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Door installation in Lighthouse Point runs between $900 and $5,000 for most single-door replacements, with impact-rated front entry systems typically landing in the $2,800 to $4,500 range once you factor in HVHZ-rated frames, laminated glass, and permitting. That’s a real number, not a teaser. We’re Winslow Windows & Doors, and we’ve been installing doors long enough to know Lighthouse Point’s permitting quirks and salt-air problems better than any Orlando-based chain ever will. Call (904) 893-3309 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail tree.
Lighthouse Point is a different animal from Pompano Beach or Deerfield Beach. The canals, the wind zone, the 1960s framing, the county inspector’s checklist all of it changes what a door replacement actually requires. Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and on every job we do. We don’t hand you a ticket number.
- Key takeaway: Every permitted door replacement in Lighthouse Point must carry a Broward County HVHZ product approval, the same Miami-Dade NOA standard. Not a generic Florida approval.
- Key takeaway: Salt air off roughly 50 miles of interior canals corrodes aluminum jambs and thresholds within 10 to 15 years, even on interior streets.
- Key takeaway: A permit pulled for an unrelated renovation, like a new water heater, can trigger a mandatory impact door upgrade.
- Key takeaway: Free in-home measure and written line-item quote. No trip charge inside the home county.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Lighthouse Point’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’re not a franchise. Winslow Windows & Doors was founded in 2011 and is still owned and operated by Ed Winslow, with a published address and license number. Homeowners in Lighthouse Point deal directly with the same small team from first call to final inspection. Our Door Installation crews know which Lighthouse Point blocks sit in the strictest wind-load paths and which 1950s ranch homes still have original jalousie frames hiding behind newer trim. That’s not something you learn from a corporate training video.
Every technician who shows up at a Lighthouse Point home is background-checked and in uniform. You’ll know who’s at your door before the truck stops. Our phone line is answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which matters when a canal-side entry door won’t close square during a June squall. A neighbor you can call at 2 a.m. and someone will actually answer.
We also carry the standing offers that national chains can’t match: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate you already have, no trip charge inside the home county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Those aren’t seasonal promotions. They’ve been our policy for years and they don’t expire.
And every job carries the 36500-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Ed makes it right. Period. That’s a century-long standard of accountability.
Our Door Installation Services in Lighthouse Point
Entry Doors
An entry door in Lighthouse Point does more than open and close. It’s your home’s first line of defense against hurricane wind, salt air, and the humidity that never quits. We install fiberglass, steel, and wood entry systems sized to your existing rough opening, with compression seals and thresholds built for Broward County’s coastal conditions. Most single entry door replacements in Lighthouse Point take one day once your unit arrives.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Impact-rated front doors are not optional in Lighthouse Point’s HVHZ. We install products from CGI, CWS, and ES Windows that carry Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approvals matched to the design pressure of each opening. That means large-missile rated laminated glass, reinforced jambs, and multi-point locking hardware. If your current front door is a hollow builder’s slab from the 1970s, it’s not passing a wind-mitigation inspection. We’ll tell you straight before the county inspector does.
French & Double Doors
French and double door installations in Lighthouse Point fail most often at the center seam, where two active panels meet. Salt air accelerates hinge corrosion and warps the astragal, breaking the compression seal along the entire height of the opening. We replace rot, re-flash the rough opening, and set impact-rated double door systems with interlocking center rails and adjustable sills that hold up in canal-side exposure.
Replacement Doors
Replacement doors in Lighthouse Point are rarely a like-for-like swap. The original 1960s frame may be out of square, the subfloor may be wicking moisture from canal-side drainage, and the old jamb may be too corroded to hold a screw. We scope every replacement by pulling the casing and inspecting the rough opening before we write the quote, so you don’t get a change-order surprise halfway through. Upfront pricing. No surprises on the invoice.
Storm & Exterior Doors
Storm doors and exterior secondary doors need the same HVHZ approvals as primary entry doors in Lighthouse Point. A flimsy aluminum storm door from a big-box store won’t pass inspection and won’t protect the primary door behind it. We install Therma-Tru and CWS storm door systems with impact-rated glazing, powder-coated or stainless hardware, and operable weep holes to drain wind-driven rain. For canal-front homes, this is the door that bears the brunt of every squall line.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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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 Lighthouse Point
We’re an authorized installer for a tight lineup of brands we trust in coastal Florida conditions: CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, and Therma-Tru. That means we stock common replacement parts for Lighthouse Point jobs locally, not in a warehouse three states away. If a CWS hinge or a Therma-Tru sill cap fails under warranty, we handle the service call without making you chase an 800 number. Fast turnaround matters when your front door won’t seal against an August thunderstorm.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lighthouse Point Homes
- Salt-air pitting on aluminum door jambs and thresholds. Within 10 to 15 years, corrosion causes the leaf to sag and the compression seal to fail, even if the door panel looks fine from the street. You’ll notice it first as daylight around the latch side or a threshold that always feels damp.
- Non-impact doors that fail HVHZ wind-load requirements. A routine re-roof or electrical permit in Lighthouse Point often triggers a mandatory full door replacement. The homeowner had no idea until the inspector flagged it. We see this trigger weekly in Lighthouse Point.
- Rotted wood sub-frames behind the jamb. Canal-adjacent homes without proper weep holes or flashing trap moisture in the rough opening, which rots the framing and invites termites behind the jamb. By the time you see the damage, the rough opening may need reconstruction.
