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We provide independent CGI window and door service across Palm Beach, and the single biggest difference in our work here is that we plan around the island’s Architectural Commission calendar, not just the repair itself. Winslow Windows & Doors has been providing Impact Windows in Palm Beach and repairing, retrofitting, and maintaining CGI impact products on the island’s barrier-island estates since 2011. Ed Winslow grew up in El Cid, so he knows what salt air does to aluminum frames before he even pulls into your driveway. Call (561) 782-7525 for a free estimate and we’ll get someone out to look.
Why Palm Beach Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Most contractors can swap a window. Far fewer know what a CGI Sentinel roller assembly sounds like when it’s been eating Palm Beach salt grit for eight years. Our techs carry deep field experience with CGI’s Sentinel, Estate, and Classic lines across Palm Beach’s barrier-island homes, earned through thousands of independent repair and retrofit calls, never through manufacturer certification. That independence matters. We’re not tied to a CGI sales quota, so when a repair makes more sense than a replacement, we tell you that straight. Ed Winslow learned the fundamentals of construction at Palm Beach State College, then spent years in the field working his way from glazier’s helper to the guy homeowners call when the last contractor left a mess. That’s the standard we bring to every CGI sales & service call on the island.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Palm Beach
- White oxidation and pitting on aluminum frame corners. Palm Beach sits between the Atlantic and the Intracoastal, so your CGI frames get salt-laden air from two directions at once. We regularly see white chalky corrosion forming at frame corners and weatherstripping channels within five to seven years, especially on ocean-to-Intracoastal cross-breeze exposures where the wind pushes salt mist through the track daily.
- Seized roller assemblies in horizontal sliders and three-lite panels. The stainless steel rollers in CGI sliding impact doors capture salt-laden grit every time the door opens. After enough cycles, the rollers bind and the panel starts dragging or jumping the track. We replace these with OEM parts when available, or proven aftermarket rollers matched to your frame thickness when CGI has discontinued the line.
- Multi-point lock rods binding on French doors and entry units. Palm Beach humidity swells wood jambs on historic homes, and salt corrodes the lever internals inside CGI multi-point hardware. The result is a door that won’t fully engage all three locking points, which defeats the impact rating you paid for. We rebuild or replace the lock mechanism and adjust the strike plates so the door seals tight again.
- Fogging or weeping in fixed and picture windows. The impact glass lamination itself rarely fails. What fails on Palm Beach is the exterior gasket and glazing bead around it. Constant UV exposure and salt spray degrade the rubber seal until moisture works its way in. We reglaze the unit with OEM-compatible gaskets and get the window dry again without replacing the sash.
- Track pitting and derailment on CGI sliding impact doors. Salt corrosion eats into aluminum tracks, leaving pits that catch the roller and throw the panel off line. On a recent job we measured pitting deep enough that the panel was riding on about 60 percent of its intended bearing surface. If the track is salvageable we machine-clean and reseal it; if corrosion has hit the frame itself, we’ll recommend replacement before the door becomes a liability in a storm.
CGI Service in Palm Beach: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Palm Beach is a true barrier island, less than half a mile wide in most places. The Atlantic sits on one side, the Lake Worth Lagoon on the other, and every home gets salt-laden wind from both directions simultaneously. That’s not marketing language. It’s why a CGI frame that would last twenty years in Orlando shows corrosion at the corners in Palm Beach within five to seven. The cross-breeze pattern along South Ocean Boulevard pushes salt mist through window tracks and door hardware daily, concentrating pitting on the east-facing elevations first. Then there’s ARCOM. The Town of Palm Beach’s Architectural Commission requires a separate aesthetic review before any window or door on a designated historic property can be replaced, and they meet once a month. Miss the submittal deadline and your CGI impact upgrade stalls three to four weeks before you can even pull a building permit. We build that timeline into every estimate we write on the island, because we’ve watched homeowners lose a month to a missed filing date too many times to let it happen to you.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Palm Beach
We work on the full CGI lineup you’ll find in Palm Beach homes: Sentinel Impact-Resistant Windows, the Estate Collection, Classic Aluminum Single Hung, and Halo Casement and Awning units. For critical components like rollers, locks, and weatherstripping, we use OEM CGI replacement parts whenever they’re available. On discontinued models or obscure configurations, we source proven aftermarket hardware matched to your exact frame thickness and profile. Our default is repair-first. We recommend full replacement only when frame corrosion has compromised the structural integrity of the unit or the existing sash can’t be reglazed to meet current Florida Building Code impact requirements. That keeps your cost down and keeps perfectly good glass out of the landfill.
