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Custom windows and doors in West Palm Beach usually run $1,200 to $4,800 per opening for impact-rated units, with architectural grilles and simulated divided lights adding $180 to $650 per window depending on the pattern. The job is rarely just a swap; most pre-2002 CBS homes in neighborhoods like Flamingo Park and Northwood still carry original jalousie or single-pane aluminum frames that fail Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris code. We’ve been doing this work here long enough to know which openings trigger Historic Preservation Board review in El Cid and which insurance carriers are sending non-renewal notices this year. Call (561) 264-1279 and we’ll come measure, quote both the coastal-spec and inland-spec versions side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers before the truck leaves your driveway.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is West Palm Beach’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company
TruePane isn’t a franchise that parachuted into West Palm Beach last year. Dale Kessler founded the company in 2008 on a rule that’s still on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Our crews train apprentices into journeymen, work in uniform, and pass background checks before they ever step onto a porch in Northwood or a condo balcony along Flagler Drive. We plan to be answering the phone in West Palm Beach thirty years from now, which is why we sponsor county fairs and church roof funds, not billboards.
We know the difference between a 1920s Mediterranean Revival original in El Cid and a 1970s CBS rancher off Australian Avenue, because we’ve measured both. That matters when a customer needs impact glazing but the Preservation Board wants the original muntin pattern. It matters when salt air has fused an aluminum jalousie frame to the stucco and the removal has to be done without cracking the lintel. A live person answers every call at (561) 264-1279, 24 hours a day, and the person who answers knows West Palm Beach, not a call center in another state.
Every job is covered by the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard. That means both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing, with the durations stated, before our truck leaves your driveway. If something isn’t done right, we make it right. No paperwork fight. No fine print that covers neither you nor the window.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in West Palm Beach
Custom Shape Windows
West Palm Beach’s older housing stock includes a lot of arched and radius openings, especially in the 1920s and 1930s homes of El Cid and Flamingo Park, and those are not off-the-shelf sizes. We template each opening by hand, twice, then order the unit to the exact radius. A fixed radius or full-round impact window in West Palm Beach typically starts around $1,800 and climbs with size and finish. The alternative, a rectangular window shoehorned into an arched opening with wood infill, is what we get called to fix when it leaks after the first hurricane season.
Commercial Storefront Glazing
Storefront glass along Clematis Street and Northwood Road takes a beating from salt spray and afternoon thunderstorms, and standard aluminum storefront framing corrodes fast within sight of Lake Worth Lagoon. We specify thermally broken aluminum with stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware for commercial work in West Palm Beach, and we cut glass on site so a broken storefront panel doesn’t leave a business boarded up longer than one workday. Replacement storefront glass here generally runs $35 to $65 per square foot installed, more if it’s tempered or laminated impact glass.
Curtain Wall Systems
Curtain wall on West Palm Beach condominiums and office buildings has to handle a design wind speed exceeding 160 mph in a 3-second gust, plus the relentless salt air of the lagoon and Atlantic exposure. That’s not a place for off-brand aluminum. We work as an authorized installer for ES Windows and ECO Window Systems, and we specify fusion-welded frames with marine-grade finishes because standard galvanized clips shear off within a decade this close to saltwater. A curtain wall replacement in West Palm Beach is engineered work, not a glazing job; we pull permits and the engineering review happens before we order the first stick of aluminum.
Architectural Grilles & SDLs
If you own a historic home in El Cid or Flamingo Park, the City’s Historic Preservation Board must approve any exterior window replacement that changes the visible profile. That means the grille pattern, the muntin width, the frame depth, all of it. We specify simulated divided lights that replicate the original pattern rather than standard impact casements, and we handle the board submittal as part of the job. Architectural grilles and SDLs generally add $180 to $650 per window in West Palm Beach, plus 6 to 10 weeks of board review lead time that most homeowners don’t budget for when they get their first quote from a company that doesn’t know the district.
Trusted Brands We Service in West Palm Beach
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in West Palm Beach we lean hard on three for coastal work: Marvin for historic-district impact casements with authentic SDL grille profiles, ES Windows for oversized fixed glass and sliders, and ECO Window Systems when a customer wants a high-performance aluminum frame at a tighter price point. We keep a local stock of replacement hardware, weatherstripping, and balance parts for these lines so we’re not waiting on a freight shipment from Georgia when a West Palm Beach customer has a failed sash in July. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, with sticker prices, so you see exactly what you’re buying.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in West Palm Beach Homes
- Salt-air corrosion on standard window hardware. Galvanized sill anchors and window clips within a mile of Lake Worth Lagoon or the Atlantic shear off or crumble within 10 years. We specify stainless hardware and fusion-welded frames on every coastal job; the inland-spec alternative is a 10-year trap that costs more the second time around.
