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AfterCGI Windows & Doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors
We provide independent Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Window Installation and door service across the area, from repair and hardware replacement to full impact-rated installs. What makes our CGI work different here is simple: every property in this town sits inside a six-block-wide salt-spray zone with no inland buffer, so we treat every elevation like it’s directly on the sand. If your CGI windows or doors are binding, leaking, or showing corrosion, call (754) 238-2201 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
Why Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
CGI products are built in Miami and engineered for exactly this kind of coastline. But engineering only holds up if the installation and the parts match the environment. Our techs know CGI’s product lines from the Estate Series up, and we’ve been pulling corroded frames and fogged impact glass out of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach cottages and low-rise condos for years. Dale Kessler, our owner, grew up in Kendall and spent summers watching his father re-glaze storefronts along the Tamiami Trail before he ever touched a paycheck. That’s the lens we bring to every CGI service call: measure it right the first time, or plan on coming back. We’re not a manufacturer affiliate and we don’t pretend to be. We’re a local crew that knows exactly what salt air does to aluminum and how to fix it properly. Learn more about our broader CGI sales & service experience.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
- Salt-spray pitting on anodized frames. Ocean-facing elevations in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea take the worst of it, but the town’s narrow footprint means there’s no protected side. Pitting makes tracks rough, which forces you to slam sliders and eventually snaps rollers. We sand, treat, and where needed, replace affected frame sections or the entire sash.
- Corroded steel roller assemblies and hinge pins. In this marine air, factory steel hardware on sliding and casement units can seize within two to three years. We replace those with PVD-coated or marine-grade stainless hardware that’s built to outlast the original spec, especially on CGI Classic and Sentinel series windows.
- Interlayer clouding on impact laminated glass. The constant humidity and thermal cycling near the Atlantic works on that laminate edge over time. You’ll see a milky haze creeping in from the corners of the glass. The glass is still safe, but the seal has failed. We’ll confirm whether it’s a warranty claim or a replacement job, and we know how to read that warranty language for you.
- Weep hole clogging from salt crystals and wind-driven sand. Pre-2000 CGI frames have small weep holes that fill up fast here. Water builds up in the frame channel and finds its way inside, often staining sills and drywall below. We clear the weep system and install screens so it doesn’t happen again in six months.
- Hardware bind and latch misalignment. The constant salt air expands and degrades internal components, and a door that won’t latch cleanly in July is a security issue as much as an annoyance. We square frames, replace hinge pins, and reset strikes so the door closes like it did when it was installed.
CGI Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s incorporated limits run less than six blocks from the Atlantic shoreline to the Intracoastal Waterway. There is no inland buffer. In Fort Lauderdale, a house six blocks west of Federal Highway gets meaningfully less salt exposure than one on the beach. Here, the whole town is the beach. That means an omnidirectional salt-spray pattern: the wind comes off the ocean, wraps around buildings, and deposits salt on every elevation, not just the east-facing ones. We learned early on to specify PVD-coated hardware and weep-hole screens on all four sides of a building, not just the front. We also see jalousie windows in this town more than almost anywhere else in Broward, and a lot of CGI work we do starts when an inspector flags them during a remodel. More on that below in the FAQs. Serving the full Lauderdale-by-the-Sea service area, from El Prado east to the ocean, is what we do.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We work on all four major CGI lines: the Estate Series, the Classic Series, the Targa Series, and the Sentinel Series. That includes fixed and casement windows, horizontal rollers, single and French doors, and everything in between. When a part is structural, like a frame extrusion or impact glass lite, we install OEM CGI components to keep design-pressure ratings and visual consistency intact. When it’s hardware, weatherstripping, or rollers, we often specify marine-grade aftermarket equivalents that outperform factory parts in this salt air. We stock common CGI replacement hardware locally so a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea service visit doesn’t turn into a two-week wait.
CGI Service Pricing in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
CGI repair work in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea typically runs between $180 and $340 for a routine service call that covers one window or door: track cleaning, roller or hinge replacement, latch adjustment, and weep hole service. Replacing a failed impact laminated glass lite on an Estate or Sentinel unit usually falls between $700 and $1,400, depending on the size and the glass make-up. A full window replacement with a new CGI impact-rated unit averages $1,500 to $2,800 per opening, and that’s installed, with the permit pulled and the NOA documentation in hand. The price moves with frame corrosion, whether you’re in a condo with hoisting rules, and whether the opening needs a new pressure-treated buck. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll give you a written, line-item quote. No surprises on the invoice.
Serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Because Broward County sits inside Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ), one of only two counties in the country with that designation. Every permitted replacement window or door in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, regardless of whether the house is on the sand or a block from the Intracoastal. The town’s whole footprint is in the HVHZ. Call (754) 238-2201 if you want someone to walk you through what that means for your specific opening.
Surface pitting can be sanded, treated, and repainted, and we do that often on frames that are otherwise sound. But if the corrosion has eaten into the extrusion’s structural web, or if the frame has twisted or cracked at a corner, patching is false economy in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s marine air. We’ll tell you straight which situation you’re in, and show you the frame with the sash out so you can see it yourself.
Every six months is right for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, not the once-a-year you’d get away with a few miles inland. We recommend an maintenance check twice a year: clean the tracks, flush the weep holes, lubricate rollers with a marine-grade dry lubricant, and check that the latches and strike plates are still aligned. It’s cheap insurance against a slider that binds hard in August. Call (754) 238-2201 to schedule one.
Because jalousie windows cannot be sealed against wind-driven rain and do not meet current HVHZ impact requirements. When you pull a permit for any work in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the inspector will flag any jalousie in the building as non-compliant, and it becomes a mandatory replacement. We recently replaced an original single-pane jalousie on a 1960s cottage a block off El Prado with a CGI Estate Series fixed picture window. The homeowner only called after an inspector flagged it during a bathroom remodel. We pre-pulled the city permit before the window was ordered and kept the whole project on schedule.
Most condos in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea require a city permit and a sign-off from the association’s engineer or architectural review board, especially if the building is older and the original window openings are non-standard. Some buildings also require proof of insurance and a hoisting plan if the unit is above the first floor. We handle the paperwork and coordinate with your building’s management. Call (754) 238-2201 for an exact scope on your unit; estimates are free and we’ll give you the permit path in writing.
Service Areas Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We serve Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and the surrounding coastal communities, including CGI service in Lauderdale Lakes and CGI service in Lauderhill. If you’re a short drive inland, the same salt-air logic applies, just at a slower pace. Happy to come take a look.
Book Your CGI Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Today
If a CGI window or door is failing on you, don’t wait for the next storm to find out how bad it is. Call (754) 238-2201 and a live person answers, day or night. We’ll get a tech out, measure everything twice, and give you a written estimate on the spot.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Broward County since 2008.
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