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Door installation in Kendall West rarely stops at the door. Most homes here went up between 1986 and 1991, and the original entry doors were never built for Miami-Dade’s post-Andrew HVHZ code. That means a straightforward slab swap often turns into jamb repair, hidden framing work, and a permit inspection that exposes what 35 years of humidity did behind the trim. We’ve done enough installs along Kendall Drive and the side streets off SW 97th Avenue to know exactly what to expect before the first board comes off. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll walk the opening with you, measurement tape in hand, and give you a written quote that accounts for what’s actually inside the wall.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Kendall West’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’ve been pulling doors out of late-1980s CBS homes in Kendall West long enough to recognize the patterns. The untreated shims. The aluminum wiring shares a box with the doorbell transformer. The rusty rough opening that looked fine until the slab came off. Our background-checked, uniformed technicians measure every opening twice and quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, so you see exactly what you’re buying before we touch the jamb.
TruePane Windows & Doors was founded in 2008 by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler. The company carries years of craft heritage into every job. We’re not a franchise that parachutes crews in from three counties away. Our dispatch and scheduling runs from our Miami office, but the crews who work Kendall West know this housing stock because they’ve been in it dozens of times. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You call, a human picks up. That’s the standard.
Kendall West homeowners tend to ask the same two questions: will the door actually pass inspection, and will the company still exist if something goes wrong. We answer both the same way. Every door we install carries a Miami-Dade NOA where required, and every job is covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise under The Keystone Standard: both warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway. If it’s not done right, we make it right. No paperwork fights. No arguing.
Our Door Installation Services in Kendall West
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry doors in Kendall West carry more weight than they do in newer neighborhoods. Your front door is the first thing wind hits, and on pre-1992 CBS homes it’s often the weakest opening in the envelope. We install impact-rated entry and swing doors that carry a Miami-Dade NOA, not just a Florida Product Approval number. That distinction matters here: the county building department enforces it, and out-of-county contractors get burned on it regularly. We set the door plumb, flash the rough opening with NOA-approved tape, and register both warranty layers before we leave.
Double & French Doors
Double doors fail in Kendall West mostly because the original installer used two single-door slabs and called it a double. Humidity swells the stiles, the astragal warps, and by August the active leaf binds on the threshold. We install true double and French door units from manufacturers like PGT and CGI, with interlocks engineered for Miami’s heat and brackish air. Concrete block and stucco doesn’t flex, so we cut and reframe openings carefully, because patching a CBS wall wrong leaves a crack that telegraphs through the stucco within a year.
Storm Doors
A storm door over a new impact-rated entry door gives you cross-ventilation through the dry season without leaving a hollow-core original flapping in the wind. We fit storm doors sized to the opening, not the slab, which matters on 1980s Kendall West homes where rough openings drift from square. The outer door takes the UV and the rain. The inner door does the real work. Both get the same attention to flashing and sealant, because a storm door installed without weep holes rots the sill beneath it.
Pivot Doors
Pivot doors are a heavier system and they punish sloppy framing. On a CBS Kendall West home we check the header and the floor block before we quote, because a pivot hinge transfers load differently than three butt hinges. Most of these openings need steel reinforcement or a new treated bottom plate. We price that work into the estimate up front, not as a surprise line item later. If you want a pivot door on a 1988 house, we’ll tell you exactly what the wall needs to carry it.
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 Kendall West
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Kendall West we lean on PGT, CGI, and Simonton because they build specifically for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone. These aren’t generic national frames with a Florida sticker on the glass. They’re engineered for the wind loads and UV exposure that chew through cheaper units in this part of Miami-Dade. We stock common replacement hardware and sweeps for Kendall West jobs, which cuts turnaround when a fix is small. Side-by-side quotes on paper, so you can see the price difference between a PGT impact door and its alternatives before you commit.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Kendall West Homes
- Untreated shims behind the jamb. Original installers on late-1980s tract homes used whatever lumber was on the truck. Thirty-plus years of Miami humidity turns it to sponge. The door might look fine until you lean on it and the whole jamb moves. Then we’re pulling the frame and rebuilding the rough opening, which is exactly the kind of hidden work that should be in your contract before we start.
