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Door installation in Palm Beach runs between $900 and $4,800 for standard entry and swing units, climbing to $8,000-$22,000 for custom arched doors or impact-rated fabrications on historic properties. A plan with ARCOM review, hidden rot, and salt-air corrosion turns a simple swap into a multi-step process, which is why our pre-inspection and written allowance system keeps the budget from moving once the first cut is made. Our Door Installation team has worked the Estate Section, South Ocean Boulevard, and the North End long enough to know that what’s behind the old jamb matters as much as the door you ordered. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll walk through what your specific street, setback, and house style demand before any proposal is final.
Key Takeaways for Palm Beach Homeowners
- Entry and swing door installation in Palm Beach typically runs $900-$4,800; custom arched and impact-rated doors run $8,000-$22,000.
- Nearly every replacement on a contributing or Mizner-era property requires ARCOM review and matching profiles before a permit is issued.
- Palm Beach’s dual-waterfront salt air destroys standard hardware in two to three seasons, so we default to marine-grade stainless hinges, screws, and thresholds even on inland lots.
- Hidden jamb rot and undersized framing on 1920s-1950s homes are the number one reason a quote moves. We write those allowances into the contract before demolition starts.
- We are an authorized installer for ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, with side-by-side quotes on paper.
Why Palm Beach Doors Fail Faster Than Almost Anywhere Else in Florida
Palm Beach sits on a narrow barrier island with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Intracoastal Waterway, specifically Lake Worth Lagoon, to the west. That geography means salt-laden air attacks every exterior surface from two directions at once, all year. In the Estate Section, South Ocean Boulevard, and Phipps Plaza, we routinely replace door hinges and threshold screws that have corroded to dust within three seasons. Standard stainless fasteners that survive fine in West Palm Beach or Greenacres give out here because the chloride load is roughly double what a single-waterfront lot endures. For that reason, our installations default to marine-grade stainless hinges, screws, and thresholds even on lots that sit two or three streets inland. It is a spec almost never required across the bridge, and it is the difference between a door that still swings square in five years and one that binds by August.
That double-corrosion reality is exactly why our team from the Miami (South FL) office coordinates scheduling and material procurement for Palm Beach homes with a different set of assumptions than we use anywhere else. The hardware gets upgraded before the customer asks, because Dale Kessler’s founding rule still applies: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. On an island where the environment is working against your door every day, true means marine-grade.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
TruePane is led by Dale Kessler, a second-generation glazier who founded the company in 2008 and has spent years in the trade. We are not a franchise playbook. We hire local, train apprentices into journeymen, and send background-checked, uniformed technicians into Palm Beach homes the same way they would work in their own mother’s. Our standing in Palm Beach comes from the jobs where the old door came out and the framing was worse than the homeowner thought. That is the moment a contractor earns trust or loses it, and it is the moment we prepare for on every single job.
Palm Beach customers regularly cite two things in their feedback: the pre-inspection we run before quoting and the written allowances we include for what might change once the wall is open. A strong local reputation rests on both. We measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper from brands like Andersen, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, and register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. Every job carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard, with durations stated and no paperwork fights. No surprise line items. No second appointment left hanging. Our response time to Palm Beach neighborhoods, from the Estate Section up to the North End, is handled by crews that know the town’s access patterns and ARCOM rhythm.
Our Door Installation Services in Palm Beach
Arched & Custom Doors
Palm Beach’s 1920s-1950s Mediterranean Revival and Bermuda-style homes rarely have a square opening anywhere. Arched tops, rounded jambs, and non-standard reveal widths are the rule on the Addison Mizner designs that dominate the Estate Section and South Ocean Boulevard. We fabricate and install custom arched doors that match the original profile, including impact-laminated glass or solid wood panels engineered to current wind-load codes. If ARCOM requires the arch radius to stay exact, we template it in place and build to that radius, not to a catalog dimension.
