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Window and door work in Manhattan Beach isn’t like work ten miles inland. The salt air here eats standard aluminum frames, rusts steel rollers, and swells exterior wood doors within a few seasons. A window replacement in Manhattan Beach typically runs $4,500 to $15,000, while impact-rated installations run $8,000 to $25,000 depending on how many openings and what the coastal zone review requires. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owner-operated since 1998, and we spec every exterior opening for marine conditions from the first bid, not as an afterthought. Call Tom Barrett’s team at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Manhattan Beach’s Preferred Windows & Doors Company
We work the Sand Section and the Hill Section every week, so we know what the Manhattan Beach Planning Department asks for and what the California Coastal Commission flags on exterior openings. Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number, and you can look it up before you sign anything. This is not a franchise dispatching strangers; Tom and his sons run the crews, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. That matters on Manhattan Beach jobs because the coastal zone review can change hardware, fasteners, or frame materials after the first inspection. If that happens, you get it in writing with a line-item price before a single nail moves. We back every completed job with the written 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call.
Our Windows & Doors team has replaced ocean-facing sliders, installed impact-rated casements on Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach teardowns, and rebuilt door openings where the jamb had rotted out from fog drip. We know which inspectors sign off on what, and we schedule the sign-off so you can close up the wall before the next marine layer rolls in.
Our Windows & Doors Services in Manhattan Beach
Window Installation
New window installation in Manhattan Beach means choosing frames that survive salt spray without pitting. Standard powder-coated aluminum with an AAMA 2603 finish fails here within five to seven years; we specify marine-grade finishes and stainless fasteners as baseline on any exterior opening in the 90266 and 90267 ZIP codes. On Sand Section lots where homes sit wall-to-wall, we coordinate material delivery to the hour so the crew isn’t stacking sash on a public alley.
Door Installation
Exterior doors near the beach take a beating from fog drip and humidity cycles. We install doors with marine-grade weatherstripping, corrosion-resistant hinges, and frames that won’t swell and jam after one winter. For Manhattan Beach homes in the coastal zone, we handle the corrosion-resistance review on the permit so the inspection sign-off happens without a callback.
Window Replacement
A window replacement in Manhattan Beach typically runs $4,500 to $15,000 depending on the number of openings and whether you’re in the Sand Section or the Hill Section. We pull the old sash, check the rough opening for salt damage, and install the new unit with hot-dip galvanized anchors and stainless hardware. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and we schedule the inspection before the marine layer settles in for the afternoon.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact windows aren’t just for hurricane zones. On Manhattan Beach’s Sand Section, impact-rated glass in marine-grade stainless frames handles the constant salt spray and the wind loads off the Pacific that standard windows flex under every winter. We’ve installed impact sliders on 2nd Street teardowns where the original 1950s aluminum sliders had corroded to the point they couldn’t seal. Impact window installation in Manhattan Beach runs $8,000 to $25,000, and we quote it with the coastal-spec hardware already in the line items.
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 Manhattan Beach
We install and service Andersen and Marvin windows and doors, with local stock access for Manhattan Beach customers so replacement parts don’t take two weeks to arrive from a regional warehouse. Whether it’s a Marvin casement on a Hill Section remodel or an Andersen impact-rated slider on an ocean-facing Sand Section wall, our crew members carry the Barrett & Sons name and are background-checked and uniformed on every visit. We also offer a Free Second Opinion on Any Written Estimate if another contractor has already priced your window or door job.
Common Windows & Doors Problems We See in Manhattan Beach Homes
- Powder-coated aluminum frames pitting and peeling within 5-7 years. The standard AAMA 2603 finish simply cannot survive constant salt spray off the Pacific. What looks like a good deal inland turns into chalky, corroded frames here.
- Sliding patio door rollers and tracks binding and seizing from corrosion. Inland-grade steel rollers rust and expand in sea air, so a door that worked fine in Torrance jams shut on a Sand Section deck within a few seasons.
- Exterior wood doors swelling and jamming in the frame after one winter. Fog drip and humidity cycles bypass standard weatherstripping details, and the door starts sticking until it won’t close at all.
- Salt-pitted aluminum channels on sliding glass doors losing their seal. We see this on original 1950s and 1960s beach cottages where the prior owner paid for a cheap replacement eight years ago and now the door won’t seal against the wind.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Manhattan Beach, CA
Here’s what typical window and door work costs in Manhattan Beach. These are the ranges you should see on a written estimate from any contractor who actually works the coastal zone. If a bid comes in below these numbers, ask whether it includes marine-grade hardware and the corrosion-resistance review the city requires.
| Service | Manhattan Beach Price Range |
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| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 - $25,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 - $15,000 |
What moves the price? The number of openings, whether you’re in the Sand Section or the Hill Section, whether the job needs impact-rated glass and marine-grade stainless frames, and whether the coastal zone review requires extra hardware or fasteners. We give you a written line-item quote before work starts, and if anything changes, you get a written change order first. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate; we’ll send a real person, not a voicemail box, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Manhattan Beach
Barrett & Sons Construction also covers the surrounding South Bay communities: Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, and Torrance. If you live just outside Manhattan Beach, the same crew, the same coastal-spec materials, and the same written change orders apply. We know this stretch of coastline, and we know what the salt air does to every exterior opening on it.
Serving Manhattan Beach, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach
Yes. Manhattan Beach’s coastal zone rules require a corrosion-resistance review for all exterior openings, which means the frame material, fasteners, and hardware must be specified for salt exposure. Standard inland-grade aluminum with a basic powder coat often fails this review. We spec marine-grade finishes and hot-dip galvanized or stainless hardware from the start so the inspection sign-off happens without a callback. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote on your openings.
Because impact-rated glass in a marine-grade frame handles the salt spray, the fog drip, and the winter Pacific wind loads that standard windows flex under every season. On a 30-foot-wide lot with zero side setbacks, the cost of replacing a window that failed early is higher than the upgrade to impact glass. In Manhattan Beach, the impact spec is the coastal spec, not an upsell.
Impact window installation in Manhattan Beach runs $8,000 to $25,000, while a standard window replacement runs $4,500 to $15,000. The gap reflects the impact-rated glass, the marine-grade stainless frame, and the coastal zone review. Cheap inland-spec windows cost less up front and fail within a decade here; the impact spec is the one that lasts.
After the door is installed, the city inspector checks the rough opening, the anchors, the weatherstripping, and the corrosion-resistant hardware, then signs off so the wall can be closed up. We coordinate that sign-off with the framing schedule so you’re not waiting through a marine layer. The inspector works for you, not for me, and we make sure the passed inspection is on file before the next trade moves in.
It depends on how far the corrosion has gone. If the rollers are seized but the frame and track are still solid, we can sometimes replace the rollers and hardware with stainless parts and get the door sliding again. If the aluminum channels are pitted and the door no longer seals, full replacement is usually cheaper than chasing rust. We’ll give you an honest answer after looking at the track, and the estimate is free. Call (877) 610-1318.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Manhattan Beach and the South Bay.