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Window replacement in Greenacres runs from about $800 per window for a basic vinyl insert up to $1,800 for a full-frame impact-rated unit, with whole-home packages landing between $8,000 and $25,000. If you’re in a 1970s CBS home off Jog Road or Lake Worth Road, you’re probably looking at full-frame tear-out work, because those original aluminum single-panes and jalousies don’t meet current code and can’t be retrofitted. We’re Winslow Windows & Doors, we’ve been handling exactly this kind of work across Palm Beach County since 2011, and you can reach a live person at (561) 468-6136 any hour of the day or night.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Greenacres’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
Ed Winslow started this company because he got tired of watching national chains hand homeowners a ticket number instead of a person who actually answers the phone. That’s still how we operate in Greenacres. When you call (561) 468-6136, a live person picks up. Not a voicemail tree. Not a call center in another state. Someone who knows the difference between a jalousie and a casement and understands what Palm Beach County code means for your specific block.
We’re locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number you can look up yourself. Every technician who rolls up to your Greenacres home is background-checked and in uniform, so you know exactly who’s at your door before the truck parks. We’re authorized installers for PGT, CGI, Therma-Tru, which matters when your permit inspection comes around and the products need to carry real Florida Product Approval numbers, not a generic stamp.
And we back every Greenacres job with the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. No fine print, no expiration. That’s a standard of accountability written into every job.
For a broader look at what goes into the work, our Window Replacement team covers the full process from measure to final inspection, and this page digs into what’s unique about getting the job done right here in Greenacres.
Our Window Replacement Services in Greenacres
Full Frame Replacement
This is the job we do most often in Greenacres. The housing stock here is dominated by concrete block construction tract homes built from the late 1960s through the early 1990s, and a lot of them still sit behind original single-pane aluminum sliding windows. Decades of South Florida humidity corrode those aluminum frames and degrade the glazing seals until the sash binds or the glass fogs permanently. A full-frame replacement means we tear out the entire old window down to the rough opening, repair any rotted or undersized framing we find, and install a new impact-rated unit that actually seals against wind-driven rain. In Greenacres, this is usually the right call, not the upsell.
Insert Window Replacement
If your existing frames are still square and structurally sound, an insert replacement can save you money and labor. We remove the old sashes, leave the frame in place, and slide a new energy-efficient unit into the opening. This works well on newer Greenacres homes where the frames haven’t pitted, but it’s not a shortcut. We’ll tell you honestly if the frames are too far gone to hold a new window properly. Most 1970s and 1980s CBS homes we inspect around Greenacres need the full tear-out.
Vinyl Replacement Windows
Vinyl is the workhorse material for Greenacres replacements. It handles the humidity and UV exposure better than aluminum, which pits and oxidizes fast on south- and west-facing elevations here. The relentless South Florida sun will chalk a cheap vinyl frame within a few years, so we spec thicker, heat-resistant vinyl from PGT and CWS lines that are engineered for this climate. You get a window that doesn’t rot, doesn’t pit, and doesn’t need paint every five years. That matters in Greenacres, where the UV index stays punishing year-round.
Energy-Efficient Upgrade
Swapping single-pane glass for low-E insulated units does more than cut your cooling bill. It changes how your house feels by 3 p.m. in August. We’ve walked into Greenacres bedrooms where the afternoon sun turns the room into an oven because the old clear glass has an SHGC that lets heat pour through. A properly specified low-E impact window reflects a meaningful share of that solar gain while still meeting the design pressure requirements for Palm Beach County’s wind zone. That’s the upgrade that pays you back every month on your FPL bill, not just once at the permit counter.
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 Greenacres
We’re authorized installers for eight premium manufacturers, and for Greenacres work we lean on PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru most often. PGT and CGI carry the Florida Product Approval numbers your permit inspector wants to see, and Therma-Tru handles the entry door side when you’re doing a full opening upgrade. Because we stock and order direct from these manufacturers, we’re not guessing at lead times or compatibility. We know exactly what fits a 1970s CBS opening and what’s going to pass inspection the first time. That’s the difference between a smooth permit close and a homeowner tearing out brand-new windows that never should have been ordered.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Greenacres Homes
- Rotted jambs behind aluminum frames. On a 1974 CBS rancher off Jog Road near Forest Hill Boulevard, our crew pulled three corroded aluminum jalousie units from a Florida room and found the original jambs rotted from decades of trapped humidity. We reframed the openings, installed PGT 770 impact casements with low-E insulated glass, and closed the permit the same week. The contract already covered the full tear-out, so the homeowner never got hit with a surprise change order.
