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We provide independent CGI window and door service throughout Plantation, from full-frame impact replacements on 1960s CBS ranch homes to track and balance repairs on existing CGI units. The one thing that sets our CGI work apart here is simple: we understand the jalousie-era rough openings and HVHZ code triggers that most installers never see coming. Call (813) 320-9346 to talk through what you’re dealing with, and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Why Plantation Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
Dale Kessler founded TruePane Windows & Doors in 2008 after years of repairing other contractors’ out-of-true installs, and the company has served communities like Plantation since 2008 through that same craft tradition. We’re not a franchise outfit running a playbook. We’re a second-generation glazier’s shop that trains apprentices into journeymen and hires locally, so the person measuring your opening already knows how Plantation’s building department reads HVHZ wind-load continuity.
We’re an independent CGI service provider, not manufacturer-affiliated. That independence matters: we recommend what your house actually needs, not what a factory incentive tells us to push. But we still do the work to factory spec, using genuine CGI parts where they matter, and we register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right, with no paperwork fights and no arguing.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Plantation
- White oxidation on CGI aluminum frames. Plantation’s salt-laden humidity plus lawn irrigation overspray takes a toll on aluminum, especially on east- and southeast-facing walls. We see chalky corrosion at the bottom rails of CGI impact frames within 10 to 12 years of install. We clean, treat, and re-seal where the frame is sound; where corrosion exceeds 20 percent of the frame’s surface, we recommend full-frame replacement rather than a cosmetic patch that won’t hold.
- Fogging between impact-rated glass lites. Homes with original 2000s-era CGI installs often had window film applied to the glass. In Plantation’s relentless UV exposure, that film traps heat, breaks down the insulating gas seal, and fogs the lite from the inside. The fix is a sealed-unit replacement with genuine CGI components where the sash is still solid. If the sash has also corroded, we’ll tell you honestly whether you’re better off replacing the full unit.
- Sliding glass door tracks that pit and bind. Sand and salt grit works its way into track weeps, then grinds the rollers every time the door slides. We see this pattern more on homes near the Plantation Preserve Golf Course and around canal-front lots where the air is heavier. We replace rollers with genuine CGI steel rollers and re-set the track alignment, because jerry-rigged hardware on an impact door is a wind-load failure waiting to happen.
- Cracked corner splines on 1990s retrofits. The original CGI screw spline frames on retrofits from the 1990s were holding fine until the impact gaskets shrank and hardened with age. When gaskets go stiff, the frame-to-wall connection loosens, and corners crack. Water gets in at the sill. This is never a caulk-it-and-walk situation. We remove, re-flash, and re-secure the frame per HVHZ, then re-bed the gasket.
- Jalousie-to-impact conversion triggers. Plantation’s 1960s and 70s ranch neighborhoods are full of original louvered jalousie windows that are flatly prohibited under Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone code for any permitted scope of work. Pull a permit for a kitchen remodel, and the code inspector expects those jalousies to become a line item. We handle the conversion from start to finish, including the custom sizing and Florida Product Approval documentation your insurer will ask for.
CGI Service in Plantation: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Plantation is not like Sunrise or Davie when it comes to window replacement, and the difference is in the original plat. Plantation was developed as a master-planned community from the late 1950s through the 1980s, and entire blocks of CBS ranch homes went up with jalousie openings that were never wider than 30 inches. Standard impact casements don’t fit those openings. The result is that a permitted window replacement on a Plantation home of this era almost always requires a custom-ordered CGI impact casement, sized to the actual rough opening, with a jamb extension where needed. On Nantucket Road, a tech of ours pulled an original 1968 jalousie unit and found the rough opening measured 27 inches wide by 59 inches tall, not a standard casement at all. We custom-ordered a CGI Estate Collection impact casement with a 3/4-inch jamb extension, re-flashed the block opening to HVHZ, and documented the Florida Product Approval for the homeowner’s insurer. Their wind premium dropped 32 percent. That’s the Plantation difference: the size of the hole in your wall dictates the product, not the other way around.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Plantation
We service the full CGI residential line we see installed across Plantation: Estate Collection impact casements, Targa impact single-hungs, Sovereign fixed and picture windows, and Architectural Series sliding glass doors. For repairs under warranty or anything affecting HVHZ wind-load continuity, we insist on genuine CGI factory parts, including balance cartridges, sash locks, and replacement steel rollers. For out-of-production CGI lines, we use marine-grade stainless fasteners aftermarket only where the specification allows, and we’ll always tell you when a full-frame replacement serves you better than glass-only repair. Our local stock of common CGI hardware keeps most Plantation service calls to a single visit.
