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If you live in Margate, you already know the problem: windows that fog between the panes, doors that stick in the humidity, and the quiet worry every June that this year’s storm season might be the one that tests those original single-pane units. Most Margate homes were built between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s with aluminum single-hung or jalousie windows that were never designed for what Broward County’s wind zone throws at them now. Replacing them isn’t an upgrade. It’s a repair bill waiting to happen, a security gap, and for many homeowners, a conversation with a condo board before anything gets touched.
Winslow Windows & Doors handles all of it from first measurement to final inspection. Call (904) 893-3309 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail loop. Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and his crews work Margate every week.
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.
Why Margate Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011 as an owner-operated alternative to the national chains that hand you a ticket number and disappear. We’re the local crew that shows up in uniform, background-checked, with a published address and license number you can actually verify. No shell companies. No subcontracted strangers at your door. When someone from Winslow arrives in Margate, you know exactly who they are before the truck pulls up.
Margate’s housing stock is specific. The CBS concrete block homes near Royal Palm Boulevard and the condo buildings around Margate Boulevard need a contractor who understands non-standard rough openings, board-approved style lists, and the paperwork chain that starts with a Miami-Dade NOA before the first panel is ordered. We work those jobs regularly in neighborhoods like Oriole Gardens, Fairways of Margate, Carolina Country Club, and the sprawling Century Village 55+ community. Homeowners there call us because we measure twice, quote honestly, and don’t treat a condo association’s approval schedule as an afterthought.
And when something goes wrong, we come back. The 36500-Day Done Right Promise means if it’s not done right, Winslow makes it right. A century-long standard of accountability, in writing, on every job. No national chain will match that, because none of them are named after a person who still answers the phone.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Margate
Impact Windows
In Margate, impact windows aren’t a luxury line item. They’re the baseline floor for any replacement worth doing. We install laminated impact glass from PGT and CGI, with Miami-Dade NOA or HVHZ-specific Florida Product Approval for every configuration, matched to the design pressure your opening actually requires. Learn more about our Impact Windows in Margate.
Window Installation
New construction or retrofit, single opening or whole home. We handle rough openings that don’t match modern standard sizes, which describes most of Margate’s original 1960s-to-1980s framing. Learn more about our Window Installation in Margate.
Window Replacement
If your jalousie or single-pane aluminum units fog, leak, or rattle in every afternoon storm, replacement is the permanent fix. We pull the old frames, prep or modify openings, and set the new units plumb and square with proper perimeter sealing for South Florida’s UV and humidity. Learn more about our Window Replacement in Margate.
Door Installation
Margate Door Installation for entry doors, hinge doors, and frames. We install Therma-Tru and other authorized lines, set hinge pockets correctly, and ensure weatherstripping compresses evenly against humidity-driven swelling. A properly hung door in Margate should close with one finger, not a shoulder.
Sliding Glass & Patio Doors
A sloped track, a bent roller, a panel that jumps the rail when you pull it. In a city where Margate Sliding Glass & Patio Doors get daily use, hardware wears fast. We replace tracks, rollers, and full units, including impact-rated sliders that meet HVHZ wind-load requirements.
Energy-Efficient Windows
Low-E coatings and tight seals matter here, where afternoon heat loads drive cooling bills. Properly specified Energy-Efficient Windows in Margate can cut cooling demand by roughly 20-30% in a typical home, which is real money every August.
Impact Garage Doors
Your garage door is the largest opening in the house and usually the weakest. We brace and replace garage door systems with Impact Garage Doors in Margate designed to stay put when wind pressure climbs. In Margate’s wind zone, an unreinforced two-car garage door is a common failure point.
Custom & Geometric Windows
Arches, radius tops, angles, and unusual openings. Margate’s older homes sometimes have window shapes that don’t exist in any standard catalog. We measure, fabricate, and install custom units that fit the opening without rebuilding the wall.
Roof Repair
Windows and doors are one part of the exterior envelope. Your roof is the other. We repair roof leaks, replace damaged sections, and diagnose water intrusion at the intersection of roof, wall, and window.
Roof Replacement & Installation
Full reroofs, with pull permits and inspections passed before we call the job done. Shingle, tile, or metal, specified for Margate’s wind zone and UV exposure.
Shingle, Tile & Metal Roofing
Each material has different weight, attachment, and wind uplift requirements. We install all three with fastening patterns matched to Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone standards.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Margate
Our crews cover the whole city, from Carolina Country Club to the lakeside homes off Rock Island Road. If you’re inside Margate city limits, you’re inside our service area. Typical response time for an estimate visit is within a day or two once you call.
- Oriole Gardens
- Century Village
- Fairways of Margate
- Carolina Country Club
- Holiday Springs Village
Why Margate’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Margate sits inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which changes everything about how windows and doors are specified here. Even though the city is roughly 12 miles inland from the Atlantic, the HVHZ wind-load design requirement of 170+ mph still applies. That means impact glazing isn’t a “nice to have” upgrade. It’s the only compliant option for replacement openings in most cases.
