Free in-home measure and quote - PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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Window replacement in Wellington typically runs $800-$1,500 per impact-rated opening installed, with whole-home packages landing between $8,000 and $25,000 depending on how many openings you have and whether we’re doing full-frame tear-outs or insert replacements. Most Wellington jobs are permitted, inspected, and installed in as fast as a single day once your custom units arrive from the manufacturer. We coordinate everything: the permit pull, the product approval paperwork, the wind mitigation inspection report, and the final sign-off. Call (561) 468-6136 and a live person answers, 24/7, not a voicemail tree.
We’ve worked Wellington’s streets long enough to know exactly what’s behind the stucco walls in Greenview Shores, Palm Beach Polo, and the equestrian estate tracts off South Shore Boulevard. That matters when the question isn’t whether you need new windows, but what rating they have to carry to keep your insurance carrier from walking away.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Wellington’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
Ed Winslow put his name on this business in 2011, and that means something specific: a published address, a state license number anyone can look up, and a phone that rings to a human being at 2 a.m. when a storm has just torn through Wellington and your sliding glass door is no longer a door. You don’t get a ticket number or a call center. You get us.
Every technician who pulls up to a Wellington home is background-checked and uniformed. Before the truck parks, you know who’s coming. Homeowners here have been burned by fly-by-night window crews before, especially in the last few years as insurance deadlines forced rushed decisions. We don’t rush. We measure, we document, we pull permits, and we show you the Florida Product Approval number on every unit before it goes into the opening.
Our Wellington customers consistently tell us the same thing: the estimate matched the invoice, the crew showed up when they said they would, and the inspector signed off on the first pass. When half the county is trying to figure out who’s actually licensed and who’s subbing out to a subcontractor with a pickup truck, Ed’s name on the door still means the same thing it did on day one.
We also cover the full exterior. If your window replacement reveals rotted framing or a failing roofline, our Window Replacement team coordinates with our roofing crew so you’re not juggling three contractors and a prayer.
Our Window Replacement Services in Wellington
Full Frame Replacement
In Wellington’s 1970s-through-1990s concrete-block homes, the original aluminum windows weren’t just single-pane: they were set into openings with no modern flashing system and no thermal break. Full-frame replacement tears the entire unit out to the rough opening, replaces any rotted or termite-damaged wood buck, and installs a properly flashed, impact-rated window that seals against wind-driven rain the way the original never could. This is the fix for oxidized frames, failed seals, and openings that leak every time a summer squall pushes through.
Insert Window Replacement
When the existing frame is still square and structurally sound, an insert replacement drops a new impact-rated unit into the old frame opening. It’s faster, less invasive, and typically costs less than a full-frame job. In Wellington we do a lot of inserts in Greenview Shores ranches where the aluminum frames are ugly but still plumb. We’ll tell you honestly if an insert will work or if you’re throwing money at a frame that’s already failing. The free estimate includes that assessment.
Vinyl Replacement Windows
Vinyl makes sense for a lot of Wellington homeowners because it doesn’t corrode in our humidity and it resists the UV punishment that eats aluminum frames alive. A vinyl impact window with a reinforced sash and laminated glass will carry the same HVHZ ratings as aluminum or aluminum-clad products at a lower installed cost. We’ll walk through what’s best for your openings, not what’s easiest to sell.
Energy-Efficient Upgrade
Single-pane aluminum windows were never insulated. They conducted heat straight into the house. Replacing them with dual-pane, low-E glass units changes how much your air conditioner runs from July through October, which in Wellington’s climate is more than half the year. We’ll show you the U-factor and SHGC numbers on each unit before you sign, and we’ll flag any openings where a different glass package makes sense based on which way the wall faces.
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 Wellington
We’re an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru. For Wellington’s wind-borne debris requirements, we lean on PGT, and CWS most often because their impact products carry the specific Florida Product Approval numbers and Miami-Dade NOA documentation that Palm Beach County building officials and insurance carriers both recognize without extra back-and-forth. When you need a repair on an existing unit, having local parts access for these brands means we’re not ordering a clip from a warehouse in another state and making you wait three weeks.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Wellington Homes
- Aluminum frame corrosion and gasket failure. Four decades of Palm Beach County humidity and UV radiation oxidizes aluminum, destroys weatherstripping, and leaves sashes leaking air and water around the edges. By the time you see white powder on the frame, the seal is long gone.
