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CWS Door Installation in West Palm Beach: What to Know First

TruePane Windows & Doors provides independent CWS door installation in West Palm Beach for homeowners whose CWS units need proper setting, sealing, or full replacement. Most CWS door installs run one day for a standard-sized opening, with a written line-item quote before any work starts. We are not the cheapest bid, and we don’t pretend to be; our pricing reflects the manufacturer warranty layers being registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway.

Call (561) 264-1279

This page is for CWS owners who want the job done right the first time by a company that’s been serving West Palm Beach since 2008 through Dale Kessler’s craft tradition, not a franchise playbook. If you have a CWS entry door that binds in July, a French door that’s drifted out of square, or a storm door that never quite sealed from day one, call (561) 264-1279. A live person answers, day or night.

How CWS Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

CWS doors are common throughout West Palm Beach, especially in homes built or renovated between the late 1990s and mid-2010s. As an independent CWS service provider, we see the same failure patterns repeat across the county. Here’s what actually goes wrong:

• Frame settlement at the hinge side, common on the CWS 4700-series swing doors. Heavy glass panels pull against hinges that were set into framing that settles over time. The door starts to drag at the top latch corner, and someone adjusts the hinges repeatedly instead of addressing the frame. We reset the frame square and re-hang the slab so the reveal is even. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
• Panel misalignment on CWS multi-panel sliding and French door assemblies. The interlocks between panels wear unevenly, especially on pooled-water exposure from the west-facing afternoon storms that hit West Palm Beach hard. Owners notice the lock no longer throws cleanly or daylight at the meeting stile. We realign the panels, replace worn interlock gaskets, and re-seal the track bed.
• Thermal seal failure in CWS insulated door lites, particularly on doors that catch direct eastern morning sun. Fogging between the glass shows up faster in coastal humidity when the edge seals weren’t kept clean or the frame shifted slightly. We can often replace the lite unit rather than the whole door, which saves real money and time.
• Threshold and sweep wear on CWS entry doors with older adjustable aluminum thresholds. West Palm Beach’s sandy soil works grit into the sweep every time the door opens. Once the sweep flattens, water finds its way under the threshold during summer downpours. We replace the sweep and threshold as a matched set, not just the rubber strip.
• Improper original installation from builder-grade crews, visible across CWS, Andersen, Pella, PGT, and nearly every brand we service. We discover shims left loose, flashing lapped the wrong direction, and rough openings that were never flashed at all. When we re-install a CWS unit, we re-flash the opening to code and correct the framing so the new door starts from a square foundation.

These are not manufacturer defects. They are installation consequences and climate consequences. An owner won’t find these specifics on CWS’s own site because the manufacturer never sees the opening after it leaves the factory.

Our CWS Door Installation Process

Every CWS job follows the same sequence whether it’s a simple storm door re-hang or a full double French door replacement. Here’s what happens from the first call to the final walkaround:

1. 1
   Call and diagnosis. You call (561) 264-1279. A live person answers and schedules a visit. We don’t use callback forms or regional call centers.
2. 2
   On-site measurement and honest assessment. A background-checked tech measures the rough opening twice, checks the existing frame for square, plumb, and level, and tells you plainly whether the door can be re-hung or needs replacement. You get the truth, even if it’s not what you hoped to hear.
3. 3
   Parts decision on paper. We quote OEM CWS parts alongside quality aftermarket options where they exist, with brand names and line items. You see exactly what you’re buying, side by side. For frame components and structural hinges, we recommend OEM. For sweeps, thresholds, and weatherstripping, proven aftermarket parts often match or exceed factory performance at lower cost.
4. 4
   Installation. We set the frame square, shim correctly, flash the opening to West Palm Beach building code, and hang the slab with even reveals. On replacement work, we register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before cleanup starts.
5. 5
   Operational test and seal check. We cycle the door through its full throw, check the sweep contact against the threshold, test the lock, and look for any daylight at the weatherstripping. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
6. 6
   Cleanup and the Done Right Promise. We leave the job site clean and explain what we did in plain terms. If anything fails within 90 days on our workmanship, we make it right with no paperwork fights and no arguing.

What CWS Door Installation Costs in West Palm Beach

CWS door installation in West Palm Beach varies with the scope of work, and we quote every job with fixed line-item pricing before work begins. Here’s what homeowners typically see:

• Re-hang an existing CWS entry door (no parts): $220-$420, depending on frame condition and hinge replacement.
• Storm door installation, CWS or equivalent: $450-$800 with existing opening, including threshold and sweep.
• Full CWS entry door replacement, standard size: $1,800-$4,200, including flashing, threshold, all hardware, and warranty registration.
• CWS French door or double door replacement: $3,800-$8,500, depending on panel width, glass package, and whether the opening needs reframing.
• Arched or fully custom CWS door installation: $6,000-$14,000, priced by opening size, radius, and glass specification.

What moves the price: frame rot, out-of-square openings, impact-rated glass requirements, and whether the original flashing was installed incorrectly. We don’t pad quotes with “miscellaneous” line items, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Call (561) 264-1279 for a free, written estimate.

Why West Palm Beach Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for CWS Work

We’ve spent years setting, sealing, and standing behind windows and doors across Palm Beach County. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 after spending the better part of two decades watching out-of-true installs and voided warranties cost homeowners real money. That’s why every CWS job here carries The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway.

The Done Right Promise is not fine print. If our work isn’t right, we fix it, no arguing. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they measure every opening twice. We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines including, PGT, and CGI, so when a CWS unit needs a full replacement and the homeowner wants options, we show them side by side on paper. We also service PGT, and Andersen doors, which gives us a broader view than a single-brand shop ever gets. We stand behind it, in writing.

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