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Door installation in Greenacres usually means one thing: a CBS ranch home with a rough opening that was never built to a catalog size. We know this because we measure those openings every week in Greenacres, and we’ve yet to find a neighborhood where the tract builders left things standard. A new entry door here typically runs $1,200 to $3,400 installed when it’s impact-rated, and most jobs are finished the same day the unit arrives. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll measure twice and quote the manufacturer lines side by side on paper before you commit to anything.
Our Door Installation team works Greenacres the way a local shop should: we know which 33454 streets still carry the original 1970s aluminum thresholds, which HOA packets require a specific door color, and which jobs will need a Palm Beach County permit with product approval documentation. That matters more in Greenacres than almost anywhere else in the county, because the housing stock was built fast and is only now being opened up and brought to code.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Greenacres’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’ve been doing this long enough to know Greenacres is not like Lake Worth or Boynton Beach. The homes here are newer to the door-replacement cycle, and the questions start differently. Homeowners want to know whether their builder-grade Therma-Tru slab can be swapped for something impact-rated without tearing out the jamb. They want to know if the HOA will make them repaint a PGT door that’s factory-finished in a color the board didn’t approve. They want a company that pulls the permit, schedules the inspection, and doesn’t leave them holding a re-sale problem five years later.
Dale Kessler started TruePane with a rule he still keeps on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That applies to doors just as much as glass. We’re background-checked, uniformed, and trained to treat your home the way we’d treat our own mother’s. A live person answers our phone 24/7, not a voicemail tree. And every job carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing before the truck leaves the driveway.
We’re the company that shows up when we say we will, in a marked truck, with the right shims and flashing on board. Greenacres homeowners who’ve been burned once by a contractor who skipped the permit tend to stay with us after the first job. We’re fine with that. We plan to be here in thirty years.
Our Door Installation Services in Greenacres
Entry Doors
Most entry door replacements in Greenacres start with a slab that’s been binding in July since the house was built. The CBS walls settle, the original aluminum threshold bends, and the door stops closing square. We replace the full unit when the jamb is rotted or out of true, or just the slab when the jamb is solid and square. We always check the rough opening before ordering, because the tract builders who framed most 33454 homes in the 1970s and 1980s rarely hit a standard size. Expect to pay $1,200 to $2,800 for a standard impact-rated entry door installed, more if the opening is non-standard.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
In Greenacres, a front door that faces the street is an opening that must meet Palm Beach County’s wind-load requirements. There is almost no permit-free swap scenario here. We install PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru impact-rated units with Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval documentation, matched to the design pressure of the opening. A hurricane-rated front door in Greenacres typically runs $1,800 to $3,400 installed, depending on size, glass lites, and whether the frame needs a full replacement. These doors carry large-missile ratings, which is what your insurer and your HOA both want to see.
French & Double Doors
French doors in Greenacres are common on rear elevations that open onto patios and screened porches, and they rarely get updated until the original unit starts leaking. We set them in new, square, shim-corrected openings and flash the threshold so the daily summer thunderstorms don’t wick water into the slab. Impact-rated French door systems start around $2,200 for a standard 60-inch opening and climb from there based on glass package and frame material. Custom orders run four to six weeks; standard sizes often install the same day they arrive.
Replacement Doors
Replacement doors are the bulk of what we do in Greenacres. Many homes still have the original aluminum or hollow-core side doors, especially on carports and laundry rooms. These are the doors that bind in summer, let air move in and out, and fail code on re-sale inspection. We replace them with weather-tight, properly shimmed units that close square and pass inspection the first time. Simple side-door replacements start around $800; impact-rated replacements with full-frame work land in the $1,100 to $2,000 range.
Storm & Exterior Doors
We also install storm and exterior doors for Greenacres homeowners who want a second layer of protection without replacing a perfectly good main door. These make sense on carport entries and laundry rooms, where the main door isn’t necessarily the weak point, but the weatherstripping fails every June. A quality storm door installed on a 33454 home runs $400 to $900, depending on size and hardware.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Greenacres
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in Greenacres we stock replacement parts for the brands we see most often: Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru, and PGT. That means when a homeowner calls us about a door that’s binding in the wet season or a threshold that’s rotted out, we can often fix it without waiting on a manufacturer shipment. We quote brand lines side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you’re buying, and we register both warranty layers before we leave the driveway. If you already have a Mr-Glass door from the 1990s or a PGT unit your neighbor recommended, we service those as well as we install them.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Greenacres Homes
- Field-customized CBS rough openings. The tract builders who framed most Greenacres homes between the late 1960s and early 1990s cut door openings to fit whatever slab was on the truck that week. Catalog pre-hung doors rarely fit without shimming and custom trim work. We measure every opening ourselves, twice, before ordering.
