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Fast, Reliable Sliding & Patio Doors Across Hollywood
Sliding patio door replacement in Hollywood, FL typically runs $2,800 to $7,500 installed, depending on opening size, HVHZ-rated product selection, and whether your concrete-block rough opening needs reframing. Most Hollywood homeowners can get a written quote within 2 to 3 business days, and standard patio slider replacements usually take one full day once product arrives. If your old aluminum door has seized on salt-corroded tracks near the Intracoastal, we are the crew that fixes it right. Call (863) 591-8673 for a free estimate on any sliding or patio door project in Hollywood.
TruePane Windows & Doors has served Hollywood, FL long enough to know exactly what opening up a 1960s beachside ranch or a mid-rise condo unit turns up: corroded tracks, missing wood bucks, water-damaged jambs, and building inspectors who will not pass a door without a Miami-Dade NOA. Dale Kessler founded this company on a simple rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That rule governs every slider we set in Hollywood, from Emerald Hills to Hollywood Lakes to the condo corridors along A1A.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Hollywood’s Preferred Sliding & Patio Doors Company
We are not a franchise operation with a rotating cast of subcontractors. We are a second-generation glazier’s shop that hires local, trains apprentices into journeymen, and answers the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When a Hollywood homeowner calls about a sliding door that will not budge, they talk to someone who knows what a seized corrosion-tracked roller sounds like over the phone. Not a callback form. Not a regional call center.
Our reputation in Hollywood rests on years of community service, background-checked uniformed technicians, and a Done Right Promise backed by The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. We show up when we say. We measure every opening twice. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you are buying. And if something is not done right, we make it right, no paperwork fights and no arguing.
We also understand Hollywood’s building code reality better than most. Every single sliding door replacement in this city, whether on a beachfront condo overlooking the Broadwalk or a CBS ranch off Stirling Road, must carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance. That is not optional. We will not sell you a cheap “impact-rated” door that fails inspection. We specify HVHZ-approved product only, from manufacturers we trust, and we handle Hollywood’s Building Division permit and inspection process from start to finish.
Our Sliding & Patio Doors Services in Hollywood
Patio Sliding Doors
The most common call we run in Hollywood is a patio slider that has become a shoulder-shove job. Salt air near the coast chews through aluminum tracks and standard rollers within 5 to 7 years. We replace the full unit with HVHZ-rated, fusion-welded vinyl or thermally controlled aluminum sliders. The new stainless rollers glide on raised tracks, and the frame gets anchored to a proper wood buck, flashed with tape, and sealed against wind-driven rain. In Hollywood, a patio slider is not just an access door; it is a structural component that has to survive hurricane season every single year.

Panoramic Sliding Systems
For Hollywood homeowners opening a rear elevation toward a pool, a canal, or a stretch of preserved oak canopy, panoramic sliding systems collapse multiple panels into nearly nothing. These are big glass installations, and they demand precise leveling. In Hollywood’s concrete-block construction, the header and sill tolerances matter more than on a wood-frame house in Davie. We have installed these systems in homes along the Intracoastal corridor and in the Lakes neighborhoods, and we know that a quarter-inch out of true on a 12-foot opening is the difference between panels that glide and panels that bind by August.

Heavy-Duty Sliding Doors
Hollywood’s coastal condominiums and many of its 1970s-era custom homes call for sliding door panels weighing several hundred pounds. Heavy-duty sliders need reinforced headers, oversized stainless rollers, and thresholds that can take decades of salt exposure without pitting. We supply and install heavy-duty sliding doors rated for HVHZ wind loads, with hardware we source specifically for corrosive coastal environments. This is not the place for a big-box off-the-shelf unit.

Pocket & Barn Doors
Many Hollywood ranchers built in the 1950s and 1960s have tight floor plans where a swinging door eats up usable space. Pocket doors solve that, but in CBS construction, the pocket cavity has to be cut into concrete block, not drywall framing. That is a structural job, not a weekend project. Our crews have done this work throughout Driftwood, Royal Poinciana, and the older sections of Hollywood Hills. We also install interior barn doors for homeowners who want the look without sacrificing wall space.

