CGI Windows & Doors in Plantation, FL

CGI Windows & Doors in Plantation, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors

If you own CGI windows or doors in Plantation, we service them, repair them, and when the frame has had enough, replace them with new HVHZ-approved units. We’re TruePane Windows & Doors, an independent service provider, not a factory-authorized CGI dealer. The distinction matters: we don’t have a quota to push one product line, so when we tell you a Tribute Series door can be saved with a new multi-point lock but an oxidized Estate slider cannot, it’s because that’s what the metal and glass tell us. Dale Kessler runs our shop, and he grew up off Broward Boulevard, which means he’s been looking at Plantation’s windows since he was tall enough to reach the crank on a jalousie. Call (772) 577-2915 and a person answers.

Why Plantation Residents Choose Us for CGI Service

We know CGI’s product lines well enough to know when a problem is the product and when it’s the install. CGI builds aluminum and wood impact windows and doors heavy enough to meet Miami-Dade and Broward’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. Those are not the same thing as the base Florida Building Code standards used in parts north of here. In Plantation, where the housing stock runs thick with 1960s and 1970s CBS ranches still wearing original single-pane aluminum sliders, CGI product knowledge without local install knowledge gets expensive fast.

Dale grew up here and trained through the building trades program at McFatter Technical College in Davie, then spent two decades setting windows and doors on everything from those old ranches to newer impact-rated construction. He can spot the difference between a failed gasket and a rough opening that was never square from the day it was framed. Our crew replaced a pair of CGI Estate Collection horizontal rollers in a Jacaranda Circle home where the original 1980s aluminum sliders had weep holes oxidized into shelf-like grooves holding water. We pulled the old frames, corrected the rough opening with LVL headers after the city’s inspection flagged undersized 2x4s, and installed new HVHZ-approved CGI Estate sliders with stainless steel corner keys. The wind mitigation report went from no credit to full opening protection discount. That’s the kind of thing you only learn by doing this work in Plantation, not by reading a product catalog.

Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Plantation

Oxidized aluminum frames along weep holes on Estate Collection sliders. South Florida’s humidity does not rest, and weep holes on older CGI Estate aluminum frames turn into drainage failure points when oxidation builds. Water that should drain sits in the track instead. You’ll see pitting around the weep slots, staining, or corner keys that have corroded to powder. That we see regularly in the ranch homes off Cleary Boulevard where original sliders from the 1980s never got the maintenance they needed.

Failed glazing beads and gasket migration after high-wind events. During heavy wind loading, the glazing bead on an older impact unit flexes. Over years of storms, the gasket shifts, the bead loosens, and air and water start moving around the sash. You’ll feel a draft or see water staining at the bottom corner after a hard blow. This shows up on fixed picture windows and casements more than sliders.

Stiff or seized multi-point locking mechanisms on Tribute Series entry doors. CGI’s Tribute Series is a wood-frame impact line, and the multi-point locks are precise pieces of hardware. When stucco work happens after the door goes in, the dust gets into the lock body. Original installers often skip the re-lubrication. Three years later the handle turns hard, then the top roller won’t throw, then the door won’t lock at all. We strip, clean, and re-grease these regularly.

Warped non-impact Classic Series sashes in converted Florida rooms. Plantation has a lot of screened porches enclosed as air-conditioned living space years ago. Cool interior air against hot aluminum frames means condensation. The original Classic Series non-impact sashes were never meant for that thermal cycle. The aluminum warps, the sash won’t seat, and the room leaks air.

Undersized structural headers above window and door openings. This is the Plantation problem that shows up when you pull a permit for impact replacement. Many of those 1970s porch conversions were done without permits, and the original 2×4 headers above the openings are not adequate for impact-rated loads once the inspector looks. The header has to be fixed before the CGI unit goes in. We flag this when we measure, because it changes the quote.

CGI Service in Plantation: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment

Plantation’s housing stock was built almost entirely during the city’s 1950s-1980s planned-development boom. The core of the city is single-story concrete block stucco ranches in neighborhoods like Jacaranda, with many homes still carrying original hollow-core wood doors, aluminum-frame sliders, and louvered jalousie windows in converted Florida rooms. None of that construction era anticipated modern HVHZ product approval requirements. The implication for a CGI owner is this: you cannot do an insert retrofit into openings that were never sized or headed for full-frame impact loads. Replacement here means full-frame replacement. And the older the house, the more likely the city’s header inspection is going to uncover a framing problem that has to be corrected before the CGI window or door ever gets set. That’s not true in Weston, where the homes are newer and the openings were built to current code. In Plantation, the permit process is not a formality. It’s a structural reality we walk into already knowing about when we write your quote. If it is not square, level, and in writing, it is not done.

