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CGI Door Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

If you have a CGI door that’s binding, sagging, or no longer latching square, the fix usually comes down to the installation hardware and alignment, not the slab itself. In Fort Lauderdale, CGI door installation and reinstallation work typically runs from $450 to $1,400 depending on whether we’re resetting rollers, replacing hinges, correcting frame alignment, or doing a full re-hang. TruePane keeps CGI-compatible hardware on the truck, and most jobs are finished in one visit. The way most homeowners discover the problem is gradual: a door that scrapes in June, then sticks hard by August, then one day won’t latch at all. That’s the humidity and salt air doing what they do to any door that wasn’t set true the first time.

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We’re an independent service provider, not a CGI factory outlet, so we’re free to tell you straight what needs replacing and what doesn’t.

Which CGI Models This Applies To

We service the full CGI line that’s common across Fort Lauderdale and Broward County: the Estate Collection, the Tribute series, and builder-grade impact doors installed in a lot of the 2000s-era subdivisions west of I-95. The most common service calls come from Estate Collection units, which have been in local homes long enough now that the original hardware is hitting the end of its practical life.

Here’s the compatibility gotcha most homeowners don’t know: CGI doors in the Estate and Tribute lines use two distinctly different roller sizes depending on the year of manufacture. Pre-2005 units tend to use a 1-1/4 inch roller, while newer production runs moved to a 1-1/2 inch hardened roller. If a tech swaps in the wrong size, the door runs rough and eats the track within a year. This is exactly the sort of detail that gets missed when someone slaps in a universal part. For OEM versus aftermarket: CGI’s own hardware is solid, but we also carry quality aftermarket rollers from Prime-Line and Slide-Co in the correct sizes, which run about half the cost and hold up just as well in a coastal environment when they’re spec’d properly. Dale Kessler’s rule applies here: if it is not right on paper, it will not be right on the wall. We match everything to the job card before the truck moves.

Signs Your CGI Door Installation Is Failing

• The door scrapes or drags at the bottom edge. This usually means the rollers have flattened or the track has settled out of level, both of which are acceleration points for bigger damage. A door that’s dragging is carving its own future repair bill.
• You have to lift the handle to get it to latch. That’s sag from worn hinge pins or misaligned strike hardware, and it means the door is no longer hanging square. It’s a small symptom that turns into a full re-hang if left alone too long.
• Visible rust streaks under the door or at the track. Fort Lauderdale’s salt air attacks the metal components first. Surface rust on the track is manageable, but once it’s on the rollers or the frame anchors, it’s a replacement conversation.
• The door closes on its own or swings open by itself. That’s an out-of-plumb frame, which happens as slabs settle over twenty or thirty years. It’s a frame correction, not a door problem, and it won’t fix itself with a shim.
• You feel a draft or see daylight at the top corner. The weatherstripping has compressed or the frame has shifted enough to break the seal. On an impact-rated door, a gap like that also means the unit isn’t meeting its rating anymore.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Here’s what CGI door installation work looks like on price in Fort Lauderdale right now:

• Roller replacement (labor included): $90 to $185 per door, depending on the roller type and whether they’re OEM or aftermarket.
• Hinge replacement and realignment: $150 to $320, including the hinge set and a full plumb check.
• Track replacement: $220 to $475, including the new track, re-anchoring, and roller adjustment.
• Full re-hang and frame correction: $450 to $1,400, depending on frame condition and the amount of shimming required.

The spread comes down to what we find when we pull the door. A simple roller swap is an hour’s work. A frame that’s settled half an inch out of plumb takes longer. Here’s what we won’t do: quote you a price and then “discover” problems once the door’s off its hinges. Every quote is a line-item quote, on paper, before any work starts. And every job carries our Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we make it right, with no paperwork fight.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s a safe middle ground here. You can inspect the track for visible rust, listen for grinding when the door moves, and watch whether the slab sits evenly in the frame when closed. That tells us a lot before we even arrive. What you shouldn’t do is pull a 200-pound impact door off its hinges by yourself. These are not hollow interior doors. A CGI Estate door with the glass in it can run well over 180 pounds, and when one lets go, it doesn’t just dent the floor. It’s a hospital trip. We’ve also seen more than a few homeowners strip the thread on a hinge screw and then call us anyway, only the repair is now twice as expensive. If you’ve spotted the problem and it’s not just a loose screw you can tighten with a hand driver, call (954) 280-4413. We’ll come look, and the estimate is free whether or not you book the work.

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