- Misaligned double doors on canal-front homes. French and double door systems near the water shift as the foundation settles unevenly on old pilings or fill. The center seam opens up, and wind-driven rain walks right in. The fix requires re-shimming and re-flashing the entire opening, not just adjusting a hinge.
We just finished a front entry replacement on a 1960s ranch off NE 31st Court where the original aluminum jamb had oxidized so badly the door wouldn’t seat square. Our crew pulled the old single-pane unit, set a Therma-Tru impact-rated fiberglass door with a laminated glass interlayer and stainless hinges, and re-flashed the opening with butyl tape before the county inspector’s wind mitigation sign-off. The homeowner had only discovered the dead jamb because she pulled a permit for a new water heater. That’s a classic Lighthouse Point trigger.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lighthouse Point, FL
A standard replacement entry door in Lighthouse Point runs $1,800 to $3,200 installed, depending on frame material and whether the unit is impact-rated. Impact-rated front entry doors from CGI or Therma-Tru typically run $2,800 to $4,500. French or double door systems start around $3,500 and can reach $5,000 or more for wide openings that require reinforced headers and custom sizing. Storm doors in Lighthouse Point run $900 to $1,800, but that number climbs quickly if the primary door behind it is non-compliant and must be replaced in the same permit window.
What moves the price in Lighthouse Point specifically: wind zone and elevation, whether the opening needs a new sub-frame due to canal-side rot or salt damage, the number of operable panels, and whether the county requires wind-mitigation documentation. We give you a written line-item quote before any work begins, and the number on that quote is the number you pay. Call (904) 893-3309 to schedule a free in-home measure.
What Door Installation Costs in Lighthouse Point
For a full picture, here are the typical installed ranges we quote in Lighthouse Point:
- Single replacement entry door (non-impact): $1,800 to $2,800
- Single impact-rated front entry door: $2,800 to $4,500
- French or double door system (impact-rated): $3,500 to $5,000+
- Storm door with impact glazing: $900 to $1,800
- Full-height impact door package for multiple openings: $6,000 to $12,000+
Opening count, wind zone, floor height, and frame material are the four biggest cost drivers in Lighthouse Point. A second-story door on a canal-front home faces higher wind loads and requires more hardware engineering than a sheltered interior door on NE 26th Avenue. We scope every opening before quoting, and the measure is free. Call (904) 893-3309 for a written quote.
Florida Pays You Back
Door replacement in Lighthouse Point qualifies for several incentive programs, and the stack can offset a meaningful portion of the job. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact-rated doors. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax at the point of purchase. The federal 25C energy credit applies a 30% credit on product cost, up to $600 per year, for qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection ($75 to $150), many Lighthouse Point homeowners see windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy.
Program terms and carrier decisions are not ours to guarantee. But we’ll walk you through the paperwork and document everything the inspector needs. No charge to help you file.
One comparison worth making: impact doors versus hanging hurricane shutters before every storm. Shutters sit in the garage for 364 days a year and require you to be home, in the dark, fumbling with wing nuts as a Cat 3 approaches. An impact-rated door is permanent. No panels to hang, no plywood to cut, no anxiety at 11 p.m. before landfall. It’s the difference between protecting your home and protecting your schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lighthouse Point
Our Door Installation in Lighthouse Point service area extends to Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and Coconut Creek. If you’re in a neighboring city and dealing with a failing entry door, the same Winslow team, the same live-answer phone, and the same 36500-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call (904) 893-3309 and we’ll schedule a free measure wherever you are in northeast Broward.
Serving Lighthouse Point, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lighthouse Point 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 - Door Installation in Lighthouse Point
Yes. Jalousie windows are a red flag for the Broward County permitting office. If your home still has original louvered glass windows from the 1950s or 1960s, they almost certainly lack HVHZ approvals. When you pull a permit for a door replacement, the inspector may flag the jalousies as non-compliant and require their replacement before signing off the door. We’ll scope for this during the free measure so there are no surprises at inspection. Call (904) 893-3309 for an exact quote.
No. Lighthouse Point sits entirely within Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. The wind-load requirements apply to every street, not just canal-front properties. A non-impact door will not pass inspection anywhere in the city. Every permitted replacement must carry a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval for HVHZ. We only install doors that meet the standard, so you never waste money on a door that fails inspection. Call (904) 893-3309 for answers on your specific opening.
Yes. Door replacements in Lighthouse Point require a permit through Broward County, and the work must be inspected. Permits are pulled before work begins, and we handle the entire process, from application to final inspection. If you skip the permit and sell the home later, an unpermitted door becomes a title problem and a buyer credit request. It’s not worth saving $200. We pull the permit on every job.
Because Lighthouse Point’s roughly 50 miles of interior canals create ambient salt-air conditions across virtually every block, even on streets nowhere near the water. Fort Lauderdale has salt air along the beach, but Lighthouse Point’s canals wrap around homes on all sides, concentrating chlorides around aluminum jambs and thresholds. The result is accelerated pitting, sagging, and seal failure within 10 to 15 years. Our replacement doors use stainless hinges, powder-coated hardware, and composite jambs built for that exposure. Call (904) 893-3309 to schedule a free measure and see what your current door is up against.
Often yes, but the carrier sets the final number. After a wind-mitigation inspection and documentation of your impact door installation, many Lighthouse Point homeowners see windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of the policy. We provide all the product approval numbers and installation documents your inspector needs. The 36500-Day Done Right Promise covers the workmanship, and we handle the paperwork. Call (904) 893-3309 for a free consultation.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, installing doors the right way 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.