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Window and door work in The Acreage isn’t a simple swap-out job. Salt air off the Atlantic, a water table that sits 18 to 24 inches below grade in places, and ITID right-of-way rules all shape what gets installed and how it gets fastened. Barrett & Sons Construction has been working on Acreage homes long enough to know which materials fail here and which ones last. If you need impact windows, a new sliding patio door, or a full window replacement on your 33412 property, call Tom Barrett’s team at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, walk your lot, check the swales and the stem wall, and write you a scope that accounts for everything this area throws at a window or door.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is The Acreage’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
We’re an owner-operated outfit, and that matters in an unincorporated community like The Acreage because nobody here wants a nameless crew showing up that doesn’t know the difference between a CBS block wall and a wood-frame rough opening. Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. On a typical Windows & Doors job in The Acreage, you’ll see the same faces from estimate to final inspection. Calls are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, not a voicemail box, which matters when you’re trying to reach someone after a storm has blown a patio screen door off its track.
The Acreage is one of those places where word travels. If we didn’t do right by someone on 60th Street North or over near Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, half the neighborhood would know by Saturday. Our reviews from The Acreage customers reflect that we show up when we say we will, we don’t change the price on a handshake, and we back every job with a 90-Day Done Right Promise written flat on the contract. If something’s not done right, one call brings Tom back. It’s not a slogan. It’s what keeps our phone ringing in The Acreage.
Our Windows & Doors Services in The Acreage
Window Installation
New window installation on an Acreage home usually means working with concrete block openings, not stud framing. We set windows in pressure-treated or composite bucks where needed, shim them level against the block, and anchor with stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized fasteners. On a CBS home, those zinc-plated screws a big-box store sells rust out in three to five years from the salt air and humidity. We won’t use them. Most window installs in The Acreage run $4500 to $15000 depending on how many openings you’re replacing and whether they’re impact-rated.
Door Installation
Exterior doors here take a beating from two directions: salt air chewing at the hardware and groundwater wicking up into the threshold. We install doors with marine-grade polyurethane sealed thresholds, raised curbs where the slab is low, and stainless hinges. A front entry door on a 1980s CBS home off 60th Street North is a different job than a door on a 2000s stucco rancher. The old ones rot at the brickmould and let moisture into the slab edge. We pull the old buck, inspect the stem wall, and rebuild it right so the permit closes clean.
Window Replacement
Replacing windows in The Acreage is rarely as simple as pulling one unit and setting another. Older homes from the late 1970s and 1980s often have aluminum frames that pinhole-leak at the weep holes and corner keys, especially where the frame sat tight against cementitious stucco for 40 years. We see this constantly. A full window replacement in The Acreage typically lands between $4500 and $15000 for a standard home, with impact-rated glass pushing that number up. Every scope of work includes written change orders before anything changes, so the price at the finish is the price you approved at the start.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact window and door installation in The Acreage runs $8000 to $25000 for a typical home. That’s the single biggest line item on most of our Acreage quotes, and the reason is materials. PGT and Simonton impact units engineered for Palm Beach County’s wind zones cost more than inland glass because they’re built to take a 2×4 at 50 feet per second without breaching the envelope. For an Acreage homeowner, that’s not a luxury spec. It’s the difference between riding out a hurricane behind intact glass or taping up plywood at midnight. We pull every permit and the inspector signs off before we call the job done.
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 The Acreage
We install and service PGT, Simonton, and CGI windows and doors across The Acreage. These are brands you can look up. When we write a contract that says PGT impact windows, PGT windows go in. The same goes for CGI sliding glass doors and Simonton vinyl frames. We keep common replacement hardware and parts in our local trucks so a warranty repair or a lock adjustment on an Acreage home doesn’t mean waiting two weeks for a part to ship from a distributor in Fort Myers. If we installed it, and something’s wrong, we’re back out to your lot fast.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in The Acreage Homes
- Zinc-plated hardware rusting out: Screws, hinges, and corner keys installed years ago with zinc plating corrode fast in salt air and high humidity. You’ll notice sashes that won’t lock, doors that stick, and air leaks that weren’t there five years ago.
- Aluminum frame pinhole leaks: On older CBS homes, aluminum window frames embedded in stucco wick moisture and pinhole-leak at the weep holes. You’ll see chalky white streaks below the window, a telltale sign the frame is eating itself from the inside.
