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Door installation in Lauderhill usually means one thing: replacing an aging, non-impact door on a concrete block home built in the 1960s or 1970s before the next hurricane season or insurance renewal deadline hits. Most Lauderhill door replacements run $1,200 to $4,800 installed, depending on whether you need a basic entry door or a full HVHZ-rated impact system with frame work. We’re Winslow Windows & Doors, and our Door Installation team serves Lauderhill neighborhoods like Plantation Park with same-week scheduling and a live person on the phone 24/7 at (904) 913-5886. Ed Winslow has owned this company since 2011, and his name goes on every job we do in Lauderhill.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Lauderhill’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’re local enough to know the difference between a 1970s slab home off West Commercial Boulevard and a second-floor condo near East Sunrise Boulevard. That matters because Broward County sits inside Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and Lauderhill’s older concrete block homes have door frames that were never built for impact-rated hardware. Our techs have replaced enough corroded steel frames and failed lintels in this city to know what we’ll find before we open the wall.
Calls to (904) 913-5886 get a live person, any hour, any day. Not a voicemail loop. Not a call center. When you schedule an estimate, a background-checked, uniformed technician shows up with our published license number and Ed’s 36500-Day Done Right Promise behind every recommendation. We serve the 33319, 33320, 33324, and 33301 ZIP codes and know the insurance pressure Lauderhill homeowners are under right now.
For more about how we serve this area, see Door Installation in Lauderhill.
Our Door Installation Services in Lauderhill
Entry Doors
A new entry door on a Lauderhill home does more than change the curb appeal. It’s the opening most likely to fail a wind mitigation inspection. We install insulated steel, fiberglass, and wood entry systems sized and anchored to Broward HVHZ code, with proper flashing and sill pan details that older Lauderhill homes almost always lack.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
These are the doors that satisfy Florida Statute 627.0629 wind mitigation credits and keep your insurer from non-renewing your policy. In Lauderhill, that means impact-rated glass, reinforced frames, and design pressure ratings matched to the opening, not a generic door slapped into a 50-year-old jamb. We’ve done this work on homes near Jacaranda Village Apartments where the insurance letter was the trigger, not storm damage.
French & Double Doors
French doors on Lauderhill ranch homes often sit on the back patio facing afternoon thunderstorms. The old aluminum frames leak, the glass isn’t impact-rated, and the threshold has settled. We replace them with code-compliant double door systems that seal tight against Broward’s wind-driven rain and pass the mandatory HVHZ inspection.
Replacement Doors
When a Lauderhill door has rusted hinges, a cracked slab, or a frame that’s pulling away from the block, a full replacement is often cheaper than a repair that won’t hold. We remove the old unit, inspect the rough opening, repair lintels and flashing as needed, and install a new door that actually fits the opening and the wind zone.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderhill
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru, plus five other premium lines. For Lauderhill’s HVHZ requirements, we frequently recommend PGT entry systems and CGI impact-rated doors because their Miami-Dade NOA approvals match what Broward inspectors and insurance underwriters expect to see. We stock common door hardware and can order replacement parts faster than a big-box store’s special-order desk.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lauderhill Homes
- Jalousie windows next to the entry door. Those old louvered panels compromise the entire opening’s seal. You can install a hurricane-proof door and still have water and air leaking through the adjacent jalousies, which is why many Lauderhill replacements include removing those windows in the same job.
- Corroded original steel door frames. Salt-laden humidity eats 1960s slab home frames from the inside. When we pull an old frame, the steel is often too far gone to anchor new impact hardware, and fabricating a new frame becomes necessary.
- Failed concrete block lintels. Removing an old door in this city frequently exposes a deteriorated, unflashed lintel above the opening. Broward code requires the masonry be repaired before the new jamb can be anchored, and we handle that in scope rather than surprising you later.
- Insurance-driven replacement. A large share of our Lauderhill work starts with a non-renewal letter. The insurer notes the non-impact door, and the homeowner has 30 to 60 days to show proof of replacement or lose coverage. We know exactly what documentation the carrier and the wind mitigation inspector need.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lauderhill, FL
A standard replacement entry door in Lauderhill typically runs $1,200 to $2,800 installed. A hurricane-proof front entry door with impact glass and a reinforced frame runs $2,500 to $4,800. French or double door replacements run $3,000 to $6,500 depending on opening size. Prices move with frame condition, lintel repair, jalousie removal, and whether we’re matching a Miami-Dade NOA product to a specific opening. Every quote we give is a written, line-item price. No allowances that balloon later. For an exact number, call (904) 913-5886 and schedule a free in-home measure.
