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AfterES Windows Windows & Doors in Lantana, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors
We provide independent ES Windows service across Lantana, and the one thing that sets our work here apart is that we understand what constant Intracoastal salt air does to aluminum frames and steel hardware. We’re not a manufacturer-authorized shop, which means we repair what should be repaired and tell you straight when a full replacement is the only square deal. If your ES Windows are binding, corroding, or leaking in Lantana, call (813) 320-9346. Our crews work these frames daily from the east-side CBS blocks to the canal-front streets.
Why Lantana Residents Choose Us for ES Windows Service
Most window companies in Palm Beach County know the brand name. Few know how ES Windows Series 7 anodized aluminum behaves after a decade of salt spray off the Atlantic and the Intracoastal. We do, because we pull these frames out of Lantana homes every month and we see the same failure patterns repeat themselves. Dale Kessler, our owner, grew up learning that a callback is a character flaw, and that lesson runs through every service call we make in this town.
We stock OEM-compatible rollers, weatherstripping, and locking hardware for the ES Windows lines still on the road, so a stripped track or a seized sliding door in Lantana doesn’t mean waiting a week on a part from out of state. When you call, a live person answers. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form. You tell us what’s happening, and we’ll tell you what we can do. Our ES Windows sales & service work is backed by a 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not done right, we make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.
Common ES Windows Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Lantana
- Pitted and chalky frame anodizing. Salt air off the Intracoastal and Atlantic gets into the anodized surface of older ES aluminum frames and starts eating them from the outside in. We see this on streets well west of the water, not just canal-front. The frame gets rough, the finish goes dull, and eventually the corner joints start to weep oxide streaks onto the stucco. Once the anodizing is gone, the frame will fail, so we address it before the glass is in danger.
- Seized roller wheels on sliding glass doors. Salt grime embeds in the bottom track and roller guides, and one morning the door simply stops moving. We replace the rollers with OEM or marine-grade-compatible units and clean the track bed properly, not just spray it with lubricant and call it done. A lubricant on a corroded track is temporary. A new roller is a repair.
- Snapped jalousie clips and handles. The 1950s through 1970s jalousie windows still on older Lantana bungalows were never built for Florida sun and humidity. The clips get brittle, the handles snap off, and the window no longer seals against wind and water. We replace the clips and get the jalousie operating again, but we’ll also tell you this: keeping a jalousie on a Lantana home is usually a losing game against code.
- Failed interlock weatherstripping. The wool pile or vinyl weatherstripping on the interlock of an ES sliding door or single-hung breaks down over time. Wind-driven rain collects in the sill, puddles, and works its way into the internal corner keys where it rusts and expands. By the time we get called, the damage is often hidden behind the sill track. We pull the frame, clean out the channel, and replace the weatherstripping before the frame itself rusts through.
- Pre-HVHZ frames with 7/16-inch glass. Some ES Windows units in original Lantana CBS homes have only 7/16-inch single-pane glass. That was acceptable forty years ago. It is not now. In a high-velocity wind zone, that glass is a liability. We advise full replacement rather than piecemeal repair on these frames every time. Putting a new sash into a frame that cannot hold impact glass is not a repair; it’s a postponement.
ES Windows Service in Lantana: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Lantana sits directly on the Intracoastal Waterway with the Atlantic less than two miles east. That geography means nearly every property in town, not just waterfront homes, is bathed in corrosive salt air. Aluminum frames oxidize faster, threshold pans corrode within years, and door bottom seals fail far quicker than they would in inland Palm Beach County cities like Wellington or Royal Palm Beach. On N 3rd Street, just east of Dixie Highway, we handled a Window Installation - Lantana project, replacing four 1970s ES Windows single-hungs whose lower jamb weatherstripping had dissolved from years of Intracoastal salt mists, leaving gray water rings on the tile sills. The original rough openings measured 35 3/4 by 61 1/2 inches, so custom-sized ES impact units with enhanced packing and stainless anchors had to be ordered. Once the new frames were in, we reused the owner’s existing wood interior trim and the inspector signed off with no jalousie compliance flags. That is not a typical inland repair. That is a Lantana repair.
