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We provide independent CGI windows and doors service throughout Tequesta, and the work here is different because of one thing: the Jupiter Inlet’s salt-laden air moves straight up the Loxahatchee River corridor and lands on your frames, sills, and hardware before it lands anywhere else in Palm Beach County. TruePane Windows & Doors is not CGI-authorized or manufacturer-affiliated. We’re a local glazier that stocks CGI-specific parts, understands the corrosion patterns here, and shows up when we say we will. Call (754) 238-2201 for an independent assessment.
Why Tequesta Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
CGI service is not a side line for us. Our crews work on Estate, Classic, Targa, and Sovereign Series units every month, and we keep factory-matched glazing beads, sills, and hardware on the shelf so a service call turns into a repair rather than a sales pitch for replacement. Dale Kessler, our owner, grew up in Kendall back when it was mostly nurseries and canal roads, and he spent summers watching his father re-glaze storefronts along the Tamiami Trail. He still measures every opening himself because he learned the trade at Miami Dade College’s vocational program, reading rough openings the way a doctor reads an X-ray. That matters in Tequesta Window Installation jobs, where an opening that was out of true in 1965 has had sixty years of salt air and settling to get worse.
We serve Tequesta homeowners who have lived in their houses for twenty or thirty years and plan to stay another twenty. They remember the contractor who left a fogged seal or a Tequesta Door Installation that binds in July. Our answer is straightforward: OEM parts where the series is still in production, marine-grade aftermarket equivalents where salt damage calls for something stronger, and the Done Right Promise on every job. If the pane is not true, the job is not done. That’s the rule Dale keeps on the whiteboard, and it governs every install we set in this village.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Tequesta
- Salt-air pitting of Estate Series aluminum sills. On riverfront and Intracoastal homes, we regularly see Estate Series sills with pitting deep enough to hold water within five to seven years, especially at the weep-hole recesses where brine pools after a sea-breeze rain. We replace the sill when pitting goes deeper than 1/8 inch; a patched sill in this air will fail again within two seasons.
- Roller and track seizure on CGI sliding doors. Airborne salt and sand pack the bottom track on riverfront sliders, flatten nylon rollers, and leave a rough, grinding glide. We pull the door, clean or replace the track inserts, and set new rollers that match the factory profile.
- Weatherstripping compression set on Loxahatchee-facing units. Fixed and casement windows that face the river take the brunt of afternoon sea-breeze gusts. The original weatherstripping loses its memory, leaving daylight gaps at the meeting rail. We re-seal with marine-grade material that holds shape longer in this humidity.
- Hardware corrosion on casement and awning operators. The Jupiter Inlet’s salt fog works into CGI crank gears and hinges until the sash binds and the gear strips. We replace operators with either factory-matched components or marine-grade aftermarket equivalents that outlast the originals.
- Full-frame rot at the sill pan on 1960s ranch homes. The original Tequesta build-out left many homes with no sill pan flashing behind aluminum frames. By the time water wicks into drywall below the interior stool, the fix is full-frame replacement with pressure-treated bucks and marine-grade sill pans, not an insert.
CGI Service in Tequesta: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Tequesta is the only village in Palm Beach County where the county line bisects the northern edge of residential streets. A CGI replacement on the north side of River Drive falls under Martin County’s building department, with its own permit portal, inspection schedule, and inspector relationships. The south side of the same street stays in Palm Beach County. That means two inspectors with different interpretations of the same Florida Building Code, and we check the parcel’s municipality before ordering any anchor schedule. We learned this the hard way on a job near the north end of the village where a crew assumed one permit pull covered the whole street. It didn’t, and the inspection got pushed two weeks. Now our lead tech verifies the jurisdiction on every Tequesta job before the first anchor is specified.
