Door Installation in Palm Beach - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Fast, Reliable Door Installation Across Palm Beach

Door installation in Palm Beach rarely means pulling a stock unit off a shelf and setting it in a rough opening. The town’s Architectural Commission reviews nearly every exterior change on the island, and homes built in the 1920s through 1940s have opening dimensions no modern catalog matches. TruePane handles both sides of that equation: we fabricate custom impact-rated doors that satisfy Florida’s wind codes and ARCOM’s design standards, and we coordinate the submittal paperwork so the job does not stall. Call (786) 829-6722 for a free estimate, and you’ll get a written line-item quote before anything is ordered.

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Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company

Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 on a rule that still hangs in our shop: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That standard carries through every Door Installation we run on the island. Homeowners in the Estate Section, along South Ocean Boulevard, and around the Via Mizner streets do not call us because we are the low bid. They call because previous installers measured once, ordered catalog sizes, and left them with doors that bind in July and leak salt air by October.

Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They photograph and measure every existing opening twice before anything is fabricated. For Mizner-era homes, that documentation includes the original divided-light muntin profile, glass tint, and hardware patina. ARCOM wants to see that before they will even look at the replacement. We submit that package the first time, not the third.

Scheduling and dispatch run from our South Florida office, and crews work locally in Palm Beach every week. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, so when you call with a question about your estimate or your submittal status, you get a human being, not a recorded menu.

Our Door Installation Services in Palm Beach

Most of what we install on the island is custom, impact-rated, and reviewed by the town before the first fastener goes in. Here is how the main door types break down in Palm Beach specifically.

Entry & Swing Doors

An entry door on a Palm Beach estate does double duty. It is the first thing ARCOM sees from the street, and it is the first line of defense against a Category 4 wind event. We pair custom mahogany or painted fiberglass slabs with marine-grade stainless hinges and multipoint locks. If you are replacing a door on a 1920s Mediterranean Revival home, we match the original stile and rail proportions rather than defaulting to a builder-grade six-panel.

Double & French Doors

Double French doors are common on Palm Beach loggias, courtyards, and ocean-facing terraces. They are also the hardest to get through ARCOM when the existing doors are original. We replicate divided-light muntins exactly, which matters more here than anywhere else in South Florida. A pair of custom double doors on a Mizner estate can run $18,000 to $60,000 depending on width, wood species, and glass package.

Bifold & Folding Doors

Newer mid-century and contemporary builds on the island often use bifold or folding door systems to open an entire wall to a pool deck or Intracoastal view. The engineering challenge in Palm Beach is not the folding hardware; it is the design-pressure rating. A 16-foot opening facing the Atlantic needs a heavier aluminum frame and thicker laminated glass than the same door installed ten miles inland. We quote those systems side by side on paper so you can see what each manufacturer line actually delivers.

Pivot Doors

Pivot doors show up on a lot of the newer ultra-luxury builds south of Worth Avenue. They are heavy, often eight feet tall or more, and the hinge system carries hundreds of pounds through a single top and bottom pivot point. On a barrier island with salt air, we specify all-stainless pivot hardware. Anything plated will corrode. Custom pivot doors in Palm Beach typically start around $12,000 and go well north of $40,000 for oversized or exotic-wood slabs.

Trusted Brands We Service in Palm Beach

We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, and CGI. For the custom work Palm Beach demands, we also fabricate through specialty millwork shops that can match original profiles that the catalog brands will not touch. We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway, and the Done Right Promise covers the workmanship. If it is not done right, we make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.

Common Door Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes

We have been called to enough island homes to know what the recurring failures are. Most of them start with someone trying to shortcut the town’s review process or the salt-air environment. Here is what we find.

• Catalog-sized doors forced into non-standard rough openings. Homes built in the 1920s through 1940s have rough openings that were never meant for modern modular sizing. We regularly see field-modified jamb extensions and sloppy shim packs where installers tried to make a stock 36-inch door fit a 35-and-five-eighths opening. The door binds by summer, and the weatherstripping never seats.
• Standard aluminum finishes failing in salt air. A door that looks fine in West Palm Beach will show white corrosion at the jamb screws and hinge mortises within three years on the ocean side of the island. Every fastener, every hinge, every threshold screw has to be marine-grade stainless. Nothing plated survives.
• Original doors removed before ARCOM documentation. This is the expensive one. If the original muntin profile or glass tint is not photographed and measured before removal, the town will send the submittal back. The homeowner then pays for revised drawings, resubmittal fees, and months of schedule delay. On a six-figure French door project, that delay costs real money.
• Inadequate design-pressure ratings on ocean-facing openings. A standard impact door rated for 50 pounds per square foot is not enough for a first-floor opening directly exposed to Atlantic wind loads. We calculate required DP ratings for each facade, not each house. A leeward courtyard door and an oceanfront terrace door are different orders.

Pricing for Door Installation in Palm Beach, FL

We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach

Beyond Palm Beach proper, our crews handle door installation assignments in West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. The ARCOM process does not apply off the island, but the coastal building codes and salt-air requirements still do. Wherever you are in the county, you get the same written warranty registration and the same Done Right Promise. Call (786) 829-6722 and a live person will answer.

FAQs - Door Installation in Palm Beach

Key Takeaways for Palm Beach Door Installation

• Every exterior door on the island is subject to ARCOM or Landmarks Preservation Commission review before installation.
• Catalog-sized doors rarely fit 1920s-1940s rough openings without field modifications that compromise weatherproofing.
• Marine-grade stainless hardware and anodized finishes are baseline requirements near the ocean, not upgrades.
• Custom fabrication is the norm for Mizner-era estates; lead times, not labor, control the schedule.
• TruePane registers both manufacturer warranty layers in writing and backs every install with the Done Right Promise.

If you are planning a door replacement or a custom door project on the island, start with a conversation. Call (786) 829-6722 and ask for a free estimate. You will get a straight answer, a written line-item quote, and a schedule you can actually plan around. If the door is not true, the job is not done, and we have never left a job that way.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach and the surrounding communities.