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AfterCGI Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors
We’re TruePane Windows & Doors, and we service CGI impact windows and doors across Fort Lauderdale as an independent company. We are not manufacturer-affiliated. The short version: if your CGI unit has corroded hardware, a fogged panel, or a sagging slider, we fix it with OEM parts where they matter and upgraded materials where Fort Lauderdale’s salt air demands them. Call (813) 320-9346 and a live person answers, 24 hours a day.
Our crews have torn down and rebuilt CGI impact units on dozens of canal-front and CBS homes from Coral Ridge to Rio Vista. We know how these products hold up in HVHZ wind and salt conditions, and we stock the parts that fail most often in this climate. For a full rundown on the brand itself, see our CGI sales & service page.
Why Fort Lauderdale Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 after working the glazing trade in Tampa Bay for nearly two decades, including the storm-rated installation work he’s best known for. The rule on his whiteboard has not changed since day one: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. When we work on a CGI window in Fort Lauderdale, that means measuring every rough opening twice, setting the frame square against masonry that has moved for sixty years, and registering both warranty layers in writing before our truck leaves the driveway.
Residents of Fort Lauderdale call us because they have been burned before. They had a contractor install a window that passed inspection in Boca Raton only to fail under Broward County permit review. Or they had a handyman swap a CGI roller with an aftermarket part that seized within eighteen months. We default to OEM CGI hardware for warranty-sensitive components and we tell you the truth about what a repair should cost before we touch the first screw.
We serve the entire Fort Lauderdale service area, from Victoria Park to the beach corridor condos, and we carry a standing 5% discount for seniors and veterans.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Fort Lauderdale
- Salt-pitted bottom rails on CGI Estate Collection aluminum casements. On canal-facing elevations, brackish water aerosol settles into the weep holes and sits against the bare aluminum. We see pitting starting at the six-to-nine-year mark. We clean the weep systems, treat the corrosion, and replace the rail when the structural web is compromised.
- Seized keeper and roller hardware on CGI Sentinel sliding glass doors. Broward humidity drives constant moisture into the stainless pins. The rollers bind, the panel drags, and eventually the lock will not throw. We replace rollers and keepers with OEM parts, and on water-adjacent homes we recommend 316 stainless fasteners instead of the factory 304.
- Brittle EPDM weatherstripping on CGI impact frames. Seven to ten years of UV and salt aerosol turns the seals hard and they start pulling out of the channel. Summer downpours follow the gap at the meeting rail and you get water on the interior sill. We replace the weatherstripping and adjust the panel.
- Interior frame sweating on non-thermally broken CGI single-pane impact units. In older concrete block homes in Colee Hammock and Victoria Park, the frame face gets cold enough to condense in the summer humidity, and the drywall returns show staining. Swapping to thermally broken sashes or full-frame replacements is the honest fix.
- Fogged laminated glass in CGI impact windows. The laminate is doing its job, but a failed edge seal still fogs the panel. We order replacement IGUs with the correct NOA-rated laminate and set them under CGI’s installation tolerances.
CGI Service in Fort Lauderdale: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Fort Lauderdale sits inside Broward County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which matters more than most people realize. Broward is one of only two counties in the U.S. where every replacement window and door has to carry a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. A product legal in Boca Raton or Orlando cannot be permitted here unless it meets that higher bar. That is the first hurdle.
The second is the city’s 300-plus miles of tidal canals. Homes in Coral Ridge, Colee Hammock, and along NE 18th Ave sit with brackish water on one side and Atlantic salt air coming from the east, so a CGI frame that would last fifteen years in Hollywood CGI service areas or inland starts showing corrosion in eight. That changes how we spec hardware. Factory stainless on a Sentinel slider might be fine five blocks west of Dixie Highway, but two streets off the Intracoastal it is going to seize early. We carry marine-grade replacement fasteners for exactly that reason, and we will tell you if your home is far enough from the water that it is not worth the added cost.
