CGI Windows & Doors in Palm Beach, FL

CGI Windows & Doors in Palm Beach, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors

We’re an independent CGI service provider working across Palm Beach, and the short answer is this: we service, repair, and replace CGI windows and doors without any factory affiliation, which means we recommend what’s actually right for your opening, not what a manufacturer rep tells us to push. What makes our CGI work different here is ARCOM. The Town of Palm Beach’s Architectural Commission reviews nearly every exterior window or door change, and we know how to get CGI units through that process without losing weeks to paperwork or getting a rejection that sends you back to square one. Call (813) 320-9346 for a straight answer on your specific property. Dale Kessler founded TruePane on a simple rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.

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Why Palm Beach Residents Choose Us for CGI Service

We’re not a CGI dealer. We’re independent, and that matters more in Palm Beach than almost anywhere else in Florida. When a homeowner on the island calls us about a failing CGI 6100 Series slider or a fogged Estate Collection casement, we’re not working from a sales script. We’re working from what we’ve seen on the ground, in this salt air, on these barrier-island lots. Dale grew up in Seminole Heights and learned the glazing trade at Hillsborough Community College’s construction technology program, spending more hours on the shop floor than in a classroom. For better than two decades he has measured, set, and sealed windows across Florida’s coast, and the work he’s known for is storm-rated installation done tight enough that inspection is never a surprise.

What does that mean for you in Palm Beach? It means we’ve seen the corrosion pattern on South Ocean Boulevard, where salt comes at the frames from the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other. It means we know which CGI components go first under that load and which replacements are worth the money. We use genuine CGI OEM structural parts, and we tell you plainly when a repair is not enough. Local homeowners don’t need a franchise playbook. They need a tradesperson who will still be in town and answer the phone in ten years. That’s us. See what we do across our CGI sales & service page or our broader Palm Beach service area coverage.

Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Palm Beach

• Salt-spray corrosion on aluminum bottom rails and sill tracks. This is the big one on Palm Beach. The island’s double-sided salt exposure works frames from both directions, and we routinely see CGI aluminum units on South Ocean Boulevard where the bottom rails have pitted through the anodizing within eight to ten years. We clean, treat, and replace affected components with marine-grade stainless or bronze hardware where it makes sense. If the frame is pitted through, we tell you that, and we quote a replacement rather than a patch job that fails in two seasons.
• Warped or stuck impact casement sashes on Mizner-era arched openings. When a 1920s Mediterranean Revival home gets a CGI impact casement retrofitted into an original arched steel sub-frame without proper isolation, the dissimilar metals react and the sash binds. We see this on almost every Estate Section home that had windows done by a contractor unfamiliar with landmarked properties. The fix is realigning the frame, isolating the contact points, and replacing the hinge package.
• Failed interlock weatherstripping on CGI 6100 Series sliders. Wind-driven salt abrasion along the Intracoastal side eats through the OEM weatherstripping within five to seven years. We replace it with marine-grade aftermarket material that holds up better in this specific environment. For non-structural parts like rollers and weatherstripping, corrosion resistance matters more than branding.
• Fogging in CGI insulated glass units on mid-century North End homes. When jalousie-to-impact retrofits were sealed without adequate drainage, the sealed units trap moisture and the glass fogs from the inside, permanently. We see this on mid-century homes that were converted from jalousie to impact in the 1990s and early 2000s. The only proper repair is IGU replacement. We quote it straight.
• ARCOM compliance failures on recently installed replacement windows. More than a few Palm Beach homeowners have paid for new windows only to find the contractor never pulled ARCOM approval, and the installation is out of compliance with the Town. We assess what’s there and bring it into line, including custom fabrication where the sight-lines don’t match the original profile.