What Door Installation Costs in Lauderhill
Door work in Lauderhill sits inside the same impact window pricing reality as the rest of Broward County. Impact windows generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. Impact single-hung units run $900 to $1,800. Large custom openings run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages with multiple openings run $8,000 to $25,000 and up. What moves the price in Lauderhill: the number of openings, the wind zone exposure, whether the door is on a ground-level slab or elevated floor, and the frame material you choose. We provide a free in-home measure and a written quote with every number spelled out before you decide.
A note on the comparison we hear most often: impact doors and windows are permanent protection you never think about again. Hurricane shutters require someone home to deploy them, and that someone is often standing outside in worsening conditions. We don’t install shutters, but we’ve replaced enough post-storm doors to know which side of that comparison Lauderhill homeowners end up on.
What Opening Up an Older Lauderhill Home Actually Means
Here’s what we tell every Lauderhill homeowner before we touch a door: the built-in 1960s through 1980s concrete block homes in this city hide things. Undersized framing. Corroded anchors. Failed flashing that’s been letting water into the block for decades. When a permit gets pulled for a door replacement, Broward County’s HVHZ code may require repairs to the rough opening before the new door goes in. That’s not a surprise to us. It’s what we expect to find.
A recent job in Plantation Park started as a corroded aluminum entry door on a 1972 home. The insurer had flagged the non-impact door and the jalousie panels next to it. We installed a PGT insulated glass entry system with HVHZ design pressure ratings, then worked with the homeowner’s wind mitigation inspector to update their report so the policy credits kicked in. That’s how we handle every Lauderhill door job: inspect first, write allowances into the contract, and get written approval before any surprise work begins.
Florida Pays You Back
Lauderhill homeowners have a stack of incentives available for impact door and window replacements. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind mitigation upgrades. Florida’s sales tax exemption applies to impact-resistant windows and doors, which takes roughly 6% to 7% off the top. The federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind mitigation inspection of about $75 to $150, many Lauderhill homeowners see their windstorm premium portion drop by around 25%. Programs and carriers set the final numbers, but the money is there for the taking.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderhill
Our crews cover Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and Miramar with the same live-answer phone, background-checked techs, and 36500-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re on the edge of Lauderhill near Southwest 15th Street or West Commercial Boulevard, you’re still in our regular service area. Call (904) 913-5886 and Ed’s team will put you on the schedule.
Serving Lauderhill, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill
Replacing only the front door satisfies the HVHZ requirement for that opening, but it does not satisfy wind mitigation credit standards for the whole home. Insurers look at every opening: jalousies, sliding glass, side lights. A single impact door on a house full of old jalousies will not get you the full premium credit. Most Lauderhill homeowners replace the entry door first, then phase in the windows. Call (904) 913-5886 and we’ll walk through what your insurer actually needs to see.
Occasionally, but rarely on 1960s and 1970s Lauderhill slab homes. The old steel or aluminum frames were not built for the weight and anchoring requirements of an impact-rated slab, and many have corrosion we can’t see until the old door comes off. If the frame is sound and meets HVHZ anchoring rules, we can use it. If not, a full frame replacement is the only way to get a valid Miami-Dade NOA rating on the opening. We’ll tell you which path applies after the inspection.
Look at the glass and the frame. If the glass is not marked with a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval number, it is not impact-rated. If the frame is original aluminum or thin steel from the 1960s or 1970s, it will not pass the large-missile test. A wind mitigation inspector can give you a definitive written report, and we can help you schedule that inspection. We also update the report after we install a qualifying door so your credits get applied. Call (904) 913-5886 to get started.
The lintel above the door. On many 1960s-era concrete block homes in Lauderhill, the original lintel was never properly flashed, and decades of humid, salt-laden air have deteriorated the steel inside the block. When we remove the old frame, we sometimes find the lintel needs masonry repair before the new jamb can be anchored to code. That’s a permit-triggered repair, and we write it into the contract before work starts so it never shows up as a surprise on the invoice.
Both. An impact-rated insulated glass entry door from PGT or CGI with proper weatherstripping and a thermal break stops the humid outside air from getting in, which means your AC runs less. Lauderhill’s summer heat and humidity make an old non-insulated door a constant energy leak. You’ll get the wind protection and the insurance credit, and you’ll notice the difference on the electric bill. For an exact price on your opening, call (904) 913-5886 for a free in-home estimate.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Lauderhill since our founding in 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.