ES Windows Models & Products We Service in Lantana
We service ES Windows Series 7 anodized aluminum casements, classic non-impact single-hungs and fixed picture windows, impact-rated sliders with laminated glass, and the French door and swing door frames that often go in when a Door Installation - Lantana or jalousie retrofit gets done. For older frames that are no longer stocked, we source quality machined, marine-grade-compatible replacements, never big-box generics. On pre-HVHZ ES frames with only 7/16-inch glass, we advise full replacement rather than piecemeal repair. We keep the common rollers, clips, and weatherstripping in local inventory so a Lantana call doesn’t turn into a two-week wait.
ES Windows Service Pricing in Lantana
What you pay to service ES Windows in Lantana depends on what failed and whether the frame is salvageable. A simple roller and track cleanup on a sliding door runs less than a full-frame impact replacement, obviously. A snapped jalousie clip is a small parts call. A corroded corner key hidden inside the sill is not. We price the work before we start, in writing, and you get a free estimate on every job. If the pane is not true, the job is not done. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll tell you what we’re seeing over the phone first.
Serving Lantana, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lantana 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 - ES Windows Windows & Doors in Lantana
No. The original jalousie clip and handle hardware from the 1960s has been out of production for decades. We source machined, marine-grade-compatible replacements that fit the original tracks and operate correctly. For many homeowners, though, the better path is full replacement with an impact-rated ES unit. Lantana’s salt air and Palm Beach County’s code requirements make keeping jalousies a losing long-term play. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll walk through what makes sense for your house.
Because Palm Beach County uses an “impact when touched” rule, and Lantana’s code enforcement arm applies it aggressively. If a permit triggers a full inspection and a non-conforming jalousie or pre-HVHZ single-hung is found in place, the opening must be brought up to current impact standards. That means a replacement sash is not enough. The entire frame goes. This is a Lantana-specific reality that does not apply across the city line in Lake Worth Beach a mile south. We quote these retrofits side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re buying.
We estimate the salt-laden air in Lantana accelerates frame corrosion by a factor of three to four compared to inland cities like Wellington or Royal Palm Beach. Anodized aluminum that might look serviceable after twenty years inland will show pitting and chalk at five to seven years on the east side of Lantana, and within ten years on the western side. That is why we recommend an inspection when the finish starts to go dull, not when the leak appears. Call (813) 320-9346 for an exact assessment of your frames. Estimates are free.
Only if they are impact-rated units with laminated glass. An original non-impact ES sliding door from the 1970s or 1980s has 7/16-inch glass and no missile-tested glazing. In Lantana’s high-velocity wind zone, that door is a code violation waiting to be flagged and a genuine safety risk. We replace these with current ES impact-rated sliders set into the existing rough opening whenever possible. Call (813) 320-9346 for a free estimate on a replacement that actually meets the wind load requirements.
It depends on the age of the frame and the glass. Non-impact fixed picture windows from the 1960s and 1970s almost always need a full tear-out because the frame channel is not deep enough to accept impact-rated laminated glass. Insert replacement works when the existing frame is square, anchored properly, and deep enough for the new unit. In most original Lantana CBS homes, the rough opening is non-standard and the existing frame has been marinating in salt air for fifty years. Teardown is usually the honest answer. Call (813) 320-9346 and we’ll measure it before we quote it.
Service Areas Near Lantana
We run ES Windows service calls throughout Lantana service area and into the neighboring communities along the coast. That covers ES Windows service in Largo to the south, ES Windows service in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea to the south and east, and the surrounding blocks of Hypoluxo, Manalapan, and South Palm Beach. If you’re near the Intracoastal anywhere in south-central Palm Beach County, we’ll be there when we say.
Book Your ES Windows Service in Lantana Today
If your ES Windows are binding, corroding, or letting water through in Lantana, call (813) 320-9346. We’ll schedule your free estimate, measure the openings twice, and put every warranty layer in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. If it needs to be in writing to be true, we will put it in writing.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lantana and Palm Beach County since 2008.
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