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Door installation in Greenacres comes down to one thing most homeowners don’t think about until an inspector or an insurance agent brings it up: the wind-load rating. Every exterior door we install here has to carry either a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval number. That’s not a preference. It’s the Palm Beach County requirement for the high-wind-borne debris zone Greenacres sits in. We’ve been setting doors in Greenacres’s CBS ranch homes long enough to know the rough openings, the jalousie-era quirks, and the inspectors. Call (786) 829-6722 and we’ll give you a straight answer about what your opening needs.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Greenacres’s Preferred Door Installation Company
A lot of door companies will sell you a slab and a lockset and call it a day. We won’t, and Greenacres homeowners know the difference because they’ve lived with the consequences of that kind of work. The original aluminum-frame and jalousie doors on these 1970s and early 1980s CBS homes are failing now, often at the same time an insurance carrier sends a notice demanding documented impact protection. That’s the conversation we’re having on nearly every estimate in Greenacres, and we’re equipped for it.
Our Door Installation team has set entries, swing doors, French doors, and storm doors throughout Greenacres for years. We carry product approvals on the lines we recommend, and we register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard. It’s our answer to homeowners who have been burned by contractors who disappear after the check clears. Dale Kessler built this company on the founding rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. The same rule applies to a door jamb.
A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No voicemail tree. No callback form. When a Greenacres homeowner calls about a door that won’t close or an opening that failed inspection, they talk to a person who knows the area. Background-checked, uniformed technicians measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and pull the permit when the job requires it.
We’re not the cheapest bid in Greenacres. We’re the last call you’ll need to make on that opening.
Our Door Installation Services in Greenacres
Entry & Swing Doors
The front door on a Greenacres block home is a structural opening, not a trim-out job. Masonry rough openings from the 1970s were sized for jalousie or thin aluminum slabs, not modern pre-hung impact doors. That means we’re usually re-flashing the rough opening, correcting the sill slope, and rebuilding the jamb to carry an impact-rated fiberglass or steel entry. Our Door Installation crews handle the full replacement, not a slab swap. A typical impact-rated fiberglass entry door installed in Greenacres runs $2,200 to $4,800 depending on the opening size and the hardware.
Double & French Doors
Double and French doors on Greenacres homes almost always face the rear patio or pool deck, which puts them directly in the path of afternoon convective storms. The West Palm Beach area’s inland moisture pushes against west- and southwest-facing openings, and a double door with a shared astragal is only as good as its weakest seal. We install impact-rated French and double doors in Greenacres with reinforced meeting stiles, multi-point locking, and continuous weatherstripping that holds up to the wet season. Expect $3,800 to $7,500 for a compliant double door replacement, including the rough opening work and flashing.
Bifold & Folding Doors
Folding doors are a bigger commitment in a CBS home because the rough opening often has to be widened, which means cutting concrete block and installing a structural header. Greenacres’s single-story tract homes can accommodate a wide folding door, but the engineering has to account for the wind load, not just the aesthetics. We spec Florida Product Approval-rated folding systems and pull the permit before we cut anything. A basic three-panel compliant folding door in Greenacres starts around $6,000 and runs up from there based on panel count and opening width.
Storm Doors
A storm door is not the same thing as Impact Windows & Doors in Greenacres. We say that plainly because it matters here. A storm door adds ventilation and a second layer of weather protection, but it does nothing for your insurance if the primary door carries no impact rating. For homes where the existing entry is already impact-rated or protected, a quality storm door installation with reinforced framing and insect screening runs $450 to $1,100 in Greenacres. If the primary door is an original jalousie unit, we’ll tell you straight: replace it first.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Greenacres
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including. That matters for Greenacres homeowners because warranty coverage depends on the installer being authorized, not just on what the box says. We carry local stock for common Greenacres door sizes and can usually source replacement hardware, hinges, and thresholds without a second appointment. When we quote Andersen against Pella against Marvin, we put the numbers side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re paying for and what each warranty covers. Both warranty layers get registered in writing before our truck leaves the driveway.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Greenacres Homes
- Unrated slab swaps. A contractor replaces the old jalousie door with a standard swing door that has no Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA. The Greenacres building inspection fails it, and the homeowner gets zero insurance credit. We see this weekly.
- Rotted jambs on west-facing entries. Afternoon convective storms in Greenacres drive rain hard against west- and southwest-facing doors. Older aluminum frames have no effective flashing, and water gets under the threshold until the jamb rots. Rebuilding the jamb and re-flashing the opening is standard on our installs, not an add-on.
- Jalousie-era rough openings reused as-is. The masonry opening from a 1978 louvered door is usually a non-standard width like 32 inches. Trying to hang a modern pre-hung door in that opening without correcting the framing leaves gaps that fail the wind-load test and leak conditioned air year-round. We resize and rebuild these openings properly.
