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Door installation in Lauderhill typically runs $400 to $1,900 for a standard single entry door, with impact-rated exterior doors required by Broward County code landing between $1,800 and $4,500 installed. The wide spread comes down to three things: whether the opening is in concrete block, whether the door carries Florida product approval for impact, and what shape the existing frame is in. Call (850) 303-7739 for a written quote on your specific opening. We measure twice, quote the door and the frame on paper, and stand behind the work with the Done Right Promise.
Most of the doors we pull out in Lauderhill were installed when the house was built. On a CBS home from 1968 or 1972, that means an aluminum frame set directly into the block, weatherstripping that turned brittle a decade ago, and a slab that never seated right to begin with. Replacing that door is not a swap. It is a framing job, a flashing job, and a code job all at once. Our team handles it as one visit, which matters to a homeowner who does not want a hole in the side of their house for a week.
What To Look For When Comparing Door Installation Quotes in Lauderhill
We tell every customer the same thing before they sign anything: read the line items. A door quote is not just a door. It is the slab, the frame, the threshold, the hardware, the fasteners, and the sealant. When one bid comes in $600 under another, something in that list is missing or downgraded. Lauderhill is in Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means the cheapest opening is often not a legal one. If the door does not carry Florida/Miami-Dade product approval for impact resistance, the inspector will flag it, and the insurer can use it as grounds to non-renew the policy. We have walked into too many homes where someone paid good money for a door that failed final inspection because the product approval number did not match the opening.
Here is what a complete quote should include:
- The door slab make and series, stated by name, not “comparable or equal.”
- The frame material and installation method for your wall type (CBS block versus wood buck).
- Fasteners sized and spaced to manufacturer spec and HVHZ wind-load tables.
- The flashing method, written out, not assumed.
- Labor and haul-away of the old door and frame.
- Both warranty layers: the manufacturer’s coverage and the installer’s workmanship guarantee, in writing.
Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, keeps a saying on the wall of our shop: “If the spec sheet doesn’t back it up, we don’t say it.” That is the filter for every quote we write in Lauderhill. If a door carries a 10-year finish warranty from the factory, we write 10 years. If it carries 2 years, we write 2 years. We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. Not after. Before.
How Door Installation Is Priced in Lauderhill
The table below reflects what we see across single-family ranch homes and mid-rise condos throughout Lauderhill, including the aging units around Century Village and the CBS blocks off NW 19th Street. These are installed ranges, not bare-slab prices.
| Door Type | Installed Range (Lauderhill) |
|---|---|
| Standard single entry door, hollow-core or basic steel | $400 - $900 |
| Fiberglass entry door, non-impact, with new frame | $1,100 - $2,200 |
| Impact-rated entry door (Florida product approval required) | $1,800 - $4,500 |
| French door or double-door replacement, non-impact | $2,000 - $3,800 |
| Impact-rated French or sliding patio door assembly | $3,200 - $7,500 |
| Aluminum-frame sliding glass door, basic replacement | $900 - $2,400 |
| Frame repair or jamb reinforcement only | $250 - $600 |
Lauderhill’s year-round heat and humidity do a number on aluminum frames. The salt air is not the issue here the way it is in Dania Beach or Hollywood; it is the UV and the moisture. Frames oxidize and pit. Sealant dries and pulls away from the block. Thresholds cup. On a 55-year-old CBS house, we regularly find rot hiding in the wood buck behind an aluminum threshold, which means the new door goes into a rebuilt opening, and the quote has to reflect that before the job starts, not after. That is the difference between an estimate written honestly and one written to get a signature.
Why Impact-Rated Doors Cost More in Lauderhill
Broward County code requires every exterior opening replaced in Lauderhill to carry current Florida product approval for impact resistance, or a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. That is a structural requirement, not an upsell. An impact-rated door from a manufacturer like CWS, ES Windows, or ECO Window Systems carries laminated glass or reinforced core construction, a heavy-gauge frame, multi-point locking hardware, and rated fasteners. The door alone commonly costs two to three times a comparable non-impact unit. Install labor is also higher because the anchoring schedule is denser and the sealing detail has to match tested assembly drawings, not a contractor’s best guess. Insurers across Broward are surcharging or non-renewing policies on homes without impact-rated openings, so for most Lauderhill homeowners this is not optional. It is the only door that keeps the policy in force.
Our crews install authorized product from more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including PGT, CGI, Andersen, Pella, and Marvin. When we sit down with a homeowner, we show side-by-side quotes on paper. You see the door make, the series name, the product approval number, and the warranty duration for the exact unit you are buying, not a substitute. That is what we mean by a square deal.
