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Window and door replacement in Malibu runs $4,500-$25,000 depending on whether you’re swapping standard units or installing Chapter 7A-compliant impact-rated systems, and most jobs take two to five days once permits clear. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we work throughout Malibu’s 90263, 90264, and 90265 ZIP codes every week. Tom Barrett has been owner-operating this company since 1998, and when you call (877) 610-1318 about windows or doors, you get a straight answer about what Malibu’s fire and coastal codes actually require before you spend a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Malibu’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Nobody in Malibu wants to explain their house to a contractor who’s never seen the Santa Monica Mountains or driven PCH at low tide. Our crews know the difference between a Point Dume rebuild and a Carbon Beach cottage, because we’ve worked both. The Coastal Commission permit process in Malibu doesn’t follow a script, and neither do we. We tell you at the first meeting whether your window swap triggers a Coastal Development Permit or stays within the remodel exemption. That honesty is why Malibu homeowners keep our number.
Our reviews from Malibu customers mention the same things: the written change orders, the permit inspector leaving with a signature, the crew showing up when Tom said they would. We don’t publish a review count we can’t verify, and we won’t pad one here. But ask anyone on your street, or look up our license number yourself. We publish Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license on every contract. A live person answers (877) 610-1318 twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail box. Not an out-of-state call center.
Response time to Malibu matters because the Coastal Commission and fire code don’t wait for convenience. When a window fails inspection or a Santa Ana wind exposes a non-compliant door, you need someone who can be in Malibu without a day of travel. We coordinate dispatch and scheduling from our Los Angeles office, and our crews serve Malibu locally. If you’re in Malibu Park or Big Rock, we’re not routing a stranger to you. We know the roads, the permitting offices, and the fire-weather shutdown protocols.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Malibu
These are the four services Malibu homeowners call us about most. Each one carries specific requirements under Malibu’s fire and coastal codes, and each quote from us spells those requirements out as line items you can read before signing. If you’d like to see our full Windows & Doors scope, that page walks through the complete service list.
Window Installation
New window installation in Malibu often means replacing aging mid-century units in beach cottages along Pacific Coast Highway, where salt air has eaten through aluminum frames and failed seals have fogged the glass. We install units that meet what the lot actually demands: stainless or hot-dipped galvanized hardware where marine air sits on the frames, tempered glass where Chapter 7A requires it. Standard single-pane aluminum windows without tempered glass will not pass a Coastal Commission permit review on a fire-zone rebuild. We won’t quote them.
Door Installation
Entry doors in Malibu face two enemies: salt-air corrosion on coastal lots and wind-driven embers on hillside ones. Untreated wood door jambs and combustible weatherstripping are the first things to ignite during a Santa Ana event. We install doors with ember-resistant seals, metal framing where code calls for it, and hardware that won’t rust out within two seasons of PCH mist. Every door installation on an eligible job includes the permit pulled and the inspection signed before we close out.
Window Replacement
Window replacement in Malibu typically runs $4,500-$15,000, and the spread depends on how many units you’re swapping and whether the County needs an inspection sign-off before drywall goes up. On Point Dume and other fire-zone rebuilds, you’re replacing with dual-glazed, tempered-glass units that meet ignition-resistant construction standards. We carry premium brands, name them in writing, and source units that satisfy both the Coastal Commission and LA County Fire. No mystery glass off a van.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact windows and doors in Malibu aren’t a Florida-only product line. On a beachfront lot off PCH, the wind-load rating matters as much as the impact rating. We install impact-rated systems engineered for coastal wind zones, with stainless steel screens and ember-resistant weatherstripping where the lot sits in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. A standard sliding glass door-even a nice one-won’t carry the rating your hillside rebuild needs. We’ll show you the spec sheet before we quote the job.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Malibu
We service and install windows and doors from manufacturers whose specs we can put in front of you. On a Malibu rebuild, that often means Andersen or Marvin glazing with stainless or hot-dipped galvanized hardware, and sliding systems engineered for coastal wind loads. For door hardware and finish details that hold up in marine air, we lean on Grohe and similar-quality lines where the spec fits. We keep the paperwork for every manufacturer’s fire-rating and wind-load documentation, so your insurance file gets real documentation instead of a handwritten note. We don’t stock mystery brands, and we don’t expect you to sign for one.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Malibu Homes
- Fogged glass and failed seals in mid-century beach cottages: Years of salt air and temperature swings along PCH break down the seals on original single-pane and early double-pane units. The fix is replacement, not repair, and if the lot sits in the coastal zone, that replacement may trigger a Coastal Development Permit review.
