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Custom window and door work in Plantation usually starts with an older concrete-block home, a jalousie window that hasn’t been right in twenty years, and a homeowner who wants it fixed without a fight. If that’s your situation, you’re in the right place. Our Custom Windows & Doors team measures every opening twice, quotes manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and handles the permits Broward County’s HVHZ rules require before the first panel comes out. We serve Plantation from our South Florida office with crews who know Jacaranda, Cleary Boulevard, and the 1950s-to-1980s ranch stock that defines this city. Call (772) 577-2915 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Plantation’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company
Plantation homeowners tend to ask the same two questions before any job: will the company still be around in ten years, and will they answer the phone if something goes wrong. We’ve spent years answering yes to both. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 on a rule that’s still on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That standard applies to every custom window and door we install in Plantation, from a single arched transom to a full wall of impact-rated sliders.
Plantation’s housing stock is overwhelmingly pre-HVHZ concrete-block ranch homes, which means custom work here is not a swap-and-go job. Our crews have opened enough walls in Jacaranda and along Cleary Boulevard to know what’s behind them: original aluminum frames, missing headers, converted Florida rooms that never got a permit. We plan for that before we quote, not after the inspector shows up. Background-checked, uniformed technicians do the work, and both warranty layers get registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Plantation
Custom Shape Windows
Plantation’s older ranch homes have arches, half-rounds, fixed trapezoids, and other openings that were framed forty years ago and never measured again. We build to the actual opening, not to a catalog. For a round-top window over a Jacaranda entry door, we cut the template on site, order the radius from a manufacturer that will actually honor the warranty, and set it plumb and square the first visit.
Commercial Storefront Glazing
Plantation’s commercial strips along University Drive and Broward Boulevard include storefronts with fogged, failed, or dated aluminum glazing. We replace storefront glass and framing systems for property owners who need a storefront that meets current wind-load requirements and looks clean from the curb. Most jobs are quoted on paper with two or three manufacturer lines side by side so ownership can see exactly what they’re paying for.
Curtain Wall Systems
Larger commercial and multifamily buildings in Plantation occasionally call for curtain wall replacement rather than piecemeal glazing. These are engineered systems with mullions, anchors, and load paths that have to match the building’s existing structure. We measure, specify, and install them to Florida Product Approval standards, with both warranty layers registered before we leave.
Architectural Grilles & SDLs
Many Plantation homeowners want the look of divided lites without sacrificing the energy performance and impact rating of a modern insulating glass unit. Simulated divided lites, or SDLs, give you the historic divided-light appearance with a single, sealed, impact-rated unit behind them. On custom shape windows especially, SDL bar placement has to be drawn precisely so the pattern reads correctly from the street. We spec that carefully on every order from just outside your front door.
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.
Oversized Glass Panels
When a Plantation homeowner wants a full-height fixed panel or a wall of glass facing the backyard, the structural conversation changes. Oversized panels weigh more, catch more wind load, and often require stronger framing than the original opening provides. We evaluate header size, fastener schedule, and deflection before ordering glass, because a 10-foot panel that flexes in a storm is not a finished job. On a 1970s ranch in Jacaranda, our crew removed a converted Florida room’s original jalousie windows and a corroded aluminum slider. Once the drywall was open, the county inspector flagged missing headers above both openings. We had written an allowance into the contract from day one, photographed the undersized framing, got the change order approved in writing, and installed fusion-welded impact-rated casements with argon-filled low-E insulated glass units before closing everything back up. That’s how we work in Plantation.
Trusted Brands We Service in Plantation
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Plantation’s custom work we often quote, ES Windows side by side on paper so you can compare glass packages, frame materials, and warranty terms in plain view. If you already have a brand in mind, we’ll spec it. If you want the better value, we’ll tell you which line holds up longer in Broward County’s UV and humidity. We register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway, every time.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Plantation Homes
- Seal failure in original single-pane aluminum sliders. Forty years of Broward County UV and humidity breaks down the seals, and the glass fogs permanently. Insert retrofits are not viable once HVHZ compliance is required, so the opening gets a full-frame impact-rated replacement.
