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Door installation in Palm Beach runs $1,800 to $6,500 for most entry units, and true custom work on historic Mizner-era properties can reach $12,000 or more when ARCOM design review and bespoke millwork enter the picture. Winslow Windows & Doors handles the full arc: matching original arched openings, navigating island permitting, installing impact-rated doors and Energy-Efficient Windows - Palm Beach that hold their line against Atlantic wind and salt air. Call (561) 782-7525 for a free in-home measure and a written quote before you order anything.
We work the island weekly. Palm Beach is not West Palm Beach. The Palm Beach permitting process alone flips most door schedules on their head, and that is before you consider the two-front salt corrosion that chews through hinges and thresholds faster than any mainland coastal town. Our Door Installation team knows which openings ARCOM will scrutinize and which profiles clear review without a second meeting.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011 and he has never hidden behind a call center. When you call (561) 782-7525, a live person answers. That matters on Palm Beach, where nobody has patience for phone trees and nobody should wait three days for a callback while a corroded entry door sags against its jamb.
Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform. You know exactly who is walking up to your door before they knock. The work carries Ed’s Done Right Promise: if it is not done right, we make it right. No fine print, no warranty that evaporates once the check clears.
We have installed doors on South Ocean Boulevard estates, in the Phipps Plaza historic district, along Worth Avenue side streets, and in the mid-island neighborhoods between Royal Palm Way and the Palm Beach Country Club. Every job taught us something about how this island treats metal, wood, and glass. That field knowledge goes into every estimate we write in Palm Beach.
Our Door Installation Services in Palm Beach
Entry Doors
A front door on Palm Beach is not just a door. It is the first thing anyone sees when they arrive at the house, and on designated historic properties it is the first thing ARCOM reviews. We supply and install fiberglass, steel, and solid wood entry doors that match the original profile, whether that means a simple four-panel design on a mid-century build or a hand-carved Mediterranean Revival door for a 1920s estate off El Bravo Way.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Impact-rated entry doors in Palm Beach need to resist more than wind. The island sits fully exposed with the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other, which means airborne debris from either direction can find your front elevation. We install impact-rated doors and Impact Garage Doors in Palm Beach from PGT and CGI that carry Miami-Dade NOA product approvals, matched to the design pressure of each specific opening. An entry door rated for a mainland West Palm Beach interior lot may not satisfy what a beachfront lot on South Ocean Boulevard actually requires.
French & Double Doors
French doors opening onto a patio, loggia, or pool deck are common across Palm Beach’s 1920s and 1930s estates. They are also some of the worst units on the island for salt-driven hinge seizure and threshold corrosion. We install fiberglass French and double door systems with stainless hardware and impact glazing, and we pay attention to the swing clearances and threshold heights ARCOM cares about. If the original opening is arched, we order our Custom & Geometric Windows in Palm Beach fabricated to match, not a square slab squeezed into an arched rough opening with trim hiding the difference.
Replacement Doors
Most replacement doors in Palm Beach are not voluntary upgrades. The original unit failed: a corroded steel hinge snapped, the wood core wicked moisture and rotted at the bottom, the weatherstripping turned brittle in the salt air and stopped sealing. We remove the old unit, address any jamb or threshold damage, and install a properly flashed and sealed replacement. On the island, that means stainless or heavy-gauge aluminum hardware, marine-grade weatherstripping, and a threshold that drains away from the interior.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Palm Beach
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, and Palm Beach Therma Tru service among several other premium manufacturers. We do not swap in budget substitutes to hit a price point. If your Palm Beach home needs a custom impact door with a laminated glass interlayer and a specific frame profile, we order from the manufacturer whose engineering and Miami-Dade NOA paperwork actually applies. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do. For island customers, that means we order the right unit the first time and verify the product approval documents before it ships.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Salt-seized hinges and thresholds. Palm Beach is flanked by the Atlantic and the Intracoastal, so every door gets salt-laden air from two directions. Steel hinges and threshold hardware seize within 7 to 12 years on this island, causing doors to sag and bind long before the slab itself fails. We see this on nearly every original door we pull off a 1920s or 1930s house.
- ARCOM flagging off-the-shelf impact doors. A contractor installs a standard impact door, and ARCOM flags it mid-project because the profile does not match the original Mediterranean Revival character. The door gets torn out and reordered. This is avoidable if the estimate accounts for design review before the order is placed.
- Missing the monthly ARCOM submittal deadline. Palm Beach’s Architectural Commission meets on a set monthly schedule. A door estimate that ignores the submittal deadline can add three to four weeks before the homeowner can even pull a permit. Homeowners often find this out after they have already scheduled painters, flooring crews, and landscapers.
- Frame corrosion at the threshold line. The bottom rail and threshold on ocean-facing entry doors in Palm Beach corrode fastest because they hold standing moisture against salt-deposited metal. We regularly replace threshold pans and bottom rails on doors that are otherwise in decent shape, and we always check the sub-sill flashing when we do.
