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AfterWhat Door Installation in Lantana Actually Costs, and Why Salt Air Changes the Spec
A code-compliant impact entry door installed in Lantana runs $2,800-$5,600 for a standard single opening, before any masonry repair. If you live in one of the 1950s-60s CBS homes north of Hypoluxo Road and your original jalousie frame has corroded into the block, add $400-$900 for patching and re-anchoring. That second number is the one most contractors miss until the door is already off the hinges, and it’s the reason we measure every opening twice before we quote.
You can call (561) 264-1279 for a written line-item estimate. We’ll tell you the door price and the masonry price separately, in plain English, before any work starts.
The Lantana Problem: Salt Air Decides Your Door Materials, Not Your Schedule
Lantana sits on a narrow strip between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic, a mile from salt spray on both sides. That geography creates a corrosion corridor that eats aluminum door frames faster here than in Lake Park or West Palm Beach, where homes sit just far enough inland to avoid the worst of it. On Intracoastal-facing elevations, we regularly see unrated aluminum jambs with visible pitting and seal failure within 10-15 years of installation. The salt works into the frame, the frame lets moisture into the concrete block, and the hidden anchors rust inside the wall. By the time a door binds or won’t latch, the problem is already in the masonry.
This is the spine of door work in Lantana: the material spec matters more than the install date. A marine-grade aluminum door with stainless steel hardware may cost 15-25% more than an inland-spec unit from the same manufacturer, but that inland unit will be back off the hinges within a decade. The cheap spec costs more by year ten. We quote both options on paper, side by side, and let you see the difference for yourself.
The worst case we see is the jalousie-framed opening. Lantana’s post-war housing stock, especially the CBS homes built between the late 1940s and the early 1960s north of Hypoluxo Road, still carries original louvered-glass doors in side entries and back doors. Those aluminum frames oxidize so thoroughly into the surrounding block that pulling the old door destroys the rough opening. Two courses of lintel block crumble. The opening is no longer square, and no impact door can be anchored into it until a mason repairs and re-sets the block. It’s a two-trade job virtually unknown in inland Palm Beach County cities, and it’s the single biggest reason Lantana door quotes come in higher than homeowners expect.
On a sweltering July afternoon, our crew pulled a corroded jalousie back door off a 1958 CBS home near N 3rd Street and found the aluminum frame had oxidized into the lintel block, crumbling two courses above the opening. We spent the first day shoring and patching the masonry with fiber-reinforced mortar, then re-anchored a marine-grade impact entry door with stainless steel Tapcons and closed-cell foam tape, sealing every jamb before the afternoon storms rolled in off the Intracoastal. That’s the job. That’s what Lantana door installation actually requires when the old opening has been sitting in salt air for sixty years.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is the Door Installation in Lantana Crew You Call Back
We’ve been setting doors in South Florida’s coastal block homes for a long time. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008, but the trade runs deeper than that, years of glazing and door work in the family. Our Door Installation team knows what a salt-eaten jamb looks like before the door comes off. We know which anchors hold in CBS block, which flashing details survive a summer squall, and which manufacturer lines actually stand behind their marine-grade finishes. We don’t guess. We measure twice, we open the wall when we need to, and we tell you what we found before we spend another dollar of your money.
Every door we set in Lantana is covered by the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. We hire local, background-checked technicians who wear uniforms and treat your home the way they’d treat their own mother’s. And when you call, a live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not a voicemail tree. Not a callback form. A person.
Our Door Installation Services in Lantana
We install, replace, and service residential doors and Sliding & Patio Doors in Lantana across the area, from the Intracoastal-fronting homes along S Ocean Boulevard to the older blocks around N 3rd Street and the single-story CBS homes throughout the 33462 zip code. Here’s what we handle most often.
Entry & Swing Doors
A new Impact Windows & Doors - Lantana entry door on a block home starts with the opening, not the door. We check the jambs for salt oxidation, test the anchors, and confirm the rough opening is square before we order anything. If the block needs patching, we tell you on the first visit and fold the masonry work into a single written quote. No surprise line items later. Entry doors in Lantana run $2,800-$5,600 installed, depending on size, impact rating, and hardware.
Storm Doors
Storm doors in Lantana take a beating. A summer squall off the Atlantic drives rain sideways into east-facing entries, and a non-impact-rated storm door will lose glass and tear hinges under wind-borne debris. We specify impact-rated storm doors with stainless hardware and through-bolted hinge attachment for any opening that faces the water. Typical storm door installation in Lantana runs $900-$1,800. It’s the cheapest layer of protection a home can have, and the wrong one fails in the first named storm.
