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Window replacement in Fort Lauderdale means dealing with two things most of Florida never has to think about: HVHZ code requirements and canal-driven salt corrosion. A typical full-frame replacement here runs $900 to $1,900 per opening depending on size, material, and whether the existing rough opening was framed square in the first place. We’ve worked Fort Lauderdale long enough to know which neighborhoods hide what behind the stucco, and we price the job so you’re not surprised when the wall comes open. Call (863) 591-8673 when you’re ready for a straight answer.
Our Window Replacement crews know the difference between a 1960s CBS ranch in Poinsettia Heights and a wood-frame bungalow in Sailboat Bend, because the work is not the same. Neither is the code conversation. Dale Kessler founded TruePane on a simple rule that governs every install we do: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That applies as much to the flashing behind the frame as it does to the glass you can see.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
We’ve been replacing windows in Fort Lauderdale homes long enough to know that the straightforward job and the surprise rarely arrive separately. Opening a wall in Victoria Park or Rio Vista usually turns up something the homeowner didn’t know about: a wood buck that’s been holding water for twenty years, an undersized rough opening, or old wiring that city code now says has to be addressed. That’s why we walk every opening before we quote, measure twice, and write allowances into the contract instead of hitting you with a change order after the stucco is off.
Dale Kessler, our founder, is a second-generation glazier. He built TruePane because he watched too many manufacturers void warranties for out-of-true installs and decided that was a problem worth fixing permanently. Every job we do carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated in plain language, before we leave your driveway. You get a square deal, and if we didn’t do it right, we make it right. That’s the whole arrangement.
A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You call (863) 591-8673 and you talk to someone who can actually help you, not a voicemail tree. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they work in your home the way they’d work in their own mother’s.
Our Window Replacement Services in Fort Lauderdale
Full Frame Replacement
Full frame replacement is the most common job we do in Fort Lauderdale, because so many homes here were built in the 1950s through 1970s with windows that were never meant to meet hurricane code. We remove the entire existing window including the frame and buck, reframe the opening to a true 3-1/4″ depth where needed, and install a properly flashed, squared unit. In neighborhoods like Coral Ridge and Imperial Point, this almost always means replacing a wood buck that’s been decaying behind aluminum for decades. The result is a window that actually seals against wind and salt, not one that just looks new from the street.
Insert Window Replacement
Insert replacement keeps your existing frame and sets a new sash inside it. It’s less invasive and costs less, but it has a real limitation in Fort Lauderdale: if the existing frame is compromised, the new window inherits the problem. We inspect the existing frame and buck before we quote an insert, and we will tell you honestly if an insert is the wrong call for your house. When the frame is sound, an insert is a clean, efficient job that preserves your interior trim and stucco.
Storm Window Replacement
In Fort Lauderdale, “storm window” does not mean the old aluminum add-on your grandfather installed in Ohio. It means impact-rated glazing that carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval. If the unit doesn’t have the right NOA stamp, it will fail final inspection, and you’ll be tearing it out and starting over. We install impact windows from CGI, CWS, and ES Windows, and we register the manufacturer warranties in writing before we leave. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Energy-Efficient Upgrade
Fort Lauderdale’s year-round heat and humidity do two things: run your air conditioner constantly, and cycle your window frames through expansion and contraction for months at a time. Low-E glass with argon fill cuts solar heat gain meaningfully, and a properly shimmed, fusion-welded vinyl frame holds its seal through those cycles better than an aluminum frame that’s been racking for thirty years. If you’re replacing windows anyway, the incremental cost of energy-efficient glass in Fort Lauderdale pays back faster than in most markets, because your AC runs more months of the year.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, but we specify brands selectively based on what a Fort Lauderdale home actually needs: impact rating first, corrosion resistance second, thermal performance third. We work heavily with CGI, CWS, and ES Windows, and we quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can see what each one costs and why. We also service and replace units from ECO Window Systems and other major manufacturers. Whatever brand is in your walls now, we can match it or upgrade it without starting over.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Salt-pitted aluminum frames on canal-front streets: In neighborhoods like Las Olas Isles, aluminum window frames within five to seven years of installation routinely show visible pitting and frozen hardware. The brackish water in Fort Lauderdale’s roughly 300 miles of inland canals pushes marine-grade corrosion onto ordinary residential streets far from the ocean. Technicians from inland markets don’t expect it, and they quote the wrong materials.
- Original jalousie windows in 1950s and 1960s CBS homes: A huge share of Fort Lauderdale’s housing stock still has the original louvered jalousie windows, which provide zero hurricane protection and do not meet current HVHZ code. We also see them paired with aging wood bucks that rotted behind the frame years ago. Replacement usually requires full frame work, not an insert.
