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Fast, Reliable Custom & Geometric Windows Across Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Custom and geometric windows in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea typically run $800 to $1,500 per window installed for standard impact-rated shapes, with arched or fully custom units landing between $2,500 and $5,000 depending on the radius, opening size, and design pressure requirements. Most replacements are done in a single day once the fabricated unit arrives, though custom glass production takes four to six weeks from template to truck. If you’re dealing with a corroded radius window, a cracked geometric pane, or a jalousie conversion that needs to happen before the next storm season, call Ed Winslow’s team at (904) 893-3309 for a free in-home measure and written quote.
We know Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, not just the map. The town runs a little over a square mile, and nearly every structure on it gets hammered by ocean air year-round. That changes how windows fail, how they’re specified, and how they need to be installed. We plan for the salt, the wind zone, and the condo board before we ever pull a permit.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s Preferred Custom & Geometric Windows Company
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011, and his name is on the door and on every job we do. Homeowners throughout Lauderdale-by-the-Sea call us because we answer the phone. Not a call center, not a voicemail tree. A live person picks up at 2 a.m. if that’s when the storm anxiety hits. Our technicians are background-checked and show up in uniform so you know exactly who’s walking onto your property before they knock.
We’ve worked in the Bel-Air neighborhood, throughout the condo corridor along El Mar Drive, and in the small beach cottages near Commercial Boulevard. That local experience matters here in ways it doesn’t in a bigger inland city. In Lauderdale-by-the-Sea you’re dealing with a three-layer compliance stack: HVHZ impact approval, Broward County permitting, and often a condo association’s specific architectural requirements. A crew from out of the area gets tripped up on at least one of those almost every time. We don’t.
Every estimate is upfront and line-itemed. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, free second opinions on written estimates, no trip charge inside Broward County, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. If it’s not done right, the 36500-Day Done Right Promise means we make it right. Not tomorrow, not after an argument. Right.
Our Custom & Geometric Windows Services in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Our Custom & Geometric Windows work in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea spans everything from small corner jalousie replacements to full floor-to-ceiling impact wall systems. Here’s what we do most often in this town.
Custom Impact Windows
These are the workhorse of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Every replacement window in this town has to meet Miami-Dade impact approval under the HVHZ code, which means we build to the specific design pressure for your direct-ocean exposure. We commonly install PGT and CGI impact units with laminated glass interlayers on beach cottages and mid-rise condos alike. A single custom impact window in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea generally runs $800 to $1,500 installed; the exact number depends on the size, the frame material, and which floor you’re on.

Geometric & Shaped Windows
Triangles, trapezoids, pentagons, octagons. The 1950s and 1960s beach cottages throughout Lauderdale-by-the-Sea still carry original geometric windows with aluminum frames, and those frames fail at the corners first. That’s where salt spray collects. Weld failure and lost structural integrity show up within a decade on a direct-ocean exposure. We template every geometric opening before ordering, because a 58-degree angle in an old frame is rarely the 60 degrees the original plans called for.

Arched & Curved Windows
Radius-top and eyebrow windows are beautiful, and they fail spectacularly when the wrong frame material meets Atlantic air. Repairing a seized jamb or a corroded corner weld on an arched unit in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea isn’t a hardware-store fix. We replaced a failed radius-top custom window on a mid-century cottage in Bel-Air not long ago. The corner welds had corroded, the jamb had seized from decades of salt spray, and the unit had to be cut out carefully and replaced with a PGT impact-rated arched window carrying a Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval. We reinforced the jamb and specified the laminated interlayer for the design pressure at that direct-ocean exposure. Arched replacements in LBTS run $2,500 to $5,000 for most radius openings.

Oversized Openings
Beach cottages and condo units in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea increasingly open up with wide slider walls and fixed picture windows facing the water. The problem is that original 1960s framing was never designed for the weight of impact-rated glass. Sagging sashes, leaking weatherstripping, and cases where the opening has to be re-framed before the new unit goes in are all common here. We handle the structural review before we quote, so the price you get is the price you pay.

