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Door installation in Lake Worth Beach typically runs $1,200 to $4,800 for a standard entry door, with hurricane-rated units starting around $2,500 installed. Most jobs complete in a single day once your door arrives, and we handle permitting, Historic Preservation Board paperwork, and tight-lot staging so you don’t have to. If you’re weighing replacement doors on a 1920s cottage or a 1970s CBS bungalow off Federal Highway, call (561) 468-6136 for a free in-home measure and written quote. We’ve worked the neighborhoods around Lake Worth Beach’s downtown core for years, and we know exactly what this city’s building department and historic overlay require before the first screw comes out.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Lake Worth Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Winslow Windows & Doors has been owner-operated by Ed Winslow since 2011. That means the person who answers the phone is accountable for the work. No ticket numbers, no call-center relay, no subcontracted crew you’ve never heard of. Our Door Installation team is background-checked, uniformed, and local to South Florida.
Lake Worth Beach customers tend to ask the same three things: will you pull the permit, will you survive the Historic Preservation Board, and will you actually show up. The answer to all three is yes, and we can prove it. Our crews have replaced doors on contributing structures in the city’s historic residential district, staged materials on zero-lot-line lots without damaging a neighbor’s stucco, and passed wind mitigation inspections that unlock real insurance savings. We know which door configurations carry Florida Product Approval numbers that Lake Worth Beach’s wind-borne debris zone demands.
Every job carries the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Ed Winslow makes it right. That’s not a marketing line. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do.
Our published address and license number are available to any customer who asks. We answer the phone live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A neighbor you can call at 2 a.m., and someone will actually answer.
Our Door Installation Services in Lake Worth Beach
Entry Doors
Entry door replacement in Lake Worth Beach is rarely a simple swap. Many homes in the city’s older grid neighborhoods, the 900 to 1,600 square foot CBS bungalows and Mediterranean Revival cottages, still carry original jalousie or thin aluminum frames that no longer square up. We remove the old unit, assess the rough opening for rot or corroded sill pans, and install a properly flashed, plumb, and sealed entry system. If your door faces east toward the Lake Worth Lagoon, expect us to recommend corrosion-resistant hardware and a sill pan rated for salt spray.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Lake Worth Beach sits inside Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris region. That means every replacement door must be impact-rated or protected by an approved storm panel system, and your insurance carrier knows it. We install impact-rated front and entry doors from PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru that carry Florida Product Approval numbers matched to your opening’s design pressure. These aren’t just code-compliant; they’re the door your windstorm premium wants to see. We handle the wind mitigation documentation so you can file for the credit under Florida Statute 627.0629.
French & Double Doors
French and double door replacements in Lake Worth Beach often mean working on a 1960s or 70s apartment building or a single-family home with a rear patio access. Corroded aluminum extrusions, failed rollers, and out-of-plumb jambs are common. We replace the full assembly, not just the panels, and we match the design pressure rating to the largest opening span. For double doors, that often means upgrading to a multi-point locking system that meets current wind load requirements.
Replacement Doors
Replacement doors in Lake Worth Beach’s dense neighborhoods come with access challenges. Tight side yards, shared walls, and zero-lot-line setbacks mean we stage materials curbside with a city parking permit, hand-carry through narrow passages, and protect landscaping with plywood. We’ve done it on North Lakeside Drive, in the residential streets south of Lucerne Avenue, and along Federal Highway where the older apartment stock turns over. The quote always accounts for how we’ll get the old door out and the new door in without damaging your property or your neighbor’s.
What happens when you call
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Trusted Brands We Service in Lake Worth Beach
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, Therma-Tru, among others. That matters in Lake Worth Beach because the historic overlay sometimes requires specific frame profiles or simulated divided lites, and not every brand offers what the Historic Preservation Board will approve. We stock common replacement hardware and weatherstripping for quick turnarounds, and we can order custom configurations that match original door profiles on contributing structures. When a brand rep needs to be on-site for a warranty claim or an unusual install, our relationship with the manufacturer gets it scheduled faster than a big-box installer can manage.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lake Worth Beach Homes
- Historic overlay stop-work orders. Starting a door swap on a contributing structure in the downtown historic district without first securing a Certificate of Appropriateness can trigger a stop-work order from the Historic Preservation Board. The design review can add weeks, and retroactive approvals are never guaranteed. We pull the certificate first, every time.
- Salt-spray corrosion on aluminum frames. Properties on the western shore of the Lake Worth Lagoon, and within a few blocks of the Intracoastal, see aluminum extrusions, sill pans, and door hardware degrade years faster than inland Palm Beach County. Hinges seize, thresholds pit, and frames lose their plumb line. We replace with marine-grade or factory-finished components rated for coastal exposure.
- Zero-lot-line and party-wall damage. Excavating for a new threshold on a tight lot can crack a neighbor’s stucco or undermine a shared fence line. We hand-dig when needed, shore the area, and photograph pre-existing conditions so there’s no dispute about who caused what.
- Non-impact-rated doors failing wind mitigation. A homeowner installs a beautiful new front door, then fails the wind mitigation inspection because the unit isn’t impact-rated and no shutter system covers it. They lose the insurance premium credit and have to pay twice. We only install doors that pass in Lake Worth Beach’s wind zone, and we document it for the carrier.