- Sill slope never corrected. With Greenacres’s flat lots and hard afternoon rain, a threshold pitched toward the house instead of away moves water inside within two seasons. We check and correct sill slope on every swinging door we set, including on replacements where the original pitch was acceptable for a louvered unit but won’t work for a sealed, gasketed door.
Pricing for Door Installation in Greenacres, FL
Here are the numbers we’re actually quoting in Greenacres right now, not ranges pulled from a national website. Energy-Efficient Windows in Greenacres and impact-rated entry doors on standard CBS openings run $2,200 to $4,800. A double French door replacement runs $3,800 to $7,500. A storm door installation runs $450 to $1,100 on an existing impact-rated entry. The rough opening work on a jalousie-era block home typically adds $300 to $800 depending on what we find when the old frame comes out. What moves the price on any given Greenacres home is the opening condition, the wind-load rating of the product, and whether the permit and inspection path is straightforward or requires structural work.
| Door Type | Typical Greenacres Cost Installed |
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| Impact-rated entry door (fiberglass) | $2,200 – $4,800 |
| Impact-rated double French door | $3,800 – $7,500 |
| Storm door on existing impact entry | $450 – $1,100 |
| Jalousie-era rough opening rebuild | $300 – $800 added to job |
Greenacres sits within Palm Beach County’s high-wind-borne debris zone, so every exterior door we install must carry either a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval rating – a requirement that doesn’t apply in neighboring Wellington or Royal Palm Beach, where wind speeds and debris exposure differ enough to change the code path. If a quote comes in noticeably below these numbers, ask for the product approval number. If the answer is vague, that’s your answer. Call (786) 829-6722 for a free estimate with the approvals listed on paper.
We Also Serve Cities Near Greenacres
While this page focuses on Door Installation in Greenacres, our crews regularly serve West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens. The code requirements shift across county lines and municipalities, so if you’re right on the edge of Greenacres, call and we’ll confirm which jurisdiction applies to your address. A five-minute phone check can save you a failed inspection.
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 - Door Installation in Greenacres
Every exterior door in Greenacres must carry either a Miami-Dade NOA or a Florida Product Approval rating. Greenacres sits within Palm Beach County’s high-wind-borne debris zone, which is a stricter designation than neighboring Wellington or Royal Palm Beach. We only install rated doors here, and we put the approval number in writing on your quote. Call (786) 829-6722 and we’ll walk you through what applies to your specific opening.
Yes. Greenacres building officials require a permit for an exterior door replacement when the rough opening, framing, or structural components are touched. On a jalousie-era CBS home, the rough opening almost always needs correction, so the permit is not optional. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and walk it through to final approval. That documentation is also what your insurance agent needs to apply your wind-mitigation credit.
Frankly, no, and we’ll tell you why on the phone before we ever schedule a visit. A jalousie door has no sealed frame, no effective weatherstripping, and no way to carry an impact rating. Adding a storm door to one protects nothing and creates a condensation trap that rots the jamb faster. The right fix in Greenacres is a full replacement into a rebuilt masonry opening with an impact-rated slab. Last week our crew replaced a 1978 aluminum jalousie front door on a CBS ranch in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood. The old door’s jamb was rotted where afternoon thunderstorms had driven rain against the west-facing entry, and the homeowner’s insurer had just sent a cancellation notice. We pulled the original 32-inch slab, set a new impact-rated fiberglass entry door with a fusion-welded frame into the masonry opening, flashed the rough opening with self-adhered flashing tape, and walked the permit through Greenacres’ final inspection. The homeowner now has a Florida Product Approval number to send their agent.
In most cases, yes, but only if the installation is documented properly. The insurance credit comes from your wind-mitigation inspection, which looks for the Florida Product Approval number, the permit record, and the final inspection sign-off. A door installed without a permit or with no approval number generates no credit, regardless of how impact-rated the product is. We hand you the documentation packet, including the product approval and the inspection report, because that’s the whole point of the exercise. Call (786) 829-6722 to get a quote with the documentation spelled out.
Because the masonry openings on 1970s and early 1980s CBS tract homes were framed for non-standard legacy door sizes, most commonly 32 inches for a front entry. Modern pre-hung impact doors are built for 36-inch and 30-inch rough openings, with 32-inch available but not always in the product line you want. If the opening isn’t resized and re-flashed correctly, the door can’t be sealed against Greenacres’s afternoon storms, and the wind-load test becomes meaningless. We measure twice, rebuild once, and we don’t leave gaps behind the jamb.
Call (786) 829-6722 for your free door installation estimate in Greenacres. A live person answers, and we’ll give you the straight numbers on paper, product approvals included.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Greenacres and Palm Beach County.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane 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.