CGI Service in Palm Beach: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment

Here’s the thing most CGI owners on this island only learn after a window fails inspection or corrodes five years early. Palm Beach sits on a narrow Atlantic barrier island with open ocean to the east and the Intracoastal Waterway to the west. Every property on the island gets salt spray from two directions at once, which means aluminum frames, hinges, and locks corrode dramatically faster than the same units installed just miles inland in West Palm Beach Cgi service territory. The Estate Section properties along South Ocean Boulevard are hit hardest. Original 1920s to 1940s steel-frame windows there have often corroded so badly they are structurally compromised, but ARCOM requires any replacement to match the original sight-line profile exactly. That combination means a standard off-the-shelf CGI unit will not pass, and a contractor who does not know this will quote you one anyway. Our CGI jobs on South Ocean Boulevard and the surrounding Estate Section often involve custom narrow-profile aluminum fabrication that no mainland Palm Beach County town demands. This is not a generic detail. It changes what gets ordered, how long it takes, and what it costs, and you will not find that on a dealer page.

CGI Models & Products We Service in Palm Beach

We work on the full range CGI installs along the island’s housing stock, and we also provide Cgi in North Palm Beach. That includes the CGI 9500 Series impact casement, which is what we most often retrofit into arched or custom openings that need a narrow frame profile. We service CGI Estate Collection wood and clad impact windows, which are common on the North End’s higher-end mid-century and newer construction. We also repair CGI 6100 Series aluminum sliders throughout Palm Beach, and we handle CGI Custom Arch Top impact windows where ARCOM demands a specific radius and spring-line match. For structural components, we use genuine CGI OEM parts: locking mechanisms, hinges, laminated glass replacements. For non-structural hardware, where salt resistance outranks branding, we use marine-grade stainless aftermarket components. We stock the common wear parts for fast turnaround on the island.

CGI Service Pricing in Palm Beach

FAQs - CGI Windows & Doors in Palm Beach

Do CGI impact windows in Palm Beach require ARCOM approval even if I am just replacing a broken pane?
Yes, if the work touches any part of the exterior window assembly. ARCOM’s jurisdiction covers window and door replacement, not just new construction, and even a broken insulated glass unit can trigger design review on a landmarked property or in a historic district. We handle the ARCOM paperwork as part of our service, so you are not left figuring out the Town’s process on your own. Call (813) 320-9346 if you are unsure whether your property falls under review.

Why are my CGI aluminum frames corroding faster on the Intracoastal side than the ocean side?
The Intracoastal side traps salt air against the frame surface longer, especially on lower floors and over water, because the waterway does not flush the air the way open ocean does. On ocean-facing elevations, salt spray moves through with wind; on the Intracoastal side, it settles and saturates. We recommend marine-grade stainless rollers and weatherstripping on Intracoastal-facing openings as a standard practice throughout Palm Beach.

Can you install standard off-the-shelf CGI impact windows in a Mizner-era arched opening?
Almost never. ARCOM requires replacement profiles to match the original sight-lines on landmarked properties and in contributing structures, which means a standard rectangular production CGI unit fails design review. The opening must be measured, and the unit fabricated to match the radius, spring line, and profile width of the original. We do this routinely.

What is the most common CGI failure mode on mid-century North End homes?
Fogging in CGI insulated glass units is the most common problem we find on mid-century North End homes, especially ones that were converted from jalousie windows to impact units years ago without adequate drainage. The seal fails, moisture gets in, and the glass fogs. Repair means replacing the IGU itself, not the whole frame.

Do you handle the ARCOM design review paperwork for CGI window replacements?
Yes, we prepare and submit the ARCOM design review application, including drawings, product specifications, finish samples if required, and a written match analysis. We have done this for properties across Palm Beach, including the Estate Section along South Ocean Boulevard, and our Palm Beach Window Installation team handles the full process. The review is the part of the job that will delay you if it is wrong, so we get it right the first time.

Service Areas Near Palm Beach

We work throughout Palm Beach and the surrounding communities, including Palm Beach Shores to the north, where the same salt-loaded barrier-island conditions apply, and Palm Beach Gardens to the northwest, where newer construction calls for a different CGI service approach. If you are just outside our core island territory, check CGI service in Palm Beach Gardens or CGI service in Palm Beach Shores for what applies there. We measure and quote across this stretch of the county without any drop in the standard we bring to the island itself.

Book Your CGI Service in Palm Beach Today

If your CGI windows or doors are binding, corroding, fogging, or failing ARCOM compliance, call us. A live person answers, not a voicemail tree. We’ll schedule your free estimate, show up when we say, and put every price in writing. Call (813) 320-9346 and tell us what is happening with your openings.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach since 2008.