Custom Windows & Doors in Kendall - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Fast, Reliable Custom Windows & Doors Across Kendall

Custom window and Kendall Door Installation work comes down to one question: does the product carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, or doesn’t it? If it doesn’t, the permit gets rejected before the first screw comes out of the box. We’re TruePane Windows & Doors, and we’ve built our Kendall work around that fact. Every custom unit we quote, from a quarter-round transom over a front door to a full curtain wall on a commercial storefront along Kendall Drive, gets matched to Miami-Dade NOA documentation before we write the contract. That’s the way Dale Kessler set up this company in 2008, and it’s the only way we work in this part of the county. Call (754) 238-2201 and we’ll walk you through what your project actually needs.

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We know what’s behind the walls in Kendall because we’ve opened enough of them. Homes built here in the 1970s and 1980s tell the same story: CBS block construction, original aluminum frames, and waterproofing that gave up years ago. The work isn’t a swap. It’s a correction. And that’s what we plan for from the first measurement.

Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Kendall’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company

Kendall homeowners don’t want a pitch. They want a company that understands what a Miami-Dade NOA means, why it matters to their insurance renewal, and what happens when an installer files the wrong approval number and the permit stalls for three weeks. We’ve corrected enough of those jobs to know exactly what that delay costs.

Our Custom Windows & Doors team has a strong reputation across Kendall, particularly in the neighborhoods around West Kendall, Kendall West, and the Country Walk area. Customers tell us the same thing: we showed up when we said we would, we put the warranty layers in writing, and we didn’t argue when something needed attention. That’s the Done Right Promise in practice. It’s not a marketing line. It’s a written guarantee that if something isn’t done right, we make it right, no paperwork fight and no fine print that covers neither side.

Every technician who measures an opening in Kendall is background-checked and uniformed. They measure every opening twice. They quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re buying. And they register both warranty layers before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it applies to every job, whether it’s one custom window or thirty.

Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Kendall

Custom Shape Windows

Kendall’s housing stock includes a lot of arched openings, half-round transoms, and angular gable windows that don’t fit anything in a catalog. We build those. A custom arch over a front entry in the Hammocks area, a trapezoid unit on a 1980s CBS home near Miller Drive, a true circle window in a renovated Country Walk custom build. Each one gets templated, fabricated, and matched to NOA-compliant impact glazing. A custom shape window in Kendall typically runs $900 to $2,400 per unit depending on size, glass package, and frame material, and that includes the engineering stamp Miami-Dade requires for non-standard geometry.

Oversized Glass Panels

Kendall is full of ranch-style homes with wide rear elevations, and a lot of owners want that wall opened up to the patio. Oversized glass panels, whether they’re fixed picture units or lift-and-slide door panels, change the entire feel of a house. But here’s the Kendall-specific problem: design wind speeds here exceed 150 mph under HVHZ code. A 96-by-120-inch panel isn’t a stock item with a NOA stamp. It requires a manufacturer who is willing to engineer and test for that specific size. We work directly with lines like CWS and ES Windows who maintain Miami-Dade approvals on large-format panels. Expect $3,500 to $9,000 per oversized panel installed, with the glazing package and wind-load engineering driving the cost.

Architectural Grilles & SDLs

Simulated divided lites are the single best way to keep the original architectural character of an older Kendall home while upgrading to impact-rated insulated glass. A lot of the 1970s and 1980s homes around Kendall Lakes and Bent Tree have aluminum windows with mullions that gave the house its mid-century or colonial look. Replacing those with flat, featureless glass changes the house. SDLs applied between the panes preserve that look without sacrificing energy performance. We spec them through ECO Window Systems and CGI, depending on the frame line. Most SDL upgrades in Kendall add $120 to $260 per window over the base unit price, and they’re worth it for homeowners who care about curb appeal.

