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Window installation in Palm Beach comes with a hurdle most Florida homeowners never face: the Architectural Review Board. If you live on the island, nearly every exterior window change requires ARBA approval first, and the process typically adds six to eight weeks before installation can even begin. That’s the reality of owning one of the Mizner-era estates or mid-century CBS homes that define this town. Call Winslow Windows & Doors at (561) 468-6136, and we’ll handle the approval, the fabrication, and the install so you’re not sitting in an open-walled house waiting on a committee.
Key Takeaways
- ARBA approval adds roughly 6-8 weeks to most Palm Beach window replacement projects.
- Impact windows in Palm Beach typically run $800-$1,500 per window installed; custom arched or steel-casement profiles matching Mizner-era openings cost more.
- Salt-laden air from the Atlantic and the Intracoastal demands marine-grade finishes and stainless hardware.
- Winslow files the ARBA submittal packet for you, including elevation drawings and glazing specs.
- Seasonal residents should start the process in spring, not October.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Window Installation Company
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011, and his name is on the door and on every job we do. That’s not a slogan; it’s how we operate. When a Palm Beach homeowner calls, a live person answers. Not a call center, not a voicemail loop. You get a straight answer from someone who knows the difference between a casement window on Brazilian Avenue and one on Coral Lane.
Our crews have worked the island long enough to know what the ARBA will approve and what it will reject. We’ve filed submittals for Mediterranean Revival estates near Worth Avenue, for Spanish Colonial homes off South County Road, and for modest CBS homes on the interior streets where owners assumed no review applied. We know which muntin profiles the board accepts, which marine-grade finishes survive the dual salt exposure, and which impact-rated products can replicate a 1920s steel casement profile without looking like a vinyl insert.
Every technician who steps onto a Palm Beach property is background-checked and arrives in uniform. You’ll know exactly who is at your door before the truck pulls up. And our Window Installation team works year-round on the island, so we’re familiar with the seasonal rhythm: owners leave in April, the ARBA keeps meeting through summer, and smart homeowners get their approvals filed before they head north.
Our Window Installation Services in Palm Beach
Single & Double Hung Windows
Single and double hung windows are the workhorses of Palm Beach’s mid-century CBS homes and the newer structures on the interior streets. The challenge here isn’t usually the ARBA profile, it’s the hardware. Salt air from the Intracoastal on one side and the Atlantic on the other corrodes standard balances and locks within a few years. We spec marine-grade finishes and stainless fasteners on every hung window going into a Palm Beach home. Typical installed pricing runs $900-$1,800 per window for impact-rated single hung units.
Horizontal Roller Windows
Horizontal roller windows appear constantly on the 1950s and 1960s concrete block homes between Royal Palm Way and the northern stretches of the island. These openings are often wide and low, designed for cross-breeze, and the original aluminum frames have typically pitted badly from salt exposure. Replacing them with impact-rated rollers means matching the original sightlines while upgrading the frame to a marine-grade aluminum or steel. Palm Beach homeowners choose this option when they want the breezes without the corrosion.
3-Panel Sliding (3-Lite Roller) Windows
Three-panel sliders show up on the larger mid-century homes and on the waterfront properties where a wide opening captures the lagoon view. These are big units, and in Palm Beach’s wind zone they need design pressures matched to the opening and to the floor height. A three-lite roller system in a waterfront Palm Beach home often lands in the $2,500-$5,000 range once impact glass, marine-grade frames, and the required NOA product approval are factored in. We’ll give you a written line-item quote before any work begins.
Casement Windows
Casement windows are the signature window of the island’s Mediterranean Revival estates. Addison Mizner used steel casements with narrow muntins and arched tops throughout his 1920s work, and the ARBA expects modern replacements to replicate those profiles. That means custom fabrication, usually in an impact-rated CGI or PGT line with a laminated glass interlayer and a marine-grade finish. We’ve replaced entire casement sets on Worth Avenue estates, and we’ll file the elevation drawings and glazing specs the board needs to see.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Palm Beach
We’re an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, among others. These aren’t brands we pick up at a supply house; they’re product lines we’ve trained on, and we know which configurations carry the Florida Product Approval numbers and Miami-Dade NOAs that Palm Beach’s wind zone demands. For ARBA-sensitive jobs, we’ve found CGI’s custom casement profiles and PGT’s impact single hung lines clear review more smoothly because the muntin profiles and frame depths read as period-appropriate. When you call (561) 468-6136, we’ll tell you which brand fits your house, not which one we happen to have in the warehouse.
Common Window Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Skipping the ARBA check. Homeowners on interior streets often assume a CBS home doesn’t need review. It usually does. Unapproved changes can trigger a stop-work order and a demand to remove the new windows. We verify ARBA jurisdiction before we order a single unit.
- Untreated aluminum frames in a salt sandwich. Palm Beach sits on a barrier island with salt air coming from both directions. Standard aluminum frames pit within two years. Marine-grade finishes and stainless hardware aren’t an upsell here; they’re the only thing that lasts.
- Waiting until October to start. Seasonal residents who come back in October and then call about windows have already missed the window. The ARBA review alone runs six to eight weeks, and custom fabrication adds another four to six. Start in the spring, before you leave.
- Big-box installs with standard product lines. A national chain will sell you a stock impact window that doesn’t match a Mizner-era arched opening. The ARBA rejects it. You pay twice. We match the profile the first time because we know what the board looks for.
Pricing for Window Installation in Palm Beach, FL
Impact windows in Palm Beach generally run $800-$1,500 per window installed. Impact single hung units land between $900 and $1,800. Large or custom openings, including the arched casement profiles common on the island’s Mediterranean Revival homes, typically run $2,500-$5,000 per opening. Whole-home packages for a mid-sized Palm Beach home usually fall between $8,000 and $25,000 or more depending on opening count, floor height, and whether any custom replication is required.
