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Door Installation for French and double doors in Miami typically runs between $1,800 and $6,500 fully installed, depending on glass type, frame material, and whether impact-rated glazing is required under Miami-Dade’s building code. Most jobs are completed in a single visit. If you want a straight answer on cost before anyone touches your home, call us at (561) 489-4036 – a live person picks up around the clock, every day of the week.
At TruePane Windows & Doors, French and double doors are craft work, not a transaction. Dale Kessler built this company on one rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That rule applies just as firmly to a set of hinged French doors opening onto a Coconut Grove courtyard as it does to any other glass we hang. We’re an authorized installer for Therma-Tru and other leading door lines, and every installation is backed by The Keystone Standard – both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway – plus our 90-Day Done Right Promise. No paperwork fights. No arguing. If something is off, we fix it.
This page covers what we do, how we do it, and what you should expect to pay in the Miami market. If you’re exploring options before committing, our Door Installation in Miami page gives you the broader picture of everything we handle, from entry doors to sliding glass.
When You Need French & Double Doors
French and double doors come up in a few predictable situations. Here’s when homeowners in Miami typically call us:
- Your existing doors don’t meet Miami-Dade impact requirements. If your home predates the post-Andrew building code or the doors were never properly permitted, you may be out of compliance – and your insurer may already know it. We see this regularly in older Coral Gables and South Miami homes built before 1992, where the original wood French doors were charming but not rated for anything above a Category 1 wind load.
- The frames have rotted or warped and the doors won’t latch properly. Miami’s humidity is relentless on wood frames. A door that binds in July or won’t latch after a wet season isn’t just a nuisance – it’s a security issue and a sign the frame has moved enough that re-hanging the door won’t solve the problem.
- You’re opening a wall to create a pass-through to a patio or pool area. Adding French doors where a window or solid wall used to be involves a structural header, a permit, and a rough opening that has to be framed exactly right. We handle the door supply and installation; we coordinate with your contractor on the structural side when needed.
- Your current double doors are leaking air or water at the center astragal. The center seam on double doors is the first place Miami’s afternoon thunderstorms find a path inside. If you’re seeing water on the floor behind the doors after a hard rain or feeling a draft at the center post, the weatherstripping and compression seals have failed – and often the door itself needs replacement, not just a patch.
- You’re replacing single-panel entry doors with a grander opening for resale or aging-in-place reasons. A lot of our customers in Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay are in their sixties and want wider clear openings – 60 or 72 inches – that work better if mobility ever becomes a consideration. French doors can be configured to swing outward, which keeps the interior clear.
- Your historic home has doors that can’t be matched off the shelf. Parts of Miami Shores, Buena Vista, and the Roads neighborhood have deed-restricted or locally designated historic properties where door profiles have to match what’s there. We’ve sourced custom-profile doors through manufacturer lines that most installers don’t have access to.
Our French & Double Doors Process
We don’t show up with a tape measure and improvise. Every French and double door installation at TruePane follows the same sequence, because skipping steps is how you end up with a door that binds in three months.
- Measure and assess before anything is ordered. Our technician – background-checked, uniformed, and carrying the tools to check plumb, level, and square – measures the rough opening in at least three places. In Miami, older construction often has settled unevenly, and a nominal 72-inch opening can be 72 inches on one side and 71 and a quarter on the other. We record both and order to the smaller dimension, then shim correctly. We also check the subfloor threshold height and the load-bearing condition of the header.
- Present manufacturer lines side by side on paper. If you’re choosing between a Therma-Tru fiberglass French door and a comparable line, we’ll put both on paper with the full cost – door, glass package, hardware, installation, and permit if one is required – so you’re comparing apples to apples. No bait-and-switch on the hardware tier or the glass specification after you’ve agreed to a price.
