Free in-home measure and quote - PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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AfterFast, Reliable Door Installation Across Miami
Door installation in Miami runs $900 to $5,000 for most single openings, with whole-home impact packages starting around $8,000. The number that matters in Miami-Dade County is not the bid price. It is whether the door carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, and whether the crew anchoring it knows what happens to a 1960s concrete-block jamb when the mortar bed behind it has been quietly turning to sand for fifty years. We do, because we see it every week in Kendall, Hialeah, and Little Havana. Call (561) 489-4036 and we will come measure your openings, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and give you a written number you can hold us to.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Miami’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Dale Kessler founded TruePane out of a simple frustration: too many Miami homeowners were paying for impact doors that were never anchored correctly, never flashed correctly, and never registered for the manufacturer warranties they paid for. Our crews work in Miami’s older CBS housing stock daily. We know that a pre-1994 opening in a Kendall rancher usually has no buck, original frames set directly into block, and mortar that crumbles when you look at it. That is not a problem to us. It is the job.
We are an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, and ES Windows, and we quote those lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you are buying. Both warranty layers get registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. That is The Keystone Standard, and it is not optional on any TruePane job. Miami homeowners who have been through a bad install once tend to ask more questions the second time. We answer all of them, in plain English, with numbers attached.
Every technician who steps onto your property is background-checked and uniformed. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a call center. Not a callback form. A person who can look at our Miami schedule and tell you when we will be there. If something is not right after we leave, our 90-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and fix it. No paperwork fight. No arguing. That is the whole promise.
Our Door Installation Services in Miami
Entry Doors
A front door in Miami does more than open and close. It is the first line against wind-driven rain, the humidity that never quits, and the salt air that eats standard hardware in five to seven years. We install solid-core entry doors with stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware as standard on Miami jobs, because we have pulled enough corroded hinge screws out of sagging doors in Miami Beach to know the cheap spec fails here faster than anywhere else in the state. Every entry door we set gets a marine-grade sill pan and full flashing, the way a coastal door should have been done from day one.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Miami-Dade County enforces the strictest hurricane-impact standard in the United States. Every residential impact door must carry a Notice of Acceptance based on the Large Missile Impact Test, a bar stricter than Broward or Palm Beach Counties. We install PGT, CGI, and ES Windows impact-rated entry doors that meet NOA requirements, with anchoring that matches the design pressure loads on your specific opening. In a 1960s CBS home in Kendall, that usually means core-drilling stainless steel anchors into sound block after rebuilding the buck. In a Miami Beach condo, it often means clearing the Historic Preservation Board with a product that replicates the original sightlines. We have done both, many times.
French & Double Doors
French doors in Miami fail for predictable reasons: the sill pan was never flashed, the inactive leaf was never pinned correctly, and the hinges were not rated for the weight of an impact-rated leaf. We rebuild these openings properly. Our crews set French and double door units level over a flashed sill pan, pin the inactive leaf to a header and threshold that can hold it, and use continuous hinges on heavy impact units so you never fight a door that binds in July. Miami humidity swells wood and shifts slabs. A double door that was never set right will tell you within a year. Ours will not.
Replacement Doors
Most replacement door jobs in Miami are not simple swaps. The opening is rarely square, the old frame is often set directly into block with no buck, and the mortar bed behind the brickmold has been degrading since the Carter administration. We handle the masonry work, the reframing, and the anchoring in the same visit. When we removed an original single-pane aluminum slider from a 1960s CBS rancher in Kendall, the jamb was set directly into block with no buck and the mortar bed was crumbling behind it. We core-drilled for stainless anchors, rebuilt the buck with pressure-treated lumber and sealant, and set a PGT impact-rated entry door with a Miami-Dade NOA. Then we flashed the sill with a marine-grade pan so afternoon thunderstorms would not wick water into the slab. That is the difference between a replacement door and a replacement door done right.
What happens when you call
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Trusted Brands We Service in Miami
We are an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, and ES Windows, and we work on most major manufacturer lines. For Miami customers, we recommend impact-rated products with Miami-Dade NOAs and frame finishes specified for salt-air exposure. Standard anodized aluminum frames on non-coastal-spec doors corrode measurably faster along Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic corridor than they do 15 miles inland. That is not an upsell talking point. It is a line-item decision that determines whether your door still seals properly in year eight or starts sagging in year six. When you call us, we bring samples and spec sheets, and we quote your options side by side on paper.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Miami Homes
- Corroded frames from salt air - Standard anodized aluminum frames and unsealed hinge mortises corrode within 5 to 7 years in Miami’s coastal neighborhoods. The door sags, the weatherstripping tears, and the lock stops lining up. We specify marine-grade finishes and stainless hardware on any opening within a mile of Biscayne Bay or the Atlantic.
- Pre-1994 openings with no anchoring system - Original CBS openings in Kendall, Hialeah, and Little Havana have doors set directly into block with degraded mortar beds. Impact upgrades anchored only with standard concrete screws pull loose under design pressure loads. We rebuild the buck and core-drill stainless anchors into sound block.
- Non-impact doors in HVHZ wind zones - Single-pane glass and no laminated interlayer fail the large-missile test and cannot get a Miami-Dade NOA. If you are replacing a pre-1994 door, you are almost always required to install an impact-rated unit. We handle the permit and the paperwork, not just the door.
- Fogged seals on original sliders - Year-round humidity combined with aggressively air-conditioned interiors stresses IGU seals on older non-impact sliders, especially in 1970s-era homes in Hialeah and Westchester. The fog you see is delamination. A new impact-rated door with a properly sealed IGU fixes the problem permanently, and we register the seal warranty in writing.
