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Door installation in Key West runs $1,800 to $6,500 for most entry and French door projects, with Impact Windows & Doors in Key West with HARC-approved work landing between $3,200 and $9,000. We install, replace, and reframe doors throughout Old Town, Mid Town, and New Town, and we are set up to handle the two things that catch Key West homeowners off guard: HARC review and marine-grade hardware. Our crews know the Conch house framing turns up surprises, and we price for that before the first screw comes out. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate with line-item allowances in writing.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Key West’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We have spent years working on Key West’s wood-frame Conch houses, the older stock that makes up most of Old Town and a good share of Mid Town. That means when we open a jamb on a 1905 house off Fleming Street, we know what we are likely to find: Dade County pine that looks solid on the surface and is dry-rotted at the sill, rough openings sized for jalousie panels that no impact-rated door will fit without reframing, and flashing that gave out sometime around the Eisenhower administration. We plan for it. Homeowners in Key West call us because we do not flinch at a HARC pre-approval meeting or a reframing allowance in the contract. We show up on time, in uniform, background-checked, and we measure every opening twice.
Dale Kessler founded TruePane on a simple rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That has carried us through more than years of glazing work across South Florida, and it is the baseline on every Key West door we set. Our installation team is authorized for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and we register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. You will see the durations stated on paper. No fine print, no arguing. That is The Keystone Standard, and it applies to every door we hang in the 33040 zip code and beyond.
A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When you call about a door that binds in July or a frame that is starting to pit from salt air, you talk to a person who can schedule your estimate. Not a call tree, not a call center in another state.
Our Door Installation Services in Key West
Most Door Installation work we do in Key West falls into a few categories. Here is how we approach each one, with the local conditions built in.
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry doors in Key West take the worst beating of any door style. Ocean salt, direct sun, and hurricane-season wind pressure all land on the same vertical surface. We install Energy-Efficient Windows in Key West and impact-rated swing doors that meet HVHZ wind-load certification, hung on marine-grade stainless hinges so they do not seize within two years. In HARC-designated blocks from Truman Annex up to Bahama Village, we pre-approve the door profile and frame color with the commission before anything gets ordered. A bronze frame where the commission expects white is a six-week delay and a door you pay for twice.
Double & French Doors
Sliding & Patio Doors - Key West and double French doors are common in elevated first-floor living spaces and rear garden entries. The trouble is the old jalousie-era opening: it is almost always undersized for a modern impact-rated double unit. When we install French doors in Old Town, the estimate includes a framing allowance written into the contract, so if we open the wall and the king stud is shot, the price does not move without your written approval. We have done this on Angela Street, on Whitehead, on Southard, and enough times in Mid Town that reframing is just part of the job.
Storm Doors
For Key West homeowners who want air flow most of the year and protection during the season, a storm door is often the practical answer. But not any storm door: the aluminum frame has to be rated for the marine environment, and the hardware needs to be corrosion-resistant from day one. We quote storm doors in Key West that hold their finish against the salt spray that eats standard coastal-grade powder coat. If you are within sight of the water, we will tell you which frame finishes actually hold up, and which ones will look like a pitted wreck by the second August.
Bifold & Folding Doors
Bifold and folding door systems open up entire walls to Key West’s porch culture. The engineering side is heavier than most people expect: the header carries more load, the track needs to sit dead level, and the panels have to be impact rated. We install these mostly in Mid Town and New Town homes where the opening can be framed to spec from the start. Every bifold job gets both warranty layers registered in writing, and the Done Right Promise applies: if it is not done right, we make it right.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Key West
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Key West doors we lean on the ones that actually hold up in this climate. Andersen, ES Windows, and Pgt in Key West are the three we quote most often here, because their impact-rated frames and marine finishes do what the box-store lines do not. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, so you can see the glazing spec, the frame coating, and the hardware finish before you spend a dollar. And because Key West is saltwater on every side, we keep corrosion-resistant hardware parts stocked in our South Florida office for faster turnaround on repairs and replacements.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Key West Homes
After years of opening walls in Key West, we know what we are going to find before the pry bar touches the casing. Here is what turns up most often:
- Jalousie-era openings done too small. The original rough opening was framed for a louvered jalousie panel, not a modern impact-rated door. A crew that does not plan for reframing ends up with a door that binds, leaks, or gets forced in and voids the manufacturer warranty. We build the reframing allowance into the estimate up front.
- Hardware rusted through by salt air. Standard coastal-grade hinges and handles pit and seize within two years in Key West. Non-marine stainless or uncoated brass means a callback and a rust-stained jamb by the next hurricane season. We spec marine-grade stainless hardware on every exterior door.
