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AfterFast, Reliable Windows & Doors Across Hobe Sound
Windows and doors in Hobe Sound don’t age like they do ten miles inland. Salt air, wind-driven rain, and hurricane pressure cycles take their toll fast, and the wrong material choice near the Intracoastal means corrosion inside five seasons. We’ve been replacing failed frames, rotted rough-ins, and warped sliders across 33455 and 33475 long enough to know what fails first and what holds up. If you’re dealing with a sticking sash, a leaking slider, or windows that fog between panes, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what you’ve actually got and what it’ll take to fix it right.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hobe Sound’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Tom Barrett puts his name, address, and license number on every contract we write in Hobe Sound. That’s not marketing. It’s how we’ve operated since 1998, and it’s why homeowners off Bridge Road and along SE Gomez Avenue call us when the national window company’s quote doesn’t match what their installer says at the door.
We’re owner-operated. The crews who show up at your Hobe Sound home are Tom’s sons and their teams, background-checked and uniformed, and they work under the Barrett name. Not subcontractors we’ve never met. Not a rotating cast from a call center. When a window trim detail goes sideways, the person who can fix it lives twenty minutes away and wants to know about it.
Every scope change gets written. Every allowance hits paper before work starts. And every completed job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise we write into the contract itself. If it’s not right, Tom comes back. One call.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Hobe Sound
Our Windows & Doors team handles the full range of installation and replacement work, from single-window swaps in inland ranches to whole-home impact conversions on Jupiter Island.
Window Installation
We install Andersen and Marvin windows, and on the barrier island we specify marine-grade hardware and stainless fasteners from the start. Salt-laden air in 33455 eats untreated steel screws within a few seasons, so we don’t use them. Rough-in inspection happens before any trim goes up, and we pull the permit on every eligible job.
Door Installation
From entry doors to French doors, we set every unit plumb, flash it properly, and verify the threshold seals against wind-driven rain. Older CBS ranches in Hobe Sound often have undersized headers at door openings, so we check the rough-in before ordering anything. If the header needs reframing, you’ll see it on a written change order before any framing starts.
Window Replacement
Replacing windows in a 1970s concrete block home off US-1 means more than swapping glass. Many of those openings lack a real water-resistive barrier behind the stucco, so we address the flashing and seal detail at the same time or we don’t take the job. In Hobe Sound, Wind-driven rain finds every shortcut.
Impact Windows & Doors
This is the work that separates locals from out-of-town crews. Whole-home impact window installation in Hobe Sound runs $8,000 to $25,000 depending on opening count, frame type, and whether the home sits inland or seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line. That line changes the permitting path, the engineering review, and the timeline. We plan for it from day one.
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 get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hobe Sound
We carry Andersen and Marvin windows, plus premium door lines, and we know which frames hold up in Hobe Sound’s salt air. We don’t push mystery brands off a van. We also source local pavers and hardscape materials from names like Techo-Bloc and Cambridge when a window or door project ties into a patio or walkway, because our crews handle that scope too. If you want to look up the materials before you sign, we encourage it. That’s the point.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Hobe Sound Homes
- Corroded hardware on window frames near the Intracoastal. Untreated steel screws and internal hardware corrode within a few seasons, causing sashes to bind and weep holes to clog. We spec stainless or hot-dip hardware on any coastal-side job.
- Wind-driven rain rot around 1960s and 1970s window openings. Inland Hobe Sound ranches built before modern barrier standards lack proper water-resistive backing behind the stucco. Moisture gets in, framing rots, and the first sign is usually peeling paint or a musty smell near the sill.
- Sand and salt jamming sliding glass door tracks. Low-sill track designs from the 1980s collect wind-blown sand and salt spray, then jam or leak at the corners during summer squalls. We see it constantly on older homes off Bridge Road and throughout 33475.
