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Therma-Tru Windows & Doors in Hollywood, FL | Winslow Windows & Doors
We provide independent Therma-Tru windows and doors service across Hollywood, from the Broadwalk condos to Emerald Hills. What makes our Therma-Tru work different here is simple: we understand salt-air corrosion and HVHZ recertification deadlines better than any out-of-town crew. If your Therma-Tru entry door is sagging, leaking, or flagged by a recertification engineer, call (904) 913-5886. Ed Winslow’s name is on the truck and on every job we do.
We’re not manufacturer-affiliated or authorized by Therma-Tru. We’re an independent service provider that has spent over a decade working on their doors in Hollywood’s specific conditions. That independence means we’re free to tell you exactly what your door needs, whether it’s a genuine Therma-Tru part or a marine-grade upgrade that holds up better against the Atlantic. Learn more about our Therma-Tru sales & service work across South Florida.
Why Hollywood Residents Choose Us for Therma-Tru Service
We’ve replaced and repaired Therma-Tru entry doors in Hollywood’s beachfront condos, Intracoastal towers, and the concrete block homes of Hollywood Hills for years. That matters because a Therma-Tru Classic-Craft door on South Ocean Drive doesn’t fail the same way one fails in a landlocked suburb. The salt air eats threshold screws. The humidity swells wood lock blocks. The afternoon storms drive rain sideways into weatherstripping that was never meant for wind at 40 miles an hour.
Ed Winslow learned construction trades at Miami Dade College before spending the better part of two decades fitting and standing behind doors along Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas corridor, where salt air and hard Atlantic storms separate quality work from everything else. We bring that same standard to every Hollywood job. Background-checked, uniformed techs. Upfront pricing with no surprises on the invoice. And the 36500-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s how an owner-operated company works.
Common Therma-Tru Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Hollywood
- Fiberglass skin delamination at the bottom rail of Classic-Craft doors. Salt spray wicks up from the threshold, reaching the wood lock block inside the slab and rots it from the inside out. We see this most often on east-facing condos within half a mile of the Broadwalk, where the ocean mist never really stops. We remove the rotted block, rebuild with composite, and reset the slab so it seals tight again.
- Weatherstrip compression set on the hinge side of Fiber-Classic doors. The constant wind off the Atlantic presses against the door, and over two or three seasons the weatherstrip loses its rebound. Air and water sneak past on the hinge side. We replace with Therma-Tru spec weatherstrip and adjust the hinges to restore even compression around all four sides.
- Threshold cap screw corrosion seizing the adjustable sill. Hollywood’s salt air rusts the original aluminum screws solid within a decade. Once they seize, you can’t level the door after slab settlement. We drill out the old fasteners, install marine-grade stainless screws, and reset the sill to the correct height.
- Brickmold rot on Smooth-Star doors in older concrete block homes. In post-WWII Hollywood neighborhoods like Emerald Hills, many original Therma-Tru installs were flashed poorly against block walls. Rain gets behind the brickmold and the wood swells and rots. We cut out the damaged section, install PVC-composite brickmold, and flash it properly so water sheds away.
- Deadbolt alignment drift on Pulse doors. Hollywood’s afternoon thunderstorms bring rapid temperature swings, and the fiberglass slab on a Pulse door expands and contracts enough that the deadbolt stops lining up with the strike plate. We adjust the hinges and strike plate, and on older installs we add a reinforced strike with longer screws into the framing.
Therma-Tru Service in Hollywood: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Hollywood sits entirely within Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, the same HVHZ that governs Miami-Dade County. Every Impact Windows in Hollywood and door replacement here must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval. That’s a stricter bar than what Palm Beach County cities require just to the north. Why that matters for Therma-Tru owners: the dense corridor of 1960s through 1980s mid-rise condominiums lining the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk is now hitting mandatory 40- and 50-year structural recertification deadlines under Florida’s post-Surfside SB 4-D legislation. Many of those buildings still have original non-impact doors. Recertification engineers are flagging them. The scope is set by the structural inspector’s report, not the homeowner. So the contractor who can pull HVHZ-compliant permits fast, with NOA documentation already in hand, is the one who gets the job done without the HOA grinding everything to a halt.
That’s how we work. When a South Ocean Drive condo board calls us about a Fiber-Classic entry door that fails recertification, we don’t waste a week figuring out paperwork. We’ve handled enough of these to know exactly which Therma-Tru models carry current HVHZ approvals and which ones need full replacement. For Hollywood’s beachfront condo stock, that speed is the difference between a building that passes inspection on schedule and one that drags for months.