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Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We’re an authorized installer for eight premium brands, and for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea work we most often turn to CGI, CWS, and ES Windows because they hold consistently strong Miami-Dade approvals and their aluminum cladding holds up better in salt air than most. We stock local parts and common replacement hardware for the brands we carry, which means many repairs in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea happen faster because we aren’t waiting on a freight shipment. We’ll never tell you a unit is repairable if it isn’t, and we don’t push a brand that’s wrong for your exposure.
Common Custom & Geometric Windows Problems We See in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Homes
- Corner weld corrosion on aluminum geometric frames. Salt spray is relentless here, and failures show up at the corners first. Once a weld goes, the structural integrity of the whole unit is gone, and a replacement is usually the honest answer.
- Mandatory replacement triggers on permit pulls. Original jalousie and non-impact arched units installed before current HVHZ rules often get flagged the moment any renovation permit is opened. Homeowners get caught off guard, which is why we walk through compliance before any work starts.
- Sagging sashes on oversized impact conversions. Impact-rated glass is heavy. When original cottage framing can’t carry it, the sash sags and weatherstripping leaks. We scope the reinforcement before quoting so it doesn’t become a change order later.
- Condo board compliance snarls. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea condo associations often have distinct style and brand requirements for custom geometric windows. We line up association approval, Broward permitting, and HVHZ product certification before we touch a frame.
What Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Here’s the pricing reality in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s market. Impact windows generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. Impact single-hung units land between $900 and $1,800. Large or fully custom openings run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages generally run $8,000 to $25,000 plus, depending on the number of openings and whether we’re reinforcing framing or doing structural work for heavier impact glazing.
What moves the price in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea specifically? Wind zone and floor height push design pressure requirements up, especially for direct-ocean exposures on El Mar Drive and the beach side of A1A. Opening count matters, obviously. Frame material matters too: impact-rated aluminum costs less than impact-rated clad wood, but the corrosion math in LBTS often makes the cheaper option the wrong one. We always quote the full compliance stack, not just the glass. Call (904) 893-3309 for a free in-home measure and written line-item quote.
Florida Pays You Back
Florida has real incentive money on the table for impact upgrades in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and we’ll help you understand what applies. My Safe Florida Home matching grants can cover up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact windows and doors. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. On top of that, the federal 25C energy credit can return up to $600 per year at 30% of the product cost on qualifying units. And once your wind-mitigation inspection is done, which typically costs $75 to $150, windstorm-premium credits often average around 25% on the windstorm portion of your policy. Every program and carrier sets its own final numbers, so we never promise a specific rebate. But we will tell you which improvements typically qualify and how to document them.
One more thing worth knowing: impact windows beat hurricane shutters for a lot of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homeowners because they protect the home full-time without panels to carry up from the storage closet when a storm is already bearing down. You install them once and they’re working every single day, not just when the advisory hits. And unlike shutters, they qualify for the full stack of incentives above.
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 - Custom & Geometric Windows in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Because Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is essentially all beachfront. The town is only about 1.4 square miles and every structure sits within direct oceanic salt-spray range. Fort Lauderdale has the Intracoastal and barrier-island geography shielding much of its inland stock. Here, salt-laden wind hits frames, sills, and hardware year-round, so aluminum corner welds fail measurably faster. A decade-old window in LBTS can look like a twenty-year-old window from a mile inland. That’s why we specify corrosion-resistant hardware and sealed corner construction on every job we do in the 33308 and 33062 ZIPs. Call (904) 893-3309 for a free estimate.
Technically maybe, but it’s usually a bad idea and often it violates current code. Under Broward County’s HVHZ designation, every replacement window or door must meet Miami-Dade-level impact approval. If you install a non-impact unit and a storm takes it out, the water damage claim gets tricky and the unit has to be replaced with a compliant one anyway. And if any future permit gets pulled, that non-impact window triggers mandatory replacement. We’d rather install it right the first time. Call (904) 893-3309 and we’ll walk you through what’s actually required.
Because jalousie openings were framed for louvered glass, which weighs nothing compared to an impact slider with a laminated interlayer. The original 1950s and 1960s framing in many Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach cottages was never built to carry impact-rated loads. A structural review tells us whether the header and king studs need reinforcement before the new unit goes in. Skipping that step leads to sagging sashes, leaking weatherstripping, and a unit that fails the design pressure test. We include the review in every quote. Call (904) 893-3309 for yours.
Many do. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has a dense stack of older mid-rise condos along the beach, and associations frequently have architectural review boards with specific requirements for frame color, glass tint, and sometimes the manufacturer. Some require a specific brand like CGI or CWS to maintain uniformity across units. Others just require style consistency. We gather the association paperwork, submit the package, and secure approval before we order the unit. It saves weeks and avoids rejected installs. Call (904) 893-3309 and we’ll handle the paperwork.
Usually yes, though the final number is up to your carrier. After a wind-mitigation inspection, which runs $75 to $150, windstorm-premium credits often average around 25% on the windstorm portion of the policy. Impact-rated windows with proper design pressure ratings are one of the single biggest credits available in Florida. We can point you to what the inspector will look for and help you document the units we install. Call (904) 893-3309 to get started.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
While this page is built for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homeowners, our crews also run jobs in Custom & Geometric Windows in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and the surrounding communities. We regularly serve Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and Coconut Creek. The compliance stack changes slightly from town to town, but the workmanship standard doesn’t.
Call Winslow Windows & Doors for Custom & Geometric Windows in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
If you live in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and you’re looking at a corroded geometric window, a sagging arched unit, or a full jalousie-to-impact conversion, call Ed Winslow’s team at (904) 893-3309. You’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a free in-home measure with a written line-item quote. Upfront pricing, no surprises on the invoice, and the 36500-Day Done Right Promise behind every opening. We’re the one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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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