- HARC pre-approval skipped by the prior contractor. In HARC-designated Old Town blocks, installing a code-compliant door in the wrong panel profile or the wrong frame color leads to a stop-work order and a forced tear-out. The homeowner pays for the door twice and waits six weeks for re-review. We include commission pre-approval as a standard line item.
- Failed flashing at the door sill. On a 1900s wood-frame house, wind-driven rain that gets past old flashing tape rots the subfloor underneath the door. A simple door swap becomes structural repair once the wall is open. We inspect the sill, the mudsill, and the sheathing before we quote, and we write an allowance for what we expect to find.
Pricing for Door Installation in Key West, FL
Door installation pricing in Key West runs higher than the Florida mainland for a reason: the two constraints of HARC review and HVHZ certification remove all the cheap shortcuts. Here are the ranges we quote for Key West work:
- Entry and swing door installation: $1,800 to $5,400, depending on impact glazing and frame coating
- Double and French door installation: $3,200 to $6,500, including the typical reframing allowance for jalousie-era openings
- Storm door installation: $900 to $2,400, with marine-grade hardware included
- Bifold and folding door systems: $4,500 to $9,000, depending on panel count and header work
HARC pre-approval, if your property is in a designated district, typically adds $350 to $600 in review and coordination time, and we show it as a line item, never as a surprise. Everything we quote is fixed price in writing before we start. Most door jobs in Key West are completed in a single visit, and the work is covered by our Done Right Promise. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate that includes the allowances other contractors skip until the wall is already open.
We Also Serve Cities Near Key West
Beyond Key West, we serve homeowners up and down the Lower Keys, including Big Pine Key, Marathon, Key Colony Beach, and Tavernier. The marine conditions shift only slightly from island to island, and the HVHZ requirements do not go away. If you own a house anywhere in the Keys, call (754) 238-2201 to schedule a free estimate from our Door Installation team.
Serving Key West, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Key West 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 Key West
Because the rough opening framed for a jalousie panel is almost always too narrow and too short for a modern impact-rated door by code. The jambs on 1880s-to-1930s Conch houses were set for louvered glass, not for the reinforced frame and thicker sill an HVHZ-certified door requires. If the wall is not opened and reframed, the door gets forced into an opening it does not fit, the warranty is voided, and the door binds or leaks inside a season. We write the reframing allowance into the contract before we start, and we show you exactly what we found once the wall is open. Call (754) 238-2201 and we will measure your rough opening and tell you honestly whether a direct swap is even possible.
Yes, HARC has reversed permitted work after the fact, and a stop-work order in an Old Town district means you pay for the door twice and wait weeks for re-review. The commission requires impact-rated products to visually replicate the historic profile, divided-light patterns, and approved colors before the permit is issued. An installer who shows up with the wrong muntin profile or a bronze frame where the approved palette expects white has already cost you the job. We sit with the HARC reviewer before we order, and we bring the spec sheet and the color card to that meeting. It is a standard line item in every Key West door contract we write.
Key West is surrounded by saltwater on every side with no inland buffer, so the airborne salt load is more aggressive than Miami’s and it never lets up. Standard coastal-grade hinges, handles, and weatherstripping that survive a decade in Miami will pit and seize within two years here. We spec marine-grade stainless steel hardware, and for frames we recommend finishes that are rated for direct salt exposure, not just coastal exposure. That is the difference between a door that still swings clean in 2030 and a jamb that is rust-stained by the next hurricane season.
You are told exactly what we found, shown the damaged framing, and given a written price for the repair before we touch anything. We build framing allowances into every Key West door estimate because Dade County pine that predates the First World War is not a predictable material. When we opened the wall on a 1920s Conch house on Angela Street, the original pine jamb was so compromised by marine corrosion that the rough opening had shifted nearly half an inch. We tore out the rotten framing, sistered in treated lumber, and got the HARC reviewer to confirm the divided-light profile matched the original transom before final inspection. No surprises on your bill: the allowance is there for exactly this reason.
No, not if the property falls under Key West’s HVHZ requirements and HARC jurisdiction. A standard argon-fill French door does not meet the wind-load certification that Florida building code requires in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and HARC will not approve a replacement that drops below the impact standard. You would also lose the insurance premium credit that impact-rated glazing earns in the Keys. The practical answer is an impact-rated French door with insulated glazing that meets both the engineering spec and the historic visual profile, which is exactly what we quote. Call (754) 238-2201 for a free estimate on an impact-rated French door for your Key West home.
If you are ready to price a door that actually fits a Key West house, not a generic south-facing tract home, call (754) 238-2201. We will measure the opening, walk you through HARC pre-approval if your block requires it, and hand you a written fixed price with the framing allowances already in it. A live person answers the phone, any hour, any day.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Key West and the Lower Keys with door installation done right.
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.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
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.