Entry & Swing Doors
A front entry door in Palm Beach does more work than it looks like. It carries wind-borne debris impact loads during hurricane season, it resists salt-air corrosion from both water bodies, and it needs to open and close smoothly through the humidity swings that make wood swell and settle. Our entry and swing door installations in Palm Beach start with a framing inspection, then a rebuild or a clean replacement depending on what the rough opening actually shows. Hidden rot in original jambs and subsills is common behind Mizner-era wood doors, and you won’t know it’s there until the old door comes out. We write that possibility into the quote before we touch anything.
Storm Doors
Storm doors in Palm Beach serve two purposes: a first layer of impact resistance during storm season and a salt-air shield for the primary entry door behind them. That second purpose matters more here than almost anywhere in the county. A correctly installed storm door with marine-grade hardware, properly flashed and sealed to the surrounding masonry, cuts the corrosion load on your main door significantly. We install storm doors with full-perimeter weatherstripping, stainless fasteners, and thresholds that drain outward rather than pooling moisture into the subfloor.
Double & French Doors
Double and French doors in Palm Beach are common on pool-facing elevations and garden transitions off Worth Avenue, South County Road, and the streets running toward the ocean. These openings demand careful leveling and a robust center mull or threshold that resists racking from shifting masonry and recurring wind pressure. We install traditional hinged pairs and outswing French doors, using impact-rated glass and marine-grade hardware as the baseline, then verify the reveal is even along the full sweep of both panels.
What happens when you call
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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 Palm Beach
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and we keep parts for, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems available for Palm Beach customers without a regional wait. What that means for you is a faster turnaround when a threshold, hinge, or weatherstrip needs replacing after a stoop settles or a hardware component fails. We quote these brands side by side on paper so you see the actual price difference between an ES Windows thermally broken profile and a standard Andersen unit before you make a decision. Both warranty layers get registered in writing on the day of install, with durations stated, so nothing is left to a verbal promise.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Salt-air corrosion on hinges and threshold screws. Standard zinc-coated hardware can fail within two or three seasons this close to both water bodies, leaving doors that sag, drag, or no longer seal. We replace with marine-grade stainless and check fasteners at the curb before we quote.
- Hidden rot in original jambs and subsills. On Mizner-era estates, the wood behind a 70-year-old door is frequently soft or gone entirely. It doesn’t show until the door comes out, which is why our pre-inspection includes probing the framing and our contracts include written allowances for reframing and flashing tape.
- ARCOM profile mismatches. The Town of Palm Beach’s Architectural Commission requires replacements on historic and contributing structures to match original profiles and materials. A standard slab door from a big-box catalog will get denied. We handle the submittal, fabrication, and approved hardware from the first site visit.
- Undersized framing for impact-rated units. Many original Palm Beach rough openings were framed for thin wood doors, not modern impact-rated slabs with heavy laminated glass. Reframing and structural upgrades are part of the permit and often mandatory once the wall is open, which is exactly what our allowance system anticipates.
Palm Beach’s Unique Permitting and Compliance Burden
Palm Beach is not a simple jurisdiction for door work. The Town’s Architectural Commission reviews window and door replacements on historic and contributing Mediterranean Revival and Bermuda-style properties and requires that new openings match original profiles and materials. At the same time, Palm Beach County’s wind codes mandate impact-rated glazing or shutters for wind-borne debris zones, which covers essentially the entire island. A homeowner on El Bravo Way wants a new front door, and ARCOM wants the original arched profile and bronze hardware, and the county wants the whole assembly to resist a hundred-mile-per-hour missile impact. Most contractors quote the door before they find out about the first two. We sequence it correctly: pre-inspection, ARCOM submittal if required, engineered drawings if needed, then the door. It is a dual-compliance burden that exists almost nowhere else in Florida, and we handle it as a standard part of any Palm Beach proposal.
