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We provide independent CGI windows and doors service across Highland Beach, from our Window Installation in Highland Beach to full-building condo retrofits. The work that sets us apart here is we’ve spent years navigating Highland Beach’s own building department rules alongside HOA architectural review boards, and we know which CGI parts hold up to the double-sided salt environment no other coastal town experiences. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate from a team that’s worked on more CGI structures in Highland Beach condominium towers than anyone else around.
Why Highland Beach Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
CGI’s Estate, Classic, Sentinel, and Pinnacle lines are tough windows, but Highland Beach tests them the way few places can. We’re not a franchise outfit. We’re a second-generation glazier’s shop, and our connection to CGI runs through CGI sales & service work that spans hundreds of ocean-facing and Intracoastal-facing openings in mid- and high-rise towers throughout town. When a Highland Beach condo board needs a contractor who can match an existing HOA-approved frame profile without arguing about it, they call us.
Dale Kessler started this company in 2008, but his whole working life has been windows and doors in South Florida. He grew up watching his father re-glaze storefronts on the Tamiami Trail and later trained at Miami Dade College’s vocational program, where he learned to read a rough opening the way a doctor reads an X-ray. That background matters in Highland Beach, where original 1960s and 1970s aluminum frames are so heavily pitted from salt that standard retrofit kits often fail.
Every tech who arrives at your building is background-checked and uniformed. We use OEM CGI hardware and seal kits wherever the manufacturer still produces the part, and when they don’t, we machine marine-grade aftermarket pieces and anodize them to your tower’s required finish. We register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Highland Beach
Here’s what we see repeatedly in Highland Beach, and none of it is generic:
- Salt-driven pitting and structural corrosion on original aluminum frames. The 1960s through 1980s towers along A1A and the Intracoastal still carry their original aluminum in many units. Weep holes clog with salt crust, water backs up behind the frame, and the aluminum rots from the inside out. We see this in Highland Beach more severely than we do even in Boca Raton, because the salt comes from both directions at once.
- Roller and track bed seizure on CGI Sentinel Series sliding glass doors. Wind-driven sand and omnidirectional salt spray work into the roller channels on both the ocean side and the Intracoastal side of the building. A door that was smooth in January can seize by July. We rebuild track beds, install OEM stainless roller assemblies, and replace the interlock weatherstripping so the door glides and seals.
- Deteriorated gaskets and interlock weatherstripping on Estate Series casement windows. The constant wind load on this barrier island flexes casement sashes just enough that impact-rated gaskets wear out faster than the manufacturer’s average lifespan estimate. Water intrusion starts at the corners, and by the time you see moisture, the interlock is usually shot.
- Multi-point lock and hinge pin corrosion on Pinnacle Series doors at lobby and pool level. First-floor and pool-level units sit inches above the saltwater table. Hinge pins corrode. Multi-point locks bind. We replace the OEM hardware and re-align the door so it locks without forcing it.
- Wind-borne debris code compliance failures on units that were never properly anchored. Highland Beach sits in a PBL wind zone, which most homeowners don’t understand until an inspection flags their windows. We correct the anchoring and pull the town permit so the repair is legal, not just cosmetic.
CGI Service in Highland Beach: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s a fact about Highland Beach you won’t find on a generic CGI page: the Town building department requires a structural anchor schedule signed by a Florida-licensed engineer for CGI window replacements above the 6th floor of any condominium building. Most nearby coastal cities don’t apply that rule to their waterfront towers, but Highland Beach does, because the entire town sits in a PBL zone, meaning wind blows directly onto a vertical wall 30 feet or taller. Every building on this island qualifies for some PBL condition; the higher your unit, the stricter the anchor requirement.
