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Window installation in South Palm Beach is not the same job it is ten miles inland. The salt air off the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal Waterway on the other eats standard aluminum frames and hardware within a few years, which is why we spec marine-grade materials here as a matter of course, not as an upsell. TruePane Windows & Doors has been setting windows on this barrier island long enough to know what the condo boards require before a permit gets pulled. If you need a straight answer about what it costs and what will actually hold up, call (561) 349-4826. We will give you a written quote, line by line, with both warranty layers registered before our truck leaves your building.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is South Palm Beach’s Preferred Window Installation Company
We are a second-generation glazier’s shop, not a franchise. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008, but the craft goes back many years, and the rule on the whiteboard has not changed: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. South Palm Beach homeowners and condo boards call us because we show up when we say we will, in uniform, with a written quote and no fine print that covers neither the work nor the warranty.
We train our own apprentices into journeymen here. We answer the phone with a live person, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And we stand behind every install with our Done Right Promise. If something is not right, we make it right. No paperwork fight, no arguing. That matters in a town where a bad window install means salt fog inside the glass and a condo board calling you about uniformity.
South Palm Beach is a small town. Word travels fast here. Our reputation is built on jobs we finished years ago that are still sealing out the salt air, and on the fact that we will still be here in thirty years to answer the phone if a seal fails.
Our Window Installation Services in South Palm Beach
Most of the work we do in South Palm Beach is full replacement of original aluminum windows in condominium buildings from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. Those buildings were not built for the corrosion load this island dishes out. Here is what we install most often in town.
Casement Windows
Casements seal tight against wind-driven salt spray, which is why they are the most common replacement window we install in South Palm Beach condos. The crank hardware must be marine-grade stainless, not zinc-plated, or it will bind within a few seasons. Our Window Installation team has set hundreds of Miami-Dade rated casements in buildings along South Ocean Boulevard, where the ocean side and the Intracoastal side get equal abuse.
Awning Windows
Awning windows make sense in South Palm Beach for two reasons: they shed saltwater spray better than sliding sashes, and they can be left cracked open during a summer downpour without letting water sheet into the unit. The original jalousie and awning windows in this town’s older buildings have failing seals, which lets humid salt air into the insulated glass unit and fogs it from the inside. We replace them with impact-rated awnings that close on a compression seal, not a sliding track.
Sliding Windows
Sliding windows are common in the mid-rise buildings here, but the rolling hardware does not survive the double-salt exposure without marine-grade stainless rollers and track. We see original aluminum sliders on the Intracoastal side of South Palm Beach that have corroded tracks and sashes that jump the frame. The fix is a full replacement with impact-rated sliders in a marine-grade frame, not a hardware swap that fails again in three years.
Single & Double Hung
Single and double hung windows are popular in the smaller condo units and the few single-family homes in South Palm Beach. The problem with older hung windows here is the counterbalance hardware: salt air rusts the springs and the sash falls or binds. We install hung windows with stainless or fully enclosed balances, and we set them square so the sash seats against the weatherstripping without a fight.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in South Palm Beach
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in South Palm Beach we work most often with, PGT, and ES Windows. These are the lines that hold up to barrier-island salt and meet Florida Building Code impact requirements without argument. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you are buying, and we register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. That is The Keystone Standard, and it is the only way we do business.
Common Window Installation Problems We See in South Palm Beach Homes
- Corroded aluminum frames on the ocean and Intracoastal sides. Non-marine aluminum pits within five years of installation on South Palm Beach. The pitting seizes jamb-mounted hardware and the sashes stop seating in the jambs.
- Fogged insulated glass from failed seals. Original jalousie and awning windows in 1960s and 1970s buildings lose their seals and let humid salt air between the panes. You cannot clean that fog; the glass unit has to be replaced.
- Condo board rejection of non-uniform replacements. A unit owner installs a window style or finish that meets code but does not match the building’s visual standard, and the board requires a redo. We submit product specs and finish samples to the board before any contract is signed, so this does not happen.