Arched & Custom Doors
Some of Lantana’s older homes have arched openings that were never designed for today’s code-compliant impact units. A custom radius door on a 1950s block home requires precise templating so the door actually seals against an opening that may have settled slightly out of square over sixty years. We template every arched opening on site, order the unit cut to our measurements, and set it with marine-grade flashing details that survive driven salt rain. Custom arched impact doors in Lantana typically run $4,500-$8,000 installed.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lantana
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, CGI, and ES Windows. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can see the actual differences in frame construction, marine finish, and warranty duration. For Lantana’s salt-air exposure, we lean toward marine-grade aluminum frames with stainless steel hardware from the factory, not as an add-on. If you already have a door we didn’t install, we service most major brands and stock the local fasteners and seals that corrode first here.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lantana Homes
After years of working Lantana’s block homes, we can predict the failure modes before we touch the door. Here’s what we find:
- Salt-spray pitting on unrated aluminum jambs. Intracoastal-facing elevations develop oxidation and seal failure within 10-15 years. Moisture wicks into the CBS block and rusts the hidden anchors inside the wall.
- Improper flashing tape detail at the sill. Slab-on-grade entries with the wrong sill flashing let driven rain from summer squalls channel under the threshold. We’ve pulled doors off and found the wood sub-frame rotted through, with stains spreading across the interior floor.
- Wind-borne debris damage on non-impact storm doors. Shattered glass, torn hinges, openings left vulnerable. The fix is a code-compliant impact door, permitted and set to Palm Beach County wind-borne debris rules.
- Jalousie frames corroded into the block. This is the Lantana signature problem. The old aluminum frame oxidizes into the lintel block, removal crumbles the opening, and the job becomes masonry repair plus door installation in the same week.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lantana, FL
Here’s the honest range for the doors we install in Lantana, including labor and standard hardware:
- Entry & swing door, impact-rated: $2,800-$5,600
- Storm door, impact-rated: $900-$1,800
- Double French door, impact-rated: $5,500-$9,500
- Arched or custom door, impact-rated: $4,500-$8,000
- Masonry repair and re-anchoring before door set: $400-$900 per opening
These figures reflect Lantana’s coastal spec: marine-grade aluminum or Energy-Efficient Windows - Lantana reinforced vinyl, stainless steel hardware, impact glazing, and proper flashing details. If a quote comes in hundreds below these numbers, ask whether the frame is marine-rated and whether the hardware is stainless. In our experience, the inland-spec version of the same door costs less on the front end and fails within a decade in Lantana’s salt air. We quote both options in writing so you can decide with your eyes open. Call (561) 264-1279 for a free, written, line-item estimate. We’ll measure, we’ll check the block, and we’ll tell you exactly what the job needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lantana
Our crews work door jobs throughout coastal Palm Beach County, including West Palm Beach, Westgate, Lake Park, and Palm Beach Shores. If you’re in a neighboring town dealing with the same salt-air frame failures or wind-borne debris code requirements, call (561) 264-1279 and ask about our Lantana service area. We’ll schedule a measurement visit.
Serving Lantana, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lantana 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 - Door Installation in Lantana
Because the original aluminum frame on many 1950s-60s CBS homes has corroded into the surrounding block, and removing it crumbles the rough opening. We can’t anchor an impact door into loose or missing masonry and meet Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris code. The repair costs $400-$900 per opening and must be done before the new door goes in. Call (561) 264-1279 and we’ll tell you in the first visit whether your opening needs it, before you spend a dollar on the door itself.
Yes. Palm Beach County sits in the Wind-Borne Debris Region, which means any permitted door replacement must be impact-rated or protected by a rated shutter system. There’s no legal way around it for a permitted replacement. We handle the permitting and the inspection, and we register both manufacturer warranty layers before we leave the job.
Marine-grade aluminum with a factory-applied corrosion-resistant finish holds up best in Lantana’s salt-spray corridor, especially on Intracoastal-facing elevations. Reinforced vinyl is a solid second for inland blocks of the 33462 zip code. Steel frames are a poor choice here, they rust at the hardware attachments within ten years. Call (561) 264-1279 and we’ll quote the appropriate frame for your elevation, on paper, next to the cheaper alternative.
Rarely, and almost never on a 1950s-60s Lantana home. The frame is usually the part that failed, pitted by salt, loosened from the block, or already out of square. A new slab on an old frame gives you a new door with an old failure built in. We’ll inspect the frame on site and tell you straight whether it’s worth saving. The inspection and estimate are free.
Figure 15-25% more upfront. The difference is in the marine-grade frame finish, stainless steel hardware, and sometimes a heavier gauge extrusion. That premium buys you a door that lasts 2-3 times longer in Lantana’s salt air. The inland-spec door isn’t cheaper, it’s just billed later, in the form of a replacement in ten years. We quote both options side by side so you see the real math. Call (561) 264-1279 for a free written estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lantana and coastal Palm Beach County with door and window installations built for salt air and block construction.
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.