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A front door replacement in Palm Beach is not the same job it is in West Palm Beach or Boynton Beach. On this island, even a straightforward entry door swap on a 1960s ranch must clear the Town’s Architectural Review Commission before we set the first screw. We know that process, we file the paperwork for you, and we schedule around the review calendar so your opening is never left exposed waiting on a committee. Call us at (954) 280-4413 and we’ll walk you through what your specific door will require.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We have been doing doors on this island long enough to know which ARCOM reviewers look at panel profiles first and which ones care more about hardware finish. That’s knowledge you only get by standing in front of a Mizner-era entry on South Ocean Boulevard with a set of drawings and a patient explanation. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they treat a client’s front entrance the way they would treat their own mother’s. The Keystone Standard applies to every job: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing before the truck leaves the driveway, and a Done Right Promise that says if it is not right, we make it right, no paperwork and no argument.
Dale Kessler founded this company on a rule that still sits on the shop whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That principle carries over to every door we hang in Palm Beach, whether it is a custom arched mahogany entry on El Bravo Way or a simple side door on a mid-century modern near the Everglades Club. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form. When you call, someone picks up.
Our Door Installation Services in Palm Beach
We hang doors that belong on this island. That means understanding the architectural vocabulary ARCOM expects, the wind loads the code demands, and the salt air that chews through cheap aluminum in five years. Our Door Installation team handles everything from simple entry swaps to fully custom pivot doors fabricated to match original 1930s profiles.
Entry & Swing Doors
Most Palm Beach homes need an entry door that works on three levels at once: it must meet Miami-Dade impact standards, pass ARCOM’s design review for its elevation, and look like it has belonged on the house since it was built. Standard big-box fiberglass doors rarely clear all three. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, including Andersen and ES Windows, so you see exactly what you are buying and what each option costs. Then we file the submittal and handle the approval clock.
Double & French Doors
Estate homes along Worth Avenue and the lakefront regularly feature double entry systems with millwork surrounds that are architectural signatures in their own right. When we replace a pair of French doors in Palm Beach, we match the original reveal and panel depth so the elevation reads the way ARCOM approved it. The alternative, an off-the-shelf pair with the wrong sightlines, gets flagged and sent back for re-fabrication. That costs the homeowner weeks and thousands of dollars.
Bifold & Folding Doors
Folding door systems are popular on the newer waterfront builds along the Intracoastal side, where owners want a full wall of glass that stacks open to the patio. Here the salt-air corrosion problem is at its worst because these doors get bracketed by ocean spray from the east and Intracoastal humidity from the west. We specify marine-grade hardware and factory-finished aluminum or impact-rated wood frames. The wrong hardware on a bifold system near the water will start binding within two seasons.
Pivot Doors
A pivot door in Palm Beach is usually a statement. We have fabricated pivot doors up to eight feet wide with custom steel frames, glass or solid wood panels, and hardware finishes matched to original bronze or brass on the property. These jobs require coordination with ARCOM, our millwork shop, and often a structural engineer who can verify the jamb can carry the load. We manage all of that. And we have done it enough times on this island that we know which questions the reviewers will ask before they ask them.
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 Palm Beach
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and on Palm Beach jobs we frequently quote ES Windows, ECO Window Systems for their impact-rated door offerings and their willingness to fabricate custom sizes and profiles. The island’s older homes rarely have standard opening dimensions, so a brand that only sells stock units is useless here. We carry a range of local hardware and seal parts for Palm Beach customers, which means we are not waiting on a truck from a distribution center when a latch or a gasket fails. Fast turnaround on parts keeps your door functioning while we handle the larger replacement work.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Stop-work orders from ARCOM-triggered violations. A contractor starts the door swap without filing, the town issues a stop-work order, and the homeowner now has an unprotected opening going into hurricane season. We see this regularly. We file first, every time.
- Corroded aluminum and steel hardware from double-sided salt exposure. Homes on the ocean side and the Intracoastal side both take salt air, and doors here degrade measurably faster than the same door would inland. We specify hardware rated for marine environments.
- Off-the-shelf entry doors that pass code but fail design review. ARCOM cares about panel profile, reveal depth, and hardware finish. A standard aluminum door that meets Miami-Dade impact standards will still get rejected if it does not match the elevation’s character. That is half the reason we exist on this island.
- Mismatched millwork on estate entry systems. Many Palm Beach front entries have custom surrounds, sidelights, and transoms that were fabricated as a complete system. Replacing the door alone, without matching the surround, leaves the entry looking pieced together and puts the project at risk with the town.
Pricing for Door Installation in Palm Beach, FL
Door installation in Palm Beach runs at the top of the regional market because so much of the work is custom. A standard entry door replacement with impact-rated glass typically starts around $2,800 and runs to $6,500, depending on material and hardware selection. A custom arched wood entry door with sidelights, matching the original profile on a Mizner-era home, frequently lands between $12,000 and $22,000. Pivot door installations, including structural work and custom fabrication, run from $9,000 to well over $30,000 depending on size and finish. Bifold and folding door systems start near $7,500 for basic configurations and climb with width and glazing choices. The factors that move the price most are custom millwork, hardware finish matching, impact-rated glazing, and the engineering required for wide spans. We give written, line-item quotes before any work begins. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate, and we will tell you exactly what your door should cost in Palm Beach, not what it costs in a suburb forty miles inland.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews work throughout Palm Beach County, and we regularly run jobs in West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. The ARCOM process only applies on the island itself, so those neighboring cities move faster on simpler door swaps. If you are outside Palm Beach proper, our Door Installation in Palm Beach team can tell you whether your project needs any design review at all.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
ARCOM requires a full submittal package for any exterior door modification on the island, including a 1940s Mediterranean Revival home. The package typically includes elevation drawings showing the new door in context, material specifications, finish samples or photographs, and a narrative describing how the replacement matches the original character. Review typically adds two to four weeks to the calendar. We prepare and file the entire submittal ourselves, and we have stood in front of that board enough times to know what gets rubber-stamped and what gets sent back. Call (954) 280-4413 and we will tell you what your specific elevation requires.
