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Fast, Reliable Impact Windows & Doors Across Fort Lauderdale
Impact windows and doors in Fort Lauderdale are not an upgrade. They are a building-code requirement, a precondition for insurance renewal, and the only reliable defense against a storm that can peel a roof off a CBS block home in under an hour. Every replacement window and door permitted in this city must carry Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval, full stop. If you are holding an insurance non-renewal letter, a wind mitigation inspection report, or a set of fogged jalousie windows that have finally given out, call (850) 303-7739 and we will walk you through what the job actually requires. We know the housing stock here: the 1950s ramblers in Victoria Park, the waterfront splits in Coral Ridge, the condos along Galt Ocean Drive. We have opened enough of these walls to know what is behind them before we start.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Impact Windows & Doors Company
TruePane has built its name on a simple founding rule that Dale Kessler still keeps on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That governs every impact window we set in a Fort Lauderdale home, from a single replacement in Colee Hammock to a full-home swap in Rio Vista. We are a second-generation glazier’s operation, not a franchise, and the work shows. Our crews have been into enough Fort Lauderdale walls to know what a rusted lintel looks like before the stucco comes off, and we price accordingly.
Every job is covered by the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing, with durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. No paperwork fights later. No arguing about what was covered. If it is not done right, we make it right. We stand behind it.
A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That is not a call center. It is someone who knows the difference between a Miami-Dade NOA and a Florida Product Approval, and who can tell you over the phone whether the fogged unit you are looking at is a seal failure or a warranty claim. Serving Fort Lauderdale is not an afterthought for us. Our Impact Windows & Doors team is built around the houses, codes, and canal air of this specific city.
Our Impact Windows & Doors Services in Fort Lauderdale
Hurricane Impact Windows
Most Fort Lauderdale homes built between the 1950s and 1970s still have their original jalousie windows: louvered single-pane glass, no impact rating, no thermal break. A Broward County insurer will not renew a policy on a house with those windows anymore. We replace them with NOA-approved impact units sized for the existing openings, and we measure every opening twice. A shortcut on a rough opening in a 1960s CBS wall is where future leaks and future callbacks come from.

Impact Sliding Glass Doors
Sliding glass doors are the widest unprotected opening on most Fort Lauderdale houses, and the salt air from the inland waterways is hard on aluminum frames. We see pitting and oxide streaks on sliders that are only six or seven years old. The glass may be fine and the frame is already failing. We replace those doors with impact-rated sliders built with corrosion-resistant hardware and marine-grade finishes, and we flash the threshold correctly so a Fort Lauderdale downpour does not find its way under the track.

Impact Entry & French Doors
An entry door that flexes under wind load or a French door with a rotted sill is a hole in your wind-rated envelope. We install impact entry doors and French doors that meet HVHZ requirements and shut with a solid, square fit. A door that binds in July because it was hung out of true is not acceptable. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.

Impact Garage Doors
Fort Lauderdale homes with attached garages need a garage door that can take a design pressure rating, not a lightweight aluminum panel door that will blow inward and pressurize the house. We install braced, impact-rated garage doors and check the track and hardware for corrosion. Waterfront homes near Las Olas and the canals need this work done with stainless hardware. Plain steel will not hold up.

