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Door installation in Kendall West isn’t a simple swap job. This part of Miami-Dade sits inside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and most homes here were built between 1985 and 2005. That means a door that looks fine from the street may have a rotted jamb behind the trim, a rough opening out of square, and a Notice of Acceptance problem the inspector will flag the moment you pull a permit. TruePane Windows & Doors has been correcting exactly these failures in Kendall West for years. We show up on time, measure every opening twice, and quote the work in writing before anything gets ordered. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule your free estimate.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Kendall West’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 as a second-generation glazier who was tired of seeing out-of-true installs and voided warranties walk through front doors. The rule that names the company is still on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. We hire local, train apprentices into journeymen, and sponsor county fairs and church roof funds because we plan to be in Kendall West thirty years from now.
Kendall West homeowners repeatedly tell us the same thing: the last contractor didn’t answer the phone after the job. We don’t work that way. A live person answers every call at (954) 280-4413, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form, not a regional call center. Dale’s name is on the company, and half the people answering the phone have been with him for a decade or more.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They work in a customer’s home the way they would work in their own mother’s. Every job carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, with durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway. That’s not a sales line. It’s how we close out every install in Kendall West.
Our Door Installation Services in Kendall West
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry door replacement in Kendall West often starts with one complaint, a door that binds in July, and ends with opening up a jamb full of surprises. On pre-Andrew homes, the original hollow-core steel doors have spent thirty years absorbing ground moisture at the bottom rail. The steel rusts. The deadbolt stops reaching the strike plate. We replace the door, reframe the opening where needed, and set the new panel square on pressure-treated lumber. A typical entry door install in Kendall West runs $1,800 to $3,600, including new hardware, weatherseal, and flashing.
Double & French Doors
Double and French doors are common on Kendall West patio walls and interior pass-throughs built during the late-1980s through early-1990s subdivision boom. The original units were rarely flashed correctly at the header, and Kendall West’s persistent humidity has wicked into the jamb over decades. Swelling causes the panels to bind at the meeting stile, which is usually the first thing a homeowner notices. We install new units with full flashing tape, sill pans, and NOA-compliant impact glass where the opening faces the prevailing storm track. Budget $3,200 to $6,500 for a standard replacement depending on width and glass package.
Storm Doors
Storm doors make sense in Kendall West for a reason that surprises people: it’s not the hurricanes. It’s the humidity and the afternoon sun. A well-installed storm door protects the primary entry door from direct rain exposure and UV degradation, which extends the life of the main door by years. On a late-1980s house in the subdivision off SW 157th Avenue, our crew installed a new ViewLux impact-rated entry door and a storm door in front of it. The combination keeps the primary seal from baking in the western exposure. Storm door installation in Kendall West typically runs $700 to $1,500, including the unit. Finish matching and custom sizing can push the high end up.
Pivot Doors
Pivot doors are becoming more common in Kendall West as homeowners renovate mid-1990s CBS homes and want a single statement door with heavier glass. The catch is that pivot hardware carries real structural load, and the rough opening in an older concrete block wall often needs reinforcement. We inspect the opening first, spec the hinge system to the slab and jamb condition, and pull the Miami-Dade permit. Pivot door installs in Kendall West start around $4,500 and can exceed $9,000 for custom sizes with impact-rated glass. Every price is written before we order the door.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kendall West
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Kendall West jobs we lean toward brands whose NOA paperwork is clean and whose warranty departments answer the phone:, ES Windows come up most often. We carry replacement weatherseal, hinges, and hardware for these lines locally, so a warranty callback is a single visit, not a three-week order wait. We don’t push one brand. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re paying for.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Kendall West Homes
- Rotted jambs from ground moisture. Original doors from the 1985 to 1995 building boom often sit directly on slab with no sill pan. Decades of Kendall West humidity wick into the jamb legs, and by the time the door binds, the wood is gone behind the trim. We reframe with pressure-treated lumber, never patch over rot.