What Door Installation Costs in Lake Worth Beach
A standard entry door in Lake Worth Beach runs roughly $1,200 to $4,800 installed, depending on size, material, and whether the opening needs structural work. Impact-rated front doors start around $2,500 and can reach $5,000 or more for large custom openings. French and double door replacements typically land between $3,000 and $8,000, especially when the frame is corroded and the rough opening needs reconstruction. Whole-home packages, where you replace every exterior door on a two-story apartment building or a multi-door single-family home, often run $8,000 to $25,000 or more. Large custom openings, like arched entryways on Mediterranean Revival homes, can push a single door to $5,000 and up.
What moves the price in Lake Worth Beach: the number of openings, your home’s wind zone designation, floor height above grade, whether the door is on a contributing structure requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness, and how tight the access is. A third-floor condo door on a Federal Highway building with no service elevator costs more to install than a ground-level bungalow door with a wide side yard. We give you a free in-home measure and a written line-item quote. No change orders, no vague “to be determined” line items. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll walk the property with you.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Here’s what we see in Lake Worth Beach’s market, based on recent jobs: a standard entry door replacement on a CBS bungalow runs $1,200 to $2,800. An impact-rated front door with a PGT or CGI panel runs $2,500 to $4,800. A Therma-Tru fiberglass entry system, which the Historic Preservation Board often approves for contributing structures because it can match original profiles, runs $2,800 to $5,500. A French door or double door replacement runs $3,500 to $8,000. Full exterior door packages on 1960s-70s apartment units run $8,000 to $20,000 depending on door count and access.
We never inflate the quote to cover “unexpected” issues. If we find rot or corrosion during removal, we show you, photograph it, and agree on the fix before any work proceeds. Upfront pricing. No surprises on the invoice. Estimates are free, and we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received from another contractor.
Florida Pays You Back
Door installation in Lake Worth Beach comes with a stack of financial incentives that most homeowners never hear about until it’s too late to claim them. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact-rated doors. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year. And after a wind-mitigation inspection (which runs about $75 to $150), insurance carriers often reduce the windstorm portion of your premium by roughly 25%. We can’t guarantee what your carrier will approve, but we can document every installation so the inspector has what they need.
One comparison worth making: impact-rated doors versus hurricane shutters. Shutters require you to be home, physically hang them, and store them somewhere for the other eleven months of the year. An impact door is always there, always rated, and never needs to be dragged out of a garage. For Lake Worth Beach homeowners, especially seniors and part-time residents, the permanent protection usually wins. Big-box retail stores sell a door and wave goodbye. A licensed impact specialist matches the design pressure to the opening, pulls the permit, and stands behind the install. That’s the difference between a receipt and a warranty that means something.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lake Worth Beach
Winslow Windows & Doors serves Lake Worth Beach and the surrounding communities. We regularly install doors in Westgate, West Palm Beach, South Palm Beach, and Boynton Beach. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our South Florida office, with crews stationed to reach Lake Worth Beach quickly. If you’re in a neighboring city and want a local crew that understands coastal door requirements, call us.
Serving Lake Worth Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Worth 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 - Door Installation in Lake Worth Beach
Yes. If your home is a contributing structure in Lake Worth Beach’s historic residential district, you need both a building permit and a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Board before any door replacement begins. The certificate can take several weeks, so start early. We handle the application, the design review, and the scheduling. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll tell you whether your home is in the overlay and what the board will want to see.
Tight lots add labor, not materials. A zero-lot-line home with no driveway and a narrow side yard means we stage materials curbside with a city parking permit, hand-carry the old and new doors through whatever access exists, and protect landscaping and adjacent walls with plywood. That can add $200 to $600 to the installation cost compared to a home with a wide driveway and open access. Our written quote always includes the access plan so there are no surprise line items.
The Historic Preservation Board reviews the replacement door against the original character of the structure. That often means matching original profile widths, panel configuration, and sometimes finish. Simulated divided lites may be required to preserve the look of a 1920s cottage or Mediterranean Revival home. Impact-rated doors from Therma-Tru and PGT can usually meet these requirements because they offer custom panel profiles. The application takes about two to four weeks, and we prepare the drawings and documentation for you.
Yes, and we do it regularly. The key is a door that carries a Florida Product Approval number and also matches the original profile width and panel layout the Historic Preservation Board requires. On a 1950s CBS bungalow along North Lakeside Drive, we replaced a corroded original aluminum front door with an impact-rated Therma-Tru unit that matched the original three-panel profile. The board approved it, the wind mitigation inspection passed, and the cottage kept its character. We restore original jalousie sidelights with Low-E insulated glass units when needed, which cuts air leakage without changing the look.
Salt spray. Lake Worth Beach sits directly on the western shore of the Lake Worth Lagoon, with Atlantic storm fetch just a few miles east. That means airborne salt corrodes aluminum extrusions, sill pans, hinges, and door hardware years faster than in Greenacres or unincorporated Palm Beach County. A frame that would last 30 years inland may be pitted, seized, and out of plumb after 12 to 15 years here. We replace with coastal-rated finishes and hardware, and we inspect adjacent flashing and thresholds for hidden corrosion while we’re in there.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Lake Worth Beach since 2011.
Ready for a door that handles the salt, the wind, and the Historic Preservation Board? Call (561) 468-6136 for a free in-home estimate. A real person answers. The one down the road.
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.