- Pull the permit when code requires it. Any new door opening in Miami requires a permit. Replacing an existing door in the same rough opening typically does not, but if the opening is being modified or a new one is being cut, we pull the permit and schedule the inspection. We do not skip this step to save time – an unpermitted door in a Miami-Dade home shows up on a title search and can stall a sale years later.
- Remove the existing unit and prepare the rough opening. The old door comes out carefully. We inspect the sill, the jack studs, and the header before anything new goes in. If we find rot that wasn’t visible from the outside – which happens in maybe one in five jobs in Miami Beach and Hialeah homes with older wood framing – we stop, show you what we found, and give you a straight answer on what fixing it will cost before we proceed.
- Set, level, and fasten the new unit to manufacturer specification. French doors are only as good as the installation. The hinge-side jamb carries most of the load; we fasten to the structural framing, not just the drywall. Impact-rated doors in Miami require specific fastener patterns and embedded anchor bolts as specified in the product’s Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) – and we install to that spec, not to whatever’s faster.
- Register both warranty layers before the truck leaves. Once the door is hung, adjusted, and operating correctly, we register the manufacturer’s product warranty and the installation warranty in writing, with durations stated. You get a copy. The 90-Day Done Right Promise starts the day we finish. If anything is off within that window, we come back and make it right – no fee, no argument.
French & Double Doors Pricing in Miami
French and double door installation in Miami costs more than the same job in most of the country, and it’s worth understanding why before you get a quote from someone who doesn’t mention the word “impact.”
Miami-Dade County requires Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors on all new installations in most residential zones – meaning the door unit itself has to carry a Miami-Dade NOA number, the glass has to meet Large Missile Impact testing, and the installation has to follow the NOA-specified fastener pattern. An impact-rated fiberglass French door costs more than a non-impact door from the same manufacturer. That’s not a markup; it’s the cost of the product that will actually pass inspection.
Typical Price Ranges for Miami
| Door Type | Installed Price Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard double door, fiberglass, impact glass, 60″ opening | $1,800 – $2,800 | Like-for-like replacement in existing opening |
| French door pair, fiberglass, impact glass, decorative SDL or grilles | $2,400 – $3,800 | Therma-Tru and comparable lines |
| French door pair with sidelites, 72″ or 96″ opening | $3,200 – $5,200 | Sidelites require additional rough opening work |
| Custom-profile or historic-match French doors | $4,500 – $6,500+ | Lead time 6-10 weeks; permit typically required |
| New opening (wall cutout, header, framing, door) | Add $900 – $2,500 to above | Structural work coordinated with licensed contractor |
What affects where you land in those ranges: the glass package (clear impact vs. obscured vs. decorative impact-rated glass), hardware specification (commercial-grade multipoint locks vs. standard deadbolt), finish on the frame (factory-applied color costs more than white), and whether the sill needs shimming or the rough opening needs correction.
We offer upfront pricing with no surprise line items. Seniors and veterans receive a permanent 5% discount on any job. If your total repair work is over $250, ask about our $50 Off Any Repair Over $250 offer. Call (561) 489-4036 for a free estimate – we’ll come to you, measure the opening, and give you numbers in writing before anything is ordered.
What Sets TruePane Apart on This Work
Over 42 years of serving Miami-area homeowners means we’ve installed Replacement Doors – French and double doors – in houses built in every era of Miami construction – 1940s concrete-block bungalows in Little Havana where the openings are rarely plumb, 1970s CBS ranch homes in Kendall where the slabs have moved a quarter-inch since Carter was president, and new construction in Doral where the framing is perfect but the homeowner wants a custom door that takes weeks to source. We’ve seen the problems that come from installers who don’t know Miami-Dade’s NOA requirements, from doors hung without checking the header, and from warranties that were never registered because the installer was already on to the next job.
Dale Kessler has been doing this work for over four decades. The technicians he trains learn to measure twice, quote in writing, and register the warranty before the truck moves. That’s not a marketing line – it’s the way the company has operated since 2008, and it’s why homeowners in Palmetto Bay call us back when they need a second door replaced five years later.