- Jalousie windows that can’t be permitted. A high share of 1970s and 1980s Greenacres homes still have jalousie louvered glass in bathrooms, utility rooms, and Florida rooms. These units are functionally impossible to make hurricane-compliant, and current Palm Beach County code won’t let you close a permit with them in place. Every single one has to come out and be replaced with an impact-rated unit. Many homeowners find this out mid-project when the inspector flags it. We tell you before you sign, not after.
- Online-ordered “hurricane windows” with no Florida Product Approval stamp. We’ve had to rip out brand-new windows from Greenacres homes where the owner bought units online that looked right but lacked the FL# approval Palm Beach County requires. The inspector flags them, and now you’re paying for removal plus a second install. Don’t do this to yourself.
- Insert quotes written from photos. We get called in to fix estimates written by out-of-town companies that never put a ladder on the property. The existing aluminum frames are pitted and out-of-square, so the new sashes bind, and the only real fix is a full-frame tear-out the homeowner didn’t budget for. We measure every opening in person before we write a number, and we put the full scope in writing.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Greenacres, FL
Here’s what Greenacres homeowners can expect. A basic vinyl insert runs $800 to $1,200 per window installed. A full-frame impact single-hung from PGT or CWS typically lands between $900 and $1,800 per unit, depending on size and design pressure rating. Large or custom openings like picture windows or sliding glass doors run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages for an average three-bedroom CBS home in Greenacres usually fall between $8,000 and $25,000, with the spread driven by how many jalousies have to go, whether the framing needs repair, and what glass package you choose. The free in-home measure and written quote we provide comes with real numbers, not a range you have to decode. Call (561) 468-6136 to schedule yours.
What Window Replacement Costs in Greenacres
Let’s put dollar figures on it. Impact windows in Greenacres generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. A single-hung impact unit lands at $900 to $1,800. Large or custom openings like a Florida room slider or a picture window facing the lake run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages for a typical Greenacres CBS rancher with ten to fourteen openings run $8,000 to $25,000 or more depending on the glass package and how much framing repair the tear-out reveals. What moves the price here specifically: the number of openings that have to be torn out rather than retrofitted, the design pressure rating your specific elevation requires, and the frame material you choose. A home on a corner lot with wide south-facing exposure needs a higher DP rating than a shaded interior unit, and that’s reflected in the product cost. We do a free in-home measure and give you a written line-item quote before any work starts. No allowances buried in the fine print, no vague “to be determined” line items. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll walk your house with you.
One thing we will never do is quote you over the phone without looking at your windows. Any company that does that in Greenacres is guessing, and you’ll find out when the invoice shows up.
Florida Pays You Back
There’s a real stack of incentives for Greenacres homeowners right now. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and impact windows are one of the covered improvements. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax, which takes a meaningful chunk off a whole-home job. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit covers 30% of the product cost on qualifying energy-efficient units, up to $600 per year. And once the work is done, a wind-mitigation inspection, which runs about $75 to $150, can unlock windstorm premium credits on your homeowner’s policy that average around 25% on the windstorm portion. We don’t guarantee any specific dollar figure because your insurance carrier and the state program set the final numbers, but we’ll walk you through what applies to your Greenacres home and make sure the paperwork matches the products we install.
One more choice you’ll likely face: permanent impact windows versus hanging hurricane shutters every time a storm tracks toward Palm Beach County. Shutters cost less upfront, but they only protect you when you remember to put them up, and they do nothing for your energy bill, your UV damage, or your home’s resale value. Impact windows protect you permanently, with no panels to drag out of the garage at 11 p.m. For Greenacres homeowners planning to stay put, it’s usually not a close call.