- Seized patio door rollers and collapsed tracks. Original sliding glass doors in Wellington’s 1980s subdivisions collect debris in the track for 30-plus years until the rollers seize and the door won’t budge. Often the unit also lacks any Florida Product Approval number, which means an insurance inspection flags it immediately.
- Fogged insulated glass units. When the seal fails, moisture gets between the panes and you get permanent fogging. It’s not cosmetic: the unit has stopped insulating, your cooling load climbs, and an insurance home inspection marks it as a deferred maintenance item.
- No wind-load documentation on existing openings. This is the one that costs Wellington homeowners the most. The window might physically work fine, but if there’s no Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA paper trail, the carrier treats it as unprotected. We see homeowners every month who thought a “roller repair” was the fix and learned they needed full impact replacement to keep their policy.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Wellington, FL
You won’t see a meaningful price from us until we measure the opening, but here’s honest context: a standard impact-rated single-hung window in Wellington runs $900-$1,800 per opening installed. Full-frame replacements add labor because the old frame comes out and the rough opening gets rebuilt. Large or custom openings, common in the equestrian estate homes, run $2,500-$5,000 or more per unit. Whole-home packages on a 15-to-20-opening Wellington ranch typically land between $8,000 and $25,000. The number that moves the price most is the wind-load rating required on that specific wall, which a cheap quote often skips entirely. Call (561) 468-6136 for a free in-home measure and a written, line-item quote. The estimate is free whether you buy from us or not.
What Window Replacement Costs in Wellington
To plan your budget, think in these ranges: impact windows generally run $800-$1,500 per window installed when you’re doing standard-size openings. Impact single-hung windows fall at $900-$1,800. Large or custom openings, like the oversized sliders and fixed picture windows you see on Wellington’s equestrian estates, run $2,500-$5,000 per opening. A whole-home package on a typical Wellington block construction home falls between $8,000 and $25,000 depending on opening count, second-story access, and whether we’re doing inserts or full-frame tear-outs. What moves the price in Wellington specifically: the wind zone requirement applies to every opening regardless of which way it faces, second-story work carries higher labor, and full-frame replacement on concrete-block homes requires re-anchoring to the masonry, not just nailing flanges to wood studs. We’ll give you a written, line-item quote after a free in-home measure, and the number on that quote is the number on the invoice.
Florida Pays You Back
There are real programs available to Wellington homeowners right now, and we’ll help you document everything so you can claim what’s yours. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact windows and doors. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit can return 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year on qualifying efficient units. And after a wind mitigation inspection, which typically costs $75-$150, many carriers apply windstorm premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of your policy. We don’t control these programs, carriers set their own numbers, and nothing is guaranteed until your specific application is reviewed. But we’ll hand you the product approval paperwork, the permit sign-off, and the inspection report to make your file complete.
We Also Serve Cities Near Wellington
While this page is focused on Window Replacement in Wellington, our crews routinely work in Royal Palm Beach, Greenacres, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens. If you’re just across the line, the same crew, the same permits, and the same live-person phone apply. Call (561) 468-6136 and tell us which city you’re in, and we’ll schedule from there.
Serving Wellington, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Wellington 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 Wellington
Every replacement window in Wellington must carry either a Florida Product Approval number or a Miami-Dade NOA showing the unit meets High-Velocity Hurricane Zone impact standards, because Wellington sits inside Palm Beach County’s Wind-Borne Debris Region. That means the design pressure on the approval must match the specific wall and opening, not just the product line. We’ll verify the rating on every unit before it’s installed and include the documentation in your permit file. Call (561) 468-6136 if you’re unsure whether a quote you’ve received actually meets the local requirement.