- Original jalousie and single-pane aluminum frames that fail wind-borne debris testing. These windows, common in pre-2002 CBS homes in Flamingo Park and Northwood, cannot be retrofitted to meet Palm Beach County’s impact code. They have to come out, and the replacement has to be tested and labeled impact-rated or paired with an approved hurricane protection system. Insurance carriers won’t accept anything less on paper.
- Historic district stop-work orders. In El Cid and Flamingo Park, owners who replace exterior windows without Preservation Board approval get a stop-work order, a house with unsealed openings, and contractor delay fees piling up. Board approval takes 6 to 10 weeks, and it has to happen before the sashes are even ordered.
- Oversized glass on waterfront lots. Homes along Flagler Drive and the lagoon side of West Palm Beach often have large fixed picture windows and sliding door walls. When those units fail, they aren’t stocked at the supply house. They’re custom-ordered, templated, and set with a crane or a vacuum lift. Getting that wrong means a shattered $3,000 panel, so we measure twice and order once.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in West Palm Beach, FL
Custom window and door work in West Palm Beach carries a coastal premium for a reason, and the price gap shows up in materials, not labor padding.
| Item | Typical Range in West Palm Beach |
|---|---|
| Impact-rated custom window (per opening) | $1,200 - $3,800 |
| Historic-district impact casement with SDL grilles | $2,400 - $4,800 per opening |
| Architectural grilles / SDL upgrade | $180 - $650 per window |
| Commercial storefront glass (per sq ft installed) | $35 - $65 |
| Full removal of failed jalousie or single-pane unit | $150 - $400 per opening (disposal included) |
The coastal-spec version of a window costs about 15 to 25 percent more than the inland-spec quote. That’s the marine-grade finish, the stainless hardware, the fusion-welded corners. Cheap aluminum frames on the coast fail within a decade, and the second job costs more than the first one saved. Call (561) 264-1279 for a free estimate. We write a line-item quote, on paper, before any work starts, and the number we write is the number you pay.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Palm Beach
Our crews serve West Palm Beach and the surrounding communities, including Palm Beach, Greenacres, North Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens. If you’re in a historic district, a lagoon-front condo, or a 1970s CBS home anywhere in this part of the county, we’ll come measure and quote the same coastal-spec work we do in West Palm Beach.
Serving West Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Palm Beach 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 - Custom Windows & Doors in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach sits in Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris region with a design wind speed over 160 mph, and the Florida Building Code requires every window and door opening to either be a tested impact-rated product or be paired with an approved hurricane shutter system. Shutters can satisfy the code, but many insurers, including Citizens, now require the windows themselves to be impact-rated before they’ll write or renew a policy on a block home, especially if the roof deck and wall connection have already been upgraded. Call (561) 264-1279 and we’ll tell you exactly what your carrier is looking for before you spend a dollar on the wrong product.
The West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board approves impact-rated windows that replicate the original visible profile, which in practice means simulated divided lights with grille bars milled to the original muntin width, not snap-in grid inserts. They review the frame depth, the finishing color, and the sight lines. Approval takes 6 to 10 weeks, and it must happen before the sashes are ordered. We prepare the board submittal as part of the job, because a homeowner who tries to skip this step gets a stop-work order, not a pass. For an exact quote on your home, call (561) 264-1279.
Salt air is a chemical problem, not a cosmetic one. Standard galvanized hardware and non-marine aluminum develop pitting and galvanic corrosion within a few years of exposure to the salt-laden air off Lake Worth Lagoon and the Atlantic. West Palm Beach homes within a mile of the water see window clips and sill anchors shear off in under a decade. Fusion-welded frames with marine-grade finishes and stainless hardware are the only financially rational spec here. The inland-spec quote saves 15 to 25 percent up front, then the job fails and costs more to redo than the original budget.
If the frames are original 1970s aluminum, the glass is single-pane, and the home is in West Palm Beach, you’re replacing the full units, not just the glass. The frames are not impact-rated, they do not meet current energy code, and they cannot be retrofitted to pass wind-borne debris testing. On a 1950s CBS rancher in Flamingo Park, our crew pulled out original jalousie panels so pitted from salt air the aluminum had fused to the stucco, and the only viable fix was full impact-rated replacement. We’ll walk you through what can and can’t be salvaged, in plain language, at (561) 264-1279.
It does both. A 1970s single-pane slider has a U-factor near 1.2; a modern impact rated low-E unit runs around 0.35 to 0.45, which cuts the solar gain that drives air conditioning bills from May through October. The bigger near-term savings is insurance. Citizens and private carriers in West Palm Beach issue non-renewal notices or premium spikes to policyholders who cannot document wind mitigation upgrades, and impact-rated windows are one of the largest mitigation credits on the Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection form. For most of our West Palm Beach customers, the insurance savings alone pays the premium on coastal-spec windows within 5 to 8 years. Call (561) 264-1279 for a free estimate and we’ll show you the numbers on your specific home.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving West Palm Beach with impact-rated custom windows and doors built for salt air, storm code, and historic review boards.
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.