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Fast, Reliable Door Installation Across Lauderdale Lakes
Door installation in Lauderdale Lakes, FL usually costs between $900 and $4,800 depending on whether you’re replacing a standard entry door, a storm door, or an arched custom unit that has to be built to fit a 1970s CBS opening. Most single entry door replacements run $1,200 to $2,600, and the majority are done in one day once the door and hardware arrive. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote before any work begins.
If you live in a Lauderdale Lakes condo or single-family home built between 1965 and 1980, you already know the building stock here is different. Concrete block walls. Aluminum frames set into masonry. HOA boards that now have to answer to Broward County’s milestone inspection mandates. We do this work every week, so we know what the permit office wants and what the HOA needs to see in writing before we touch an opening.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Lauderdale Lakes’s Preferred Door Installation Company
TruePane was founded by Dale Kessler, a second-generation glazier, on a rule that’s still on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That applies to doors as much as glass. We’ve spent years serving South Florida communities, and the homes in Lauderdale Lakes are some of the most particular we work on because the 1960s and 1970s construction here does not forgive sloppy flashing or an out-of-square frame.
Every tech who shows up at your door is background-checked and uniformed. We measure every opening twice, and we quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you’re buying. When a Lauderdale Lakes customer calls, a live person answers. Not a voicemail tree. Not a callback form. That matters when your HOA deadline is thirty days out and you need a written quote on the table this week.
We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard. And our 90-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right, we fix it. No paperwork fights, no arguing. Lauderdale Lakes customers call us back for the same reason their neighbors do: the work holds up, and we still answer the phone.
Our Door Installation Services in Lauderdale Lakes
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry door replacement in Lauderdale Lakes is the job we do most often, and it’s rarely just a door swap. The original aluminum frames from the 1960s and 70s were often set into the CBS wall without flashing tape, which means decades of afternoon thunderstorms have driven water behind the stucco and into the wood buck. When we pull the old frame, we usually find rot. We replace it with pressure-treated stock, flash the opening correctly, and then set the new door. An entry door install in Lauderdale Lakes typically runs $1,200 to $2,600, with impact-rated fiberglass units at the upper end.

Storm Doors
Storm doors in Lauderdale Lakes serve two purposes: they let the cross-breeze through during the winter months, and they take the brunt of the summer rain so your main entry door doesn’t. The catch here is code. Because Lauderdale Lakes sits in Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, even a storm door has to meet wind-load standards if it’s part of the exterior envelope. We carry Andersen storm doors with Florida Product Approval numbers, and we handle the permit so you don’t get flagged on a milestone inspection. Expect $800 to $1,800 installed.

Arched & Custom Doors
Plenty of Lauderdale Lakes homes have arched front entries, and plenty of 1970s condo buildings have odd-sized openings that no stock door will fit. We measure, template, and order custom units from Marvin and Pella with the exact radius and jamb depth your opening requires. This is not a one-day job, and the price reflects it: $2,200 to $4,800 in Lauderdale Lakes depending on material and glass package. But done right, an arched custom door is what makes the front of a CBS ranch look like it was built to a standard, not to a subdivision spec.

Bifold & Folding Doors
Bifold and folding doors show up most often in Lauderdale Lakes on lanai enclosures and interior transitions in condo common areas. The structural question is always the header. Older buildings here were not framed for the point loads a multi-panel folding door introduces, so we often need to add a steel header above the opening. That’s exactly the kind of hidden cost we write into the estimate as a line item before you sign, not after. Budget $2,500 to $6,000 for a folding door system here, with engineering and permit included.

