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AfterCGI Door Installation: The Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
CGI door installation in Palm Beach typically runs $850 to $2,400 for full-frame replacements, with most single-door swaps landing between $1,100 and $1,800 installed. We stock CGI-compatible hinges, rollers, threshold assemblies, and stiles on our trucks, and we can usually have your door opening and sealing correctly within one visit. Most Palm Beach owners find out something’s wrong when the door starts dragging, the latch won’t catch cleanly, or a corner gap lets afternoon rain sneak through, and by then the frame has already shifted enough that small adjustments won’t hold.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI’s impact-rated door lines, including the Estate Collection and the classic 8000 series, share a common swing-door architecture, but the frame extrusion depth and hinge leaf spacing changed between 2008 and 2014 production runs. If your CGI label is missing or faded (salt air eats the printing off those stickers within a few years near the Intracoastal), measure the hinge leaf: pre-2014 doors mostly used a 4½-inch leaf with 1¾-inch screw spacing, while newer models moved to a tighter 4-inch leaf. That compatibility gap matters more than most people think. We’ve had Palm Beach customers order the right-looking hinge online only to find the mounting holes don’t line up and the bottom rail sags anyway. On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: CGI’s own parts are solid but expensive and slow to ship to Florida, so we stock quality aftermarket equivalents from the same Miami extrusion suppliers for most mechanical parts. What we won’t substitute is the impact glass lite itself. That stays CGI-spec with the etched certification mark, because insurance adjusters in Palm Beach County look for that mark and nothing else.
Signs Your CGI Door Installation Is Failing
- Door drags or scrapes on the threshold. This is almost always hinge sag, not a settling foundation. CGI doors are heavy, the top hinge takes the load first, and over six or seven Palm Beach summers the leaf bends just enough to drop the door a quarter inch.
- Latch won’t catch without lifting the handle. The strike plate alignment drifted, usually because the bottom rail swelled slightly after repeated rain exposure. Forcing it closes just wears the latch bolt and eventually the strike surface.
- Visible light or daylight at the top corner on the hinge side. That gap means the weatherstripping compressed beyond recovery and the door has settled out of plane. Water follows that gap during our summer downpours.
- Harder to open after heavy rain. Salt-laden moisture from the ocean side of Palm Beach accelerates frame oxidation faster than inland towns. The channel where the sweep rides gets rough, and the door binds.
- Whistling or wind noise during a storm. The door’s aero seal is compromised. With impact-rated CGI doors, that seal isn’t just comfort, it’s part of the pressure-rating assembly that holds during hurricane winds.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
A hinge-and-latch tune-up with hardware replacement runs $220 to $450. A full frame re-installation, where we pull the door, square the opening, replace the threshold and weatherstripping, and reset the slab with correct reveal gaps, runs $850 to $1,400. If the frame itself is corroded or the glass lite is compromised, you’re looking at $1,800 to $2,400 for a complete CGI-compatible door replacement. Every quote we write is line-item with the part price separate from labor, because you should know exactly what you’re paying for. The work carries our Done Right Promise, so if anything we install fails, we come back and make it right. No prorating, no fine print.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check the alignment yourself: close the door and look at the gap between the slab and the frame, top to bottom, on all three sides. If the gap is even but the door still drags, it might be a threshold adjustment. Beyond that, this work goes wrong fast without the right tools. CGI doors weigh 200 pounds or more, and when a hinge pops loose, that weight lands on a foot or a hand. Realigning a frame takes a laser level and shim packs, not a hinge adjustment here and there. If you’ve checked the reveal and the door’s still fighting you, call us at (561) 782-7525 and we’ll send a technician who’s done this exact repair in Palm Beach hundreds of times.
FAQs
A properly installed CGI door frame should last 15 to 20 years in Palm Beach’s salt-air environment before needing re-alignment or threshold replacement. Hardwares like hinges and latches typically last 6 to 8 years before they need attention, especially on ocean-facing doors.
In most cases we can, yes. About 80% of the CGI door issues we see in Palm Beach are mechanical: hinges, latches, sweeps, or weatherstripping, all repairable at a fraction of replacement cost. We’ll always show you the cheaper fix if one exists.
A hinge-and-hardware repair takes 2 to 3 hours. A full frame re-installation takes about half a day. A complete door replacement is usually one full day from removal to final caulk and cleanup.
We stock the most common CGI-compatible hinges, latches, thresholds, and weatherstripping on our trucks, and we’re installing parts for PGT, CWS, and ES Windows doors as well. For uncommon sizes or CGI-specific glass lites, we order from our Miami supplier and typically have the part within 3 to 5 business days.
If your CGI door is sagging, sticking, or letting weather into your Palm Beach home, don’t wait until the next storm finds the gap. Call (561) 782-7525 and get a straight answer and a straight price. Ed Winslow runs this company, lives in this community, and grew up watching what salt air does to homes around here. My name’s on the truck. That’s the only guarantee you actually need.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner, Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach and nearby areas.
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