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If your Margate home still has jalousie windows or original single-pane glass from the 1970s, you’re not just losing cool air every August afternoon. You’re running a house that wouldn’t come close to meeting current Broward County wind-load codes. Window replacement in Margate typically runs $4,500-$15,000 for a full home, and impact window installation lands between $8,000-$25,000 depending on count and opening sizes. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve worked enough homes between Margate Boulevard and Royal Palm Boulevard to know what inspectors here will flag before we even start the first window. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll send Tom Barrett or one of his sons to walk your house and give you a written number, not a guess.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Margate’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998 with one truck and his name on the side. The sons run crews now, but the same rule holds: the same person who quotes your Margate job is the person you’ll see on site, and every price change goes through as a written change order before any work starts. Not after a surprise at the end. Not a phone call mid-job saying “we found something.” Paper, first. That matters in Margate, where homes from the 1960s and 1970s often hide surprises behind wall board and old window framing. Our Windows & Doors team has opened enough walls in this city to know what’s back there, and we price for it honestly.
Every window and door job we do in Margate comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise. It’s written on the contract. If something isn’t right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call. We also answer that call with a live person, 24 hours a day. Not a voicemail box. Not an out-of-state answering service. You get someone who knows what a jalousie window is on the first ring.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Margate
Window Installation
Margate’s dense grid of 1960s to mid-1980s CBS ranch homes often still has original aluminum frames and single-pane glass. When we install new windows, we’re replacing an entire assembly, not just glass. On many Margate homes, that means cutting out the old aluminum track and reframing the rough opening before the new unit goes in. Andersen and Marvin units adapt well to the concrete block openings we see most often around the 33093 area.
Door Installation
Front doors in Margate take a beating. South-facing entries get direct summer sun, and afternoon thunderstorms push water under worn thresholds. We install exterior doors that seal properly against wind-driven rain, the kind that blows sideways during a July downpour on Lakeview Drive. A good exterior door isn’t just a panel. It’s the thing that keeps your hallway dry when the afternoon storm hits. If you have a door and are also planning exterior changes, our team can coordinate with Driveway & Pavers in Margate so the entrance landing and walkway get upgraded together instead of twice.
Window Replacement
Most Margate window replacements happen because the old units leak air, stick, or fog between panes. The cost ranges we quote most often for Windows & Doors in Margate fall between $4,500 and $15,000 for a full-home replacement, depending on how many openings and whether you want single-hung, casement, or fixed picture units. Old aluminum frames from this era conduct heat directly into the house. New low-E glass changes the comfort of a bedroom on the west side of a Margate home within a day.
Impact Windows & Doors
If you’re looking to drop your windstorm premium and meet Broward County’s post-Andrew code, impact windows and doors are the answer. Margate’s permitting office enforces this aggressively. We pull permits on every eligible window and door job, and we schedule the inspection and stand with you through sign-off. Impact window installation in Margate typically runs $8,000-$25,000. The spread comes from opening count, window size, and whether you’re doing a couple of required openings or whole-house protection.
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 Margate
We install materials you can look up, so you never wonder what’s in the box. For windows we lean on Andersen and Marvin. For hardscape materials we carry Belgard and Techo-Bloc, and for fence work we often use Cambridge Pavers as a coordinating edge. Quikrete products show up on our Margate jobs when we’re resetting a door threshold or repairing a stoop. We don’t sell mystery brands off a van. If you can’t pronounce it, we probably don’t install it.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Margate Homes
- Jalousie window replacement. Entire neighborhoods in Margate still have jalousie glass from the original 1960s build-out. They never sealed well, they’re impossible to secure, and they’re a code failure on any permitted retrofit. We replace them with impact-rated units that actually close tight.
- High water table and slab movement. Margate sits on fill over former Everglades marsh, so the water table can be 12 to 24 inches below your slab. Doors in older homes drift out of square when the slab shifts, making them stick at the top corner. We fix the frame and often the underlying threshold.
- Pre-1994 roof-to-wall connections. Not strictly a window issue, but Margate inspectors routinely flag old hurricane straps during re-roof inspections. When we replace windows on a home that’s about to re-roof, we coordinate the schedule so both jobs pass inspection together. The inspector works for you, not for us, and we like it that way.
- Worn and failed weatherstripping on garden-style condo units. The 1970s and 1980s condo stock around Margate has heavy door use and decades of deferred maintenance. A replacement door with new weatherstripping stops the hallway AC bleed and quiets the unit noticeably.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Margate, FL
Window Replacement in Margate runs $4,500-$15,000 for a typical 1,500 to 2,000 square foot home. Impact Window Installation runs $8,000-$25,000 depending on whether you’re doing select openings or whole-house protection. Door installation starts smaller, but a front entry with sidelights and proper flashing can still run $2,500-$6,500. What moves the number is opening count, frame condition, whether we need to repair the rough opening, and how much structural correction the old house requires. We write every allowance on paper before we start, and no price changes without a written change order in your hand. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a number in writing, not a range spread over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Margate
We’re based in South Florida and serve Margate directly. If you’re next door in Coconut Creek, Pompano Beach, North Lauderdale, or Coral Springs, the same crew and the same written pricing apply. And if your window or door project overlaps with fence repair, ask about our Fence Installation in Margate service so we can bundle the site work and keep your property secure while the crews are there.
Serving Margate, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Margate 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 Margate
For emergency board-ups after a break-in or a storm-damaged opening, yes, we move quickly and call you back immediately. For a full replacement job, we schedule a walk-through, provide a written estimate, and set a start date that honors your calendar. Call (877) 610-1318 to get on the schedule.
Yes. We work throughout the 33093 ZIP code, including single-family homes off Margate Boulevard and the garden-style condo communities in the older quadrants of the city. No job is too small for a trip.
Impact window installation in Margate runs $8,000-$25,000, which is in line with Coconut Creek and North Lauderdale pricing. The difference in Margate is usually structural: CBS homes from the 1960s and 1970s often need extra work on the rough opening before the impact unit fits. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact number from our estimator.
Only if you change the scope, and even then, only with a written change order signed before anything extra happens. We do not spring surprise invoices at the end of a Margate job. What we quote is what you pay unless you approved more work in writing.
Every window and door job comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If it’s not done right, Tom Barrett comes back and makes it right. Manufacturer warranties on Andersen and Marvin products stack on top of that. One call and it’s handled.
Call Tom Barrett and His Sons for Windows & Doors in Margate
If you’ve been putting off replacing those jalousie windows or a door that sticks in the July humidity, call us at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. You’ll talk to a live person, get a straight answer, and have a written number before you decide anything. We serve Margate homeowners with the same name on the truck and the same face on the job. That’s how Tom ran it in 1998, and that’s how his sons run it now.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Margate since 1998.