- Improper impact installs without the right NOA: Impact-rated glazing installed without a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance fails final inspection and triggers a stop-work order until the entire opening is redone. We’ve corrected a lot of these. Fort Lauderdale enforces this, and it’s not a paperwork formality.
- Vinyl frames racking in non-standard rough openings: Many older Fort Lauderdale homes have rough openings that are not square, and a fusion-welded vinyl frame forced into that opening will rack and lose seal integrity within a few humid summers. We shim and square every opening, and we’ll tell you before we quote if the rough opening needs reframing.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A full-frame impact-rated replacement window in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $1,100 to $1,900 per opening installed, depending on size, frame material, and glass package. Insert replacements run $600 to $1,100 per opening when the existing frame is sound. Energy-efficient upgrades without impact rating run $700 to $1,200 per opening. Storm-rated impact windows in Fort Lauderdale cost more than in Broward cities like Plantation or Coral Springs because they must carry a Miami-Dade NOA, and that testing is reflected in the unit price. The biggest variables are rough-opening condition and whether we’re working on a CBS ranch or a wood-frame bungalow. Call (863) 591-8673 for a free estimate with written line-item pricing.
| Window Type | Typical Fort Lauderdale Cost (Per Opening) |
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| Full-Frame Impact Replacement | $1,100 - $1,900 |
| Insert Replacement (Sound Frame) | $600 - $1,100 |
| Energy-Efficient (Non-Impact) | $700 - $1,200 |
| Full-Frame Non-Impact Replacement | $900 - $1,600 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our Fort Lauderdale crews also serve Pompano Beach, Hollywood, Coconut Creek, and Margate on a regular schedule. If you’re in one of those cities and need a window replacement quote, call (863) 591-8673 and we’ll get you on the board.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 - Window Replacement in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale requires a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or an HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval on every replacement window. Standard Florida Product Approval without HVHZ testing is sufficient in neighboring Broward cities like Plantation or Coral Springs, but Fort Lauderdale sits within the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, a designation shared only with Miami-Dade County. That means the permit for your window replacement in Fort Lauderdale will be rejected or the final inspection will fail if the unit doesn’t carry the right approval. We only install HVHZ-rated units in Fort Lauderdale, and we verify the NOA before we order. Call (863) 591-8673 and we’ll explain exactly what your opening needs.
Aluminum frames in Las Olas Isles and other canal-front Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods pit within five to seven years because the homes sit directly over brackish water, and the humidity coming off the canals carries salt into the frame metal. That salt load accelerates corrosion and seizes sash hardware on ordinary residential streets far from the ocean. On a canal-front ranch in Sailboat Bend, our crew pulled original jalousie windows from a 1962 CBS home and found the aluminum frames pitted and frozen at the jamb, with the rough opening undersized and the wood buck rotted. The right fix is a marine-grade finish on a properly flashed, full-frame impact install, not an insert over compromised metal. Call (863) 591-8673 for an honest assessment of what’s on your house.
Rarely. Jalousie windows in a 1950s CBS home were set into concrete block openings with wood bucks that have been holding moisture for sixty-plus years. By the time the glass is fogged or the louvers won’t close, the buck is usually rotted and the opening is not square. An insert replacement over that buck traps the rot behind the new sash and leaves it racked and sealing against compromised wood. We almost always recommend full frame replacement and reframing the opening to a true depth, then flashing with HVHZ-approved tape before stucco patching. Call (863) 591-8673 and we’ll evaluate your specific openings.
When we open the wall around a window in an older Fort Lauderdale home, outdated wiring is one of the most common things we find. Code may require that wiring to be brought up to current standard before we close the wall, which is why we write inspection and allowance language into our contracts. Our process is inspection first: we assess the opening, note what’s behind the stucco, and put any anticipated code upgrades into your quote up front. If we find something unexpected mid-job, we price it and get your written approval before we touch it. Nothing gets added to your bill without a conversation. Call (863) 591-8673 to talk through your project.
Energy-efficient glass makes sense in Fort Lauderdale because your air conditioner runs most months of the year, and low-E glass with argon fill cuts solar heat gain materially. Impact rating is not optional in Fort Lauderdale because of HVHZ code, but the two are not either/or: we install impact-rated units with low-E glass and argon fill as a standard combination. In a climate with constant humidity cycling, frame material and proper shimming matter as much as the glass package. A fusion-welded vinyl frame installed square against a properly flashed buck will hold its seal far longer than an aluminum frame that’s been racking for three decades. We spec the glass and the frame for the actual conditions on your street. Call (863) 591-8673 for a written quote.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale with quality window replacement and the Keystone Standard.
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.