Windows & Doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea - Written Price Before Anything Is Ordered

Fast, Reliable Windows & Doors Across Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

If you own a home or condo in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, you already know what the salt air does to window frames, door hardware, and anything metal. Impact window installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea typically runs $8,000-$25,000 depending on opening count and product line, while a standard window replacement job usually lands between $4,500 and $15,000. We work throughout ZIP code 33303, from the beachside condos along El Mar Drive to the quieter streets near Bougainvilla Drive and the commercial corridor on Commercial Boulevard. Call (877) 610-1318 and a live person answers, not a voicemail box.

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Tom Barrett started this company in 1998 so he could put his name on the work and stand behind it. The crew members you’ll see in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea are his sons and their teams, not strangers dispatched from a call center in another state. We pull permits on every eligible job and get every inspection signed before we call it done. That’s how we’ve worked for over 29 years, and it’s how we work on windows and doors in a town where the ocean is never more than two blocks away.

Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company

For a town of about 6,000 full-time residents and thousands more winter visitors, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea expects a contractor who actually knows the place. We do. The town’s one-square-mile footprint sits hard against the Atlantic, and we know that a window install on a 1960s concrete block cottage near Sea Ranch Lakes poses different anchoring questions than a condo replacement facing A1A. When you call us about windows and doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, you’re talking to someone who has worked in this ZIP code before, knows the Florida Building Code requirements for high-velocity hurricane zones, and can tell you up front what needs a permit and what doesn’t.

Homeowners between 50 and 70 in this town have usually been burned once before. National outfit quotes one number on the phone, crew shows up with a different one. That’s exactly the experience Tom built Barrett & Sons to be the opposite of. Every price change arrives as a written change order before any work moves. Every allowance gets put on paper. If it isn’t on paper, it’s a surprise waiting for a date. We encourage you to look up Tom’s license number, his name, and his address. They’re published, verifiable, and have been for decades. If something’s not right after the job, you call one number and Tom comes back. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written into the contract.

Our Windows & Doors Services in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Here’s what we handle in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and how the town’s conditions shape each job. You can also visit our main Windows & Doors page for a broader look at the service across South Florida.

Window Installation

New window installation in this ZIP means working with concrete block openings on most homes. We level, shim, seal, and secure every unit to meet Broward County wind-load requirements. Whether you’re on the ocean side of A1A or a block west near the Intracoastal, we size the glass and the anchoring hardware for the actual exposure, not a generic table.

Door Installation

Entry doors in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea take direct Atlantic salt spray on the east side of town and high humidity everywhere else. We install doors with stainless or hot-dipped galvanized hinges and weatherstripping rated for continuous coastal exposure. If you’re replacing a door on a 1950s cottage or a low-rise condo building, we check the rough opening for previous water intrusion before ordering anything. A door that looks square from the outside often hides rot or corrosion behind the casing.

Window Replacement

Most of the housing stock here is concrete block construction from the 1950s through the 1970s, and the original windows in those buildings fail in predictable ways. The aluminum frames corrode at the corners, the glass loses its seal, and the units no longer meet current Miami-Dade/Broward impact standards. Replacement in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea typically runs $4,500-$15,000 depending on how many openings we’re doing and whether you choose standard laminate or full impact-rated units. We give you a written line-item quote with the product name, the opening count, and the permit fees separated out before you sign anything.

Impact Windows & Doors

Because Broward County sits in the high-velocity hurricane zone, any new window or door installed in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea must be impact-rated or protected by an approved shutter system. We install Miami-Dade/Broward-approved impact windows, impact sliding glass doors, and entry doors with the corresponding NOA (Notice of Acceptance) documentation. This is not optional paperwork. The permit reviewer checks it, the inspector verifies it, and your insurer will ask for it. Impact window installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea generally runs $8,000-$25,000, with larger openings and multi-floor condo work at the upper end.

Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

We install and service premium-brand products, not mystery units off a van. For impact windows and doors, we regularly work with Andersen and Marvin product lines because their NOA documentation is consistent and their warranty support doesn’t disappear when you need it. On the finish side, we use Schluter profiles and a small set of proven hardware brands. We keep common parts in local inventory for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea customers, which means a replacement sash or worn sliding door roller doesn’t have to wait on a manufacturer lead time. If you have a specific brand you’ve been quoted by another contractor, bring us that line item. We’ll tell you honestly whether it holds up in this salt environment or whether there’s a better pick for the same price. Free second opinion on any written estimate.

Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Homes

• Corroded aluminum frames and hardware. The salt spray here isn’t like a mile inland. It settles on every surface, creeps into crevices, and eats aluminum window corners and door hinges within a decade. We see it constantly on the CBS buildings along El Mar Drive and the surrounding streets. Stainless and hot-dipped galvanized replacement hardware is not an upgrade here, it’s the floor.
• Failed window seals from salt and heat cycles. The glass packs on many 1970s-era units give out around the perimeter, leaving haze and trapped moisture that never dries in this humidity. Once the seal is gone, the unit loses insulating value and you’ll see condensation even on mild winter mornings.
• Spalling concrete around window and door openings. The town’s older concrete block buildings take decades of chloride exposure, and the rebar inside begins to corrode. That corrosion expands and cracks the concrete around window bucks and door frames. You’ll notice hairline cracks or flakes of concrete on the sill. That’s spalling, and we address it when we open up the rough opening during replacement. Ignoring it means the new window never seals properly.
• Non-impact glass on buildings that predate current code. A surprising number of older Lauderdale-by-the-Sea condos and cottages still have single-pane or non-rated windows from before the code changes. Owners don’t always realize it until a lender or insurer flags the property. We can bring those openings up to HVHZ standard and document it for your insurance file.

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We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

If you’re just outside town, we cover the surrounding area too. That includes Lauderdale-by-the-Sea itself, plus North Andrews Gardens, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, and Sunrise. Same crew, same written pricing, same permit and inspection standards. We also handle Fence Installation in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Driveway & Pavers in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea if a window or door project leads you into a bigger outdoor upgrade.

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