What that means for a CGI owner in a Highland Beach high-rise is you can’t simply swap glass and call it done. The frame anchors, the substrate condition, and the existing mullion profile all factor into whether the town inspects and passes the job. We’ve handled enough of these to know which structural details the building department’s reviewers look for before they’ll sign off. And we’d rather tell you upfront that a full-frame replacement is required than install an insert that fails inspection and costs you twice.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Highland Beach
Our field experience covers the full CGI catalog, but in Highland Beach we work most often on Estate Series casement and fixed windows, Classic Series single-hung and sliding windows, Sentinel Series impact sliding glass doors, and our Door Installation in Highland Beach for Pinnacle Series impact French and swing doors. We carry OEM CGI rollers, seal kits, multi-point lock hardware, and interlock weatherstripping in common sizes, and we can machine discontinued trim or custom-sized parts locally and anodize them to match the tower’s HOA-mandated finish. We’re not manufacturer-affiliated, and we’re not selling you a new window unless yours is genuinely beyond repair.
CGI Service Pricing in Highland Beach
One thing that surprises Highland Beach owners is that CGI parts are not dramatically more expensive than other impact-rated brands; the labor is where you save or lose money. A straightforward roller and track bed rebuild on a Sentinel slider typically runs between $220 and $480, depending on whether we replace the interlock weatherstripping. Full gasket replacement on an Estate Series casement usually falls between $160 and $340. When frame pitting has compromised the original aluminum beyond safe repair, we’ll tell you straight and quote the replacement without pressure. Every estimate is free, and we put the quote on paper side by side so you see exactly what you’re paying for.
Call (754) 238-2201 to schedule yours.
Serving Highland Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland 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 - CGI Windows & Doors in Highland Beach
Yes. The Town of Highland Beach runs its own building department and requires a town permit for window replacements, regardless of any county permit already issued. The town also enforces its own structural anchor schedule rules for high-rise buildings, which is stricter than the county’s. We pull the town permit and coordinate the inspections so you’re not left holding an open permit when the job is done. Call (754) 238-2201 for an exact quote.
Almost certainly. Highland Beach condo boards routinely require a uniform exterior window profile across an entire tower before approving any unit replacement. The frame color, the mullion width, even the glass tint all get reviewed. We match the existing profile exactly and submit the required architectural review documents in the format the association expects, which is often the difference between approval in one meeting and a six-month delay.
Because Highland Beach is a razor-thin barrier island with salt-laden air hitting every building from the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other, all day and all night. Boca and Delray have inland buffers. Highland Beach has none. That dual salt attack corrodes rollers, track beds, and hardware roughly twice as fast, which is why we carry OEM CGI stainless assemblies and marine-grade seal kits specific to this environment.
Sometimes, but only if the original frame is structurally sound and shows no through-pitting from salt corrosion. In many of the 1960s through 1980s towers here, the frames are too compromised for inserts and require full-frame replacement anyway. We’ll measure the frame thickness, check the weep system, and give you an honest answer before we quote the job. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate.
Any CGI window replacement above the 6th floor requires a structural anchor schedule signed by a Florida-licensed engineer. The town applies this because the entire island sits in a PBL wind zone, where wind blows onto a vertical wall of 30 feet or more. That rule exists in Highland Beach even when surrounding cities don’t enforce it. We coordinate the engineering and the anchored schedule for every high-rise job we do here.
Service Areas Near Highland Beach
Most of our Highland Beach work stays in town, but the shop also serves nearby coastal communities. If you’re just over the bridge and need CGI service, we’ve got crews in CGI service in Hillsboro Beach and CGI service in Hollywood. We also take calls from Delray Beach and Boca Raton, often for the same full-building retrofits we handle on this side of the Intracoastal. If you’re in the broader Highland Beach service area, give us a call and we’ll send a tech out.
Book Your CGI Service in Highland Beach Today
If your CGI windows or doors are binding, corroding, or leaking in Highland Beach, don’t wait for the next storm to find out. Call (754) 238-2201 and speak directly with a tech who knows the town’s code, the HOA review process, and exactly which CGI parts hold up to a barrier-island salt environment. Free estimates. Straight answers. Measure it right the first time, or plan on coming back.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Highland Beach since 2008.
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