Can You Replace a Door Without Replacing the Frame?
Sometimes, yes. A slab-only replacement, where the new door hangs in the existing frame, can run $250 to $600 when the jamb is sound, square, and meets current anchoring requirements. But in Lauderhill, that situation is less common than people hope. Original frames on 1960s and 1970s CBS homes were often set into the block with nothing but shims and a few masonry nails. The moment we test the jamb with a pry bar and it moves, the answer changes. A door hung in a frame that is not anchored to manufacturer spec will bind in July, leak in August, and flex under wind load in September. The cheapest fix becomes the most expensive one. We will not hang a good door in a bad frame, and we will not charge you for a full frame replacement we did not need to do. The condition of the opening determines the work, and we say so before we touch anything.
For a wider look at what full replacement involves, our Door Installation page covers the process, materials, and preparation in detail. This page is about cost specifically.
The Lauderhill Difference: Code, Insurance, and Old Frames
Lauderhill sits entirely inside Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Every replacement door must carry Florida/Miami-Dade product approval. The city’s housing stock is dominated by 1960s and 1970s concrete block construction, including thousands of units throughout Century Village Lauderhill, one of the largest 55-and-over condominium communities in the county. Those buildings still have original aluminum-frame sliding doors and hollow-core entry doors that do not meet current code, and Broward insurers are actively surcharging and non-renewing policies on openings without impact-rated product. The replacement cycle here is not slowing down; it is accelerating.
We know this because Dale grew up off Oakland Park Boulevard, watching his father caulk and reglaze windows for neighbors who could not afford to call anyone. He picked up the technical side at Broward College’s construction trades program in the early 1990s and has spent the better part of three decades setting and sealing openings across Broward County. Impact-rated installations are his specialty. When we tell a homeowner in Lauderhill that a door needs a specific anchoring schedule, it comes from decades of doing this work in these exact walls, not from a distributor’s training video.
We hire local. We train apprentices into journeymen. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they work in your home the way they would work in their own mother’s. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, not a voicemail tree. If you call at 10 p.m. with a door that will not close, a person picks up. We sponsor county fairs and church roof funds because TruePane plans to be in Lauderhill in thirty years. The Done Right Promise is the baseline. If it is not done right, we make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.
FAQs
Door installation in Lauderhill ranges from $400 for a basic slab change to $7,500 or more for an impact-rated patio door assembly, with most single entry door replacements landing between $1,800 and $4,500 when Florida product approval is required. The exact number depends on frame condition, wall type, and hardware choices. Call (850) 303-7739 for a written estimate on your specific opening. We quote the door make, series, and warranty on paper before any work begins.
Repair is cheaper when the slab is sound and the problem is isolated, like a worn threshold, failing weatherstripping, or a loose hinge; replacement makes sense when the door no longer seals, the frame is out of square, or the unit lacks Florida product approval for impact. In Lauderhill, many original doors fail on code and insurance grounds alone, which pushes the answer toward replacement. We will tell you which one your door needs and quote both options when both are viable.
Yes, any exterior door replaced in Lauderhill must carry current Florida/Miami-Dade product approval for impact resistance because the city sits entirely within the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. A non-impact door does not meet code for replacement, and insurers may surcharge or non-renew the policy. We install impact-rated product from authorized manufacturer lines including PGT, CGI, Andersen, and Marvin, with product approvals documented in writing.
Yes, in most cases we can schedule within the week, and many single-door installations are completed in one visit because we measure, quote, and plan the job before the truck arrives. We will not rush a door into an opening that needs frame work first. Call (850) 303-7739 and we will give you a straight answer on timing for your specific situation.
Get a Written Door Installation Estimate in Lauderhill
Door installation is one of the few home projects where a mistake shows up every single day. A door that binds, a threshold that leaks, a frame that flexes. We have spent years fixing other people’s rushed work and we do not repeat it. Call (850) 303-7739 today and we will measure your opening, quote the door and frame on paper, and register both warranty layers in writing before the job starts. If the pane is not true, the job is not done. That is our whole standard, and we put it in writing.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner, TruePane Windows & Doors at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderhill, FL.
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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"Impact windows on the whole house. They handled the permit, the inspection, and gave me a folder with every approval number for the insurance company. My windstorm premium dropped enough to notice."
- Bill T."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."Our bay window had rotted at the sill and two other outfits wanted to talk us into a flat picture window instead. TruePane rebuilt the opening and matched the original look. Neighbors have knocked on the door about it."
- Gene A.