- Ember intrusion through non-compliant windows and doors during Santa Ana events: Wind-driven embers find the gaps around old weatherstripping and untreated wood jambs. Chapter 7A-compliant seals and tempered glass are what keep a fire event from becoming a structure loss.
- Corroded fasteners and hardware on oceanfront properties: Standard zinc or uncoated steel fasteners don’t last three seasons where Pacific mist sits on the frames. We replace with stainless or hot-dipped galvanized hardware as a practical necessity, not an upsell.
- Inadequate wind-load ratings on sliding glass doors facing the ocean: A standard patio door that worked fine inland can fail the wind-load calculation on a beachfront lot. The Coastal Commission will ask for the engineering documentation, and so will your insurer after a claim.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Malibu, CA
Malibu pricing reflects the code. Here’s what you’re looking at for the two biggest ticket items:
| Service | Typical Malibu Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 - $15,000 |
What moves the number: how many units, whether the lot sits in the coastal zone (Coastal Development Permit review adds time and engineering documentation), whether you need impact-rated glazing for wind-load or fire-zone compliance, and whether rough-in framing passes a fire-hardening inspection before drywall. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. That’s not a promise we make to sound good. It’s how Tom Barrett has run jobs since 1998. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with line-item pricing you can read. You’ll also get the standing offers: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% senior and veteran discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Malibu
If you’re across the county line in Agoura, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, or Thousand Oaks, our Windows & Doors in Malibu crews serve those communities too, and the code requirements shift once you leave the coastal zone and the fire hazard severity zone. Give us a call and we’ll tell you exactly which rules apply to your lot.
Serving Malibu, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Malibu 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 Malibu
Yes, if the property sits within the coastal zone, a window replacement can trigger a Coastal Development Permit, especially if you’re changing sizes, altering framing, or replacing non-compliant units on a rebuild. The exemption applies to like-for-like replacement in some cases, but the Coastal Commission’s local Malibu office has the final word. We tell you at the first visit whether your project falls under the permit or the exemption, and we pull the permit when it’s required. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through your specific lot.
Beachfront lots off PCH typically need windows and doors engineered for high wind-load zones, which means impact-rated glazing, reinforced framing, and stainless or hot-dipped galvanized fasteners that won’t corrode in salt air. The exact rating depends on the lot’s exposure and the structure’s engineering, and your insurer will want that documentation on file. We provide the spec sheets with every quote so you’re not guessing when the adjuster asks. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact calculation.
Yes, on any Malibu rebuild or major remodel in the fire hazard zone, the rough-in framing and installed windows must pass a fire-hardening inspection before drywall goes up. That inspection verifies Chapter 7A compliance: tempered glass, ember-resistant seals, and permitted metal framing where required. The inspector works for you, not for the contractor, and we document the sign-off so it carries into your insurance file. Estimates cover the inspection steps; call (877) 610-1318 to have it spelled out line by line.
Documented Chapter 7A compliance-tempered glass, ember-resistant weatherstripping, metal or ignition-resistant door framing-can lower your premium or keep a policy from being non-renewed in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Insurers in Malibu increasingly require proof of ignition-resistant construction, and the documentation from a signed inspection is what they want to see. We give every Malibu customer a complete compliance file with their final inspection sign-off. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask us what your insurer will need.
No, on a hillside Malibu rebuild in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, a standard sliding glass door won’t pass Chapter 7A unless it carries ember-resistant seals, tempered glass, and a wind-load rating appropriate to the exposure. The Coastal Commission and LA County Fire both review the door spec before sign-off. We install impact-rated sliding systems with the documentation to back them up. For a quote that lists exactly what your hillside lot requires, call (877) 610-1318.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Malibu with windows and doors built for the California coast.