Therma-Tru Models & Products We Service in Hollywood
We service the full Therma-Tru entry door lineup: Classic-Craft, Fiber-Classic, Smooth-Star, and Pulse. Most of our Hollywood work concentrates on Classic-Craft and Fiber-Classic, since those dominate the east-side condo corridor. Smooth-Star shows up regularly in Hollywood Hills and the older concrete block neighborhoods west of US-1.
Parts come down to fitment versus environment. We use genuine Therma-Tru bottom sweeps, astragals, and hinge shims where the fit has to be exact. But we switch to aftermarket stainless thresholds and marine-grade screws when the salt environment demands corrosion resistance that factory aluminum can’t deliver. That’s a Hollywood call, not a manufacturer default. We keep the common wear items stocked locally so Hollywood turnaround doesn’t depend on a warehouse in Ohio.
Therma-Tru Service Pricing in Hollywood
Therma-Tru entry door repair in Hollywood typically runs $180 to $340 for most weatherseal, threshold, and alignment work. Full Hollywood Window Installation with an HVHZ-rated Therma-Tru unit starts around $1,600 and goes up from there depending on slab style, sidelights, and hardware. The free estimate includes a straight answer on repair versus replace, with the recertification requirements checked before we quote.
- Weatherstrip replacement: $90-$180
- Threshold cap and screw replacement (marine-grade): $120-$240
- Hinge and alignment adjustment: $80-$160
- Brickmold repair with PVC-composite replacement: $200-$400
- Full Therma-Tru entry door replacement (HVHZ-rated): $1,600-$4,800
Call (904) 913-5886 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and we’ll give you a written line-item price before any work starts. No trip charge inside Broward County, and a free second opinion on any written estimate.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 - Therma-Tru Windows & Doors in Hollywood
The fiberglass slab expands in Hollywood’s summer heat and humidity, and on Classic-Craft doors the wood lock block inside the slab absorbs moisture and swells unevenly. That throws off the reveal and the deadbolt stops lining up clean. We correct it by adjusting the hinges and strike plate, and on doors where the lock block has started to swell, we rebuild it with composite so the problem doesn’t return every August. Call (904) 913-5886 if your deadbolt is getting stiff.
Yes. The factory aluminum screws corrode into the sill within a decade in salt air. We drill out the seized fasteners, replace them with marine-grade stainless screws, and reset the adjustable sill to the correct height for your slab. It’s a common repair for us along Hollywood Beach. Call (904) 913-5886 to schedule a look before the next storm season.
Any replacement door in Hollywood must carry a current Miami-Dade NOA or HVHZ-rated Florida Product Approval. If your existing Therma-Tru door predates the current impact standards, the recertification engineer will flag it and you’ll need a replacement with the proper documentation. We pull HVHZ permits and provide NOA paperwork with the quote, so your HOA gets what it needs without delays.
No. If the slab is sound and the frame is square, we cut out the rotted brickmold section and splice in PVC-composite brickmold, then flash it correctly against the wall. That’s a repair, usually a few hundred dollars. We only recommend full replacement when the frame itself has water damage, the slab is delaminating, or HVHZ recertification requires a rated door. Call (904) 913-5886 for an honest assessment.
Smooth-Star doors don’t have the solid polyurethane core that Classic-Craft and Fiber-Classic use. The core is less dense, so the door sounds and feels lighter. It’s not a defect, it’s a design difference. Smooth-Star is Therma-Tru’s value line, and it still seals and insulates well, but the slab has more give. If you want the heavier feel, Classic-Craft or Fiber-Classic is the upgrade. Call (904) 913-5886 and we’ll show you the difference on your own door.
Service Areas Near Hollywood
We cover all of Hollywood, including the Broadwalk condo corridor, Emerald Hills, Hollywood Hills, and the Intracoastal neighborhoods. Our Therma-Tru service also extends to Therma-Tru service in Pembroke Pines, Therma-Tru service in Fort Lauderdale, Miramar, and Pompano Beach. See our Hollywood service area page for full coverage details.
Book Your Therma-Tru Service in Hollywood Today
If your Therma-Tru door is leaking, sagging, or flagged for recertification, don’t wait for the next storm to find the weak spot. Call (904) 913-5886 for a free estimate. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll come out, assess the door, and give you a written quote with the permit path already mapped. The one down the road, and we stand behind every job.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Hollywood since 2011.
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