CGI Models & Products We Service in Plantation

We service and replace across the CGI product lines most common in Plantation:

– CGI Estate Collection – aluminum impact casement, awning, horizontal roller, and single hung units.
– CGI Tribute Series – wood-frame impact windows and entry doors, including multi-point locking hardware.
– CGI Classic Series – non-impact aluminum, mostly found on older homes or interior applications.

For parts, we use OEM CGI hardware and laminated glass when available. When a trim line is discontinued or a lock rod is obsolete, we source exact-dimension aftermarket components that meet Florida Building Code 6th Edition HVHZ anchoring and finish-matching requirements. We stock common CGI replacement hardware locally to keep Plantation turnaround short. We’re also straightforward about repair versus replace. If a frame is oxidized beyond shim range or out of square, we tell you full-frame replacement is the honest answer. We don’t sell band-aids.

CGI Service Pricing in Plantation

FAQs - CGI Windows & Doors in Plantation

Do CGI Estate Collection horizontal rollers require a special anchor pattern for Plantation’s 1960s CBS block homes?

Yes. CBS block is not wood frame, and the anchor pattern for impact-rated Estate rollers has to account for the hollow cells and mortar joints in the block wall. In Plantation’s 1960s-era construction, the block webs don’t always align with where the CGI frame wants the fastener. We use epoxy-set anchors or strap anchors that meet HVHZ requirements for concrete masonry, sized to the specific block condition we find when we pull the old frame. Call (772) 577-2915 for an exact assessment.

Can you replace only the sliding glass panel on an old CGI Estate door, or does the whole frame need to come out?

That depends on the frame condition, and in Plantation’s humidity, the frame is often the problem. If the aluminum track is straight, the weep holes drain, and the frame corners are solid, we can replace the sash panel with new laminated glass and keep the existing frame. If the corner keys are corroded or the track has oxidized out of square, a panel-only repair is throwing money into a frame that’s already failing. We’ll tell you which one you have.

We converted our Plantation porch into a den years ago without permits and now need impact windows. Are we going to get caught on the header inspection?

If the opening was never properly headed, yes. Plantation’s building department requires a header inspection as part of the impact window permit, and the inspector will flag undersized framing when it’s there. We see this constantly in homes off Cleary Boulevard and in the older Jacaranda planned-unit development areas. It isn’t a punishment. It’s a correction that has to happen before the glass goes in, and we price it into the quote upfront so it doesn’t surprise you later.

Is a wood-framed CGI Tribute Series window worth the extra cost in Plantation’s climate compared to aluminum?

For the right home, yes. Tribute Series wood interiors hold paint better and resist the condensation that ages aluminum, but wood in a humid, UV-heavy climate needs maintenance. In a converted Florida room where the air-conditioned interior meets hot exterior air, we generally steer you toward Estate aluminum unless you’re committed to a specific interior look. Both meet HVHZ standards. It comes down to the room and how you use it.

What’s the correct way to reseal an older CGI Estates fixed picture window that’s weeping at the bottom corners after Hurricane Irma?

The correct way is not caulk. If the bottom corners are leaking, the glazing bead has lifted or the gasket has migrated, and silicone over the outside just traps water inside the frame. We remove the bead, inspect the laminated glass edge, replace the gasket, and reset the bead with the proper sealant for the CGI extrusion profile. Call (772) 577-2915 if you’re seeing water at the corners.

Service Areas Near Plantation

We provide CGI sales and service across Plantation service area and the surrounding cities, including Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Sunrise, Davie, and Tamarac. For homeowners east of Plantation, see our CGI service in Lauderhill or CGI service in Lauderdale Lakes pages for location-specific details. For the full picture on our CGI work, visit our CGI sales & service page.

Book Your CGI Service in Plantation Today

Call (772) 577-2915 to schedule a free estimate on your Plantation home’s CGI windows and doors. A live person answers. We’ll take measurements, walk the openings with you, and put the quote in writing. We stand behind it.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Plantation since 2008.