Being inland does reduce direct salt-spray corrosion compared to what you’d see in Pompano Beach or Deerfield Beach. But Margate’s extreme UV intensity and year-round humidity do their own damage. Vinyl seals degrade, silicone perimeter beads crack, and weatherstripping compresses within 7-10 years on average. Those original single-pane aluminum units that came with your 1970s CBS home were never designed to stop a wind-borne 2×4, and most of them were leaking air before the first George W. Bush administration ended. The frame openings are also frequently non-standard sizes, which is why a crew that actually measures instead of assuming a stock size matters here. In neighborhoods like the condo corridor along Margate Boulevard, you also have association oversight to navigate. Century Village and similar complexes enforce board-approved window style lists and color palettes. A contractor who skips pulling the association’s approved-product schedule before quoting can end up eating the cost of a permitted installation the board rejects. We pull that schedule first. It’s a simple step that saves Margate condo owners months of rework and thousands in duplicated labor.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Margate
Your final number depends on opening size, design pressure rating, brand, and how much frame work is involved. For planning purposes, a standard impact window replacement in a Margate single-family home typically runs between $1,100 and $2,600 per opening installed, depending on the DP rating and brand. Full-frame replacement with stucco repair work at the perimeter runs higher than a simple retrofit into an intact frame.
Impact-rated sliding glass doors in Margate generally land between $4,000 and $9,000 installed, with the spread driven mostly by panel count and glass package. Entry door replacement sits between $1,800 and $4,500. We give you a written, line-item quote before any work starts, and the price on that quote is the price on the invoice. No change orders unless you ask for something different. Call (904) 893-3309 for a free estimate.
Florida Pays Margate Homeowners Back
There are real incentives available right now for Margate residents upgrading to impact-rated protection. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and impact-resistant windows and doors also qualify for the Florida sales-tax exemption. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost on qualifying energy-efficient units, up to $600 per year. Many Margate homeowners also see windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy after a wind-mitigation inspection, which typically costs between $75 and $150 for the inspection itself.
We don’t promise specific rebate amounts or premium reductions. Those numbers come from the programs and your insurance carrier. But we’ll point you to what applies and make sure the products we install meet the paperwork requirements. Impact windows versus shutters is another angle worth considering before you spend. Shutters only protect you when someone remembers to hang them, and someone has to be home to do it. Impact glass protects every hour of the year, permanently, with no panels to store and no crank to fight. For a Margate homeowner, that’s the difference between “protected when I plan ahead” and “protected when I’m at work and the storm turns late.”
Service Area - Cities Near Margate
Winslow Windows & Doors serves Margate and the surrounding communities. If you’re nearby, we work in Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, and Deerfield Beach as well. The same crew, the same standards, the same owner behind the work.
Serving Margate, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Margate 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 About Windows & Doors in Margate
In Margate, replacement windows and doors must meet the Florida Building Code requirements for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone. That effectively means impact-rated glazing with a Miami-Dade NOA or HVHZ-specific Florida Product Approval for nearly every replacement opening. Regular annealed glass doesn’t satisfy the wind-load requirements for this area. Call (904) 893-3309 and we’ll check your specific openings.
Yes, and we do it as standard practice in Margate’s condo communities. We pull the board-approved product schedule and color palette before quoting, so the windows we propose are ones the association will actually approve. Skipping that step is how homeowners end up paying to redo a permitted job at their own expense.
Once your units arrive, a single opening can be swapped in as fast as one day. Custom fabrication generally runs 4-6 weeks from order to delivery, which is typical for impact-rated units built to specific design pressures. We’ll give you a clear timeline before you commit to anything.
Many Margate homeowners see a windstorm-premium reduction after a wind-mitigation inspection documents the upgrade. The average credit on the windstorm portion is around 25%, but that’s set by your carrier and your specific policy. The inspection typically costs $75-$150 and is performed by a licensed third-party inspector.
Yes. We pull permits, schedule inspections, and coordinate with your association on approved products. Permits and inspections are passed before we consider a job complete, and that’s part of the 36500-Day Done Right Promise. Call (904) 893-3309 for a free estimate and we’ll walk you through the process for your specific building.
Contact Winslow Windows & Doors in Margate
You’ll get a live person when you call, day or night. Ed Winslow’s name is on the business, and every quote you get is one he stands behind. Call (904) 893-3309 to schedule your free estimate, or bring us a written estimate from another contractor and we’ll give you a free second opinion. $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the home county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. The one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Margate and surrounding Broward County communities 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.
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What Neighbors Say About Winslow Windows & Doors
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local windows & doors pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Margate Customers Say
"A tile roof repair and new windows from the same company meant one crew, one permit runner, and nobody blaming the other trade. Ed checked the roof work himself before the tarp came off."
- Henrietta Pemberton"We sat out a hurricane behind the windows Ed put in. The gusts threw a neighbour's trampoline down the street and the loudest thing in our house was the kettle. I rang him after to say thank you and he answered his own phone, same as always."
- Thaddeus Okonkwo"Three big companies quoted us and every one sent a salesman with a leased truck. Ed turned up in a truck with his own name on the door, quoted less, and his crew were the same faces on day one and day nine."
- Yolanda Betancourt