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CGI Door Installation: The Plantation Owner’s Guide

CGI door installation in Plantation typically runs $450 to $1,900 installed depending on the component and the door series, and we complete nearly every replacement in a single visit. Most Plantation homeowners discover the problem the way you just did: the door slab no longer slides or swings the way it did last season, or a hinge roller finally gave out after years of salt air and afternoon heat working against the track. We stock a rolling inventory of CGI-compatible parts on our service trucks and match factory specifications rather than making something “close enough” fit.

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What matters with a CGI door is that every part works as a system. The door is heavy, the tolerances are tight, and a part that is close to right wears out fast in Florida humidity. We install original equipment and quality aftermarket components that meet CGI’s sizing and load ratings, and we stand behind the work with our Done Right Promise.

Which CGI Models This Applies To

We work on the full CGI product line that has come through Plantation homes over the past two decades, including the Estate Collection, Tuscany Series, and the older Sentry and Classic series doors that are still on a lot of Broward County homes. If your label plate is still legible on the door edge or top rail, it will show the series name and a production date code we can use to trace the exact hardware spec. If the label is worn off, which happens often on west-facing doors in Plantation, our technicians identify the door by hinge pattern, panel weight, and frame profile.

Here is the compatibility gotcha we see often: CGI changed roller and hinge offsets between paint generations in the Estate line, so a part that looks identical on the counter may sit proud or bind against the weatherstripping. We measure the door slab thickness and the offset before we quote, not after. For most homeowners, a quality aftermarket roller or hinge that matches the OEM offset and load rating does the job for less money. For structural components like astragals, flush bolts, and reinforced panel inserts, we recommend genuine CGI parts because the engineering there is load-bearing.

TruePane Windows & Doors is an independent installer and service provider. We are not affiliated with CGI, but we are an authorized installer for their product line and we handle warranty registration in writing before the truck leaves your driveway.

Signs Your CGI Door Installation Is Failing

• Grinding or a “dragging” feel when sliding. This is usually a roller bearing that has gone flat on one side, common in Plantation where doors face the afternoon storm line and take heavy wind pressure. A flat-spotted roller scores the track, so the repair cost goes up the longer it runs.
• The door binds at the top or bottom corner in July. Florida heat expands the slab and the frame, and a hinge or track that was set slightly out of alignment in cooler weather will bind in mid-summer. You can confirm this by watching the gap change between the door edge and the jamb as the temperature shifts.
• Water stains at the bottom corner of the frame, inside. This often points to a failed or compressed bottom sweep or a worn glazing gasket, not the door panel itself. If it is caught early, the fix is a part and an hour; if it runs for a year, the jamb wood starts to go soft.
• The door no longer latches without lifting or pulling. A misaligned roller can drop the lock stile just enough to keep the deadbolt from seating. Homeowners in Plantation often mistake this for a foundation issue; it is almost always a roller or hinge bushing.
• You feel a draft or see daylight through the seam when the door is shut. The weatherstripping and interlock hook may be worn, or the door panel itself may be racked. This is more than comfort in a hurricane-prone market: the interlock is part of the impact seal.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Plantation, expect a roller replacement on a sliding door to run $450 to $850 installed, and a hinge-and-roller overhaul on a hinged or French-style CGI door to run $600 to $1,200. A full slab re-hang or track replacement lands between $1,200 and $1,900. The spread comes down to whether it is a two-carrier roller or a quad-roller system, whether the track needs replacement, and whether the panel must be pulled and reset.

Every estimate we give is a written, line-item quote. You see the part cost, the labor, and the warranty terms on one page before we start. We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing under The Keystone Standard, and we do not leave a job until the door runs square, level, and clean. No change orders. No surprise line items. No figuring it out on your porch.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely check the label plate, watch how the door rides in the track, and note where the gaps change with the weather. What you should not do is attempt to remove a CGI door slab or replace rollers yourself. These doors run 150 to 250 pounds or more depending on the model. When a slab comes off its track, it can drop hard enough to break a foot or crush a hand, and getting it back in without lifting equipment and a second set of hands is how people get hurt.

If you are comfortable identifying the part and want the work done by technicians who carry the right shims, the right offsets, and the right hardware on the truck, call us at (772) 577-2915. We will be there when we say, and the door will be right before we leave.

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