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Fast, Reliable Sliding & Patio Doors Across Sunrise
Sliding and patio door replacement in Sunrise, FL typically runs $2,400 to $8,500 depending on the system, and here’s the part that matters more than the number: every single job must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance because Sunrise sits entirely inside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone. That’s not optional, and a door without that paperwork will fail inspection and leave you paying full windstorm premiums without the opening-protection credit. TruePane Windows & Doors has been installing and servicing sliding doors across Sunrise for years, and we know the code, the inspectors, and the specific failure patterns of the aging aluminum frames throughout this city. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate and a written line-item quote before you order anything.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Sunrise’s Preferred Sliding & Patio Doors Company
Sunrise homeowners tend to keep their houses for decades, so they notice when a company shows up late, quotes vague numbers, or disappears when a door binds six months after install. We built our reputation in this city on doing the opposite. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008, but the craft tradition behind it stretches back many years in the glazing trade. His rule has not changed: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.
What that means for a Sunrise customer is specific. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they measure every opening twice before ordering anything. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing, with durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s backed by our Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, we make it right, without paperwork fights. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so when you call (954) 280-4413, you get a person, not a voicemail tree.
Our Sliding & Patio Doors Services in Sunrise
Sunrise’s housing stock runs heavily toward concrete block and stucco ranchers and low-rise condos built between the early 1960s and the late 1980s. That means the door openings we work in often still hold original aluminum single-pane sliders or, in some of the older HOA communities, jalousie-style units that are now prohibited from new installation under Florida Building Code. Our service offering reflects that reality. Browse our full Sliding & Patio Doors line for more detail, but here’s what we handle most often in Sunrise.
Patio Sliding Doors
The standard two- or three-panel patio slider is the workhorse of Sunrise homes, and replacement typically runs $2,400 to $5,800 depending on size, impact rating, and frame material. We replace corroded original aluminum frames with thermally broken, impact-rated systems that actually pass an HVHZ inspection. For a Sunrise homeowner, that upgrade is what unlocks the windstorm insurance premium discount, and we register the manufacturer warranty so that discount is documented, not promised.

Panoramic Sliding Systems
For homes near the Sunrise Lakes communities or along Oakland Park Boulevard where sightlines matter, a panoramic sliding system with floor-to-ceiling panels changes the whole room. These run $6,500 to $14,000 and up in Sunrise, driven largely by the glass package and the lift-and-slide hardware. The schedule is set by the door, not by labor. Custom-sizing a panoramic unit for a CBS opening takes four to eight weeks from order to delivery, and we fix that price in writing before the manufacturer starts cutting anything.

Heavy-Duty Sliding Doors
In the 1960s-era Sunrise Golf Colony neighborhood, we replaced a corroded aluminum jalousie-style patio door on a CBS rancher with a Marvin heavy-duty sliding system, using impact-rated glazing and a fusion-welded frame, then flashed the jamb with Butyl tape before the Broward County inspector arrived to sign off the HVHZ permit. That job is typical of what Sunrise throws at us. Heavy-duty sliders with reinforced frames and commercial-grade rollers run $4,000 to $8,500 here, and they’re the right call when the opening is wide, the exposure is full western sun, or the current door has been binding for years.

Pocket & Barn Doors
A pocket sliding door on a Sunrise CBS home is a different animal than interior barn-door hardware you’d hang for looks. When a pocket door lives on an exterior wall, it has to meet the same HVHZ impact and air-infiltration standards as any other exterior opening, which means the track, header, and jamb all have to be engineered for wind load, not just for smooth travel. We handle that correctly, and we’re straight with you about whether retrofitting a true pocket system into a block wall makes sense or whether a surface-mount heavy-duty slider is the better spend.

Screen Door Installation
Sunrise’s afternoon convective storms are hard on screen doors, and the inland western Broward flatlands offer no coastal buffer. We install and service sliding screen doors sized to match your existing patio opening, and we stock and order replacement mesh, rollers, and frame kits so you’re not waiting weeks on a common part. A new screen door for a standard Sunrise patio slider typically runs $380 to $900 installed, depending on frame material and mesh type.

