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AfterFast, Reliable Windows & Doors Across Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Window and door work in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is not the same job it is six miles inland. Salt spray off the Atlantic eats standard aluminum frames in five to seven years, the town’s 35-foot height cap means every opening has to stay inside the existing envelope, and the older concrete block cottages along El Mar Drive often hide rusted lintels that turn a simple window swap into structural work. We have been fixing these buildings since 1998, and we price the coastal reality into every estimate before the first screw comes out. Call (877) 610-1318 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Tom Barrett puts his name on every job. That is not a slogan; ask anyone in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea who has had us replace a salt-pitted jalousie window or hang a proper impact door. We are the owner-operated crew that quotes one number and honors it, because any price change arrives as a written change order before work moves. No surprise invoices, no “allowance” that magically grows at the end. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract: if it is not right, one call brings Tom back.
Crews serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea work directly under Tom’s sons, not subcontracted strangers. Every member is background-checked and uniformed. We pull permits and get inspections signed, because the permit inspector works for you, not for us. And we install named materials you can look up: Andersen and Marvin windows, impact assemblies rated to Miami-Dade and Broward HVHZ standards. If you want to verify any of this, Tom publishes his name, address, and license number. Look it up before you sign anything.
Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our South Florida office in Miami, but the crews live and work in Broward County. When a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea homeowner calls about a leaking threshold after a nor’easter, they are not routed to an out-of-state call center. A live person answers 24/7, and the same familiar faces show up on the job.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Window Installation
New window installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea starts with the opening, not the window. We check the lintel above, the condition of the CBS block around the rough-in, and the fastening schedule the salt air demands. In this town we specify stainless steel or hot-dipped galvanized anchors as standard, because standard zinc-coated hardware rusts through in under a decade a block off A1A. A typical new window installation runs $4,500 to $15,000 depending on opening count, frame material, and whether the surrounding concrete needs repair before the frame goes in.
Door Installation
Doors here take wind-driven rain head-on. A standard interior-grade prehung door will leak at the sill within two seasons in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. We install exterior doors rated for Broward County’s high-velocity hurricane zone, with fully sealed thresholds, marine-grade hinges, and impact-rated glass where the code requires it. Whether it is a front entry on a small motel conversion or a ground-floor condo door off Bougainvilla Drive, the spec has to match the exposure. Front door replacement generally falls between $3,000 and $8,500, with impact-rated doors running higher.
Window Replacement
Most window replacement in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea means pulling aluminum frames that have seized shut from corrosion and replacing them with modern impact units that open without a fight. The town’s 1950s and 1960s CBS buildings rarely have square openings anymore, so we trap and shim each unit to stay within the existing envelope before sealing with marine-grade flashing. If the original lintel has spalled, that gets addressed before the window goes in, not after. Budget $4,500 to $15,000 for a typical whole-home or multi-opening replacement in a beach cottage or low-rise condo.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact-rated windows and doors are not an upgrade in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. They are the code. Broward County’s HVHZ designation means every new opening must meet Miami-Dade or Broward product approval standards, and we will not install anything less, even if a customer asks. A full impact window installation in a typical Lauderdale-by-the-Sea home runs $8,000 to $25,000. Impact sliding glass doors run $8,000 to $25,000 as well, with the final number driven by panel size, frame finish, and whether the existing rough opening needs structural repair before install. See how these fit with our full Windows & Doors lineup.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We install and service premium window and door lines, not mystery brands off a van. That includes Andersen and Marvin windows, plus GAF waterproofing membranes at the sill and flashing level. We keep common replacement parts and hardware in local vehicles serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, which means a seized latch or failed seal on a condo window does not wait three weeks for a backorder. If the brand is worth naming, it is worth standing behind. And the 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to every brand we touch.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Homes
- Seized aluminum frames from salt corrosion. Original aluminum window frames within a few hundred yards of the Atlantic corrode from the inside out and seize shut within five to seven years. This is a replacement job, not a repair job, and we tell homeowners that up front.