That county-line split is something no generic CGI page or Tequesta directory will tell you, and it changes which compliance details matter on any given house. Homeowners on the north side of the boundary need to know their inspector may interpret wind-load anchoring differently than the inspector who signed off on a neighbor’s job three houses south. We pre-pull the correct permit for the correct county, every time.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Tequesta
We service the full CGI residential range: Estate Series, Classic Series, Targa Series, and Sovereign Series. That covers fixed windows, casement and awning units, single-hung and horizontal rollers, and hinged or sliding doors. For series still in production, we use factory-matched OEM components. For discontinued hardware or salt-damaged parts where the original design was never meant for this much brine, we install marine-grade aftermarket equivalents that outlast what CGI shipped. We stock the Tequesta-specific failure parts locally: PVD-coated weep covers, marine-grade sill pans, nylon rollers, casement operators, and vinyl compression weatherstripping. That’s what keeps most service calls to a single visit and most repairs off the replacement-quote track. You can read more about our broader CGI sales & service work, or see how we handle the rest of the Tequesta service area.
CGI Service Pricing in Tequesta
Service pricing in Tequesta runs in line with the rest of Palm Beach County, but the salt-air factor shows up in the details. A roller and track service on a CGI sliding door typically runs $180 to $340. A casement operator replacement runs $225 to $395 for parts and labor. Full-frame replacement runs $800 to $2,400 per opening depending on size, series, and whether the original rough opening needs a new sill pan and pressure-treated buck, which most 1960s Tequesta ranches do. Weatherstripping re-seals run $150 to $300 per unit. Every estimate is written line by line before work starts, with both warranty layers registered in writing through our Keystone Standard. No surprise line items, no change orders filed after the fact. Call (754) 238-2201 for an exact quote, and remember the standing offers: a free written repair estimate, a maintenance check, and a permanent 5% discount for seniors and veterans.
Serving Tequesta, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tequesta 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 - CGI Windows & Doors in Tequesta
The inlet’s tidal exchange pushes salt-laden air directly up the Loxahatchee River corridor through the heart of Tequesta, so frames, sill pans, and hardware corrode noticeably faster than in inland communities like Wellington or Royal Palm Beach. Aluminum sills pit, casement gears seize, and weatherstripping degrades within five to seven years on riverfront homes. The fix is marine-grade hardware and pressure-treated or composite framing at sill level as the baseline, not an upsell. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll tell you honestly what your units need.
Not a different window, but possibly a different permit pull and inspection calendar. The north side of River Drive falls under Martin County’s building department, and their inspectors may interpret wind-load anchoring details differently than Palm Beach County inspectors on the south side of the same street. We verify the parcel’s municipality before specifying any anchor schedule, so the right county signs off the first time.
The original concrete block and stucco ranch homes from the late 1950s through mid-1970s were built with aluminum single-pane windows, many jalousie style, and most have no sill pan flashing behind the frame. By the time Tequesta’s salt air has pitted the aluminum and water is wicking into the drywall, an insert would seal a compromised rough opening. Full-frame replacement lets us set pressure-treated bucks and marine-grade sill pans, and the opening ends up true. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate, and we’ll look at the rough opening before recommending anything.
Nylon rollers flatten first from airborne salt and sand packing the bottom track, followed by the track inserts themselves. The door grinds and eventually sticks. We pull the door, clean or replace the track inserts, and set new factory-profile rollers. If the frame is sound, this is a same-day repair in most cases. A live person answers at (754) 238-2201 to schedule it.
Yes, when the frame is still sound we replace only the sash and the corroded operator hardware. The decision hinges on sill pan integrity. If the exterior pitting is deeper than 1/8 inch or the frame shows signs of water intrusion at the sill, we recommend full-frame replacement. If the frame reads clean, a sash replacement with marine-grade hardware is the right repair and costs a fraction of a new window.
Service Areas Near Tequesta
We take on CGI work throughout the northern Palm Beach County and southern Martin County corridor. Beyond Tequesta, that includes Anna Maria, Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, Altoona, and Apollo Beach. If you’re on Florida’s Gulf side, you can also check our CGI service in Treasure Island. Further north, we cover CGI service in Umatilla as well.
Book Your CGI Service in Tequesta Today
If your CGI windows or doors are showing salt damage, grinding rollers, daylight gaps, or corroded hardware, call us. A live person answers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, not a voicemail tree. We’ll schedule a service visit, measure every opening, and quote line by line before any work begins. Call (754) 238-2201 for your free estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Tequesta since 2008.
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