We’re also an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines. That matters because an authorized installer can register both layers of the manufacturer warranty – the product warranty and the installation warranty – in a way that an unauthorized installer cannot. When you buy a door through a home improvement store and hire a handyman to install it, you typically get only one of those layers, if that. Through TruePane, you get both, in writing, before we leave.
If you’re comparing bids, we encourage it. We’ll put our quote on paper next to anyone’s. What we won’t do is match a bid that leaves out the permit, skips the impact rating, or doesn’t include warranty registration. Those aren’t optional line items in Miami – they’re the baseline for work that holds up.
FAQs – French & Double Doors in Miami
Do French doors in Miami have to be impact-rated?
In most Miami-Dade residential zones, yes – any new Storm & Exterior Doors installation requires impact-rated glazing and a product with a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. Replacing an existing door in the same opening with a like-for-like unit can sometimes be done under a notice of commencement rather than a full permit, but the product itself still needs to meet current code. If someone quotes you a non-impact French door for a Miami home without explaining this distinction, ask them to show you the NOA number. Call us at (561) 489-4036 and we’ll walk you through exactly what’s required for your address before you commit to anything.
How long does a French door installation take in Miami?
Most like-for-like French or double door replacements in an existing opening take four to six hours on-site. A new opening that requires structural framing work takes longer and involves coordination with a licensed general contractor, which we handle for you. Custom doors with long lead times don’t change the installation time – just the wait before we arrive. We quote the full timeline in writing so you’re not surprised. Call (561) 489-4036 for an estimate specific to your job.
What’s the difference between French doors and double doors, and which is right for my home?
The terms are often used interchangeably, but there’s a practical distinction. French doors traditionally have divided or full-lite glass panels on both door leafs – most or all of the door face is glass. Double doors can refer to any two-panel hinged configuration, including solid or partial-glass doors. For Miami homes, the choice usually comes down to privacy and solar heat gain: a full-lite French door facing west in Doral gets significantly more afternoon sun than a door with a smaller glass insert, and that affects both cooling load and glass temperature. We’ll show you both configurations side by side in writing so you can make the call with full information.
My French doors leak at the center seam when it rains hard. Can you fix that without replacing the whole unit?
Sometimes, but it depends on what’s failed. If the center astragal weatherstripping has simply compressed over time, that’s a repair. If the doors have racked because the frame has settled – which is common in Miami’s older CBS construction where slabs shift – then the weatherstripping fix will last about one more rainy season before the gap returns. We’ll assess the frame, the sill, and the operating condition of both panels and give you a straight answer on whether repair or replacement is the right call for your situation. If it’s a repair, our $50 Off Any Repair Over $250 offer applies. Call (561) 489-4036 to schedule a look.
Key Takeaways
- French and double door installation in Miami typically costs $1,800 to $6,500 fully installed, depending on glass type, frame material, and opening size.
- Miami-Dade code requires impact-rated products with a Notice of Acceptance on most residential installations – any quote that doesn’t mention this is incomplete.
- Most like-for-like replacements are completed in a single visit; new openings require additional structural work and permit coordination.
- TruePane registers both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves, backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
- Seniors and veterans receive a permanent 5% discount; $50 off any repair over $250.
- A live person answers at (561) 489-4036 around the clock – not a form, not a voicemail tree.
Ready to get a straight answer on what French or double doors will cost for your home in Miami? Call (561) 489-4036. We’ll schedule a time to measure, assess the opening, and put the full quote in writing – no pressure, no surprise line items, and no obligation. The estimate is free. The work, if you hire us, is done right the first time or we come back and fix it. That’s the standard we’ve held for over 42 years, and it’s the same standard Dale Kessler keeps on the whiteboard. We serve homeowners across Miami, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Kendall, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Doral, and the surrounding area. If you want to learn more about the full range of door work we do, visit our home page or call us directly.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Miami.
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.