We Also Serve Cities Near Greenacres
Winslow Windows & Doors serves Greenacres and the surrounding Palm Beach County communities. We work regularly in West Palm Beach, Wellington, Boynton Beach, and Palm Beach, and our crews know the code and permitting differences from one municipality to the next. If you’re just over the line in any of those cities, the same live-answer phone number and the same Done Right Promise apply. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our South Florida office, with local crews serving Greenacres directly.
Serving Greenacres, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Greenacres 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 - Window Replacement in Greenacres
Yes. If your Greenacres home still has jalousie louvered windows in bathrooms, utility rooms, or a Florida room, Palm Beach County code requires them to be fully removed and replaced with impact-rated units before the permit can close. There’s no retrofit option for jalousies. They’re structurally incapable of meeting wind-borne debris protection standards, and any inspector will flag them immediately. We tell every Greenacres homeowner this before the contract is signed, because discovering it mid-project is the kind of surprise that turns a $10,000 job into a $14,000 job overnight. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll tell you exactly which openings in your home fall under this rule.
Because someone wrote the first quote without really looking at your house. In Greenacres, especially on 1970s and 1980s CBS homes, the original aluminum frames are often pitted and out-of-square from decades of humidity, and the jambs underneath can be rotted from trapped moisture. An insert-replacement quote written from photos or a drive-by assumes the existing frames are reusable. When we inspect and find they aren’t, the job converts to full-frame tear-out, which means reframing, resealing, and more labor per opening. That’s where the jump comes from. We avoid this by inspecting every opening in person first and writing the full-frame allowance into the contract from the start. If there’s hidden damage, it’s covered. If there isn’t, you’re not paying for work we didn’t do. Call (561) 468-6136 for a quote that’s based on what’s actually in your walls, not what someone guessed from the street.
A standard Florida Product Approved impact window is enough in Greenacres. Greenacres sits in Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris region but falls outside Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which covers only Miami-Dade and Broward counties to the south. Replacement windows here require Florida Product Approval for impact resistance but do not need the stricter and more expensive Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance products required one county over. That means we can spec PGT or CGI impact units that meet local code without overpaying for HVHZ-level testing you don’t need. Anyone telling a Greenacres homeowner they must have Miami-Dade NOA windows is either misinformed or marking up the product. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll spec exactly what your openings require.
Because sliding fine isn’t the same as sealing fine. In Greenacres, those original aluminum single-panes from the 1970s and 1980s corrode from the inside out. The frames pit, the glazing seals degrade, and the thermal performance is close to nonexistent. An insert replacement only works if the existing frame is structurally sound and square, which is rare on a CBS tract home that’s faced forty years of South Florida humidity. More importantly, if the frame or the jamb underneath is compromised, an insert just hides the damage. We’ll show you exactly what we’re seeing during the inspection, take photos if you want them, and give you an honest recommendation. Sometimes inserts work. In this housing stock, usually not. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll measure yours properly.
It actually lowers your cooling bill, and it’s measurable. Single-pane clear glass in an aluminum frame has a solar heat gain coefficient that lets a lot of South Florida sun into your house. Replacing it with low-E insulated impact glass reduces that solar gain significantly, which means your air conditioner runs less from March through November. How much you save depends on your home’s orientation, your insulation, and your thermostat habits, so we won’t quote you a fake dollar figure. But Greenacres homeowners who swap out their old single-panes for energy-rated units consistently report cooler rooms, especially on south- and west-facing elevations that used to cook by late afternoon. The 25C federal credit and the Florida sales tax exemption add to the payback. Call (561) 468-6136 for an in-home evaluation and we’ll show you the SHGC difference on the glass packages that fit your openings.
Call Winslow Windows & Doors for Your Greenacres Window Replacement
Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do in Greenacres. When you’re ready to talk about replacing your windows, whether it’s one jalousie in a Florida room or every opening in the house, call (561) 468-6136. A live person answers. We’ll schedule a free in-home measure, walk every opening with you, and give you a written line-item quote that covers the full scope including the tear-out work your house likely needs. Upfront pricing, no surprises on the invoice, and a Done Right Promise behind every window we install. The one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Greenacres and Palm Beach County since 2011.
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.