more than a cheap bid from across the bridge.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Dunedin
We service the full CGI residential line that’s in service around Pinellas County, including our Pinellas Park Cgi service: the Estate Collection, Classic Elegance, Sentinel Impact Series, and Targa by CGI. Each family has its own frame geometry, glazing system, and hardware, and we keep replacement parts on hand for the models we see most often in Dunedin’s coastal neighborhoods. We use genuine CGI replacement parts; rollers, latches, weatherstripping, and glazing units; whenever they’re available, because CGI’s profiles and hardware are not always interchangeable with aftermarket generics. If a customer’s unit is past 10 to 12 years old, showing frame corrosion, or needs repeated hardware repairs, we’ll tell them honestly when a full-frame replacement is the better financial call in this salt-air climate rather than another patch that fails in two seasons.
CGI Service Pricing in Dunedin
Most CGI service calls in Dunedin run between $180 and $340 for diagnosis and a hardware repair like a roller or latch replacement. Weatherstripping replacement on a Targa door typically lands in the same range, though sill pan work can push higher if the corrosion has spread. Replacing a fogged insulated glass unit in a Sentinel window generally falls between $350 and $900 depending on size and whether the frame needs refinishing work at the same time. A full-frame CGI replacement job runs higher because the frame, glazing, finish, and any structural header work are all in play. What drives the cost here specifically is the coastal finish requirement and the historic review paperwork that some streets demand. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and the estimate is free. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule yours.
Serving Dunedin, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Dunedin area and know this community well, and we also provide Cgi service in Seminole. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - CGI Windows & Doors in Dunedin
Yes, if your home is in the city’s historic district and the window or door is visible from the street, Dunedin’s Historic Preservation Board requires a Certificate of Appropriateness before any replacement unit, including CGI impact windows, can be installed. The review is not optional, and skipping it can hold up a permit for months. We help homeowners prepare the application with the right frame profile, finish, and trim details. Call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll walk you through what your specific street requires.
Direct Gulf exposure does it. Homes along the Dunedin Causeway corridor and waterfront streets take unobstructed salt air off St. Joseph Sound, and standard aluminum frame finishes oxidize and pit far faster than they do 10 miles inland with a Largo Cgi service. Older Estate Collection frames without the marine-grade finish are the most vulnerable. Once the corrosion is through the finish, a refinish or frame replacement is the honest fix.
Not automatically. Dunedin’s pre-1960 bungalows frequently have jalousie windows that are non-compliant and a trigger for insurance policy cancellations, but swapping in a CGI impact unit is only half the job. The header above the opening often has to be sistered or replaced because it was framed for the lightweight original. We check the framing before we quote the job so your 4-point inspection passes the first time.
You need the coastal-rated finish and the right design pressure rating for your exposure zone. Homes directly on the water see design wind speeds near 130 mph, and the CGI Sentinel Impact Series is the line most often spec’d for that exposure. The Estate Collection works well on protected inland streets, but the finish still matters. We quote the correct model for your specific block, not a one-size-fits-all unit.
We do both, and in Dunedin we usually recommend full-frame replacement when the unit is older, the frame shows corrosion, or the header needs repair. Insert retrofits make sense when the existing frame is sound and the opening is true. We’ll tell you which way your house goes after we measure and inspect. For an exact quote on your CGI project, call (954) 280-4413, estimates are free and the number never changes on the bill.
Service Areas Near Dunedin
We also provide Dunedin service area coverage for homeowners in Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, and Tarpon Springs. Our crews work the full Pinellas coastline, including CGI service in Eatonville and CGI service in Edgewood, so if you’re just outside Dunedin proper, call and we’ll schedule you the same week.
Book Your CGI Service in Dunedin Today
Whether it’s a seized slider on a Causeway condo or a full-frame replacement on a 1920s bungalow near downtown, call TruePane Windows & Doors at (954) 280-4413. A live person answers, the estimate is free, and the work is done right the first time.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Dunedin and Pinellas County 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.