Salt corrosion also hides in places DIY fixes miss. Clogged weep holes trap brackish sediment against the bottom rail. You will not see the pitting until the rail starts to powder white. By then the structural web is thin and the correct repair is a sash replacement, not a seal job.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We service the full CGI impact line, including the Estate Collection casement windows, Sentinel sliding glass doors, Targa Series awnings, and Bordeaux vinyl single hungs. Whether the unit is in a 1962 CBS bungalow or a beachfront condominium, the service approach is the same: OEM CGI hardware for locks, keepers, and rollers, upgraded corrosion-resistant fasteners where the environment calls for it, and full sash or frame insert replacement when the frame is salt-pitted or the screw bosses are deformed. We stock common CGI rollers, keepers, weatherstripping, and handle sets locally so Fort Lauderdale turnaround does not depend on a freight truck from Miami.
CGI Service Pricing in Fort Lauderdale
CGI service costs in Fort Lauderdale run higher than inland Florida, mostly because of plan review time and the cost of NOA-rated replacement components. Here is what the work typically runs:
- CGI roller and keeper replacement on a Sentinel slider: $180 to $340 per panel, depending on hardware configuration.
- Weatherstripping replacement on a CGI casement or awning: $120 to $260 per unit, including adjustment.
- Replacement IGU for a fogged CGI impact window: $400 to $900 per panel, depending on laminate thickness and size.
- Full sash replacement for salt-pitted CGI aluminum frames: $700 to $1,400 per sash, fabricated to the original NOA spec.
- Signed-and-sealed PE drawings for permit: varies by scope, typically $350 to $750 per project.
Every estimate is free and written line by line. You see the parts, the labor, and the permit cost before you sign anything. Call (813) 320-9346 and we will have a background-checked, uniformed technician measure the opening and put the numbers on paper.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 - CGI Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
The stainless rollers and keeper pins on CGI Sentinel sliders corrode faster in Fort Lauderdale than they would in Plantation CGI service areas or Coral Springs because the humidity combines with salt aerosol off the canals and the Atlantic. The pins seize, the rollers stop rolling, and the panel drags. We replace the rollers and keepers with OEM parts, and on canal-adjacent homes we recommend upgrading to marine-grade 316 stainless fasteners so the repair lasts. Call (813) 320-9346 for an exact quote on your door.
Usually not. The original jalousie openings on those 1950s and 1960s concrete block homes are often 28 inches wide or smaller, and standard CGI Estate casements will not seat without masonry alteration. Plus, Fort Lauderdale’s building department requires signed-and-sealed engineering drawings for most window replacements under HVHZ rules. We field-measure every opening before ordering anything, so you know exactly what the rough opening needs before a single window is fabricated.
That white powder is aluminum oxide from salt water aerosol settling on the bottom rail and sitting against the weep holes. In Fort Lauderdale’s canal-heavy neighborhoods, this happens years faster than in Pompano Beach CGI service areas or neighboring cities without the brackish water exposure. If the corrosion is caught early, we clean and seal the rail. If the structural web is thinned, we replace the sash, because no seal is going to hold on a compromised frame.
Yes, in almost every case. Fort Lauderdale’s building department requires stamped engineering drawings from a Florida PE for most window and door replacement permits, even when you are swapping a like-for-like unit. A job that could clear with an over-the-counter permit in Boca Raton can take three to four weeks of plan review here. We handle the drawings, the permit application, and the inspection scheduling so the job does not stall.
The frame face on a non-thermally broken CGI impact unit gets cold enough that Fort Lauderdale’s humidity condenses on the interior. Concrete block walls hold cool air against the frame and make the sweating worse. The honest fix is replacing with thermally broken frames or upgrading the sash, which we can quote side by side with the original spec. Call (813) 320-9346 and we will measure the wall and the opening.
Service Areas Near Fort Lauderdale
TruePane serves Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding communities, including Acacia Villas, Anna Maria, Apollo Beach, and the neighborhoods in between. If you are farther north, see our CGI service in Fort Pierce page, or if you are in the central part of the state, our CGI service in Glen Ridge page covers that area.
Book Your CGI Service in Fort Lauderdale Today
We would rather measure your opening twice and write you a line-item estimate than sell you a fix you do not need. Call (813) 320-9346 and talk to a live person, get your free estimate scheduled, and we will be there when we say. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale 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.