On a historic home, replacing an original steel casement door with a wood door will almost certainly fail ARCOM review if the original was steel. The board’s preservation standards are strict about material compatibility on contributing structures. A better path is a custom-fabricated impact-rated steel door that matches the original profile exactly. That is a specialty we have built on this island because the alternative leaves you with a rejected submittal and an exposed opening. Call (954) 280-4413 for an honest look at what your door will cost and whether wood makes any sense here at all.
We file the submittal first and wait for the approval before we remove the existing door. That means ordering materials to arrive after the review window closes, not before, so nothing is sitting on the property waiting. In practice, we schedule the tear-out and installation for the week after expected approval, and we coordinate with the town if a revision is requested. Our clients never have an unprotected entryway waiting on a committee. That discipline is the entire reason we win work on this island.
Yes. Palm Beach requires ARCOM design approval for any exterior door modification on the island, regardless of whether the elevation faces the street or the side yard. Some homeowners assume only the front elevation is regulated. That mistake leads to stop-work orders on doors the review board never saw. We verify the requirement for every opening, including rear service doors, before we touch anything. Call (954) 280-4413 and we will confirm your specific situation at no charge.
Yes, but only if the new pivot door’s proportions, materials, and sightlines are compatible with the home’s mid-century character. ARCOM does not require a literal replication of the original door. They require that the new door belongs to the elevation. A wide pivot door in clear anodized aluminum with minimal hardware can read as entirely appropriate on a mid-century modern home, while a dark bronze pivot with heavy hardware would look wrong and would likely get flagged. We help you choose a spec that opens the opening wider without opening a review battle. Call (954) 280-4413 to talk through what will work on El Bravo Way.
Why the ARCOM Reality Changes Everything About Door Installation in Palm Beach
Palm Beach is the only municipality in Palm Beach County that requires ARCOM design approval for any exterior door replacement. Even a simple front-door swap in a non-historic home must clear a town preservation board before installation. That step does not exist in West Palm Beach or Boca Raton, and it catches plenty of out-of-town contractors by surprise. The result is usually a half-finished entryway, a stop-work order on the door frame, and a bill for re-fabrication. We built our Palm Beach operation around this reality. We file the submittal. We prepare the drawings the board expects. We schedule the work so the opening is never left exposed for weeks. And we have been doing it long enough that the review itself is just another step in the calendar, not a crisis.
On South Ocean Boulevard, our crew replaced a corroded original steel pivot door on a Mizner-era estate with a custom-fabricated impact-rated steel pivot door that matched the original profile exactly. The client’s previous contractor had installed an off-the-shelf aluminum unit that ARCOM rejected mid-project, leaving the opening unprotected for six weeks. We filed the submittal ourselves, coordinated with our millwork shop to match the original finish, and had the new door installed within three weeks of approval. That is the difference between a contractor who has done this on Palm Beach and one who is learning on your doorway.
The Salt-Air Problem Most Door Companies Do Not Understand
Palm Beach sits on a narrow Atlantic barrier island with open ocean to the east and the Intracoastal Waterway to the west. Salt-air corrosion pressure comes from both sides at once. Aluminum frames, hinges, thresholds, and seal integrity degrade measurably faster here than they do even a few miles inland in West Palm Beach. Standard off-the-shelf entry doors with unprotected hardware will start showing corrosion within two to three years on an ocean-facing elevation. We specify marine-grade hardware on every Palm Beach door installation, and we use factory-finished or powder-coated frames that are rated for coastal exposure. This is not an upgrade. On this island, it is the minimum standard that keeps a door functioning past a Florida warranty period.
Entry Doors on Palm Beach’s Historic and Estate Homes
The housing stock here is dominated by Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival estates from roughly 1920 through 1960, many with original Addison Mizner-era details. Grand, architecturally detailed entry doors are a signature feature of these properties. Door replacement on these homes routinely requires millwork replication at price points far above the regional norm because you cannot put a stock door from a supply house into a seventy-year-old stucco opening and expect it to fit, seal, or pass review. The opening dimensions are often non-standard. The jamb depth varies. The reveal was hand-cut. We measure every opening twice, and when custom fabrication is required, we handle the millwork coordination so the door arrives built for the house it is going into, not for a generic rough opening.
If you live in Palm Beach and your front door is original to the house, treat it as a regulated architectural element. That is how ARCOM treats it, and that is how we treat it. We will help you determine whether repair and re-finishing makes more sense than replacement. Sometimes the right answer on a Mizner-era door is to restore the original, rebuild the jamb, and re-hang it with new hardware that matches the period finish. We have saved clients thousands by recommending restoration instead of replacement when that is the honest call.
Ready to Talk About Your Door in Palm Beach?
We live and work on this island’s schedule, and we know what ARCOM is going to ask before you file. Whether you need a simple entry door swapped on a side elevation, a custom pivot door fabricated for an estate entry, or guidance on whether your original steel casement door can be saved, we are the call to make. Our estimates are free, our quotes are written, and a live person answers the phone around the clock. Call (954) 280-4413 and tell us what door you are dealing with. We will tell you what it is going to take, what it will cost, and how we schedule it so you are never left waiting on a preservation committee with a hole in your house.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors.
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