What Door Installation Costs in Palm Beach
Here are real numbers for Palm Beach’s market. A standard fiberglass entry door, pre-hung and installed, runs $1,800 to $3,800 depending on the opening. A custom impact-rated entry door from PGT or CGI, sized for a historic opening and carrying Miami-Dade NOA approval, lands between $4,500 and $8,500 before any millwork or ARCOM-related engineering. French and double door systems start around $3,500 for a stock impact unit and climb past $12,000 when you need custom widths, arched tops, or matching transoms.
What moves the price in Palm Beach: opening count, wind zone, floor height above grade, and whether the property is on the historic registry. A second-floor opening on a beachfront estate has a higher design pressure requirement than a ground-floor entry on a mid-island side street. Frame material matters too. Aluminum and steel carry different price and corrosion profiles than wood-core composites.
We give you a fixed written quote before you order anything. The price on that quote is the price you pay. Call (561) 782-7525 to schedule a free in-home measure.
Pricing for Door Installation in Palm Beach, FL
For replacement doors, budget $1,800 to $6,500 for most single openings in Palm Beach. Hurricane-rated entry units with impact glass and a Miami-Dade NOA typically run $4,000 to $9,000 installed. Whole-home door packages, where you replace three to six exterior doors at once, generally range from $10,000 to $28,000 on this island depending on the mix of standard and custom units. Custom millwork, arched openings, and ARCOM design review add cost, and we show you exactly where every dollar goes before the order is placed. Call (561) 782-7525 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and we come to you.
Florida Pays You Back
Palm Beach homeowners can stack several programs to offset door installation costs. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, which includes impact-rated doors in many cases. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit can return 30% of the product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year. And after a wind-mitigation inspection, which typically costs $75 to $150, many carriers reduce the windstorm portion of your premium by approximately 25%. We do not guarantee any specific dollar amount. Your carrier and the program administrators set the final numbers.
On Palm Beach specifically, the insurance math is stronger than on the mainland because windstorm premiums on a barrier island are already high. Impact-rated doors certified to the right design pressure can shave meaningful dollars off that premium. Worth asking your agent before you order.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
At a 1920s Mizner estate off South Ocean Boulevard, we replaced a corroded steel casement door with a custom impact-rated unit from PGT. The salt air from both the Atlantic and the Intracoastal had seized the original jamb. The ARCOM-approved profile required a laminated glass interlayer and a Miami-Dade NOA to match the historic arched opening. That is a typical Palm Beach job: the door itself is straightforward, but the paperwork, the profile matching, and the site conditions require a level of care mainland contractors simply do not encounter.
Impact windows versus hurricane shutters is a real comparison for Palm Beach homeowners deciding where to put their money. Shutters protect glass only when someone is home and has time to hang them. Impact-rated doors and windows protect the envelope permanently, with no panels to store and no decisions to make when a storm is 48 hours out. On an island where evacuations are common, the permanent protection usually wins.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Winslow Windows & Doors serves Door Installation in Palm Beach and the surrounding communities: West Palm Beach, Greenacres, Royal Palm Beach, and Boynton Beach. If you are on the mainland side of the bridge, the same team, the same written pricing, and the same Done Right Promise apply. Call (561) 782-7525 and a live person picks up.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
Yes. On Palm Beach’s designated historic properties, the Architectural Commission must approve replacement doors before the building department will issue a permit. ARCOM reviews against the original character of the structure, and it meets on a fixed monthly schedule. If your estimate does not account for the submittal deadline, the project can be pushed three to four weeks before a permit is even pullable. We include ARCOM review in our schedule from day one. Call (561) 782-7525 to talk through your specific property.
Either can work, but the design pressure listed must match your specific opening. Palm Beach sits in a high-velocity hurricane zone, and a unit with a Florida Product Approval rated for interior Palm Beach County may not meet the design pressure required for a beachfront or second-floor opening on the island. We verify the product approval for every opening before we order. A unit rated below the required design pressure will not pass inspection, and swapping it out after the fact costs more than ordering correctly the first time.
Yes, when ordered as a custom fabricated unit. PGT and CGI both manufacture impact doors with arched tops and custom frame profiles, and we have installed them on Mizner-era homes where ARCOM requires a near-exact match to the original. The laminated glass interlayer and Miami-Dade NOA do not prevent matching the profile. What prevents matching is ordering a stock square door and hoping the trim can hide the difference. For a quote on a custom arched impact door, call (561) 782-7525.
Because Palm Beach is a narrow barrier island with the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal Waterway on the other. Salt-laden air attacks metal from two directions simultaneously, and the island’s average width of less than half a mile means there is no inland buffer. Steel hinges, threshold hardware, and aluminum frames corrode within 7 to 12 years on Palm Beach, even when the same components would last 20 years in West Palm Beach. We use stainless or heavy-gauge marine-grade hardware on every island installation for this reason. Call (561) 782-7525 for an evaluation of your existing doors.
Yes, in most cases. Windstorm premiums on a barrier island are already high, and a wind-mitigation inspection showing impact-rated openings can reduce the windstorm portion by roughly 25%. The inspection costs $75 to $150. Talk to your agent about your specific policy, but on Palm Beach the premium dollars involved are often significant enough that the doors partially pay for themselves over time. Estimates from Winslow Windows & Doors are free, so you can price the doors and the insurance benefit side by side. Call (561) 782-7525.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach and the surrounding South Florida communities.
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.