What moves the number in Palm Beach is rarely the glass. It’s the ARBA profile, the wind-zone engineering, and the marine-grade frame materials. A third-floor window on a South Ocean Boulevard estate needs higher design pressures than a ground-floor unit on an interior street. A custom arched casement costs more than a standard rectangle. We’ll give you a written line-item quote so you can see exactly where the money goes, and the quote is free.
What Window Installation Costs in Palm Beach
Let’s anchor the numbers. A standard impact window in Palm Beach, installed, runs $800-$1,500. A single hung impact unit runs $900-$1,800. A large or custom opening, like the arched casements or wide three-lite rollers on waterfront homes, runs $2,500-$5,000. Whole-home impact packages for a typical Palm Beach property land between $8,000 and $25,000 or higher, especially on the estate properties where every opening is a different size and profile.
Three things move the price on this island more than anywhere else in the county. Opening count, because the ARBA reviews every window individually and the submittal package grows with each unit. Wind zone and floor height, because design pressures are matched to the opening and the elevation. Frame material, because marine-grade finishes and stainless hardware are mandatory to survive the dual salt exposure. We’ll measure every opening, spec the right product, and hand you a written quote. Call (561) 468-6136 to schedule a free in-home measure.
Florida Pays You Back
Florida has real incentives for impact window upgrades, and Palm Beach homeowners can often stack several of them. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact windows and doors. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax, which is a meaningful savings on a $20,000 project. The federal 25C energy credit can return 30% of the product cost, up to $600 per year, on qualifying energy-efficient units. And most Palm Beach homeowners see windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy after a wind-mitigation inspection, which typically costs $75-$150. We don’t set the numbers, the state and your carrier do, but we’ll point you to the programs and help with the paperwork trail.
Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters: The Palm Beach Reality
On the island, the comparison isn’t academic. Shutters work, but someone has to be in the house to hang them, and in July the storm doesn’t wait for you to fly down from New York. Impact windows are permanent protection, no panels to store, no accordions to wrestle. And in Palm Beach specifically, shutters often fail ARBA review anyway, because the board wants the exterior envelope preserved, not altered with visible shutter tracks and hoods. If you’re choosing between the two, impact windows are the option that both the building code and the architectural board are actually built around.
Schedule Around ARBA Approval, or Don’t Start
Here’s the calendar reality in Palm Beach. The Architectural Review Board typically meets on a published schedule, and a complete submittal for window replacement usually runs six to eight weeks from filing to decision. Custom fabrication of impact-rated units matching original profiles adds another four to six weeks once the approval lands. That means a full cycle from application to installation wraps in about twelve to fourteen weeks.
For seasonal owners, that math is unforgiving. If you call us in October, you’re looking at installation in February or March, right when you’d hoped to be back in the house. Start the submittal in the spring, before you leave. We’ll file the packet, track the review, and schedule fabrication so the windows are ready when the approval comes through. You won’t pay for a project that stalls halfway because a board hasn’t met yet.
On a 1920s Mediterranean Revival estate near Worth Avenue, our crew replaced twelve original arched steel casements with custom CGI impact-rated units featuring a laminated glass interlayer and marine-grade finish. The ARBA submittal package we filed included elevation drawings and glazing specifications matching the original muntin profiles. After a six-week review, we installed the windows over three days while the owners were up north, avoiding any exposure of the interior to salt-laden air. That’s the rhythm of this island, and we’ve built our process around it.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews work throughout southeastern Florida, including West Palm Beach, Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens, and Royal Palm Beach. The ARBA process we’ve described is unique to the Town of Palm Beach, but the same installation standards, impact products, and upfront pricing apply everywhere we work. If you live just across the Intracoastal, read more about what we do in Palm Beach or the surrounding communities.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
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FAQs - Window Installation in Palm Beach
ARBA approval typically adds six to eight weeks to a window installation in Palm Beach, and custom fabrication of ARBA-compliant profiles adds another four to six weeks, so plan on a total of twelve to fourteen weeks from initial filing to installation. We file the submittal on your behalf and schedule fabrication so the project is ready the week the approval lands. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll map out a timeline for your specific property.
Materials that replicate the original Mizner-era detail, such as impact-rated steel or aluminum casements with narrow muntins, arched tops where the original had them, and finishes in bronze, white, or natural metallic tones, are most likely to get ARBA approval in Palm Beach. The board rejects vinyl inserts and standard frame profiles that don’t match the original sightlines. We’ll review your home’s original details and spec the product that clears review on the first submittal.
Yes. Palm Beach’s wind zone requires impact-rated products with Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval for every window opening, and we never install a unit without the correct design pressure for the specific opening and floor height. The NOA is per configuration, not per brand, so we verify the exact product and size before ordering. Your quote will list the NOA number for every window on the project.
You can, and many Palm Beach owners do exactly that. We file the ARBA submittal for the full set of windows, and once the approval lands, we can install in phases, such as all street-facing windows first, then the rear and side openings, so you’re never living in a house with every wall open at once. We’ll schedule each phase around your calendar and the fabrication lead times. Call (561) 468-6136 for a phased plan.
We protect the interior with temporary barriers and schedule each opening to be closed with the new impact unit before moving to the next one, so no wall is left open overnight or through a storm. On the island, the wet season runs from May through October, and we plan installations to minimize exposure to rain and salt air. Our crews have done this through enough summer storms on Palm Beach to know exactly how much can be opened safely in a single day.
Call (561) 468-6136 to schedule your free window installation estimate in Palm Beach. Written quote, ARBA submittal, custom fabrication, and installation, all handled by one crew that answers the phone when you call.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach and the surrounding South Florida coast.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow 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.