- Missing or undersized flashing tape. We regularly find rough openings on Kendall West houses with no flashing at the header, or a strip of contractor-grade tape that delaminated years ago. The seal fails first, then the frame swells, then the panel won’t latch. Flashing is part of every TruePane door install, no exceptions.
- Out-of-square rough openings. Concrete block homes settle. We measured an opening on a 1988 Kendall West home that was 1½ inches out of square. The previous installer had shimmed it with scrap wood, which rotted. We reframed it in pressure-treated lumber before hanging the new door.
- Non-compliant openings that inspectors flag on unrelated permits. Pull a re-roof permit on a pre-1993 Kendall West house, and the inspector will often flag every original single-pane aluminum slider on the same permit. The door may be fine. But if we’re already on site, we’ll document the openings, price the compliance upgrade, and handle the whole scope under one permit.
Pricing for Door Installation in Kendall West, FL
Door installation in Kendall West runs higher than in cities outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone because the products are ratd differently and the permit review is stricter. Here are honest ranges for common jobs:
- Entry door replacement: $1,800 to $3,600
- Storm door installation: $700 to $1,500
- Double or French door replacement: $3,200 to $6,500
- Pivot door installation: $4,500 to $9,000+
- Full jamb restoration and reframe (when the rough opening is compromised): add $500 to $1,300
What moves the number is the rough opening condition, the glass package, and whether the inspector flags adjacent openings that need to be brought into NOA compliance at the same time. We write every allowance into the contract before we start. If we open a wall in Kendall West and find something the inspector will flag, we price it and get your written approval before we touch it. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free, line-item estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall West
Our crews serve Kendall West and the surrounding communities, including Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. If you’re on the western edge of Miami-Dade and your door is starting to bind or the seal is gone, call us. We answer the phone, and we’ll give you a straight answer about whether the job needs a full replacement or a targeted repair. Our Door Installation team handles the same work across the full service area.
Serving Kendall West, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kendall West 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 - Door Installation in Kendall West
Not necessarily. But here’s the honest answer: when you pull a door replacement permit in Kendall West, the inspector reviews the whole opening under HVHZ code. If your 1991 house still has original single-pane aluminum sliders on the same wall, there’s a real chance they get flagged for NOA compliance. We document every opening before we quote, so if the inspector flags something, it’s already in writing and priced. Call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll walk the permit path with you before anything gets ordered.
Because the product approval standard is different. Every door installed in Kendall West must carry a Miami-Dade NOA, which is the most rigorous wind-load and missile-impact testing regime in the country. The doors cost more to build and test, and the permit review is stricter. The labor is comparable. The material and compliance cost is what separates Kendall West from a town across the county line. We quote NOA-compliant doors with the paperwork in hand, so you’re not paying for a door the inspector will reject.
Sometimes. If the panel is solid and the jamb is the only failure, we can reframe the opening with pressure-treated lumber and reset the original door. But in Kendall West homes from the 1985 to 1995 period, the bottom rail of the panel is often corroded too, even if it looks okay from the outside. We’ll pull the casing and tell you straight what’s salvageable. The estimate is free either way. Call (954) 280-4413.
Look at the weatherstrip. If it’s flattened, cracked, or pulling away from the jamb, the seal has failed. Run your hand along the bottom of the panel on a humid day. If you feel air movement or the door binds when the humidity climbs above the usual 80 percent, the jamb has likely swollen from moisture intrusion. These are the early warning signs we fix before the rot spreads. If you’re unsure, we’ll inspect it. The inspection is part of the free estimate.
Yes. Door replacement in Kendall West requires a Miami-Dade building permit, and the replacement door must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. We handle the permit application, the product approval documentation, and the scheduling of inspections. Permits are pulled before we cut a single fastener, and inspections are scheduled before we leave the job. You shouldn’t have to know the code. That’s our job.
What To Expect When You Call
You’ll get a live person. We’ll ask about your home, your door, and what you’re seeing. Then we’ll schedule a time to measure every opening twice, inspect the jamb and rough opening, and write you a line-item quote with the manufacturer lines side by side. No pressure. No surprise line items. The Keystone Standard means both warranty layers are registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway in Kendall West. And if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Kendall West 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.