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Window replacement in Palm Beach means two things at once: surviving Atlantic salt air and satisfying the Architectural Commission. A standard catalog window rarely does both. On the island’s Mizner-era estates, where original steel casements have held their openings since the 1930s, the wrong replacement triggers stop-work orders, ARCOM resubmittals, and months of delay. Our crews document every muntin profile, glass tint, and opening dimension before the first frame comes out, so the submittal clears review without a fight. If you’re weighing options for a window replacement on a Mediterranean Revival home near Worth Avenue or a mid-century oceanfront condo along South Ocean Boulevard, call (786) 829-6722. We’ll walk the property, measure twice, and put the quote in writing before you commit to anything.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
We work on the island the way a glazier should: slowly at first, then with certainty. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 with one rule on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That rule governs every window we set in Palm Beach, from a single casement in an El Encanto villa to a six-figure fenestration package on an oceanfront estate. Homeowners along El Bravo Way and Via Vizcaya call us because they’ve been burned before – a fogged seal here, a binding door there, a contractor who vanished when the warranty claim came due. We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway, and we stand behind the work for 90 days with no paperwork fights. That’s The Keystone Standard. It’s the reason Palm Beach customers, along with their architects and designers, keep our number on file.
Scheduling is coordinated from our South Florida metro office, and crews dispatch to Palm Beach on the schedule we quote – not a week later. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When you call about a window that won’t close square or a seal that has fogged in an oceanfront IGU, you talk to someone who knows what a muntin is. Not a call center. Not a voicemail tree.
Our Window Replacement Services in Palm Beach
Historic Window Restoration
This is the work Palm Beach asks for most often, and it’s the work we’re known for. The town’s 1920s through 1940s Mizner-influenced estates were built with arched openings, original steel casements, and divided-light patterns that no off-the-shelf product replicates. Our approach on a historic window restoration starts with documentation: every muntin profile photographed and measured, every glass tint sampled, every rough opening recorded before anything is removed. Then we fabricate custom impact-rated units that match the original geometry exactly. In the El Cid neighborhood and along North Lake Way, we’ve brought original fenestration back to spec while meeting current high-velocity hurricane zone codes. It’s a dual compliance burden most installers in Florida never face. We handle it daily.
Full Frame Replacement
When the existing frame is rotted, racked, or too far gone to receive a new sash, a full frame replacement in Palm Beach means pulling the entire unit down to the rough opening and rebuilding from there. These jobs run $1,800 to $4,500 per opening on standard island homes, and considerably more on landmarked estates where custom fabrication and ARCOM submittals govern every dimension. Salt air is the usual culprit behind failed frames near the Intracoastal – mill-finish aluminum pits within a few seasons. We spec marine-grade anodized or painted finishes and solid stainless fasteners as the baseline, not an upgrade. The result is a window that opens true and stays true.
Storm Window Replacement
Palm Beach sits at the epicenter of South Florida’s salt-air corrosion belt. A narrow Atlantic barrier island takes the full brunt of every storm season, and windows pay the price. Storm window replacement here isn’t a cosmetic refresh – it’s structural. We install impact-rated units engineered for the design-pressure ratings your facade actually sees, which on oceanfront and near-ocean exposures eliminates most standard product lines entirely. A typical storm window replacement in Palm Beach runs $900 to $2,800 per unit depending on size, exposure, and the frame system specified. For homes along South Ocean Boulevard or the beach block of Royal Palm Way, we quote side by side on paper so you see exactly which product line is rated for your elevation.
Energy-Efficient Upgrade
The same salt air that eats aluminum frames also degrades weatherstripping and breaks down seals faster than it does a few miles inland around Lake Worth. Energy-efficient upgrades in Palm Beach are less about seasonal comfort and more about stopping humid air intrusion that drives up AC loads year-round. We replace failed weatherstripping, swap single-pane sashes for insulated glass units matched to your existing divided-light pattern, and upgrade to low-E coatings that cut solar gain on western exposures. A typical energy-efficient upgrade on a Palm Beach home runs $1,200 to $3,500 per opening depending on glass package and frame condition.
Insert Window Replacement
When the existing frame is square and structurally sound, an insert window replacement leaves the original frame in place and sets a new sash inside it. On Palm Beach’s older estates, this is often the least disruptive path when the frame is still sound. Inserts run $800 to $2,200 per window on the island, and they preserve the original trim and casing that ARCOM wants to see stay put. We measure every opening twice – once on the initial visit, once before fabrication – because 1930s rough openings are never the size the drawings say they are.
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 more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in Palm Beach we lean on three more than any others. Andersen and Pella both offer custom divided-light capability that holds up under ARCOM scrutiny, and PGT’s impact-rated lines are engineered specifically for Florida’s high-velocity hurricane zones. We also work with ViewLux for arched and custom-profile openings where standard catalogs simply don’t apply. Because our crews install these brands every week on the island, we keep the most common Palm Beach hardware and weatherstripping in stock. That means seal replacements and hardware swaps on the brands we service don’t wait for parts to ship from a distribution center two states away. They go in on the schedule we give you.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- ARCOM resubmittals from non-matching muntin profiles. Homeowners who install standard catalog impact windows with muntin patterns that don’t match the original divided-light geometry trigger design-review rejections, stop-work orders, and months of delay. We’ve seen estates on the North End sit dark for half a year over a window package that should have been custom from day one.