- Unpermitted screened-porch conversions from the 1970s and 80s. Plantation has hundreds of them, and many were enclosed without a permit and without structural headers above the new openings. When we open those walls for custom windows, the required header inspection often turns up framing that has to be corrected before glass arrives.
- Oxidized aluminum frames and failed flashing tape on CBS ranch homes. The original aluminum frames corrode in this climate, and the old flashing tape dries out and cracks. Water gets behind the stucco and rots the framing around the opening, which we don’t know until the old frame is out and the wall is open.
- Original hollow-core doors that bind and rot. The 1960s-to-1980s concrete-block homes off Cleary Boulevard often still have their original hollow-core or thin aluminum-frame doors. In July humidity, they bind. When we replace them, we square the rough opening and install a properly flashed, impact-rated door that closes true year-round.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Plantation, FL
A custom shape window in Plantation, sized to an existing arched or round-top opening and built impact-rated to HVHZ standards, typically runs $1,400 to $3,200 per opening installed. Architectural grilles or SDLs add $90 to $220 per sash depending on pattern and bar profile. A full-frame impact-rated custom door, with new framing, flashing, and threshold, usually lands between $2,800 and $5,500. Oversized glass panels start around $2,600 and climb with area and wind-load requirements. The biggest variable in Plantation is framing corrections behind the old opening, which we write into the contract as a priced allowance before work starts. Call (772) 577-2915 for a free, written estimate at your home. No change orders without your written approval first.
We Also Serve Cities Near Plantation
Beyond Plantation, our crews serve Fort Lauderdale, Margate, Pompano Beach, and Coral Springs with the same inspection-first approach. If you’re a few miles east or north, the housing stock and HVHZ rules are nearly identical, and our process doesn’t change. Call (772) 577-2915 and we’ll put you on the schedule.
Serving Plantation, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plantation 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 - Custom Windows & Doors in Plantation
Yes. Every replacement window and door in Plantation, which sits entirely within Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, must carry a Florida Product Approval number and be installed under a permit that triggers structural inspections. Jalousie windows from the 1960s and 70s almost never have the header or framing needed for a code-compliant impact-rated unit, so plan on at least one inspection and possibly framing corrections. Call (772) 577-2915 and we’ll walk you through exactly what the permit process will require at your address.
Usually because the original opening was built before HVHZ requirements existed and never had a proper header, or because a previous owner enclosed a porch or carport without a permit and the framing was never inspected. In Plantation’s concrete-block ranch homes, this is common enough that we write a framing allowance into every contract before work starts. If the inspector requires corrections, you approve a written change order with a specific price before we touch anything.
In almost every case, no. Original single-pane aluminum frames in Plantation’s 1960s-to-1980s homes are not rated for current HVHZ wind loads, and the frames themselves are usually corroded from decades of heat and humidity. An insert retrofit into that old frame will not pass a Broward County inspection for a replacement window. Full-frame impact-rated installation is the standard we recommend and the one that holds up in a storm.
You’ll see condensation or fog between the panes that doesn’t wipe away, or the glass will take on a cloudy, hazy look even after cleaning. In Plantation’s year-round humidity, seal failure shows up faster than in Central Florida, and once the seal is gone the low-E coating starts to degrade. The fix is a new insulating glass unit under warranty if the unit is still covered, or a replacement window if not.
U-factor measures how much heat the window conducts; lower is better for keeping air-conditioned air inside. SHGC, or solar heat gain coefficient, measures how much solar heat the glass lets through; lower is better for Plantation’s cooling-dominated climate. For a custom impact-rated window on a south or west-facing wall in a CBS ranch, we typically specify a U-factor around 0.30 or lower and an SHGC at or below 0.25. Call (772) 577-2915 and we’ll compare glass packages on paper at your kitchen table.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Plantation with the Keystone Standard: both warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, and a Done Right Promise on every job.
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.