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CWS Impact Garage Doors: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide

We stock and install CWS-compatible impact garage doors throughout West Palm Beach, with most full door replacements running between $3,800 and $7,200 installed depending on size, panel design, and hardware condition. Same-week scheduling is standard on in-stock models, and we carry the common CWS replacement hardware on the truck. Most owners call us after a storm season inspection turns up a cracked panel, a spring that’s no longer holding tension, or a bottom seal that’s been shredded by a summer of salt air and afternoon downpours. The door still opens and closes, but the parts that matter are quietly wearing out.

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If you’re reading this because your CWS door is making noise, binding halfway up, or showing daylight through the panels, you’re in the right place. Here’s what to know before you spend a dollar.

Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS impact garage doors come in a few distinct series, and the hardware is not always interchangeable between them. The two lines we service most often in West Palm Beach are the CWS 600 Series, which uses a 2-inch-thick panel with a foam core, and the CWS WindGuard line, which typically uses 2-1/4-inch panels with heavier gauge end stiles. Before ordering any part, match the model tag on the inside edge of the door panel, near the bottom roller bracket. That tag carries the series number, panel thickness, and production date. A door made in 2012 may look identical to one made in 2022, but the roller carrier spacing changed on some models around 2018, and the wrong part will bind the track within a week.

On the OEM versus aftermarket question: CWS hardware is well made, but it is also priced accordingly. For hinges, roller carriers, and struts, we often recommend quality aftermarket equivalents from Clopay or Amarr that meet or exceed the original spec at a lower cost. For the locking hardware and the bottom retainer, stay with CWS or an exact-match replacement. Those parts are sized to the panel profile, and a generic substitute leaves a gap in the seal or a latch that does not fully engage the strike. We keep both on hand.

Signs Your CWS Impact Garage Door Is Failing

• The door shudders or hiccups at the halfway point. This is usually a worn roller carrier or a hinge that has stretched its rivet holes. On CWS doors, the center hinge carries more load than people realize, and once the rivets loosen, the panel starts to rack.
• Daylight through the panel seams or around the bottom corners. On impact-rated doors this is not cosmetic. The door’s wind-load rating depends on the panels locking together as one unit. A visible gap means the interlocking profile is worn or the bottom retainer has pulled away from the panel.
• A spring that creaks on the way up and slams on the way down. CWS doors use extension springs or torsion springs depending on the model and year. Either way, when the spring loses tension, the opener motor does the work the spring was supposed to share. That is how you burn out a $300 operator and get a door that drops hard if a cable lets go.
• Rust staining below the bottom roller brackets. South Florida humidity and road salt from coastal breezes get into the galvanized track hardware. Once the roller axles start rusting, the bearings seize and the roller slides instead of rolls. That friction is what you hear as a grinding noise.
• The door sags or leans when open. A CWS door that is not sitting square in the opening is telling you something structural has shifted: a stretched cable, a bent track, or a worn end bearing plate. Leaning doors put uneven stress on every hinge above the sag point and accelerate panel wear.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a full CWS impact garage door replacement in West Palm Beach, plan on $3,800 to $7,200 installed. At the lower end you are looking at a standard 16-by-7-foot single door in a stock color with no windows. At the upper end you are into the 18-foot or custom-sized openings, upgraded panel designs, or doors requiring new track and hardware retrofit. A door with the thicker WindGuard panel profile runs toward the top of the range because the sections are heavier and the struts are reinforced.

That price includes removal and disposal of the old door, new track and hardware where needed, spring replacement matched to the door weight, and adjusting the opener’s force and travel settings. We provide a written line-item quote before work starts, and we do not change the number once the job is underway. The labor and installation work is covered by our Done Right Promise: if it is not square, plumb, and sealed on day one, we come back and make it right. No paperwork fight.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely check a few things without touching the dangerous parts. You can inspect the panel seams with a flashlight for visible wear. You can check whether the bottom seal sits flat against the slab. You can listen to the door operate and note whether the noise is coming from one side or the center. You can photograph the model tag so we can confirm parts over the phone.

What you should not do is attempt any repair on the springs, cables, or bottom brackets. CWS impact doors are noticeably heavier than standard residential doors, and a torsion spring or cable under that much tension can cause serious injury if it lets go. Dale Kessler has seen enough garage injuries in his years working Palm Beach County to say it plainly: this is the one repair where a man can be right-handed on Monday and left-handed on Tuesday. If you suspect the springs or cables, call (561) 264-1279 and let a trained technician handle it.

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