- Rotted jambs and thresholds from summer rain. Greenacres gets daily convective thunderstorms from June through September, and the intense humidity sits on door frames all year. Original jambs on homes from the 1970s and 1980s are often soft at the bottom. We inspect before quoting and include full-frame replacement when the wood is gone.
- Permit and product-approval gaps. Palm Beach County enforces code compliance on virtually every permitted door replacement. A contractor who skips the permit leaves the homeowner exposed to mandatory removal-and-replace orders at re-sale. We pull permits and file the product approval documentation with every job that requires it.
- HOA architectural requirements. Many Greenacres developments, including the newer master-planned communities along Jog Road, have strict door color and style guidelines. Installing the right door in the wrong finish gets you a correction notice. We confirm the HOA requirements before ordering so the board signs off the first time.
Pricing for Door Installation in Greenacres, FL
A straightforward entry door replacement in Greenacres runs $1,200 to $2,800 installed. When the job calls for hurricane impact rating, which most permitted front-door replacements here do, the range moves to $1,800 to $3,400. French door systems start around $2,200, and custom or oversized units climb into the $5,000 range for high-end glass packages. The factors that move the number are the rough opening size, whether the jamb can be saved, the glass lite count and style, and the product approval documentation required by the county. No line-item surprises, no change orders mid-job. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll come measure, quote the manufacturer lines in writing, and leave you with a fixed price.
What Door Installation Costs in Greenacres
Here’s how the numbers land for the door work we do most in 33454. A standard impact-rated single entry door with a decorative glass lite runs $1,800 to $3,000 installed. A side or carport door replacement, impact-rated, lands $1,100 to $2,000. French or double door systems start around $2,200 for a standard opening and push past $4,500 when the opening is non-standard or the glass package is upgraded. Whole-home door packages, where we replace the front entry, side doors, and French doors in one job, typically run $5,000 to $9,000 depending on the count and the product lines chosen. Custom fabrication runs four to six weeks; standard sizes install as fast as a single day once your units arrive. We offer free in-home measures and written line-item quotes, and a permanent 5% discount for seniors and veterans.
Florida Pays You Back
Door replacements in Greenacres can qualify for real money back. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and impact-rated doors can count toward that. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit offers 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year for qualifying units. And many insurers apply a windstorm-premium credit averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion after a wind-mitigation inspection, which generally runs $75 to $150. Programs and carriers set the final numbers, so we won’t guarantee a figure. We will help you document everything so you can file cleanly.
The Greenacres Door Reality: CBS Openings and County Permits
Here’s what makes door work in Greenacres different from Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, or Wellington. Most of the homes here are single-story CBS ranches built between the late 1960s and early 1990s. The original door openings were field-customized by tract builders, meaning a standard pre-hung door rarely fits without significant shimming and custom trim. And because Palm Beach County enforces code compliance on virtually every permitted door replacement, not just new construction, even swapping your front door triggers the requirement for Florida Building Code-approved, wind-rated products. That’s the reality. A door that drops into the opening without a product approval number is a door you’ll be tearing out again at re-sale.
On Jog Road near the Nautica Isles community, we replaced a builder-grade Therma-Tru entry door with a PGT impact-rated door equipped with a laminated glass interlayer and Miami-Dade NOA approval. The original 1980s slab had a rotted jamb and a single-pane sidelight that no longer met current design pressure requirements. Since the doorway was framed into a CBS wall with a non-standard rough opening, our tech took precise field measurements, ordered a custom CGI door with a full-frame replacement, and reinstalled the header flashing so the new unit passed the county inspection the first time. That’s the kind of job Greenacres hands us every month.
