Custom Windows & Doors in Sunset - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Fast, Reliable Custom Windows & Doors Across Sunset

We install custom windows and doors in Sunset, FL the way they should have been installed the first time: measured twice, permitted correctly, and built to hold up under Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. If you live west of the Palmetto near Sunset Drive or down toward SW 72nd Street, you already know what the humidity and salt air do to original 1960s aluminum frames. You need replacement units that meet current NOA code, fit openings that have settled out of square over fifty years, and a crew that shows up when they say they will. Call us at (954) 280-4413 and we’ll walk you through what your house actually needs.

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Key takeaways:

• Every custom window and door in Sunset must carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (NOA). No exceptions, even for small bathroom windows.
• Jalousie windows on 1950s and 60s CBS homes cannot legally be replaced in-kind. You’ll need full NOA-approved impact units and a building permit.
• We write masonry infill, framing corrections, and flashing repairs into the contract as allowances, not surprises.
• Estimates are free, in writing, and side-by-side across manufacturer lines like ES Windows, CGI, and ECO Window Systems.

Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Sunset’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company

We’ve worked enough Sunset homes south of Bird Road and west of the Turnpike to know the houses without pulling county records. Mid-century concrete block stucco, original wood trusses, and rough openings that have drifted a half-inch or more since Kennedy was president. That’s not a problem we run from; it’s the reason we do our own opening-by-opening measurements instead of trusting old blueprints.

Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 after decades in the glazing trade, and the rule he still keeps on the shop whiteboard is the one we work by: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Our Sunset customers get background-checked, uniformed technicians who show up on time, work clean, and register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. That’s the Keystone Standard, and it’s the same on a $900 transom window or a $40,000 curtain wall.

A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, every day of the week. Not a voicemail tree. Not a callback form. When a Sunset homeowner calls about a window that won’t close before a June storm, they talk to someone who can help them right then.

If the work isn’t done right on the first visit, our Done Right Promise means we make it right. No paperwork fights. No fine print that covers neither the glass nor the labor. We stand behind it.

Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Sunset

You can see every service we offer on our Custom Windows & Doors page. Here’s how the work actually plays out in Sunset homes, where the housing stock and the hurricane code write the rules.

Custom Shape Windows

Sunset’s mid-century homes love radius-top windows, trapezoid sidelights, and angled glass that standard frame makers won’t touch. We build true custom shapes to the exact mullion profile and glass pack your home needs, and we make sure each one carries the Miami-Dade NOA for the opening it fills. A half-round accent window in a 1963 CBS house near Killian Parkway runs roughly $1,400 to $2,800 depending on glass package and whether we’re rebuilding the rough opening.

Commercial Storefront Glazing

Strip malls and professional offices along Sunset Drive and the commercial corridors west of the Palmetto need storefront systems that meet HVHZ impact standards and still look clean from the curb. We handle tempered impact storefronts, replacement door thresholds, panic hardware, and ADA-compliant entries. Most single-door storefront replacements in Sunset run $2,800 to $5,500 installed with NOA-rated glass, and we schedule around business hours so you’re not dark during a weekday lunch rush.

Curtain Wall Systems

For Sunset’s larger commercial and multi-family buildings, curtain wall work means engineering load calculations, wind-load documentation, and field measurements checked against the drawings twice. Our crews have installed and repaired unitized and stick-built curtain wall systems throughout western Miami-Dade, and we handle glazing replacement, sealant remediation, and thermal break retrofits on existing frames. This is structural glass work; it’s permitted, inspected, and documented from the first anchor bolt to the final caulk line.

Architectural Grilles & SDLs

If you’re replacing original windows in a mid-century Sunset home and want to keep the divided-light look without giving up impact performance, simulated divided lites (SDLs) and architectural grilles are the practical answer. We match muntin profiles and widths to what’s already on the house, inside and out, so the replacement casement on a 1964 ranch reads like it was always there. Grille upgrades add roughly $180 to $420 per opening depending on profile complexity and sightline width.

Oversized Glass Panels

Sunset homes with pool-facing walls or living rooms built around fixed picture windows often call for glass panels 8 feet wide or larger. These are not stock units. They get crated, delivered, and set with suction rigs, and the frames get anchored to CBS walls that may not be plumb. Oversized impact panels in Sunset run $4,000 to $9,000 per opening depending on size, glass package, and how much masonry correction the rough opening needs.

Trusted Brands We Service in Sunset

We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and on custom work in Sunset we most often quote ES Windows, CGI, and ECO Window Systems side by side on paper, always listed with what each one costs and why the difference exists. We don’t push one brand because the margin is better; we show you the NOA documentation, the energy ratings, and the warranty durations for each line, and you decide. We also service existing Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Milgard, PGT, and Jeld-Wen units throughout the Sunset area, and we keep common hardware and sealant stock for faster turnaround on repairs.