CGI Service Pricing in Plantation
Service calls in Plantation run $89 to $225 for most diagnosis and hardware repairs, depending on what we find when we open the unit. Balance cartridge replacement runs $145 to $260 per sash. Sealed-unit replacement on an impacted CGI lite starts around $325 and climbs with size and glass package. Full-frame impact window replacement in Plantation typically ranges from $900 to $2,100 per opening, with the higher end reflecting custom sizing for jalousie-era rough openings, jamb extensions, and HVHZ re-flashing. Sliding glass door track and roller rebuilds land between $280 and $500. Every estimate is free and written line by line. Call (813) 320-9346 to schedule yours.
Serving Plantation, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plantation 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 Plantation
Because Plantation sits inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and HVHZ code prohibits jalousie windows for any permitted scope of work. Once a permit is pulled, the replacement must be a rated impact product carrying a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval, and that means a full frame with the proper anchor system. The jalousie’s rough opening is usually narrower than a standard impact unit anyway, so you’re looking at a custom order. Call (813) 320-9346 for an exact quote, and we’ll walk you through the code language in plain English.
Florida insurers offer Opening Protection Credits for compliant impact openings, and in Plantation those credits are often significant because the city’s older housing stock changes the baseline risk. The key is documentation: the Florida Product Approval number, the wind-load rating, and a completed wind mitigation report. We register both warranty layers in writing and hand you the product approval paperwork before we leave the driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s what gets the credit applied.
Most track binding on CGI sliders in Plantation comes from sand and salt grit packed into the track weeps, and that’s repairable. We clear the weeps, replace worn rollers with genuine CGI steel rollers, and re-align the track. If the track itself is pitted and eroded from years of salt exposure, the repair won’t hold, and we’ll tell you. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll give you an honest read, free of charge.
Yes, and in Plantation full-frame replacement goes through the standard building permit process, which triggers the HVHZ product review. The difference is that full-frame replacement is mandatory when the original frame is jalousie-era or shows more than 20 percent corrosion, which covers a large share of Plantation’s 1960s through 80s inventory. We pull the permits and schedule inspections on our end, so you’re not left holding the paperwork.
That white chalky oxidation comes from salt-laden humidity and lawn irrigation overspray hitting the aluminum. Which wall the window sits on matters, along with which way the sprinkler heads throw. East- and southeast-facing walls near irrigated landscaping take the worst of it. We can arrest the corrosion and re-seal the frame where it hasn’t spread, but if it covers more than 20 percent of the bottom rail, the frame is done. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll assess it in person.
Service Areas Near Plantation
Beyond Plantation, we serve surrounding Broward communities and points north, including CGI sales & service support for nearby towns, plus Plantation service area coverage across the city’s neighborhoods. For customers on the Tampa side, we also offer CGI service in Plant City and CGI service in Polk City. Call us and we’ll tell you when we’re in your area next.
Book Your CGI Service in Plantation Today
If the pane is not true, the job is not done. That’s the founding rule Dale Kessler keeps on the whiteboard, and it applies to every CGI repair and replacement we do in Plantation. Call (813) 320-9346 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Plantation and surrounding communities 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.