Yes, replacing original aluminum single-pane windows with documented, impact-rated units is one of the most direct ways to address a carrier’s non-renewal or compliance notice, because the wind mitigation inspection report and product approval paperwork prove to the underwriter that the openings are now protected. Many Wellington homeowners confirm their carrier accepts the documentation and renews without surcharge once the report is filed. We can’t guarantee what any specific carrier will do, but we can hand you a file that gives you the strongest possible position. Call (561) 468-6136 for a free estimate and we’ll walk you through the paperwork.
Yes, a permit is required for window replacement in Wellington, and we pull it on every job, including the product approval documentation, the installation, and the final inspection. A contractor who tells you a permit isn’t necessary is cutting a corner that will surface at your next insurance review or home sale. We handle the entire process from permit application to signed inspection card, and you get copies of everything for your records.
The answer depends on the frame condition and whether the existing unit carries any product approval. Original aluminum frames in Wellington homes are often too corroded to accept new impact glass properly, and even when they can, installing impact-rated laminated glass into a non-approved frame doesn’t give you a compliant opening. The unit itself must be tested and approved as a complete assembly. We’ll assess each opening honestly and tell you whether a glass-only job makes sense or whether you’re better off putting the money into a full, compliant replacement. Call (561) 468-6136 and we’ll look at your specific windows for free.
Most homeowners see meaningful reductions in cooling costs when they replace single-pane aluminum with dual-pane, low-E impact glass, because the original units conducted heat directly indoors and kept the AC running through Wellington’s long, humid summers. The exact savings depend on your window count, orientation, and how much your current units have failed, but the thermal performance difference between a 1980s aluminum single-pane and a modern low-E impact window is measured in U-factor points, not fractions of one. We’ll show you the numbers on every unit we quote. Call (561) 468-6136 for a free in-home measure and we’ll price energy-efficient options side by side.
Local Conditions That Shape Window Replacement in Wellington
Wellington’s residential boom wasn’t a scattered build-out. From the mid-1970s through the 1990s, developers put up dense subdivisions of concrete-block homes on a massive scale, and nearly every one of them got the same original aluminum single-pane windows and single-pane sliding glass doors. Those units are now 30 to 50 years old, and they’re failing all at once: oxidizing frames, rotted jamb liners, blown seals, seized rollers. The timing couldn’t be worse, because Palm Beach County’s property insurance market has collapsed to the point where carriers are demanding proof of impact-rated openings or non-renewing policies with a 30-day notice. No neighboring city combines this same concentration of aging aluminum fenestration with the same insurance-deadline pressure. That’s the Wellington reality, and it changes what a window replacement quote needs to include.
In a Greenview Shores ranch, our crew found oxidized aluminum single-hung windows with rotted jamb liners and fogged insulated glass units. We replaced them with PGT impact-rated double-hung windows carrying Florida Product Approval and Miami-Dade NOA, then added a wind mitigation inspection report. The homeowner later confirmed their carrier accepted the documentation and renewed without surcharge. That’s the outcome we aim for on every Wellington job, not just because it protects the house, but because it protects the policy.
The Comparison: Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters
Some Wellington homeowners consider shutters because the upfront cost looks lower. Shutters do meet the letter of the wind-mitigation requirement in many cases, and they’re better than nothing. But they only protect the house when someone is there to hang them, and in Wellington’s afternoon thunderstorm season, the storm arrives faster than the panels come down off the garage wall. Impact windows are permanent protection: no panels to store, no tracks to maintain, no 20-minute scramble when the warning goes out. You also get the energy savings and the noise reduction, which shutters don’t give you. For most Wellington homes with original aluminum units, we recommend impact-rated replacement windows as the complete solution, with shutters as a secondary layer only if the client wants them. We’ll quote both honestly and let you decide.
Call Winslow Windows & Doors for Window Replacement in Wellington, FL
If you’re holding an insurance non-renewal notice, or an inspection report that flags your original aluminum windows, or just a sliding glass door that won’t slide anymore, call us. Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and on every job we do in Wellington. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed tech to measure your openings, we’ll pull the permit, we’ll install units that meet local wind-load code with the product approval paper trail to prove it, and we’ll leave you with a file that makes your next insurance review as painless as possible. The estimate is free. The quote is written and line-itemed. Call (561) 468-6136 to schedule your free estimate today.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Wellington 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.