When you call about a failing storefront door on Sunset Drive or a binding casement in a home off SW 87th Avenue, we can usually source the exact replacement hardware the same week. That matters when the alternative is a taped-up opening during hurricane season.

Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Sunset Homes

• Corroded jalousie frames and seized hardware. The brackish air moving between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades eats aluminum faster here than almost anywhere in the county. We regularly pull out jalousie operators that have rusted solid while the glass is still intact.
• Out-of-square rough openings in CBS walls. Homes built in the 1950s and 60s have settled, and concrete block does not move uniformly. A stock 60-inch frame almost never fits a nominal 60-inch opening without packers, jamb extensions, or masonry correction.
• Failed seals on early-generation insulated glass. Original single-pane windows in Sunset have already been partly retrofitted on many homes, but those first retrofit units from the 80s and 90s are now fogging. Every fogged unit we see in Sunset needs full replacement, not a seal repair, because the spacer systems fail as a unit.
• Improper head flashing on re-roofed homes. When Sunset roofs were replaced over the years, a lot of window head flashing got bent, cut, or removed. The first heavy June rain finds those openings. We rebuild the flashing detail correctly when we replace the window, which is the only thing that actually stops the leak long-term.

Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Sunset, FL

What We Find When We Open a 1960s Sunset Wall

Here’s what a custom window replacement in Sunset actually involves, because nobody tells you this until the wall is open and the change order is already half-written. We tell you before you sign.

First: the permit triggers code upgrades. Sunset sits inside Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, where every replacement window and door, no exceptions, must carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance. Unlike most of Florida where storm shutters can substitute for impact glazing, Miami-Dade’s HVHZ enforcement means NOA-approved impact windows and doors are the only code-compliant path. That means a simple “replace the window” job is actually a structural opening upgrade, and the permit process reflects that. We pull the Miami-Dade permit on your project and manage the inspections, start to finish, no waiting on your part.

Second: the rough openings are rarely square. On a 1962 CBS home near SW 72nd Street we pulled out a wall of corroded jalousie windows and found the original rough openings were 3/4-inch out of square with failing masonry lintels. Our crew re-framed the openings with pressure-treated jamb extensions, infilled the blockwork, and installed NOA-approved ViewLux impact casements with low-E glass and fusion-welded frames, all permitted through Miami-Dade and inspected before stucco patch. That’s the difference between a real custom replacement and a stock window caulked into a crooked hole.

Third: the jalousie problem. Sunset’s 1950s and 60s homes are full of jalousie windows, and a jalousie is explicitly non-compliant under current HVHZ code. You cannot legally replace one in-kind. Any contractor who offers a “same window, new glass” jalousie swap in Sunset is either unlicensed or willing to leave you with an unpermitted, uninsurable opening. Every jalousie replacement we do is a full removal, masonry infill or framing correction, and an NOA-approved impact unit installed in its place, permitted and inspected.

Fourth: the flashing has likely failed, even if you don’t see a leak yet. Southwest Miami-Dade sits between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades, so the ambient air is heavy with humidity and salt. That corrosion accelerates every failure mode a window can have: sash jams, seal failure, pitted tracks, seized operators, and flashing that has delaminated from the block. When we open the wall, we rebuild the head flashing and pan flashing details to current code, not to whatever was acceptable in 1964.

We keep surprise costs controlled by writing allowances into the contract. If a lintel is cracked or a rough opening needs 2 inches of masonry infill, the allowance pricing is already in your contract. You approve the actual cost in writing before we do the work. No change orders that show up after the fact and read like a ransom note. That’s a square deal.

We Also Serve Cities Near Sunset

If you’re outside Sunset proper, we cover the surrounding communities too. Our crews work regularly in Sunset and throughout Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona, with the same NOA-compliant impact glazing, the same written warranty registration, and the same Done Right Promise. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule a measurement.

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Schedule Your Free Custom Windows & Doors Estimate in Sunset

You’ve lived in your Sunset home long enough to know what you have and what you don’t want to deal with anymore. Fogged glass, jalousie operators that won’t close, a door that binds in July, or a wall of windows that makes the air conditioner run every afternoon from March to November. We’ll measure every opening, quote the right impact packages side by side on paper, and write the warranty registrations into the contract. Estimates are free, the work is permitted and inspected, and the Done Right Promise covers every job we do in Sunset. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule your free estimate.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Sunset and the surrounding communities with craft-standard glazing and impact replacement since 2008.