Newer Homes, Builder-Grade Doors, and What to Upgrade First
Greenacres has a growing share of newer master-planned homes, and those homes come with builder-grade doors that are fine but rarely great. If you just bought a home built in the last ten or fifteen years, the front door is likely a standard embossed steel or fiberglass slab with minimal weatherstripping and a basic threshold. It passes code, but it won’t hold up to daily convection storms the way a proper impact-rated unit will. What’s worth upgrading first in those homes: the front door, if it faces south or west and takes direct wind; any side door that leads to a carport or utility room; and any exterior door with a single-pane glass lite. What’s fine as-is: interior door swaps, hardware, and any exterior door that already carries a Florida Product Approval label. If you’re still inside a builder warranty window, we’ll work within its terms, document properly, and not void anything. If the HOA has architectural rules, we confirm door color, lite pattern, and panel profile before we order.
Impact Doors vs. Hurricane Shutters: Which Holds Up in Greenacres
Shutters work until someone has to go outside and hang them in the dark before a storm. Impact-rated doors work every day, all year, with no panels to store and no labor to schedule. In a Greenacres CBS home where the door is the weak point, a large-missile-rated slab with laminated glass is permanent protection, not a twice-a-year chore. We’re happy to quote both paths side by side, but for most 33454 homeowners, the impact door is the one that makes sense.
We Also Serve Cities Near Greenacres
Door Installation in Greenacres is our home base for Palm Beach County work, but our crew also covers Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, and Wellington. If you’re just over the line in one of those cities, we’ll bring the same measuring tapes, the same permit discipline, and the same quote-in-writing habit. Call (888) 635-0804 from anywhere in the area and a live person answers.
Serving Greenacres, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Greenacres 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 Greenacres
Yes, in Palm Beach County you need a permit and product approval documentation for virtually every exterior door replacement, including a single front door on a CBS ranch. There is almost no permit-free swap scenario in Greenacres, and a contractor who tells you otherwise is setting you up for a removal-and-replace order at re-sale. We pull the permit and file the paperwork on every qualifying job. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll confirm what your specific door requires.
Sometimes, but only if the jamb is square, solid, and not rotted at the bottom. On a Greenacres CBS home from the 1970s or 1980s, the original jamb is often soft from decades of summer humidity and storm runoff. We inspect the jamb before we quote. If it’s sound, a slab swap can work and save money. If it’s not, you’re better off with a full-frame replacement that closes square and passes inspection.
A Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance) is a product approval that certifies a door meets the strictest wind-load and impact standards in the state, including large-missile ratings for HVHZ zones. A Florida Product Approval is a broader state certification that may or may not include those same impact ratings. In Greenacres, where Palm Beach County enforces wind-rated products on permitted door replacements, you want a door with a large-missile rating and the matching documentation for your wind zone. We match design pressures to the opening and never claim a rating above what the product carries.
It often does. Many Florida carriers apply a windstorm-premium credit after a wind-mitigation inspection, and an impact-rated door with the right product approval is a documented credit item. The inspection typically runs $75 to $150, and the windstorm credit averages around 25% on the windstorm portion of the premium. We can’t guarantee your carrier’s numbers, but we’ll provide the documentation your inspector needs.
Typically yes, because the screened porch does not count as opening protection under Palm Beach County code. The front door behind it is still the protected opening, and it still must meet wind-load and impact requirements when replaced under permit. We verify the specific opening protection requirements for your home before quoting so you don’t buy a door that fails inspection. Call (888) 635-0804 for a free in-home measure and a written quote.
Key Takeaways
- Impact-rated door installation in Greenacres typically runs $1,800 to $3,400 per door; non-impact entry doors run $1,200 to $2,800.
- Palm Beach County requires a permit and product approval documentation on virtually every exterior door replacement here.
- Most Greenacres homes are CBS ranches with field-customized rough openings that require careful measurement, not catalog sizing.
- The Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard cover every door we install: both warranty layers registered in writing before we leave.
- A live person answers our phone 24/7 at (888) 635-0804, and estimates are free.
Call TruePane for Door Installation in Greenacres
If your front door binds in July, your side door lets the rain in, or you’re ready to bring a CBS ranch up to county code, we’ll measure, quote, and do the job right. Call (888) 635-0804 to schedule your free in-home estimate. A live person answers every call, day or night.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors.