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Windows & Doors Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Most Fort Lauderdale homes we walk into have the same two problems: original jalousie windows that no longer pass code, and doors that have spent ten years swelling and binding against salt air. If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. TruePane Windows & Doors handles home window and door work across every Fort Lauderdale ZIP from 33301 to 33332. Call (888) 635-0804 and a live person answers. That’s every call, every hour. We’ll schedule your free estimate, show up when we say, and put both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway.
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.
Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
The work speaks, and in Victoria Park and Sailboat Bend, the work says we measure twice. TruePane is led by Dale Kessler, a second-generation glazier who founded this company in 2008 on a rule that’s still on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. We hire locally, train apprentices into journeymen, and run background-checked, uniformed crews who treat your house the way they’d treat their own mother’s. Fort Lauderdale homeowners have been hiring us for impact window replacements, canal-facing door swaps, and full custom glazing for years. They call back because we answer. They refer us because we stand behind it: the Done Right Promise, The Keystone Standard, every warranty duration stated on paper. No arguing. No fine print that covers neither.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Fort Lauderdale
Window Installation
New window installation in Fort Lauderdale starts with the opening, not the glass. We measure every rough opening twice, square the buck, flash and seal for the city’s salt-air reality, and set the unit plumb. Learn more about our Window Installation in Fort Lauderdale.
Door Installation
Entry doors, French doors, and multi-point locking systems all take a beating near the water. We install doors with the hinges set to last a decade of Fort Lauderdale humidity and the threshold sealed for driving rain. Learn more about our Door Installation in Fort Lauderdale.
Window Replacement
Replacing windows in Fort Lauderdale usually means pulling out old jalousies or failed single-pane units and setting NOA-approved impact glass in their place. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re buying. Learn more about our Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact-rated windows and doors are the flagship line for Fort Lauderdale homes. Every unit we quote carries the proper Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or Florida Product Approval for its configuration, with design pressures matched to each specific opening. We never upsell a rating above what the opening calls for.
Energy-Efficient Windows
Low-E glass, argon-filled chambers, and thermally broken frames cut cooling costs in a city where air-conditioning runs eleven months a year. We’ll quote energy-smart packages from lines like ECO Window Systems and ViewLux so you can compare glass coatings on paper.
Sliding & Patio Doors
Canal-facing sliders take more wind pressure than any other opening on the house. We replace old, sticking tracks with impact-rated sliders sized to the opening and the exposure, so the door glides in January and locks down in September.
Glass Railing Systems
Glass railings on a Fort Lauderdale waterfront patio frame the water without blocking it. We install tempered, code-compliant glass railing systems anchored for both wind load and daily use.
Custom Windows & Doors
Oversized openings, arched tops, circular ports, and mid-century modern lines all require custom fabrication. We’ll measure, spec, and order exactly what the house wants, not whatever comes off a shelf.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Fort Lauderdale
Our crews are in Fort Lauderdale every week, from Victoria Park and Sailboat Bend to Las Olas Isles, Seven Isles, Harbor Beach, Tarpon River, Edgewood, and Rio Vista. We know which side of the street faces the canal and which openings will need a hardware upgrade at year eight.
- Victoria Park
- Sailboat Bend
- Las Olas Isles
- Harbor Beach
- Tarpon River
- Rio Vista
When you call, we’ll schedule your free estimate and get a uniformed technician to your door on time. The Keystone Standard is not a slogan around here. It’s the checklist on the truck.
Why Fort Lauderdale’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Fort Lauderdale sits entirely inside Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. That’s a structure of fact, not scare copy. Every replacement window and door installed in this city must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, which is the strictest product-approval standard in the country. It’s the same requirement Miami-Dade enforces, and it’s the reason a window that’s legal in Coral Springs may not be legal in Fort Lauderdale.
Then you add the canals. More than 300 miles of them, more than any other city in the U.S. Homes in Las Olas Isles and Seven Isles sit on finger islands with water on three sides. That means three exposed elevations of impact load, plus salt-air corrosion that eats aluminum frames, sill weep holes, and multi-point door hardware far faster than manufacturer timelines would predict. We routinely see homes where the canal-facing windows corrode through their weep tracks and tilt-latch hardware a full product cycle before the street-facing side shows any wear. Directional failure like that almost never shows up in landlocked Broward neighborhoods. We quote it as a separate maintenance item at the time of initial installation, so the homeowner knows what the water will do to the back of the house ten years out.
