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Fast, Reliable Custom Windows & Doors Across Pine Lakes
Custom windows and doors in Pine Lakes usually mean one thing: retrofitting a manufactured or mobile home built between the late 1970s and early 1990s, where nothing about the rough openings is standard. A 32-inch exterior door, a window frame 1.5 inches short of modern spec, original jalousie louvers that haven’t sealed in twenty years. That’s the work we do here. TruePane Windows & Doors has been serving Pine Lakes long enough to know this housing stock inside and out, and we answer the phone when you call: (813) 320-9346.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Pine Lakes’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company
Dale Kessler founded this company in 2008 on a rule he still keeps on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That’s not a slogan. It’s a standard our Pine Lakes customers hold us to on every single opening we touch. We’re a second-generation glazier’s crew, not a franchise playbook, and we’ve spent years serving communities like this one.
Residents in Pine Lakes call us because we understand what it takes to work on a 1984 double-wide off SE 130th Avenue without pretending it’s a site-built house. We measure every opening twice. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re buying. We register both warranty layers before our truck leaves the driveway. And our 90-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right, we make it right. No paperwork fights. No arguing.
Background-checked, uniformed technicians do the work. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That matters in Pine Lakes, where the next afternoon thunderstorm doesn’t wait for a callback form.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Pine Lakes
Most window companies that work Pine Lakes treat it like any other Florida market. We don’t. The manufactured-home stock here demands a different skill set, and our Custom Windows & Doors team builds to the opening, not the catalog.
Custom Shape Windows
Manufactured homes from the 1970s through early 1990s rarely have clean rectangular openings. Arched tops, radius corners, trapezoids cut around roofline beams. We measure and fabricate to the actual opening, not to a standard size chart. In Pine Lakes, a custom shape window often means matching an existing jalousie footprint so the interior trim doesn’t need to be rebuilt.

Commercial Storefront Glazing
Pine Lakes isn’t a dense commercial market, but the storefronts that do exist along the main corridors deal with the same humidity and afternoon storm cycles as the homes. We handle storefront glazing with the same care we bring to a residence. The Keystone Standard applies to every pane, residential or commercial.

Curtain Wall Systems
Larger manufactured-home community buildings and small commercial properties in the Pine Lakes area occasionally need curtain wall work. It’s structural glass, and it’s not a job for someone learning on your dime. Our crew has the training and the patience to get the sightlines right and the seals tight.

Architectural Grilles & SDLs
Simulated divided lites and architectural grilles give a manufactured home the look of a site-built house without the cost of a full frame rebuild. Many Pine Lakes homeowners upgrading from jalousie windows want grilles that match the original look but carry modern glass performance. We quote them on paper, side by side with the frame choices, so the decision is clear.

Oversized Glass Panels
Some of the retirement developments in Pine Lakes have large picture windows, often original single-pane aluminum from the 1980s. Replacing those with oversized insulated glass units changes the room’s comfort immediately. The trick is framing the opening correctly so the new glass doesn’t flex and fail the way the old one did.

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 Pine Lakes
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Milgard, PGT, and CGI. For Pine Lakes homeowners specifically, we often quote ES Windows because those lines offer the size flexibility manufactured-home openings require. Andersen also deserves a mention here: we carry and service enough of their product that parts and replacement sashes arrive without a two-week wait. We’ll put the options on paper so you can see the price difference and make the call.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Pine Lakes Homes
- Jalousie windows that won’t seal. The original louvered glass in 1970s and 1980s manufactured homes corrodes at the frame and loses louver clips. Afternoon thunderstorms push water through the gaps. Converting to casement or single-hung modern units is the fix we recommend most often in Pine Lakes.
- Interior condensation and rot. Original aluminum single-pane windows sweat heavily during north-central Florida’s summer humidity. Water runs down the glass, soaks into the interior sill, and rots the drywall below. Dual-pane retrofits stop this at the source.
- Non-standard door rough openings. Many Pine Lakes exterior doors measure 32 inches, not the standard 36. A door company that doesn’t know this will force a fit, flash incorrectly, and leave you with seal failure inside a few years. We re-frame to the proper spec before the new door ever goes in.
- Frame corrosion from age, not salt. Pine Lakes sits roughly 70 miles from the Gulf, so you don’t get salt-spray corrosion. You get decades of humidity working on thin aluminum frames. The metal fails from the inside out, and by the time the window feels hard to open, the frame is done.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Pine Lakes, FL
Replacement pricing in Pine Lakes runs lower than coastal Florida because you don’t need Miami-Dade NOA-rated glass, but higher than generic inland pricing because the labor to retrofit non-standard openings is real. A typical jalousie-to-casement conversion in Pine Lakes runs $450-$800 per window, depending on opening size and frame condition. Custom shape windows run $600-$1,200 per unit. Exterior door replacement for a 32-inch opening, with proper re-framing, runs $1,200-$2,400. A full manufactured-home renovation with five to seven windows and two doors generally lands between $6,000 and $14,000 in Pine Lakes. We’re not the cheapest bid, and we won’t pretend to be. We’re the last call you need to make. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free, written, line-item estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pine Lakes
TruePane Windows & Doors serves Pine Lakes and the surrounding communities, including Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, and Altoona. If you’re in one of those areas and dealing with the same manufactured-home window and door problems, our crews are already working nearby and we’ll get to you quickly. Same standard, same warranty, same done-right promise.
Serving Pine Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pine 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 - Custom Windows & Doors in Pine Lakes
Because the rough openings in manufactured homes built between the late 1970s and early 1990s don’t match the standard sizes those manufacturers cut to. Your original openings may be 1.5 inches shorter than modern rough-in specs, or set at odd wall depths. We custom-fabricate jambs and flash the sills to fit, and we’re an authorized Andersen installer, so the warranty remains intact. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free measurement and estimate.
In most cases, yes. Jalousie windows frame into an opening we can usually retrofit with a modern casement or single-hung unit, sometimes with a custom jamb to close the size gap. We’ve done this conversion throughout Pine Lakes, including a 1984 double-wide off SE 130th Avenue where the original openings were 1.5 inches short. No wall rebuild was needed. This is the single most common upgrade we perform in Pine Lakes.
No. Pine Lakes sits far enough inland that Miami-Dade NOA requirements don’t apply. Florida Building Code wind-load ratings still govern, but you’re buying a mid-tier product, not the full coastal spec. Impact-rated glass is available as an upgrade and makes sense for storm security, but you won’t pay South Florida coastal pricing for storm windows you don’t legally need in Pine Lakes.
The seal on the insulated glass unit has failed, and moisture is getting between the panes. In Pine Lakes, this is exacerbated by north-central Florida’s high humidity. Once the seal fails, the glass can’t be repaired, only replaced. We’ll pull measurements, quote replacement IGUs, and register the warranty before the truck leaves your driveway. Call (813) 320-9346 to schedule a free estimate.
Dual-pane insulated glass with low-E coating and argon fill is the single most effective upgrade for condensation. The original single-pane aluminum in your manufactured home conducts heat out and lets interior humidity hit a cold surface. New dual-pane units keep the interior glass warmer, so water doesn’t collect. Adding proper sill flashing and ensuring the interior window area has ventilation also helps. This is standard work for our crew in Pine Lakes, and we’d be glad to walk you through what makes sense for your specific home.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Pine Lakes with a craft standard that begins and ends with a true pane.
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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