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Trusted Brands We Service in Sunrise
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Sunrise work we most often quote, and ES Windows side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you’re paying for in real dollars, not sales language. We also work regularly with ECO Window Systems for customers who want a specific thermal or acoustic performance profile. Because we carry local parts inventory for common Sunrise door failures like worn rollers and oxidized tracks, turnaround on repairs in this city is faster than a company ordering every component from a distributor an hour away. One team, one quote, both warranty layers registered in writing before we leave the driveway.
Common Sliding & Patio Doors Problems We See in Sunrise Homes
- Oxidized aluminum frames and worn rollers. Sunrise’s intense afternoon storms push driven rain into aging aluminum frame channels, and the oxidation binds the sash and chews through rollers. We see this on pre-2000 installs throughout Sunrise nearly every week, and the fix is usually a full frame replacement rather than a roller swap that will fail again in a year.
- Failed insulated glass units fogging between panes. When an IGU seal fails on a Sunrise patio door, argon fill leaks out and the U-factor performance the builder counted on is gone. The glass is fogged, the frame is still square, and a new impact-rated unit can often be fitted into the existing opening without a full tear-out.
- Jalousie-era patio doors that will not pass inspection. A meaningful share of Sunrise’s 1960s and 1970s HOA communities still have louvered glass units rated for essentially zero wind resistance. They cannot be installed new under Florida Building Code, and they will not pass an HVHZ inspection, so jalousie-to-impact conversions are a routine job type here in a way contractors in newer cities rarely see.
- Single-pane sliders that leave windstorm discounts on the table. A non-impact sliding glass door on a Sunrise home means you’re paying full windstorm insurance premiums with no opening-protection credit. Upgrading to an impact-rated, Miami-Dade NOA-listed door is one of the strongest financial arguments in the whole state, and it’s the core of most of our Sunrise estimates.
Pricing for Sliding & Patio Doors in Sunrise, FL
Here’s what a Sunrise homeowner should actually expect, in real ranges, before any site measure. A standard two-panel patio slider with impact-rated glass runs $2,400 to $5,800 installed. A heavy-duty slider with a reinforced frame and commercial rollers runs $4,000 to $8,500. A panoramic or multi-panel lift-and-slide system runs $6,500 to $14,000 and up, depending on the glass package and hardware. A screen door for an existing patio opening runs $380 to $900. These numbers include the permit, the inspection, and the Miami-Dade NOA documentation that Sunrise’s HVHZ code requires. The three factors that move the price most are the size of the opening, whether the existing frame needs full tear-out versus a retrofit into a square opening, and the impact rating on the glass. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free estimate. We measure twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and fix the price in writing before ordering anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sunrise
Our crews work throughout Sunrise and the surrounding Broward communities, and we regularly schedule free estimates in Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. If you’re just outside Sunrise and need sliding or patio door work, the same pricing, warranty registration, and Done Right Promise apply. Call (954) 280-4413 and ask for a line-item quote.
Serving Sunrise, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sunrise 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 - Sliding & Patio Doors in Sunrise
Yes, if the pocket door is on an exterior wall it must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance and pass a permitted HVHZ inspection, just like any other exterior opening in Sunrise. The track, header, and jamb all have to be engineered for wind load. If you’re planning a pocket slider, call (954) 280-4413 before you frame anything, and we’ll tell you whether the opening will pass or whether a surface-mount heavy-duty slider is the better path.
Because Weston was built out later, on newer housing stock with modern windows and doors from the start. Sunrise’s rapid development from 1961 through the 1980s left thousands of concrete block homes and low-rise condos with original jalousie and single-pane aluminum units that are now completely non-compliant with HVHZ code. So the conversion work is concentrated here, and we’ve streamlined it over years of Sunrise-specific installs.
Usually yes, if the aluminum frame is still square and the track is not corroded through. The fog means the IGU seal failed and the argon is gone, but that’s a glass failure, not necessarily a frame failure. We can often fit a new impact-rated glazing unit into the existing frame without a full tear-out, which saves real money on a Sunrise replacement. Call (954) 280-4413 for a free assessment, and we’ll tell you straight whether the frame is worth saving.
In most cases, yes. Sunrise sits entirely inside the HVHZ, and Broward County’s homeowners insurance market prices windstorm coverage aggressively. A Miami-Dade NOA-listed impact-rated sliding door qualifies for the opening-protection discount on your windstorm premium, and the documentation we provide when the job is done is what you file with your carrier. The exact discount depends on your policy, but the opening-protection credit is real and often recovers a meaningful chunk of the install cost over time.
A heavy-duty sliding patio door in Sunrise typically takes one to two days on site for tear-out and install, but the door itself takes four to eight weeks from order to delivery because impact-rated glazing and fusion-welded frames are made to order, not pulled from a shelf. Labor is not the bottleneck. The door is. We fix the price in writing before ordering, we register the warranty at delivery, and we schedule the Broward County inspection for the day the install is done. Call (954) 280-4413 to start the process.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Sunrise and the surrounding Broward County communities with sliding and patio door installation backed by The Keystone Standard and the Done Right Promise.
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.



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