CGI Service Pricing in Palm Beach
CGI window and door service in Palm Beach typically runs $150 to $450 for hardware repairs like rollers, locks, and weatherstripping replacement, and $300 to $900 for reglazing or track rebuilds that require sealing and realignment. Full replacement of a single CGI impact window on the island generally falls between $1,800 and $4,500 installed, with custom profile-matched units for historic Mediterranean Revival homes running higher. Here’s a line-item breakdown of what we commonly quote:
- Roller replacement (sliding impact door): $180-$340
- Multi-point lock rebuild (French door): $220-$500
- Weatherstripping and gasket replacement per window: $120-$280
- Track clean, reseal, and realign: $200-$450
- Reglaze fixed or picture window: $300-$700
- Full CGI impact window replacement: $1,800-$4,500
What drives the cost in Palm Beach specifically is the ARCOM review timeline and the custom profile work on historic homes. A standard rectangular CGI unit in a post-1980 build is straightforward. A arched or divided-light unit on a 1920s Mizner-era estate requires custom fabrication and Architectural Commission sign-off. Your free estimate includes a written line-item quote and a realistic timeline for your Palm Beach Window Installation that accounts for the island’s permitting calendar. Call (561) 782-7525 and we’ll come measure. No trip charge inside Palm Beach County, and we’ll honor a 10% discount for seniors and veterans on every job.
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 - CGI Windows & Doors in Palm Beach
Repairs that don’t change the window’s exterior appearance, like roller replacement, lock rebuilds, or reglazing with matching profiles, generally do not require ARCOM review. Full replacements on designated historic properties do, and ARCOM meets monthly. If your home is on the historic registry, we’ll check the submittal deadline before we even write the estimate so you don’t lose three to four weeks waiting on the next meeting. Call (561) 782-7525 and we’ll help you figure out which path your project falls under.
We see white oxidation at frame corners, pitting along the bottom tracks of sliding doors, and degradation of the exterior gasket material within five to seven years. Palm Beach homes get salt air from the Atlantic and the Intracoastal simultaneously, which means the corrosion accelerates faster than in mainland coastal towns like West Palm Beach. The cross-breeze through the island pushes salt mist into every track and hinge, so we inspect all four elevations during a service call, not just the ocean-facing side.
We can verify the current condition of your CGI units and identify the original product approval documents, but recertification requires a Florida-licensed engineer to sign off on any compliance document. We regularly coordinate with local structural engineers on Palm Beach jobs and can get the right person to your home as part of a full-service assessment. For a repair-focused evaluation, call (561) 782-7525 and we’ll tell you exactly what your windows need.
We remove the lock mechanism, clean and lubricate the internals if they’re salvageable, and replace the hardware with OEM CGI components when corrosion has gone too far. On historic Palm Beach homes with wood jambs, the humidity swells the frame enough that the lock rods bind against the strike plate, so we also adjust the strike plates and re-shim the jamb to restore proper alignment. The goal is a door that engages all three locking points and actually meets its impact rating. We’ll give you an exact fix and a firm quote before any work starts, and estimates are free.
Custom CGI units with arched profiles or divided-light patterns typically take eight to twelve weeks from order to delivery, and that’s before the ARCOM approval clock starts. On Palm Beach’s historic Mediterranean Revival homes, the Architectural Commission review adds its own timeline, so the full process from estimate to installation often runs three to four months. We factor every one of those steps into the schedule we give you up front. Call (561) 782-7525 to get your project moving before the next ARCOM submittal deadline passes.
Service Areas Near Palm Beach
We serve homes throughout Palm Beach service area, from the estates along South Ocean Boulevard to the mid-island streets. Our crews also cover CGI service in West Palm Beach for mainland homeowners who want the same island-grade expertise without the ARCOM complications, plus CGI service in South Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, and Riviera Beach. If you’re anywhere in the barrier-island corridor, we can get to you fast.
Last fall our crew was called to a 1936 Mediterranean Revival estate on South Ocean Boulevard where the owner’s CGI Estate fixed windows had developed salt-induced weep-track corrosion and the three-lite roller door’s bottom track was pitted enough to derail the panel. We removed the affected fixed units, replaced the corroded glazing beads with OEM gaskets, and rebuilt the roller assembly with stainless aftermarket rollers while coordinating ARCOM pre-approval so the profile-matched replacement sash were installed before the next inspection cycle. That’s what planning around Palm Beach actually looks like.
Book Your CGI Service in Palm Beach Today
Call (561) 782-7525 to schedule your free CGI service estimate in Palm Beach. We answer live, 24 hours a day, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote with an honest timeline that accounts for ARCOM and the island’s salt-air reality. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do. My name’s on the truck. That’s the only guarantee you actually need.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach since 2011.
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.