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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homeowners reach us at (904) 893-3309 and get a live person, day or night. Ed Winslow’s name is on the business, and he answers for the work. For window and door replacement, impact conversion, or a full opening-by-opening assessment in this salt-lashed coastal town, we’re the local crew that shows up knowing exactly what the ocean does to frames and hardware here.
If you’re wondering what a true impact-window upgrade costs in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the honest range runs roughly $1,200 to $3,800 per opening installed, depending on size, product line, and whether the existing frame can be reused. We’ll give you a written line-item quote before any work begins, and that number doesn’t change once we start.
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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
This town runs about 1.4 square miles, and we treat every street like it’s our own block. From the low-rise condos along El Mar Drive to the 1950s beach cottages tucked between Commercial Boulevard and Pine Avenue, we’ve replaced, sealed, and impact-hardened openings in just about every housing type this barrier town offers. Homeowners tell us the same thing again and again: a live person answered the phone, a background-checked technician in uniform showed up on time, and the written quote matched the final invoice to the dollar.
We carry PGT and CGI impact lines as authorized installers, along with ECO Window Systems and ES Windows for custom and architectural work. Every unit we sell is configured for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s wind zone and carries the Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval matching that exact configuration, not a “similar” model. And because Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011 and still runs it today, the 36500-Day Done Right Promise isn’t a marketing slogan. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s a century-long standard no national chain will put in writing for you.
We serve the Anglin’s Fishing Pier area, the Terramar neighborhood, and the condo-lined stretch of Galt Ocean Mile where Lauderdale-by-the-Sea meets Fort Lauderdale. Free second opinions on any written estimate. No trip charge inside our home county. A permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Impact Windows
Laminated impact glass, heavy-gauge frames, and design pressures matched to each opening, never a generic rating above +/-100 PSF. We configure every window to its actual elevation and exposure on your wall, not to a one-size-fits-all spec. Learn more about our Impact Windows in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Window Installation
Permit-pulled, code-compliant installation that survives Broward County inspection the first time. We handle the full opening, from tear-out to final caulk line, without farming the work to unnamed subcontractors. Learn more about our Window Installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Window Replacement
Whether you’re swapping failed jalousies or pulling out decade-old aluminum with corroded corner welds, we match the replacement to the home’s architecture and the opening’s actual wind load. Learn more about our Window Replacement in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Door Installation
Front entry doors, side lights, and transoms installed square and sealed against the salt air that eats unsealed frames fast in LBTS. We carry Therma-Tru fiberglass entry systems built for coastal exposure.
Sliding Glass & Patio Doors
Impact-rated sliders that actually slide, even after a season of sand and salt. We replace builder-grade tracks with heavy-duty rollers and stainless hardware that won’t seize the way the originals did.
Energy-Efficient Windows
Low-E glazing, argon fills, and tight weatherstripping that cut solar heat gain in a town where the sun pounds east-facing windows all afternoon. Cooling savings typically run 20 to 30 percent once the old leaky units come out.
Impact Garage Doors
A reinforced garage door is a critical hole in the wind envelope. We install track-reinforced, wind-loaded doors that keep the pressure where it belongs, outside your house.
Custom & Geometric Windows
Arches, trapezoids, radius units, and picture-window replacements for the mid-century cottages and condo remodels this town is known for. CGI, CWS, and ES Windows give us the custom shapes to match the original sightlines.
Roof Repair
When wind tears a section of shingle off an A1A-facing roof, we’re the same crew that handles the windows below it. One accountable company for the whole exterior envelope.
Roof Replacement & Installation
Full tear-offs, underlayment, and code-compliant re-roofs tied to the same HVHZ standards that govern your openings. We pull permits and schedule the inspection walkthrough ourselves.
Shingle, Tile & Metal Roofing
All three roof types are common within a few blocks of each other in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. We install and replace each one, matched to the building’s wind exposure and the association’s finish requirements.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We work the full 1.4 square miles, from the pier district to the southern condo line. Our typical response for an estimate visit anywhere in town is same-week, often faster when you call early.
- El Mar Drive / Anglin’s Pier area - beachfront condos and rental buildings with constant salt exposure
- Terramar - the residential heart of town, mostly 1950s and 1960s cottages
- Bel-Air - mid-century single-family homes along the Intracoastal side
- Commercial Boulevard corridor - mixed apartment buildings and small commercial storefronts
- South LBTS / Galt Ocean Mile edge - older mid-rise condominiums facing the open Atlantic
Why Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea sits flat against the open Atlantic, with no barrier island and no Intracoastal shield between the town and deep water. That geography means every window track, every door hinge, and every exposed frame corner in town lives inside a permanent salt-spray zone. Aluminum oxidation that would take fifteen years a mile inland in Fort Lauderdale shows up here in six or seven. We regularly see jalousie hardware seized solid, casement cranks that snap under rust torque, and sliding door rollers that grind to powder in under a decade.
