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We provide independent CGI window and door service across Homestead, from original post-Andrew units to current Miami-Dade NOA product lines. The thing that makes our CGI work here different is simple: we’ve been pulling apart 1994-1998 CGI Estate and Classic units from Homestead’s CBS homes long enough to know exactly how this city’s salt air and humidity ages them, block by block. If you need a repair, a glass swap, or a full frame replacement, call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate.
TruePane Windows & Doors is an independent CGI service provider. We are not manufacturer-affiliated or authorized. What we are is a second-generation glazier’s shop that treats every CGI unit like it’s going to face the next storm season, because in Homestead it will.
Why Homestead Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Dale Kessler grew up in Sailboat Bend, where his father spent weekends resealing jalousie windows and cursing the humidity. That’s how he ended up in the trade, learning the fundamentals at McFatter Technical College before spending two decades working glass and framing across South Florida’s coastal corridor. He’s put in impact-rated units from Coral Ridge to Dania Beach, and the rule on the whiteboard is the one he built the company on: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Our techs have been replacing CGI windows and doors in Homestead since the first wave of post-Andrew rebuilds. We know how 25-30-year-old CGI aluminum frames and laminated glass fail in this city’s salt-heavy air, and we know how to match them to today’s Miami-Dade NOA requirements. Background-checked, uniformed technicians measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers before the truck leaves the driveway. That’s CGI sales & service done the way it should be.
Most Homestead homeowners we work with aren’t installing impact windows for the first time. They’re replacing aging first-generation units, which is a different conversation entirely. We speak that language fluently.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Homestead
- PVB interlayer yellowing and delamination in early-1990s CGI single-hung units. The laminated glass in the first post-Andrew CGI Estate and Classic units used PVB interlayers that yellow and separate over time, especially along Redland-area subdivisions and the rebuilt blocks around Mowry Drive. You’ll see an amber tint along the bottom sash first. That’s delamination, not dirt.
- Aluminum frame oxidation and pitting on the latch side of CGI double-hungs. Salt air off Biscayne Bay and the Everglades’ humidity works on aluminum frames relentlessly. We see pitting concentrated on the latch side, where water sits after every storm. Left alone, it corrodes through the frame and compromises the glazing channel.
- Seized or corroded sliding glass door tracks on CGI Series 9000 doors. Older CBS homes within three miles of the coast have Series 9000 sliders whose tracks have been eaten by salt and grit for decades. The rollers seize, then the door gets forced, then the track bends. It’s a cascade.
- Failed corner seals on fixed and picture windows causing interior fogging. Homestead’s high dew-point cycles mean any seal failure shows up fast. Fixed CGI picture windows from the mid-1990s lose their corner seals and fog between the panes within weeks of the first breach.
- Hardware corrosion from years of storm-driven rain and humidity. Balancers, locks, and hinges from that era weren’t built for three decades of Homestead exposure. They corrode, they bind, and they fail when you need them most.
CGI Service in Homestead: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Homestead is the only Miami-Dade city where a large percentage of original impact windows date to the 1994-1998 post-Andrew build-out and fail on a synchronized timeline. A single block often has five or six homes with identical CGI Estate units showing the same PVB yellowing, the same latch-side pitting, the same seal fogging. You won’t find that cycle in pre-Andrew cities like Coral Gables or Pinecrest. Those cities have older housing stock but newer retrofits. Homestead’s first-generation impact units are aging together, block by block.
What that means for a CGI owner here is simple: if your neighbor’s windows are delaminating, yours are next. The entire neighborhood was built with the same products, from the same 1994-1998 supply chain, under the same early Miami-Dade NOA approvals. We can tell you what generation your units are, what’s likely to fail next, and what it costs to fix or replace them now versus after the next hurricane season.
