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Fast, Reliable Custom Windows & Doors Across Orlando
Custom window and door work in Orlando is not a one-size-fits-all job, and if your home was built between the late 1970s and early 2000s, it almost certainly sits on concrete block. That means the frame cannot be set the way it would be in a wood-stud house up north. It gets anchored into masonry with tapcon screws, and Orange County requires a posted permit plus a valid Florida Product Approval number before the inspector will even look at it. Our crews work inside that code every week. For a free written line-item estimate in Orlando, call (754) 238-2201.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Orlando’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company
We have pulled enough stop-work orders off other people’s jobs in Orlando to know exactly what goes wrong when a contractor does not understand Florida’s product approval database. A company can install a perfectly good window from another state’s code and still fail inspection here because the FL# was never issued. Our Custom Windows & Doors team checks that approval before ordering, every time. Dale Kessler founded this company on a simple rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That standard governs every custom window and door we set in Orange County.
What our Orlando customers tell us matters most is that we answer the phone. Not a callback form, not a voicemail tree. A live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That matters to the homeowner in College Park who needs a custom arch window quoted, and to the commercial property manager on Sand Lake Road who has a storefront with a cracked lite. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper. We register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. And we stand behind every install with the Done Right Promise: if it is not done right, we make it right, with no paperwork fight.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Orlando
Custom Shape Windows
Circle-tops, octagons, eyebrows, trapezoids, true arches. Orlando’s housing boom produced a surprising number of these shapes in entryways, gable ends, and master suites, and most of them are now 25 to 45 years old. A custom shape window in a CBS wall still has to be anchored to concrete block and still has to carry a Florida Product Approval. We measure every opening twice and order each unit with the frame material, glass package, and design pressure rating matched to the opening it will fill.

Commercial Storefront Glazing
Storefront systems along Orange Avenue, Edgewater Drive, and the tourist corridors east of Interstate 4 take a beating from afternoon thunderstorms and high humidity. Frames pit, seals fail, and entrance doors begin to sag. We replace storefront framing and glass with systems that meet current Orange County wind-load requirements, and we schedule the work around your business hours so you are not shutting down longer than necessary.

Curtain Wall Systems
Larger commercial buildings in Orlando, particularly mid-rise offices near downtown and along the I-4 corridor, use curtain wall systems that demand precise engineering and careful sequencing. These are not jobs for a crew that learned on residential sliders. Our shop cuts, assembles, and sets curtain wall sections with the same discipline we apply to a custom residential window, and we coordinate with local building officials so inspections happen on schedule.

Architectural Grilles & SDLs
Simulated divided lites and true architectural grilles change the whole look of a home, and they are common in Orlando’s older neighborhoods like Delaney Park and Thornton Park, where homeowners want replacements that keep the original character of the house. We install SDL bars inside insulated glass units or as applied grilles on the interior and exterior, matched to the muntin profiles on the surrounding windows so the new work does not look like an afterthought.