- Cheap inland-spec windows that fail within a decade. We see this all over South Palm Beach. A homeowner or board buys an impact window from a mainland supplier at a low price, and the hardware and frame start corroding within a few years because it was not spec’d for double-sided salt spray. The cheap spec costs more within ten years, every time.
Pricing for Window Installation in South Palm Beach, FL
Window installation in South Palm Beach runs higher than in mainland cities like Wellington or Westlake, for a reason: the materials have to be marine-grade and impact-rated, and the condo approval process adds time before the first screw comes out of a frame. Here are the ranges we see on typical jobs in town.
- Awning windows, impact-rated, marine-grade frame: $1,100 to $2,400 per opening installed.
- Casement windows, impact-rated: $1,400 to $3,100 per opening installed.
- Sliding windows, impact-rated, Miami-Dade NOA: $1,600 to $3,800 per opening installed.
- Single or double hung, impact-rated: $1,200 to $2,800 per opening installed.
- Full unit replacement including removal of original aluminum frames, flashing, and stucco/gypsum repair around the opening: add $300 to $700 per opening.
What moves the price: the building’s height and access, whether you are on the ocean side or the Intracoastal side, and whether the condo association has already approved a uniform spec for the whole building. If a whole floor or whole building replaces together, the per-unit price drops. Our quote is free and it is the number on the bill. Call (561) 349-4826 and we will come measure every opening twice and put the line-item quote in your hand.
We Also Serve Cities Near South Palm Beach
TruePane crews serve Window Installation in South Palm Beach and the surrounding communities, including Wellington, Belle Glade, Loxahatchee Groves, and Westlake. The specs change when you cross the bridge to the mainland, and we know the difference. If you are in one of those towns and want the same straight written quote, call (561) 349-4826.
Serving South Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the South 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 - Window Installation in South Palm Beach
Because nearly every residential building in South Palm Beach is a condominium, and the association must review and approve the product spec, finish, and color before the permit application even goes to the town. Mainland single-family homes in Lantana or Lake Worth usually skip that step. In South Palm Beach, we submit the full product package to the board, get written approval, then pull the permit. Budget an extra two to six weeks for the board review, depending on how often the association meets.
Marine-grade aluminum with a high-performance fluoropolymer finish, or stainless steel hardware throughout, survives best here. Standard residential aluminum and zinc-plated hardware will pit and seize within five years on the ocean or Intracoastal side. We spec impact-rated frames with stainless hinges, rollers, and fasteners on every install in South Palm Beach, and register both warranty layers in writing before the job is finished.
Yes. South Palm Beach sits in Palm Beach County’s Wind-Borne Debris Region, which means every residential building, regardless of floor height, must have Florida Product Approved or Miami-Dade NOA-rated impact windows and doors. There is no upper-floor exemption. Your condo association’s governing documents may impose additional requirements on top of the building code, which is why we review both before quoting.
That depends entirely on your condo association’s rules, not the town’s. Most associations in South Palm Beach require visual uniformity on the exterior, so a different window style or finish than your neighbors is usually rejected. We have seen boards force reinstallation over a mismatched sash. The way around it is what we do: submit the product spec and finish sample to the board before you sign a contract, and get written approval. If the association is open to a coordinated whole-floor or whole-building replacement, the per-unit price drops.
Because they are not built for salt spray from two directions. Inland-spec windows use standard aluminum and zinc-plated hardware that holds up fine in Wellington or Westlake, but on a barrier island with the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other, the chloride load corrodes frames and seizes hardware within five to ten years. The cheap window becomes a fogged, binding, corroded liability that costs more to replace than the marine-grade spec would have cost the first time. Call (561) 349-4826 for an exact quote on the right spec for your building. Our estimates are free.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving South Palm Beach and the surrounding coastal communities with window installation done right the first time.
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.