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 Fort Lauderdale
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in Fort Lauderdale that matters because the HVHZ narrows what can legally go into a permitted opening. We quote PGT, CGI, and Simonton lines side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you are buying: glass type, design pressure rating, NOA number, warranty terms. We do not stock every part for every brand, but we keep the common replacement hardware for Fort Lauderdale jobs moving. Doors, corner keys, rollers, sweeps, and weatherstripping are local, not drop-shipped from a warehouse in another state.
Common Impact Windows & Doors Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Fogged jalousie glass and failing aluminum frames. The original single-pane louvered windows in 1950s-to-1970s houses are not impact-rated and were never sealed units. Once the seal fails or the crank hardware corrodes, the only legal replacement is a NOA-approved unit. We handle the full permit process.
- Corroded sliding door frames from canal air. Fort Lauderdale’s 300-plus miles of inland waterways push salt-laden air miles from the coast. Aluminum slider frames pit, oxide-streak, and eat through hardware within a few years, even when the glazing is still intact. We replace the frame, not just the panel.
- Rusted lintels and spalled concrete sills. In older CBS construction, the steel lintel over a window opening rusts thin from decades of humidity. The concrete sill spalls behind the stucco. A window replacement that ignores this will leak and fail. We rebuild the opening before we set the new unit.
- Blown seals on existing impact windows. Fog between the panes means the seal has failed. That is not a warranty issue in most cases; it is a glazing replacement. We can tell you which one you have by looking at the unit, the brand, and the install date.
Pricing for Impact Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Impact window and door work in Fort Lauderdale carries the HVHZ cost premium, and the price difference between a NOA-approved unit and a Florida Product Approval unit is real. Here is what we see on current jobs:
- Single impact window replacement (standard opening, NOA-approved): $1,100 to $2,400 per unit, installed
- Impact sliding glass door (standard 6-foot or 8-foot opening): $3,800 to $7,500, installed
- Impact entry door: $2,600 to $5,200, installed
- Impact garage door (single-car, braced): $2,800 to $5,500, installed
- Full-home impact window replacement on a 1950s CBS home (10-14 openings): $18,000 to $38,000, installed
What moves the price: the specific NOA rating required for your wind zone, the condition of the rough opening once the old unit comes out, and whether the permit triggers strapping or egress upgrades. We write those allowances into the contract up front, and any surprise gets priced and approved in writing before we touch the opening. Call (850) 303-7739 for a free line-item estimate on your Fort Lauderdale home. A square deal, in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our crews serve Impact Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding Broward County corridor: Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Margate, and Coral Springs. If you are one neighborhood over, the same NOA requirements apply, and the same Done Right Promise covers the work. Call (850) 303-7739 and a live person will answer.
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 - Impact Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
No. In Fort Lauderdale, every replacement window must carry a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval regardless of shutter plans, and a jalousie window still in place at the time of a non-renewal is a non-impact product that cannot be permitted. Shutters do not meet the HVHZ requirement for window replacement. You need NOA-approved impact windows installed with a permit, and that is a job we do regularly. Call (850) 303-7739 and bring the letter; we will walk you through the timeline.
The answer is that this happens on a large share of Fort Lauderdale jobs, and we handle it with an inspection-first process. We price the likely repairs into the estimate as allowances. If our crew opens the wall and finds a rusted lintel or spalled concrete sill, we show you the condition with photos, write a change order for the exact repair cost, and get your approval in writing before we touch the opening. No surprise line items, no work you did not approve.
The inland canal system pushes salt-laden air miles from the ocean, so aluminum frames and hardware are exposed to salt far longer and far farther inland than in coastal cities without the canal network. That is why we spec corrosion-resistant hardware and marine-grade finishes on Fort Lauderdale jobs, and why a frame replacement is often necessary even when the glass is still sound.
Fog between the panes means the seal has failed. Whether the manufacturer warranty covers it depends on the brand, the install date, and how long the sealed unit warranty runs. Most seal failures on older units are not covered. We can identify the brand, check the warranty paperwork you have, and tell you the cheapest honest path: a glazing replacement or a full unit replacement. Call (850) 303-7739 and describe what you see.
Fort Lauderdale sits entirely within the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where window and door replacements must carry Miami-Dade NOA or an equivalent Florida Product Approval that meets HVHZ standards. Florida Product Approval that does not meet HVHZ wind-load requirements will not pass a Fort Lauderdale permit. We check the specific approval number against your wind zone before we order anything. Call (850) 303-7739 and we will tell you what your house actually needs.
Call TruePane for Impact Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
If you have an insurance non-renewal letter in your hand, a wind mitigation inspection coming up, or jalousie windows that have finally failed, call (850) 303-7739. We will send a background-checked, uniformed technician to measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. Years of community service, a Done Right Promise, and the founding rule that keeps every job honest: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. We will be there when we say.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale and Broward County with impact windows and doors that meet the HVHZ standard.
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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