The housing stock compounds the problem. Fort Lauderdale’s older residential core, Victoria Park, Sailboat Bend, Tarpon River, Edgewood, is dominated by 1950s to 1970s concrete block structure (CBS). Many of those homes still carry original jalousie windows. Jalousies fail the current Florida Building Code and the HVHZ requirements outright, but you cannot pull a jalousie out of a masonry opening and drop in an impact window the way you would in a wood-frame suburb. It requires a specific buck-and-anchor installation technique. We train our crews on that technique specifically. When you call us, you get a crew that has done this exact job on this exact housing type in this city, not a franchise team learning on your wall.
Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters in Fort Lauderdale
Homeowners often weigh impact windows against hurricane shutters. Shutters sit in the garage eleven and a half months a year, and when a storm comes, someone has to drag them out and hang every panel. Impact windows work permanently. They’re always up, always rated, always sealing the envelope. They also deliver energy savings and noise reduction that shutters cannot touch. For a Fort Lauderdale homeowner planning to stay in the house, impact windows are the one-time investment that removes the twice-a-year frustration. Big-box stores sell both, but they don’t pull the permit, pull the NOA documentation, or register the manufacturer warranty. We do.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
- Impact window replacement (standard size, masonry buck): $900 - $2,800
- Impact sliding glass door (standard 6-foot, 2-panel): $3,500 - $7,500
- Custom impact window (oversized, arched, or corner unit): $2,500 - $6,000+
- Entry door with impact-rated glass: $1,800 - $5,000
- Glass railing systems (per linear foot, tempered, code-compliant): $350 - $800
- Full-frame replacement with re-sealing on canal-facing elevations: add $400 - $900 per opening
Every TruePane estimate is line-item, written, and fixed. No surprise changes. Call (888) 635-0804 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Florida Pays Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Back
You can reduce the out-of-pocket cost of impact windows and doors in Fort Lauderdale with a few programs worth knowing about.
- My Safe Florida Home: matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact-rated windows and doors.
- Florida sales-tax exemption: impact-resistant windows and doors are exempt from Florida sales tax.
- Federal 25C energy credit: 30% of product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year, for energy-efficient windows and doors.
- Windstorm-premium credits: after a wind-mitigation inspection (typically $75 to $150), many carriers reduce the windstorm portion of your premium by around 25% when impact-rated protection is installed.
Programs change, carriers set final numbers, and no one should promise you a credit that shows up on an insurance renewal before the inspection is done. We’ll walk you through which products qualify, and we’ll give you the documentation in writing.
Service Area - Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
TruePane also serves homeowners in Plantation, Dania, Hollywood, and Margate, with the same live-answer phone, the same written warranties, and the same Done Right standard on every job.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 About Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
In Fort Lauderdale, impact window installation typically runs from $900 to $2,800 per opening for standard masonry buck installations, with custom, oversized, or canal-facing work landing between $2,500 and $6,000 or more. The exact number depends on the size, the exposure, and whether the existing jalousie frame needs a full buck-and-anchor retrofit. Call (888) 635-0804 for a free, line-item estimate.
Yes, window and door replacement in Fort Lauderdale requires a permit, and the city’s HVHZ status means the replacement units must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or Florida Product Approval. TruePane pulls the permit on every job, passes inspection, and keeps the paperwork. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll explain exactly what your house needs.
Once your units arrive, a standard window or door replacement can often be completed in a single visit to your Fort Lauderdale home. Custom fabrication runs 4 to 6 weeks from order to install, and we’ll give you a dated schedule in writing. Call (888) 635-0804 and a live person will answer to set up your free estimate.
Impact windows can reduce the windstorm portion of your Fort Lauderdale homeowners insurance by roughly 25% after a wind-mitigation inspection, depending on your carrier. The inspection is in the $75 to $150 range. TruePane provides the documentation your insurance carrier needs, in writing, on the day the job closes. Call (888) 635-0804 for an exact quote on impact windows and doors.
On Fort Lauderdale’s canal-facing elevations, corrosion often hits weep tracks and tilt-latch hardware years before the street-facing side. If the frame is still sound, we can typically replace hardware and re-seal the unit. If the aluminum is pitted or the seal is delaminated, replacement is the honest call. Either way, we’ll show you what’s there and quote it straight. Call (888) 635-0804 to schedule a free estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale homeowners with impact windows, door replacements, and the Done Right standard on every single job.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local windows & doors pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Fort Lauderdale Customers Say
"Whole-house window replacement at 71 years old is not something you want to do twice. Dale walked the house himself for the quote. Crew was the same three men all four days, and the foreman knew every window by room."
- Pat and Ray L."Eleven windows replaced in two days. The crew chief, Marcus, showed me the level on every single frame before they caulked it. My wife noticed the street noise was gone before I did."
- Ronald P."A casement crank had stripped and the sash was swollen shut. The technician, Ray, fixed the crank on the spot and only then talked about replacement for the three windows that were genuinely done. That is why the whole street uses them now."
- Eleanor G.



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