Pricing for Door Installation in Palm Beach, FL
A standard entry or swing door replacement in Palm Beach runs $900-$4,800 depending on material and impact rating. Arched and fully custom doors start around $5,000 for a straightforward arched-top replacement and climb to $12,000-$22,000 for historically faithful impact-laminated fabrications with reframing and ARCOM submittal. Storm doors typically run $500-$1,800 installed. Double and French doors in Palm Beach run $3,500-$14,000 based on impact glass, marine hardware, and whether the rough opening needs structural work. The biggest cost mover on this island is what’s hiding in the wall: the original jamb condition and the framing size. That’s why we write allowances into the contract and price any change in writing before we touch it. Call (754) 238-2201 for an exact quote based on a pre-inspection, not a photo.
A Real Palm Beach Example We Won’t Forget
On a 1920s Mizner-era estate in the Estate Section, our crew pulled a corroded steel entry door and found the jamb rotted through and the original framing undersized for modern impact-rated units. The homeowner had two quotes from other contractors that assumed a straight swap. We stopped work, priced the reframing and new flashing tape allowances in writing, and got approval before touching the wall. The finished job was a custom impact-laminated mahogany door with a fusion-welded steel frame, and we cleared ARCOM review with a matching arched profile and bronze hardware. That sequence is the only way to replace a door in this town and have it still be true in ten years.
We bring that same discipline to every Palm Beach job, whether it’s a storm door in Phipps Plaza, an arched custom door near the ocean, or an entry rebuild that requires a structural upgrade. The inspection comes first. The allowances are written down. The warranty layers get registered before we leave.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews serve Palm Beach and the surrounding mainland, including West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. If you’re a few blocks west of the bridge or across the Lagoon, the permitting rules and framing conditions shift, and we adjust the same pre-inspection process accordingly. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll tell you what your specific address triggers.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
Yes, nearly every door replacement in Palm Beach requires a building permit, and if your property is historically contributing or sits in a Mizner-era district, the Town of Palm Beach Architectural Commission reviews the replacement before you get approval. The review requires matching original profiles and materials. Our team prepares the ARCOM submittal as part of the job, so you’re not left walking the paperwork through alone. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll tell you upfront whether your address triggers ARCOM and what the submittal timeline looks like.
We build a written allowance into every Palm Beach contract that covers reframing, flashing tape, and structural upgrades if the original rough opening is compromised. The old door comes out, we assess the framing, and we price any additional work in writing before we touch it. You approve the number, not a vague surprise. That’s the only way a door swap stays within budget on a 1920s estate. Call (754) 238-2201 to schedule a pre-inspection that checks for rot before we ever write the quote.
In many cases, yes. We retrofit existing arched steel or bronze doors with impact-laminated glass and upgraded hardware, keeping the original profile that ARCOM requires while meeting Palm Beach County’s wind-load standards. If the original door is too far gone, we fabricate a new arched unit to the exact radius and material profile. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll assess your specific door rather than assume it has to go.
Salt-laden air from both the Atlantic and the Intracoastal dehydrates standard weatherstripping compounds quickly, causing cracking and seal failure within a single season on Palm Beach. Our installations use marine-grade weatherstripping rated for continuous chloride exposure and UV, and we replace standard seals on any door we touch. If your stripper is cracking, your door is leaking conditioned air and moisture. Call (754) 238-2201 for a replacement quote with material that survives island conditions.
Palm Beach County wind codes require impact-rated glazing or shutters in wind-borne debris zones, which covers the entire island. The specific design pressure your door must meet depends on your exact address, elevation, and whether the opening is within a certain distance of the roof line. Older homes often have rough openings that require reframing to accept the heavier impact-rated assemblies. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll run the wind-load calc for your street and tell you what your door and framing have to carry.
Call TruePane for Door Installation in Palm Beach
If you live in Palm Beach and the door that came with the house is no longer holding square, sealing, or resisting what the ocean sends at it, call us. We’ll schedule a pre-inspection, measure the opening twice, and give you a written quote with allowances for what’s likely behind the wall. A live person answers (754) 238-2201 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not a call center, not a callback form. The estimate is free, and every job carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard in writing. Call (754) 238-2201 today and let’s get your door done right.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach, FL.
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.
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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.