- Salt-air pitting on standard aluminum frames. Mill-finish aluminum on an oceanfront facade in Palm Beach pits visibly within two or three seasons. By year five, the seals are failing and the frames look like they’ve been sandblasted. Marine-grade anodized finishes and stainless hardware are not optional here.
- Fogged seals in insulated glass units. Direct Atlantic exposure pushes thermal cycling hard. We regularly replace IGUs on oceanfront buildings where the seal failed within a decade of installation – long before the window itself wore out.
- Lost documentation on original fenestration. A contractor pulls an original Mizner-era window without photographing the muntin profile, glass tint, and opening geometry. Now the replacement has to be reverse-engineered from a hole in the wall. That costs real money. We document everything before we touch the first fastener.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Palm Beach, FL
Window replacement in Palm Beach runs higher than the mainland, and the reason is simple: custom work costs more than catalog work. Here’s what you’re looking at:
- Insert window replacement: $800-$2,200 per opening
- Full frame replacement: $1,800-$4,500 per opening
- Storm window replacement: $900-$2,800 per unit
- Energy-efficient upgrade: $1,200-$3,500 per opening
- Historic window restoration with ARCOM submittal: $3,000-$8,000+ per opening, driven by custom fabrication and design-review requirements
The biggest cost driver on the island is custom fabrication for non-standard rough openings and ARCOM-matched divided-light patterns. Lead times, not labor, set the calendar on high-end Palm Beach work. A custom impact unit for a Mizner-era estate can take eight to fourteen weeks to fabricate. We fix pricing in writing before anything is ordered, so the number on your quote is the number on your bill. The Done Right Promise covers the workmanship on every job, and both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. Call (786) 829-6722 for a free written estimate – not a ballpark, a line-item quote you can hold us to.
What the price covers
Every Palm Beach quote includes removal of the existing unit, proper disposal, installation of the new window to TruePane’s own standard (not the manufacturer minimum), trim and casing work where needed, fasteners spec’d for salt-air exposure, and full warranty registration. We don’t add surprise line items after the fact. If the pane is not true, the job is not done – and you don’t pay until it is.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews work the whole southern half of the county. If you’re just across the bridge in West Palm Beach, up the coast in North Palm Beach, out in Greenacres, or north toward Palm Beach Gardens, we run the same schedule discipline and the same documentation process. See our Palm Beach service area page for full details on neighborhoods we cover, or start with our Window Replacement hub to see the complete scope of what we do.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm 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 - Window Replacement in Palm Beach
Yes, and it’s not something you can choose off a chart. ARCOM review routinely requires the replacement glass tint to match what the original 1920s-1940s windows used, which was often a slightly gray or bronze cast rather than the clear or standard low-E glass you’d pull from a catalog today. Our process includes a glass tint sample taken from the existing window before removal, then matched in fabrication so the submittal clears without a resubmittal. Call (786) 829-6722 for an exact scope on your property – estimates are free.
Usually yes, and on landmarked estates it’s often the preferred path. Original bronze casement hardware from the Mizner era is worth preserving, both for ARCOM compliance and because it’s simply better made than most modern replacements. We remove it carefully during demo, catalog it by opening, restore or refinish it as needed, and reinstall it on the new units. Where original hardware is too far gone, we source period-appropriate bronze replacements. This is the kind of detail that keeps a Palm Beach historic restoration on schedule instead of in resubmittal. Call (786) 829-6722 for a written quote.
Eight to fourteen weeks. The window itself fabricates in six to ten weeks, and the ARCOM submittal and review process adds two to six weeks up front depending on the commission’s calendar and whether your project needs Landmarks Preservation Commission input as well. If someone promises a custom Mizner-matched impact window in three weeks, walk away. We order nothing until the design review clears, because the last thing you want is a fabricated unit sitting in a warehouse while ARCOM asks for revisions. Call (786) 829-6722 to get a real schedule for your project.
You replace the IGU, not the whole window, in most cases. That’s a $600 to $1,800 job on the island depending on unit size and whether it’s a simple rectangle or an arched or custom lite. The failure itself is usually caused by salt-air corrosion eating the edge seal, which is why we spec marine-grade materials and proper desiccant systems on oceanfront replacements. For high-rise work, we handle the lift logistics, glass handling, and the building’s own scheduling requirements so it gets done without drama. Call (786) 829-6722 for an exact quote – the estimate is free.
Only if the original window was a double-hung. ARCOM’s guiding rule is that replacements must match the original fenestration’s opening geometry, divided-light pattern, and operational style. If your 1930s Mediterranean Revival home had casements in a given opening, the replacement has to be a casement. If it had a double-hung, the double-hung is fine – but it has to match the original sightlines, which usually means custom fabrication with true divided lights rather than snap-in grilles. We document the existing condition before we quote anything, so you’ll know where you stand. Call (786) 829-6722 to schedule a site visit.
We’ve been doing this work long enough to know that Palm Beach is not a market where you can wing it. The Architectural Commission reads submittals line by line. The salt air tests every material you choose. And the homeowners who live here expect the work done right the first time, by a company that will still answer the phone in thirty years if something goes wrong. That’s the bar we set for every window we install on the island. Call (786) 829-6722 for your free estimate, and we’ll put it in writing.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors. Dale has worked as a glazier for over four decades and founded TruePane in 2008 with one rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.
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.