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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
TruePane is an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Hollywood’s HVHZ market we regularly specify CGI, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems. Each of these manufacturers produces sliding door systems with Miami-Dade NOAs, fusion-welded frames, and hardware rated for coastal salt exposure. We stock common parts and rollers for these lines locally, which means faster turnaround when a Hollywood condo board needs a door repaired before the next storm season. We quote manufacturers side by side on paper so you can see the price difference and know exactly what each line offers.
Common Sliding & Patio Doors Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Salt-corroded tracks and rollers. Within a mile of A1A and the Intracoastal, aluminum tracks and stainless rollers start to seize within 5 to 7 years. The door becomes a two-person job to open. This is the most common sliding door failure we diagnose in Hollywood Beach condos and waterfront homes.
- Wind-driven rain infiltration. Hollywood sits in a high-frequency hurricane corridor. Every storm season, water finds the weakest seal around an aging door frame. Homeowners in Hollywood Lakes and along the Intracoastal report water staining at the base of sliding door jambs year-round, not just after storms.
- Concrete-block rough openings without wood bucks. In 1950s and 1960s CBS construction, sliding doors and jalousie windows were often set directly into raw block with no wood framing. To install a modern HVHZ-rated slider, we have to cut out the old unit, anchor a pressure-treated wood buck, flash it, and reframe the jamb. This is the hidden labor cost that surprises anyone who got a cheap quote from a company that mostly works in wood-frame neighborhoods like Pembroke Pines.
- Undersized original rough openings. Jalousie-era openings in Hollywood’s ranch homes are frequently too small for a standard modern slider without cutting back structural stucco. That adds time and labor, but skipping it means the new door will not seal properly and will not pass inspection.
Pricing for Sliding & Patio Doors in Hollywood, FL
Here are straight numbers for Hollywood’s market. A standard two-panel patio slider replacement in Hollywood runs $2,800 to $5,200 installed, including HVHZ-rated product, haul-away, and permit coordination. A three-panel panoramic slider runs $6,000 to $12,000 depending on width and glass package. Heavy-duty sliders for condos and custom homes run $5,500 to $14,000. Pocket door installation in a concrete-block wall adds $1,800 to $3,500 for the structural cutting and reframing. If your opening needs a new wood buck and stucco repair, budget an additional $600 to $1,400. These are real ranges, not bait pricing. Call (863) 591-8673 for a written line-item quote. Estimates are free.
We also offer a free written repair estimate, a maintenance check, and a permanent 5% discount for seniors and veterans in Hollywood.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our Sliding & Patio Doors team works throughout Broward County. Beyond Hollywood itself, we serve homeowners in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Margate, and Coconut Creek. If you are in any of those cities, the same HVHZ permitting rules and concrete-block framing realities apply, and we handle them the same way: inspection first, allowances written into the contract, and every surprise priced and approved in writing before we touch the wall. Hollywood is home base for our work, but we are close enough to make the drive easy.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 - Sliding & Patio Doors in Hollywood
Yes. Hollywood’s Building Division requires a permit and inspection for any sliding door replacement, and because the entire city falls within the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, the new door must carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance before it will pass. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and make sure the paperwork is in order before the glass goes in. Call (863) 591-8673 and we will walk you through exactly what your project needs.
Because Hollywood lies entirely within Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which legally requires every window and exterior door replacement to meet the stricter Miami-Dade product approval standard. A door labeled “Florida impact” that passed code in Boca Raton or Delray Beach would fail inspection in Hollywood. Your HOA is not being difficult; they are enforcing the law. We specify only HVHZ-approved product from manufacturers like CGI and ES Windows, so your door meets both the NOA requirement and your HOA’s documents. Call (863) 591-8673 for a quote on a compliant replacement.
It means the original installer set the door frame directly into raw concrete block with no wood buck behind it. To remove that door and install a modern HVHZ-rated slider, our crew has to cut out the old frame, anchor a pressure-treated wood buck, flash it with tape, set the new unit, and repair the surrounding stucco. That framing and flashing work typically adds $600 to $1,400 to the job, which is the single biggest reason a Hollywood ranch quote runs higher than a comparable quote in a wood-frame city like Davie. We write this allowance into the contract before we start, so there is no surprise on the bill. Call (863) 591-8673 for an exact figure on your opening.
Five to seven years, and that is with good product. Salt spray from the Atlantic works into the track, and the aluminum and standard steel roller assemblies corrode until the panel drags or seizes entirely. We have lifted panels out with a pry bar on doors that were not even fifteen years old along A1A and the Intracoastal. The fix is a track and roller replacement or a full door replacement with stainless hardware and a raised track. Call (863) 591-8673 and we will inspect your door and tell you honestly whether a roller swap will do it or a full replacement makes more sense.
Usually not. Impact-rated HVHZ glass has to be installed in a frame engineered and tested to carry it. Most older Hollywood sliders, especially the original aluminum units in 1950s and 1970s homes, have frames that were never designed for impact glass and will not pass a Miami-Dade NOA inspection with a glass-only swap. In most cases, the frame and glass both have to be replaced. We will tell you that straight, because selling you a glass retrofit that fails inspection is not how we do business. Call (863) 591-8673 and we will give you an honest assessment of your existing door.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Hollywood since 2008.
Call (863) 591-8673 today to schedule your free estimate on any sliding or patio door project in Hollywood, FL. A live person answers, day or night.
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.



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