Commercial Storefront Glazing

Kendall’s commercial corridors, from Kendall Drive down to Sunset Drive, are heavy with retail and medical office storefronts that still carry original aluminum framing from the 1980s. When a storefront door binds or a panel cracks, the building owner isn’t just dealing with a repair, they’re dealing with a code compliance question. Kendall requires current NOA documentation on all commercial glazing replacement work. We handle that paperwork as part of the job. A typical storefront glass replacement in Kendall runs $450 to $1,100 per lite, and a full storefront system replacement starts around $8,000 and goes up based on width and wind-load requirements.

Trusted Brands We Service in Kendall

We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and we put quotes side by side on paper so Kendall homeowners can compare what they’re actually buying. That includes Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Milgard, Jeld-Wen, PGT, CGI, and ES Windows. On custom work specifically, we lean on CWS and ES Windows for large-format impact units and ECO Window Systems for SDL and grille packages. Because we stock local parts and maintain direct dealer relationships, turnaround in Kendall is faster than what most national chains can promise. When a seal fails or a sash needs rebuilding, we’re not waiting on a freight shipment from Ohio.

Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Kendall Homes

When we opened up a 1980s CBS home near Kendall Drive for a full custom window and door replacement, our crew found exactly what we expected: original aluminum single-pane sliders with corroded frames and failed seals from decades of salt-laden humidity. The rough openings were undersized for modern impact-rated glazing and the old waterproofing had failed. We reframed and flashed every opening with new jamb extensions and flashing tape before setting Andersen impact-rated casement and double-hung units. We wrote the discovery into a change order, approved in writing before we touched it, and the final inspection passed with Miami-Dade NOA documentation on file. Here’s what we encounter regularly:

• The wrong approval number. A Miami-Dade permit review rejects the submission because the contractor filed a Florida Statewide product approval (FL number) instead of a Miami-Dade NOA. The job stalls for weeks. We’ve seen it happen on Kendall Drive, on 88th Street, and on quiet side streets in Kendall West. We never file an FL number in Kendall. We don’t have to, because we only quote NOA-certified products here.
• Corroded original frames that can’t be rescued. The 1970s jalousie and aluminum slider frames on Kendall’s original housing stock are often too far gone to trim for retrofits. Salt-laden humidity has pitted the aluminum, the corners are out of square, and trimming them leads to chronic air leaks. We tell homeowners the truth: full replacement beats a retrofit on these frames every time.
• Failed flashing on CBS stucco. When flashing tape isn’t properly integrated with Kendall’s concrete block stucco walls, humid air reaches the glazing seal. The argon fill leaks out. The unit fogs within a year. We see this constantly from previous installs, and we fix it by stripping the opening, flashing it properly, and resetting the unit. The Done Right Promise covers our work, but the real protection is doing the flashing correctly the first time.
• Undersized rough openings on 70s and 80s homes. Today’s impact-rated units have deeper frames and thicker glazing than the original single-pane sliders. A rough opening cut for a 1978 aluminum window often won’t accept a modern impact double-hung without reframing. This is where a quote from a less experienced installer falls apart, they quote the window and not the opening. We quote both, and we write the allowance into the contract so there are no surprise line items later.

Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Kendall, FL

We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall

While this page focuses on Kendall, our crews regularly serve homeowners and commercial property owners in nearby communities. We handle Custom Windows & Doors projects in Anna Maria, Acacia Villas, Alafaya, and Altamonte Springs. If you’re within a short drive of Kendall, the same NOA-certified products, written warranties, and Done Right Promise apply. Call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we can help.

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Call TruePane Windows & Doors in Kendall

If you’re replacing windows or doors in Kendall, start with the right approval number. We’ll help you sort out the Miami-Dade NOA requirement, show you manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and give you a fixed price that doesn’t move without your written approval. A live person answers at (754) 238-2201, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form. Call and ask for a free estimate on your Kendall Window Replacement project. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Kendall and the surrounding communities since 2008.