What happens when you call
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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 Lauderdale Lakes
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Lauderdale Lakes we lean on Andersen, and Pella most often. Those are the brands whose Miami-Dade and Florida Product Approval paperwork is cleanest, which matters when your HOA is asking for NOA numbers on every opening. We also keep fast access to local parts inventory for these lines, so a hardware failure on an Andersen hinge or a Pella weather strip doesn’t leave your door sagging for two weeks. If you need a specific brand matched to an existing door in your building, we’ll quote it side by side with an equal or better alternative on paper.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lauderdale Lakes Homes
- Rotted jambs behind the stucco. The original 1960s and 70s aluminum frames were set without proper flashing, so wind-driven rain has been soaking the wood buck for fifty years. By the time the door gets replaced, the jamb is often soft enough to push a screwdriver through by hand.
- HOA milestone inspection failures. Post-Surfside structural inspections under SB 154 are flagging original jalousie windows and corroded entry doors as code deficiencies. That means door replacement in Lauderdale Lakes is frequently mandated, not optional, and the HOA needs uniform product approval across the whole building.
- Undersized rough openings. When a 1972 condo building gets a door upgrade, the rough opening is often not compliant with current framing requirements for impact-rated units. We have to reframe before the new door can be set, and that reframing is a permit line item.
- Non-compliant patio sliders. Single-pane aluminum sliders that were grandfathered for decades now fail HVHZ wind-load requirements once walls are opened. The fix is impact-rated glazing with low-E glass, sized for a 170+ mph design wind speed, even though Lauderdale Lakes sits six to eight miles inland.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Here are honest ranges for the Lauderdale Lakes market, not national averages. A standard entry door replacement runs $1,200 to $2,600. Storm doors land between $800 and $1,800. Double French doors run $2,000 to $4,500 with impact glazing. Custom arched or pivot doors start around $2,200 and go up to $4,800 or higher depending on material and hardware. What moves the price here is usually the condition of the rough opening: if the buck is rotted or the header undersized, that’s framing work, and it costs what it costs. We write allowances into the contract for exactly this, and any surprise is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate with a written line-item quote.
Standing offer: a free written repair estimate. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 5% discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale Lakes
Our Door Installation crews cover Lauderdale Lakes and the surrounding communities, including Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. If you’re anywhere in this part of Broward County, the same team that handles Door Installation in Lauderdale Lakes can get your project quoted and scheduled.
Serving Lauderdale Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lauderdale Lakes
Because Lauderdale Lakes falls entirely within Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the HVHZ has no exception for interior units. Every exterior door, regardless of floor or unit location, must carry a Miami-Dade or Florida Product Approval NOA and be pulled under permit. Your HOA and the building department will both ask for that paperwork. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll walk you through which products qualify and what the permit costs.
Yes, in almost every condo complex in Lauderdale Lakes your HOA must approve the door replacement in writing before work starts. Under Florida’s post-Surfside milestone inspection mandates, many buildings here are now under orders to replace non-compliant original doors, which means the HOA often initiates the project and requires uniform product approval across all units. If your association has not started this process yet, a failed milestone inspection will force it. We work directly with HOAs to provide the NOA documentation and uniform specs they need. Call (813) 320-9346 for a quote you can take to your board.
The rotted wood buck inside the wall. Original aluminum door frames from the 1960s and 70s were set into CBS masonry without flashing tape, so decades of summer rain have been soaking the wood behind the stucco. When we pull the old frame, the buck is often soft and has to be replaced with pressure-treated stock before the new door can go in. That’s why we write a framing allowance into every Lauderdale Lakes estimate. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll explain exactly what we expect to find in your opening before we quote it.
You’ll see fog or condensation between the two panes of glass, or the glass will look hazy even after you clean it. That means the seal has failed and the inert gas between the panes has leaked out. In Lauderdale Lakes, a failed seal matters more than it would in a dry climate because your door glass is part of your building’s wind-load envelope. A fogged unit is a compromised unit. If your door carries an NOA rating, the replacement glass must carry the same rating. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll identify the glass package and quote the correct replacement.
Yes, if the storm door is part of the exterior envelope and not behind a porch or other protected opening, it must meet the same HVHZ wind-load requirements as your entry door. That means the storm door product itself needs a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA. We carry Andersen storm doors that carry the correct approvals for Lauderdale Lakes. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate and we’ll confirm what your opening requires.
Call TruePane for Door Installation in Lauderdale Lakes
If you live in Lauderdale Lakes and your door has been binding, leaking, or failing an HOA inspection, we’ll come out, measure twice, and put a written quote in your hand. Dale Kessler founded this company on a simple rule, and we still run every job by it: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Call (813) 320-9346 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderdale Lakes and Broward County.
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.



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