- Florida Product Approval doors without a Miami-Dade NOA. This is the most expensive mistake we see from out-of-county crews. The door has an FL number, the inspector checks Miami-Dade’s list, it’s not there, and the whole unit gets torn out. We spec NOA-approved units from the first quote so the inspection is a formality, not a gamble.
- Pre-Andrew wiring and framing behind the door. The trigger for a door permit in Kendall West is often the trigger for discovering aluminum branch wiring or a header that was undersized from day one. We don’t proceed on a surprise. If we find it, we write the allowance into the change order and you approve it in writing before we continue.
- Thresholds that channel water inward. Flat or backwards thresholds on a slab-on-grade CBS home send every afternoon storm toward the interior. We set thresholds with proper slope and sealant, because a door that keeps wind out but lets water under is half a job.
Pricing for Door Installation in Kendall West, FL
A standard entry door replacement in Kendall West runs $1,400 to $3,800 depending on slab choice and how much of the jamb gets rebuilt. Double and French door installations typically land between $3,200 and $7,500. Storm doors run $450 to $1,300 installed. Pivot doors start around $4,000 and rise quickly once reinforcement and hardware come into play. The wildcard on 1980s CBS homes is hidden framing: rotted shims, undersized headers, or wiring that needs to move. We write a hidden-framing allowance into the contract so the number you approve is the number you pay, and any change order is priced and signed before we cut. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate. We measure, we quote, and the quote holds.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall West
Beyond Kendall West, our crews work the surrounding communities including Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. Whether you’re replacing an original entry door in Kendall West or a storm door in a neighboring town, the same Door Installation standards apply. Learn more about our work across the area on our Door Installation in Kendall West service page.
Serving Kendall West, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kendall West 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 - Door Installation in Kendall West
Because most homes here were built between 1986 and 1991, before Miami-Dade rewrote its building code after Hurricane Andrew. The original jambs were often shimmed with untreated lumber that has rotted in 30-plus years of Miami humidity, and the rough opening may not be square or properly flashed. When we pull the old slab, we find what’s behind it, and on a Kendall West CBS home that often means framing repair before the new door goes in. The work gets priced in writing before it starts. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll inspect the opening first.
Ask for the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) number for the exact door model, not just a Florida Product Approval number. Kendall West sits inside the HVHZ, and the county building department enforces the NOA requirement strictly. A door with only a Florida approval will fail inspection and get torn out. We quote NOA-approved units from PGT, CGI, and Simonton, and we put the NOA number on the written quote. For a free estimate with that level of detail, call (813) 320-9346.
The three we encounter most are rotted jamb framing, undersized or non-pressure-treated shims that need replacement, and old wiring that must be moved to meet current code. On SW 97th Avenue in Kendall West, we pulled a rusted steel entry door from a 1988 CBS home and found the original jamb had been shimmed with non-pressure-treated wood wicking humid air into the wall cavity. Our tech replaced the rotted framing, flashed the new impact-rated entry door with NOA-approved flashing tape, and wrote the hidden-framing allowance into the contract so the homeowner approved the extra cost in writing before we cut the first nail. That’s how we handle every job with a hidden-framing allowance in the contract. Call (813) 320-9346 for a quote that accounts for reality.
Sometimes yes, if the jamb is square, dry, and solid, and the rough opening meets current HVHZ requirements. On a 1980s Kendall West CBS home, that’s maybe one in three original frames. The rest have rotted shims or drifted out of square. We’ll tell you honestly either way, because hanging a new impact slab in a compromised frame means the door pulls loose within a season and the warranty won’t cover an install the frame couldn’t support. We measure first, then quote. Estimates are free.
Yes, a permit is required for any exterior door replacement in unincorporated Miami-Dade, including Kendall West, because the county enforces HVHZ compliance on all exterior openings. We pull the permit for you, schedule the inspection, and make sure the door carries the NOA the inspector will check. It’s part of the job, not an added fee we spring on you later. Call (813) 320-9346 to schedule a free estimate and we’ll walk you through the permit process for your specific opening.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Kendall West since 2008.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.