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Window replacement in Fort Lauderdale runs $650-$1,400 per opening for a standard impact-rated insert, with full-frame replacements on older CBS homes typically landing between $1,200 and $2,800 per window once you account for custom sizing and HVHZ compliance. Most jobs take one to three days once the units arrive. If you’re in Coral Ridge, Rio Vista, or anywhere along the canals and your windows are original to a 1960s or 70s house, you’re likely looking at non-standard rough openings that require custom-ordered units, not off-the-shelf sizes. Call (863) 264-3649 and we’ll walk you through what your specific house actually needs.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
We’re not a franchise operation running crews through Fort Lauderdale from three states away. TruePane Windows & Doors is led by Dale Kessler, a second-generation glazier who founded this company on a rule that still governs every install: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they measure every opening twice before any order goes in. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you’re buying, including options from our Fort Lauderdale CWS service, and we register both warranty layers before the truck leaves your driveway.
What that means for a Fort Lauderdale homeowner is plain. You get a written line-item quote that holds. You get a crew that shows up when we say. And you get a Done Right Promise that says if something isn’t right, we make it right, no paperwork fights and no arguing. We’ve been serving local communities since 2008 through a heritage of craft that started long before this company was incorporated in 2008, and we plan to be here in thirty years. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree. Not a callback form. If you call us at 3 a.m. on a Saturday because a canal-side window gave out during a squall, you’ll talk to a person.
Our Window Replacement Services in Fort Lauderdale
This page is about what actually happens when you open up a Fort Lauderdale home’s walls. Before we touch a single jamb, we inspect the framing, the flashing, the sill, and the rough opening. Then we write allowances into the contract for what we might find. If there’s a surprise, you see a price in writing and you approve it before we proceed. That’s how we do Window Replacement work across every job, and it matters more here than almost anywhere else in Florida.
Full Frame Replacement
Full frame replacement in Fort Lauderdale means pulling the entire window down to the rough opening and rebuilding the assembly, including any Sliding & Patio Doors in Fort Lauderdale that need updating. This is where the hidden undersized framing in older concrete block houses shows up. Homes built between the 1950s and early 1980s in neighborhoods like Coral Ridge and Lauderdale Isles were framed for aluminum jalousie and single-pane sliders that no longer meet any code. When we pull the old frame, the rough opening often measures 1½ inches off from any stock unit. We order custom fusion-welded frames with stainless-steel hardware. Typical cost in Fort Lauderdale runs $1,200-$2,800 per opening, and the work includes flashing, insulation, and bringing the assembly to HVHZ code before inspection.
Insert Window Replacement
Insert replacement puts a new window inside the existing frame, which works when the frame is square, sound, and not corroded from canal salt air. In Fort Lauderdale, that’s a real qualifier. Homes in Seven Isles, Rio Vista, and Coral Ridge Isles sit close enough to the 300-plus miles of inland canals that salt-laden air reaches them the same way it reaches oceanfront property in Hollywood or Pompano Beach. If the frame is solid, inserts run $650-$1,400 per opening for impact-rated units. If the sill is oxidized, we’ll tell you before you pay for an insert that won’t hold a seal.
Storm Window Replacement
Storm window replacement means something different here than it does in Orlando or Tampa. In Fort Lauderdale, the storm window is the impact window. Every replacement unit, regardless of distance from the Atlantic, must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or an approved Florida Product Approval. That’s Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirement, and it applies to inland neighborhoods just as strictly as it applies to canal-front homes. Expect $700-$1,600 per opening for a proper HVHZ-rated unit installed with the right anchoring and flashing.
Energy-Efficient Upgrade
Fort Lauderdale’s humidity runs above 70% year-round, and the UV index is relentless. Seal failure happens faster here than in central Florida because the constant moisture and heat work on the spacer and desiccant inside every insulated glass unit. Upgrading to Energy-Efficient Windows in Fort Lauderdale isn’t just about the electric bill. It’s about replacing single-pane aluminum sliders from the 1960s with low-E, argon-filled units that actually hold a seal. Typical upgrade cost runs $900-$1,900 per opening for impact-rated low-E units, and we quote Andersen, PGT, and ES Windows side by side so you can compare the numbers on paper.
Historic Window Restoration
Some Fort Lauderdale homes, particularly in the older corridors near Wilton Drive, have original wood windows that deserve restoration rather than replacement. This is slower work. It involves re-machining sashes, replacing muntins, re-glazing, and rebuilding sills that have softened from decades of humidity and salt air. We do this work, and we’re straightforward about when restoration makes sense versus when the frame is too far gone and a full replacement is the honest answer. Historic restoration in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $800-$2,200 per window depending on condition.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
TruePane is an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including PGT, CGI, and ES Windows-the brands that matter most for HVHZ-rated impact work in Broward County. We also service and install Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Milgard, and CWS units. Because Fort Lauderdale requires NOA or Florida Product Approval on every replacement window, brand matters. We stock local parts for common lines and can turn around orders faster because we work directly with the manufacturers, not through a distributor’s distributor. Call (863) 264-3649 and tell us what’s in your house right now; we’ll tell you what’s replaceable and what’s worth keeping.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Canal-driven frame corrosion: Bare aluminum sills and standard zinc hardware on waterway-facing windows oxidize visibly within two to three seasons. We spec stainless-steel hardware and anodized or vinyl-clad frames as standard on any opening that faces a canal or sits within a few blocks of one.