At the same time, Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone designation puts Lauderdale-by-the-Sea under Miami-Dade-level impact approval requirements, the strictest in the country. So homeowners here face a double bind: the fastest corrosion clock in Broward and the highest product-specification bar in the United States. The $400 big-box window from a retail aisle won’t survive the former and won’t pass the latter. Any permitted renovation that touches existing jalousies in this town forces their replacement with HVHZ-approved impact units, which makes jalousie-to-impact conversions one of the most common jobs we do in LBTS.
Florida Pays Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Homeowners Back
The incentive math for impact upgrades in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is unusually strong right now, and we want homeowners to see every dollar before they decide. My Safe Florida Home offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation improvements, pending program funding and inspection approval. Florida waives sales tax on impact-resistant windows and doors, which removes a meaningful chunk of the cost at purchase. The federal 25C credit returns 30 percent of the product cost on qualifying energy-efficient units, capped at $600 per year. And most carriers will shave about 25 percent off the windstorm portion of your premium once a wind-mitigation inspection, typically $75 to $150, documents the upgrade. Programs and insurers set the final numbers, not us, but we’ll point you to the paperwork and help you file it.
One note on the shutter comparison that comes up constantly here. Impact windows protect you the moment the wind starts, without anyone hauling panels down from a storage closet at 10 p.m. while a hurricane warning pings. You don’t board up an impact window. It’s permanent protection, not a chore. We don’t sell or install shutters, we replace the window itself, and that’s the fix that satisfies HVHZ compliance without a yearly ritual.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Honest numbers, per opening, fully installed:
- Single impact window (fixed or single-hung): $1,200 - $2,400
- Impact sliding glass door: $3,500 - $6,800
- Jalousie-to-impact slider conversion: $1,800 - $3,200
- Front entry door with impact glass (fiberglass): $2,500 - $5,500
- Energy-efficient non-impact window: $800 - $1,600
- Wind-mitigation inspection: $75 - $150
Custom fabrication runs four to six weeks from order to install day. Once your units arrive, installation is typically as fast as a single day. Every quote is line-itemed and fixed. No change orders, no “while we were in there” surprises. $40 off any repair over $200, and if you have a written estimate from another contractor, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it.
Service Area - Cities Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
From our South Florida metro office, we serve homeowners throughout the coastal corridor and inland Broward, including Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and Coconut Creek. Same live answer, same written-price promise, same local accountability.
Serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Count on $1,200 to $3,800 per opening for full impact-rated replacement in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, depending on size and product line, and $800 to $1,600 for non-impact energy-efficient units. The largest variable is whether the existing frame can be salvaged. Call (904) 893-3309 for an exact line-item quote on your openings, free.
Yes, if you’re replacing windows in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Broward County’s HVHZ rules require Miami-Dade-level impact approval on every replacement opening, including condos. Your association may also have finish and product-line requirements, and we coordinate with board approvals before we order a single unit. Call (904) 893-3309 and we’ll walk the compliance stack with you.
Direct open-Atlantic exposure means constant salt-laden wind and spray on frames, sills, and hardware, and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has zero buffer from the water. We see seized jalousie cranks and failed corner welds on windows less than a decade old. Powder-coated or stainless hardware and marine-grade finishes slow the clock, but the only real fix for original 1960s aluminum is replacement.
No. The number on your written estimate is the number on your final invoice, unless you change the scope. We quote line items, not ranges, and we don’t write change orders for work we should have seen coming. Call (904) 893-3309 to get your fixed number.
We pull every permit our work requires, schedule the inspection, and meet the inspector on site. In Lauderdale-by-the-Sea that often means juggling Broward County permitting, condo association approval, and HVHZ product certification at the same time, and we handle all three layers before a single frame is touched.
Contact Winslow Windows & Doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We’re the one down the road. Call (904) 893-3309 and Ed Winslow or a member of his team will answer, day or night. Upfront pricing, no surprises on the invoice, and a 36500-Day Done Right Promise that follows every opening we touch in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and coastal South Florida.
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 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Customers Say
"Our insurance agent asked for the wind mitigation paperwork and Ed had the whole file ready the day the job closed, every opening photographed. The premium conversation went very differently this year."
- Odessa Fairbanks"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