- Non-impact aluminum frames flexing under hurricane pressure. Older barrier-island homes with non-impact aluminum frames can warp permanently even in a Category 1, shattering sashes and leaving the opening exposed. The fix is an impact-rated replacement with laminated glass, properly anchored to the structure.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Hobe Sound, FL
In Hobe Sound, you’re really buying for two different environments: the inland CBS ranch and the coastal estate. Window replacement across the area generally runs $4,500 to $15,000, driven by opening count and frame material. Impact window installation runs $8,000 to $25,000, and the upper end of that range usually means deep opening reframing on an older home, or a barrier-island scope with DEP permitting layered on top of Martin County review.
| Service | Typical Range in Hobe Sound |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 - $15,000 |
What moves the number on your house: opening size, frame material, single-story versus two-story access, and whether the rough openings need reframing to carry impact-rated weight. We write every scope line by line, every allowance in writing, and every change as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll give you exact numbers for your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hobe Sound
Our crews work throughout southern Martin County and the northern Palm Beaches, including Tequesta, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, and North Palm Beach. If you’re searching for Windows & Doors in Hobe Sound, we likely work your street, and we know the permitting landscape across the county line.
Serving Hobe Sound, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hobe Sound 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 - Windows & Doors in Hobe Sound
If the home sits seaward of the Florida Coastal Construction Control Line, yes, a DEP permit is required in addition to Martin County permits for window or door replacement that qualifies as substantial improvement. Almost every barrier-island parcel in 33455 falls under this. The DEP layer typically adds weeks to the timeline, and contractors who mostly work Jupiter or Port St. Lucie often blow past this until the plan review rejects. We check the CCCL status on every coastal Hobe Sound job before we write the first estimate. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll confirm where your home sits.
It’s rarely the glass itself. What changes the price in Hobe Sound is the permitting stack and the condition of the rough openings. Martin County’s building department runs a conservative review with thorough inspections, and jobs seaward of the CCCL add a DEP permit on top. Older CBS ranches across 33455 and 33475 routinely need header upgrades or full reframing at the rough-in before impact-rated units can be properly anchored. Contractors who quote from a glass catalog without checking the framing end up with a change order later, or a door that flexes under load. We scope the full opening before we price anything. For an exact quote, call (877) 610-1318.
Plan on four to eight weeks once the permit is submitted, with the wide spread driven by whether your home sits inland or seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line, and how Martin County review schedules inspections that cycle. Inland CBS ranches in 33455 with clean rough openings generally move through faster. Barrier-island scopes with DEP review, reframed headers, and luxury-spec interior trim details run longer. We’ll give you a project calendar in writing once we’ve walked the openings and confirmed the permit path. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll start that process with a free estimate.
The rough-in condition behind the existing frame. On a 1990s CBS ranch off Bridge Road, we replaced a failed sliding glass door where the original aluminum track had pitted from salt air, but the real discovery was at the rough-in: the 1990s header was undersized for the new impact-rated door. We reframed the load-bearing opening, pulled a county permit, and scheduled the inspection sign-off before any drywall went back. The client kept the same footprint but moved from non-impact single pane to laminated impact glass, and we wrote that change order the same day the permit was approved. If we’d ordered the door from a measurement alone, that whole scope would have come as a surprise mid-job. Ask any contractor working in Hobe Sound what they find behind the stucco, and if they don’t have an answer, call (877) 610-1318.
Yes, hurricane shutters can reduce upfront cost compared with impact windows, but the tradeoff is annual labor, storage, and the reality that shutters only work if someone is home to deploy them, or if you’re willing to pay for motorized systems. Storm-hardening a Hobe Sound home with a shutter package is still a legitimate scope, especially on tight timelines or budget-conscious flips. What we caution against is mixing non-impact windows with unrated shutters and calling it a hurricane solution. In 33455, the wind is coming eventually, and the openings matter equally to the structural system. We’ll give you straight numbers for both paths, and the written scope and permitting path for whichever way you go. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Hobe Sound and southern Martin County since 1998.