- Non-HVHZ units failing permit inspection: Homeowners order windows online, the package arrives, and the permit inspector flags it because there’s no Miami-Dade NOA. The unit gets rejected, the opening sits exposed, and the homeowner pays twice. We check the compliance paperwork before we order anything.
- Unmatched rough openings in 1950s-80s CBS homes: Concrete block construction from this era didn’t follow the standardized opening sizes used in wood-frame tract housing. Off-the-shelf inserts won’t fit without hacking the framing, which you don’t want. We measure twice and order custom when the opening demands it.
- Seal failure from humidity and UV: Fort Lauderdale’s year-round humidity above 70% combined with intense sun wears out insulated glass seals faster than anywhere in central Florida. You’ll see fogging between the panes or moisture streaks on the interior glass. That’s not a cleaning problem; that’s a dead IGU, and it’s time to replace it.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here are straight numbers for this market. A standard impact-rated insert in Fort Lauderdale runs $650-$1,400 per opening. Full frame replacement runs $1,200-$2,800. Energy-efficient low-E upgrades run $900-$1,900. Historic wood restoration runs $800-$2,200. What moves the price is the opening size, the frame condition, the glass package, and whether the unit needs to be custom fabricated. The HVHZ compliance is not optional and it’s not a line-item upsell, it’s the legal baseline for any permitted installation in Broward County. Every estimate we give is line-item written, and at least one allowance is written in for what we might find inside the wall. You approve any surprise in writing before we proceed. For a free estimate on any window replacement in Fort Lauderdale, call (863) 264-3649. Estimates are free, and the price we quote is the price you pay unless you approve something different.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our crews work throughout Broward County, including Pompano Beach, Hollywood, Coconut Creek, and Margate. If you’re in one of those cities and need Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale or the surrounding area, the same crew, the same HVHZ knowledge, and the same Done Right Promise apply. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Miami (South FL) office, and crews serve Fort Lauderdale locally, so you get a technician who knows what your house is built from and what your permit inspector will demand.
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 - Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale
Yes. Fort Lauderdale sits entirely within Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, one of only two counties in the U.S. with that designation. Every replacement window or door, whether it’s on a canal in Seven Isles or inland in Coral Ridge, must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or an approved Florida Product Approval. This is not a recommendation; it’s a permitting requirement. We check the compliance documentation before we order anything and bring it to the inspection. Call (863) 264-3649 if you want us to look up whether the units in your current quote carry the right approvals.
Because homes built in Coral Ridge and comparable Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods from the 1950s through the early 1980s used concrete block construction with rough openings that don’t match modern stock sizes. The openings are often an inch or more off from any standard unit. Forcing a stock window into that space means hacking the concrete or leaving a gap that gets stuffed with filler, and neither holds up in this climate. Custom-ordered impact units cost more, but they fit the opening and keep the assembly watertight. This is exactly where our inspection-first approach pays for itself: you’ll know before we order, not after demolition starts.
In most Fort Lauderdale homes, the honest answer is no. Jalousie windows were never designed to carry impact-rated glass, and the slim aluminum frames on 1950s and 60s CBS homes can’t be retrofitted to meet HVHZ code. You can replace the glass slats, but you’ll still have a window that fails a permit inspection the moment you try to do anything permitted. A full replacement with an HVHZ-rated unit is almost always the better use of money in the long run. We’ll tell you straight if your jalousies are candidates for anything other than replacement, but in our experience along the canals and in the older block neighborhoods, they usually are not. Call (863) 264-3649 and we’ll give you a straight answer for your specific house.
On a 1970s Fort Lauderdale home, opening the wall around a window typically triggers inspection of the rough opening, the flashing, the anchoring, and the water barrier. If the original flashing tape has deteriorated, which happens frequently on canal-adjacent homes, the inspector will require new flashing before the unit is closed up. If the sill is corroded, same thing. This is why we write allowances into the contract before we start. If the inspector flags something, the price for fixing it was already discussed and capped in writing; we won’t hit you with a change order you didn’t see coming.
Yes, and Fort Lauderdale is the clearest example of it in Broward County. The city’s 300-plus miles of inland canals carry salt-laden air deep into residential neighborhoods. Homes in Seven Isles, Rio Vista, and Coral Ridge Isles experience hardware and frame corrosion rates comparable to oceanfront properties in Pompano Beach or Hollywood. On a canal-front home in Seven Isles, our crew pulled a 1970s aluminum single-pane slider and found the flashing tape completely deteriorated and the sill corroded from years of salt air. We replaced it with a custom-size impact-rated casement from Andersen, fusion-welded frame, stainless-steel hardware, low-E glass, and flashed the new opening correctly. That’s what this market demands. If you’re seeing oxidation or white powder on your window hardware, call (863) 264-3649 for a free estimate before the frame fails outright.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale and Broward County.
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.