Last month our crew pulled a 1996 CGI Estate single-hung from a CBS home off Mowry Drive where the laminated interlayer had turned amber and delaminated along the bottom sash. We replaced it with a current Miami-Dade NOA CGI Estate unit with stainless steel balancers and a new fin-seal weatherstrip, then re-flashed the opening to prevent the corner corrosion we saw on four nearby windows from the same original installation.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Homestead
We service the CGI Estate Collection, CGI Classic Series, CGI Series 9000, and CGI Estate Impact Sliding Glass Doors. For post-1992 CGI units still in production, we use OEM gaskets, balances, and rollers to preserve the original NOA. For discontinued early-generation lines, we specify marine-grade aftermarket hardware that meets current HVHZ corrosion resistance. We always replace rather than patch severely delaminated laminated glass. Patching a delaminated lite is a temporary fix that won’t survive the next wind-load inspection. We don’t do temporary on impact glass.
We carry the common OEM parts for current-gen CGI units and have a local supplier relationship for same-week delivery on most discontinued hardware in the Homestead area. That keeps your repair moving instead of waiting on a freight truck from Texas.
CGI Service Pricing in Homestead
CGI service pricing in Homestead depends on the unit’s generation, the failure mode, and whether the frame is salvageable. A single-lite glass replacement on a current-gen CGI Estate unit typically runs $380-$620 including labor and NOA-compliant glazing. Full frame replacements run $1,100-$1,900 per opening for standard 6/8 and 8/0 sizes, depending on the series and hardware. Re-flashing and corrosion repair on original post-Andrew units adds $150-$350 per opening when the rough opening needs work.
Roller and track service on a Series 9000 slider usually lands between $220-$450, depending on whether we’re replacing rollers and cleaning the track or replacing the track itself. Our estimate is free and written line by line, with no surprise line items on the bill. Call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll put numbers on paper before any work starts.
Serving Homestead, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Homestead 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 — CGI Windows & Doors in Homestead
Basic impact tests check whether the laminated glass still holds together under pressure, but they don’t catch PVB interlayer delamination, frame corrosion, or seal failure. Homestead sits in Miami-Dade County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the most stringent wind-load jurisdiction in the United States, and every window must carry a current Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, just as a CGI service in Miami would require. A 1995 unit that’s delaminating no longer meets its original NOA’s performance specification. Call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll tell you exactly what condition your units are in and what the code requires.
Sometimes, yes. If the frame is square, the aluminum isn’t pitted through, and the glazing channel is intact, we can deglaze and swap in a new Miami-Dade NOA-listed laminated lite. If the frame has corrosion on the latch side or the corner welds are failing, a glass swap won’t hold. We’ll tell you which is which after measuring the frame and checking for pitting. Estimates are free.
Check the corner of the frame for a Miami-Dade NOA stamp. Early post-Andrew units from 1994-1998 typically show NOA numbers beginning with 94, 95, 96, 97, or 98, and the PVB interlayer often shows amber tinting along the bottom sash. Later retrofits from the mid-2000s onward used clearer PVB formulations and different hardware finishes. We can identify the generation on site in about ten minutes. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule a look.
A current Miami-Dade NOA-approved CGI impact window meets the high-velocity missile impact requirements that shutters are designed to satisfy, so in most cases, yes, it eliminates the need for shutters on that opening. That said, your homeowner’s insurance and your wind mitigation report are the documents that decide. We install units that pass inspection and we’ll walk you through the paperwork so both are satisfied.
Salt air off Biscayne Bay corrodes the roller bearings themselves, not just the track, which is why CGI repair in Miami Beach faces similar challenges. Cleaning the track doesn’t touch the bearing inside the roller housing. We replace OEM rollers with stainless-bearing versions or, for discontinued Series 9000 units, marine-grade aftermarket rollers that meet HVHZ corrosion resistance. It’s typically a one-visit fix. Call (954) 280-4413 for a quote.
Service Areas Near Homestead
We serve Homestead and the surrounding South Miami-Dade communities, including Florida City, Leisure City, Princeton, Naranja, and the Redland agricultural districts. Our Homestead service area coverage brings us block by block through every post-Andrew neighborhood. We also run crews to other Florida markets, including CGI service in Howey-in-the-Hills and CGI service in Hypoluxo for clients with properties in those areas.
Book Your CGI Service in Homestead Today
If your CGI windows or doors are showing signs of age, call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll come out, measure, and put a written estimate in your hand. Most repairs we complete in a single visit. We’ll be there when we say.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Homestead 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.