- Rotting wood thresholds and brickmould: After a June-to-October wet season, untreated wood door thresholds and brickmould soak up groundwater and start to rot. The slab edge gets damp, the door sags, and the lock no longer lines up.
- Patio doors dropped off their track: The flat terrain and seasonal high water table mean original wood bucks under older sliding doors wick moisture and rot. The door drops, the track binds, and you’re shimming it with scrap wood just to keep it closed.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in The Acreage, FL
Window and door pricing in The Acreage tracks the local conditions, not a generic South Florida template. Here’s what we quote for the three big-ticket items homeowners ask about most:
| Service | The Acreage Price Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8000 - $25000 |
| Window Replacement | $4500 - $15000 |
| Sliding & Patio Doors | $3000 - $10000 |
What moves the number? Impact-rated glass adds cost over standard. The count of openings matters. A 1970s CBS home with 12 windows will price differently than a 2000s build with 6. And if your job touches a roadside swale, the ITID right-of-way permit adds a line item and a couple of weeks to the schedule. We factor all of that into the written estimate before we touch the first window. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your Acreage home. No trip charge inside the county, and every price change arrives in writing before work begins.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Acreage
Barrett & Sons Construction serves Windows & Doors customers across western Palm Beach County. Beyond The Acreage, we regularly take on projects in Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington, and Lake Park. If you’re in one of those towns and need impact windows, a new entry door, or a patio slider replacement, call the same number: (877) 610-1318. The same crew, the same written scope, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving The Acreage, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Acreage 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 The Acreage
For most window and door replacements, an ITID right-of-way permit is not required unless the work touches a roadside swale or culvert. But if a patio door install changes drainage, or a window opening alters how water sheets off the roof into the swale, ITID will want to review it. We check this during the estimate and pull whatever permit the job requires, including the ITID right-of-way permit if the scope crosses into the swale easement. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your job needs before you sign anything.
Because a single-family Acreage home has more window openings than a condo unit, the labor runs longer, and the site conditions are more demanding. Coastal condos are often one elevation and one set of common walls. An Acreage CBS home sits on a flat lot with seasonal groundwater and requires stainless or hot-dip galvanized fasteners, composite shims, and sometimes a raised curb at the door threshold. Those details add cost. A typical impact window install in The Acreage runs $8000 to $25000, which reflects the full scope including permits, inspections, and materials engineered for Palm Beach County wind zones. For an exact quote on your home, call (877) 610-1318.
We use stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized anchors, hinges, and screws on every exterior door installed on a CBS block home in The Acreage. Zinc-plated hardware corrodes within three to five years in this salt air. On a 1980s home off 60th Street North, we replaced a sliding patio door that had dropped off its track because the original wood buck rotted from seasonal groundwater wicking. Our crew set new pressure-treated bucks on a raised curb, used stainless steel anchors, and sealed the threshold with marine-grade polyurethane before the inspection sign-off, then tied the rough-in into the existing stem wall so the permit closed without a change order. That’s the spec we write on every Acreage exterior door, no exceptions. For a free look at your door openings, call (877) 610-1318.
Yes, a glass railing system can work on a low lot in The Acreage, but the posts need to be set with stainless steel anchors and the base channel sealed so seasonal groundwater doesn’t wick into the glass channels. On lots that hold water during the summer wet season, we may recommend a raised base or a different post detail to keep the system draining properly. The glass itself is tempered and engineered for wind load, so it’s fine in hurricane country when it’s installed to code. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put eyes on your patio before you commit.
Hurricane impact windows are installed once and stay in place; they have laminated glass bonded to a strong interlayer that resists impact and wind pressure, and they meet the Miami-Dade or Florida Building Code requirements for The Acreage’s wind zone. Hurricane shutters are an add-on you deploy before a storm. For an older Acreage home, impact windows usually make more sense long-term because they eliminate the scramble to hang panels and they improve the home’s air and water seal year-round, but they cost more up front. Impact window installation in The Acreage runs $8000 to $25000, and shutters generally cost less than that, but they don’t do anything for your daily energy bill or the corroded old frame that’s already leaking. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through both options with real numbers for your specific house.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving The Acreage and western Palm Beach County since 1998.
Ready to get started? Call (877) 610-1318 for your free Windows & Doors estimate in The Acreage. We answer the phone, we show up on time, and every scope of work comes in writing.