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 Orlando
We are authorized installers for CGI, CWS, and ES Windows, and we carry replacement parts and hardware for those lines in our Orlando shop, which means shorter turnaround when a hinge, a roller, or a balance fails. If you have an existing window or door from one of these manufacturers and it is starting to bind, fog, or leak, we can often repair it rather than replace it. When replacement is the smarter call, we quote the replacement side by side with the repair so you can see the numbers and decide.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Orlando Homes
- Seal failure from storm-driven rain. Orlando gets 54-plus inches of rain a year, most of it delivered as violent summer afternoon thunderstorms. That water, driven hard against west-facing windows, works its way into insulated glass units and leaves them fogged. Once the seal fails, the thermal performance is gone and the glass has to be replaced or the unit rebuilt.
- Aluminum frame pitting and corrosion. Original aluminum frames on CBS homes built from 1978 to 2005 are now showing heavy pitting, especially within a few miles of the coast-facing weather patterns that push humid air inland. Pitted frames hold water against the glass and the wall, and they eventually fail at the corners. In a concrete block home, a failed corner is a leak waiting for the next storm.
- Nailing-fin windows set into block. We see this often enough that it bears naming. A window designed for wood framing gets nailed through fins into concrete block, which holds almost nothing. The frame floats. Wind pressure pushes it inward, water finds the gaps, and the inspector flags it. The proper method is tapcon anchoring through the frame into the block, and it is not optional in Orange County.
- Non-approved replacement glass in original jalousie frames. Some Orlando homes still have the original jalousie windows from the 1960s and 1970s. Homeowners try to have the glass swapped into those old frames, but the frames were never designed to hold an impact-rated unit and they almost never carry a Florida Product Approval. The honest answer is usually replacement, not retrofit.
We recently replaced original single-pane aluminum sliders in a Metrowest CBS home where the insulated glass units had failed and the aluminum frames were pitting from years of storm-driven rain. Our crew pulled a permit, posted the FL# from a Simonton impact-rated double-hung, and anchored each fusion-welded frame with tapcons into block. It passed wind-load inspection the first time. That is the standard we bring to every custom window and door job in Orlando.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Orlando, FL
A custom shape window in Orlando typically runs $1,400 to $3,800 per opening, depending on glass package, frame material, and whether impact-rated glazing is required for the opening’s design pressure rating. Commercial storefront glass replacement for a standard storefront bay in Orlando usually lands between $1,800 and $4,500, including frame repair and weather sealing. Curtain wall work is quoted per project because the engineering varies so widely, but small repairs start around $2,200. Architectural grille and SDL upgrades add roughly $90 to $190 per window on a new unit. The number that moves most is the design pressure rating: a window rated DP-50 costs more than a DP-30, and hurricanes do not care what you paid. We quote fixed prices with no change orders, and we register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. Call (754) 238-2201 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Orlando
Our crews run jobs throughout Orlando and into the surrounding communities daily. If you are in Winter Park, Maitland, Goldenrod, or Altamonte Springs, the same team handles your custom window and door work with the same Florida Product Approval compliance and the same Done Right Promise. The permitting jurisdictions differ slightly, but the code is the same Florida Building Code, and we pull the permit in every one of them.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando 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 Orlando
Orange County requires a posted building permit for virtually every window or door swap, including same-size replacements, because the inspector verifies that the new unit carries a valid Florida Product Approval (FL#) and that it is anchored properly into your wall assembly. If a contractor tells you no permit is needed on a same-size swap, confirm that directly with the county before signing anything. Call (754) 238-2201 and we will walk you through what the permit and inspection process actually looks like for your house.
The required design pressure rating depends on your home’s location, the window’s elevation, and the surrounding exposure, but most single-family homes in Orlando fall between DP-35 and DP-60. A proper quote will state the required DP rating for each opening and match a product with a Florida Product Approval to it. We pull the specific wind-load requirements for your address before we ever order glass. Call (754) 238-2201 for a written quote that lists the required DP rating for every opening.
You will see fog, haze, or water droplets trapped between the two panes of glass, and it will usually show up first on the west and south exposures where storm-driven rain hits hardest. A failed unit cannot be cleaned from the inside; the seal has broken and the only fix is replacing the glass or the entire sash. If you are seeing fog in one window in Orlando, call (754) 238-2201 and we will tell you whether the sash can be reglazed or the whole frame needs to go.
Almost never. Original jalousie frames are too narrow and too flexible to carry a modern impact-rated unit, and they were never issued a Florida Product Approval because they predate the current code. The code-compliant fix is to replace the entire jalousie assembly with a new impact-rated window anchored into the concrete block. We quote that replacement honestly, with the numbers on paper. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate.
When you have a posted permit, a passed inspection, and a window with a documented Florida Product Approval, your insurer has a paper trail showing the home was brought up to current wind-mitigation standards. That documented compliance can directly affect your premium and your claim after a storm. We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing and leave you with the permit documentation, the FL# for every unit, and the inspection sign-off. If you want the exact paperwork your insurer will ask for, call (754) 238-2201.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Orlando with custom window and door installation that meets Florida code and passes inspection the first time.
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.



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