- Rusted steel lintels above windows and doors. Standard galvanized lintels rust from inside the CBS block, expand, and crack the concrete at the corners. Pressure or water gets in, and you start seeing rust stains bleeding down the stucco. We cut out and repour these before the new opening goes in.
- Leaking non-impact doors during nor’easters. Standard door hardware flexes under sustained wind, allowing wind-driven rain under the threshold and into the subfloor. Within a few seasons the joists behind the opening start to rot. Impact-rated doors with sealed sills stop this.
- Condensation and failed seals in single-pane jalousie windows. The old louvered glass units common in 1960s beach cottages were never built for modern humidity or hurricane loads. They leak air, rattle in any wind, and offer almost zero impact protection.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Here is what we see in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and we are not going to make you fish for it. A standard window replacement in a beach cottage or low-rise condo runs about $4,500 to $15,000. A full impact window installation, which is the required standard in Broward County’s HVHZ, runs $8,000 to $25,000. Impact sliding glass doors run $8,000 to $25,000. The range exists because some openings need structural concrete repair first, and some buildings sit close enough to the water that only the heaviest marine-grade frames will hold up. We give you a written line-item quote before any work starts, and any change arrives as a written change order. Call (877) 610-1318 for your free estimate.
| Service | Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Price Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 - $15,000 |
| Impact Sliding Glass Doors | $8,000 - $25,000 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
We work across the Broward shoreline and the neighborhoods just inland. That includes North Andrews Gardens, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, and Sunrise. If you are in one of those towns or anywhere near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, we will come take a look. The same coastal spec logic applies, and the same written promise comes with it.
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, from Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Driveway & Pavers to full exterior renovations. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Windows & Doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Because standard zinc-coated fasteners rust through within a few years in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s salt air. The town sits directly on the Atlantic with no buffer, and the salt spray reaches every opening within a half mile of the water. We specify stainless steel or hot-dipped galvanized anchors as standard on every window and door job here, because the cheap hardware is a warranty claim waiting to happen. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will show you the difference in the quote.
Yes, in almost every case. The townwide 35-foot height cap applies to vertical additions and roofline changes, not to replacing windows and doors inside the existing envelope. As long as the new openings stay within the current wall lines, the impact upgrade is a like-for-like replacement and does not trigger a variance. The problems start when someone wants to enlarge an opening, add a second story for Home Additions & ADU in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, or raise a roofline to fit a taller door unit. Then you are in front of the town for a variance, and we price that legwork into the estimate before any drawings are done.
We cut out the damaged concrete, remove the corroded rebar, and repour the lintel before the window or door goes in. On a 1960s CBS duplex just off El Mar Drive, our crew replaced salt-pitted aluminum jalousie windows with Miami-Dade approved impact sliding glass doors during our Kitchen Remodeling in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and the original lintels had spalled so badly at the corners that we had to cut out and repour the load-bearing concrete before the rough-in could pass inspection sign-off. That is not an extra charge we spring on you later; it is in the written quote up front.
Yes. Impact sliding glass doors must meet the same Miami-Dade or Broward product approval standards as impact windows, and the permit requires the door assembly’s rating to match the building’s wind zone designation. Standard doors do not carry that requirement. We pull the permit, get the inspection signed, and hand you the paperwork at the end. No shortcuts.
You are looking at roughly 20 to 40 percent more for the coastal spec. The impact-rated glass, stainless hardware, marine-grade flashing, and structural lintel repair all add cost compared to a basic inland window replacement. A standard inland window job might run $4,500, while the same opening count with impact windows and coastal hardware in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea lands between $8,000 and $25,000. The cheap spec looks fine for about six years, then the frames seize and the lintels rust, and you pay for the job twice. Call (877) 610-1318 and we will show you the line items side by side.
If your windows are sticking, your doors are leaking, or you are ready to get the building up to coastal code, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate from Windows & Doors at Barrett & Sons Construction. We serve Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and the surrounding Broward communities, and we will give you a straight answer before we ever pick up a tool.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lauderdale-by-the-Sea since 1998.