Pricing for Door Installation in Miami, FL
A straightforward replacement entry door in Miami runs $900 to $2,500 installed. Impact-rated entry doors with a Miami-Dade NOA typically land between $1,800 and $4,500 per opening. French or double door units run $3,500 to $8,000, and a whole-home package across multiple openings generally falls between $8,000 and $25,000. What moves the number: opening count, wind zone, floor height, frame material, and whether the existing opening needs a full buck rebuild. A 1960s Kendall rancher with original block-set frames will cost more to anchor correctly than a newer home with a wood buck already in place. That is the honest answer, and it is the reason we measure every opening twice and quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper. Call (561) 489-4036 to schedule a free in-home measure and written quote.
What Door Installation Costs in Miami
Impact-rated doors in Miami-Dade County carry a real premium over inland-spec units, because they must meet a stricter standard. A single impact-rated entry door from PGT or ES Windows typically runs $1,800 to $4,500 installed, depending on design pressure, size, and anchoring requirements. Large custom openings, including some French door configurations and oversized entry sets, fall between $5,000 and $8,000. Whole-home packages with multiple openings generally start around $8,000 and climb from there, with the final number driven by opening count, wind zone, floor height, and whether we are rebuilding original CBS openings from the block out.
These figures are for Miami, where HVHZ code and NOA requirements are non-negotiable. A cheaper inland-spec door from a big-box retailer may look like the same product on a spec sheet. It is not. It will not carry a Miami-Dade NOA, it will not pass a building inspection in this county, and it will not survive twenty years of salt air and afternoon thunderstorms the way a properly specified coastal product will. The cheap spec costs more within a decade. We would rather quote you the right door the first time. Free in-home measure, written line-item quote, both warranty layers registered before we leave. That is the deal.
Florida Pays You Back
Florida homeowners can stack several incentives on impact-rated door and window work. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, pending available funding and state eligibility. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax, which trims a meaningful line item off a five-figure whole-home job. The federal 25C energy credit applies to qualifying energy-efficient units, up to 30% of product cost with a $600 annual cap. After a wind-mitigation inspection, which runs $75 to $150 in Miami, many homeowners see windstorm-premium reductions averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. We do not guarantee any of these numbers. Programs change, and carriers set their own rates. We will give you the documentation you need to apply, including the Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval paperwork for your specific configuration.
One comparison worth making: impact doors versus hurricane shutters. Shutters cost less up front, but they require you to be home when a storm approaches, panel by panel, every single time. Impact-rated doors are permanent. You close the door, you lock it, and the protection is already in place. For homeowners in their sixties and seventies, who plan to stay in this house, that is not a trivial difference. Permanent protection is worth more than the money it saves on a windstorm premium.
We Also Serve Cities Near Miami
Our crews run throughout Miami-Dade County and into the neighboring coastal and suburban markets. If you are in Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Hialeah, or Miami Gardens, the same team that handles Door Installation across Miami can handle your opening, your permit, and your NOA paperwork. Call (561) 489-4036 and tell us where you are. We will tell you when we can be there.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami 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 Miami
If your condo sits within Miami Beach’s Historic Preservation overlay, roughly 5th to 23rd Streets on the barrier island, any impact door replacement must clear the Historic Preservation Board before installation can proceed. Standard aluminum impact product lines are frequently rejected because they do not replicate the slim sightlines of original 1930s and 1940s steel casements. We source specialty impact-rated steel and thermally broken aluminum profiles that match those sightlines and carry the Miami-Dade NOA the building requires. We handle the product submittal and work directly with the board’s review process. Call (561) 489-4036 and we will walk you through what your specific building will accept.
No. Miami-Dade County requires every residential impact door to carry a Notice of Acceptance based on the Large Missile Impact Test, regardless of distance from the coast. Inland-spec impact doors that pass Broward or Palm Beach standards often do not meet Miami-Dade NOA requirements. Installing one would fail inspection, void your permit, and leave you with a door that cannot be legally sold as impact protection in this county. Call (561) 489-4036 and we will quote NOA-compliant products from PGT, CGI, and ES Windows with the paperwork to prove it.
Salt air off Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic degrades standard anodized aluminum frames measurably faster in Miami Beach than even 15 miles inland. Hinge mortises corrode, frame corners pit, weatherstripping channels lose their grip, and within five to seven years the door sags and the lock stops lining up. We specify marine-grade alloy frames and stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware on any Miami Beach or coastal corridor job as standard practice, not as an upsell. The finish is a line item on our quote because it determines whether your door still seals in year eight. Call (561) 489-4036 for a free in-home measure and we will show you the difference in person.
Year-round Miami humidity pressing against aggressively air-conditioned interiors stresses the IGU seals on original 1970s sliders until they delaminate. The fog you see between the panes is seal failure, and it will not go away with cleaning or resealing. A new impact-rated door with a properly sealed IGU eliminates the problem, and we register the seal warranty in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. Call (561) 489-4036 for a free measure and an exact quote on replacing those sliders.
Florida law requires insurers to offer windstorm-premium credits for homes that complete qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades and pass a wind-mitigation inspection. The inspection runs $75 to $150 in Miami, and many homeowners see an average reduction around 25% on the windstorm portion of their premium. The exact credit amount is set by your carrier, not by law, so we never guarantee a specific figure. We provide the Miami-Dade NOA documentation and Florida Product Approval numbers your inspector needs to certify the upgrade. Call (561) 489-4036 and we will walk you through the paperwork trail.
Contact TruePane Windows & Doors in Miami
If you are ready to price new doors for your Miami home, call us at (561) 489-4036. We will schedule a free in-home measure, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and give you a written number with no surprise line items. Every job is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard. If the door is not true, the job is not done. And we stand behind it.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Miami with impact-rated door installation and replacement.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane 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.