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Door installation in Lake Park, FL typically costs $1,200 to $4,800 for a standard exterior door and $3,500 to $9,000 for a hurricane-rated entry system, depending on the frame material, glass package, and whether the opening needs structural work. Most Lake Park homeowners call us because their 1950s-era hollow-core front door has warped, corroded, or simply can’t meet Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris code. We’ve been installing doors in this town long enough to know exactly what the Lake Park Building Division looks for on a permit, and we bring the right product with the right paperwork the first time. Call (561) 660-9539 for a free in-home measure and a written quote that includes every line item, no surprises later.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Lake Park’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011 and put his name on the door, which means he answers for every install we do. That’s not marketing filler. It’s the reason our Door Installation team shows up in uniform, with an appointment kept, and with the specific hardware and thresholds a mid-century Lake Park home actually needs. We’re not a national chain rotating subcontractors through West Palm Beach. We’re the ones who know that a 1952 CBS ranch on Kalmia Drive needs a different rough-opening approach than a 1980s frame home off Northlake Boulevard.
Every technician we send into Lake Park is background-checked and uniformed, so you know exactly who’s at your door before you open it. Calls to (561) 660-9539 are answered by a live person, 24 hours a day, not a voicemail that waits until Monday. When an Intracoastal-side homeowner calls about a rusted-thin entry door at 9 p.m. on a Thursday, a human picks up and starts figuring out how to help.
We carry a published address and a Florida license number, and we’re happy to hand you both. More than that, every job in Lake Park carries the Done Right Promise. If we don’t get it right, we come back and make it right. No expiration. No fine print.
Our Door Installation Services in Lake Park
Entry Doors
A new entry door on a Lake Park ranch home usually costs $1,200 to $3,800 installed, and the biggest variable is what’s behind the old one. Homes built between 1948 and the early 1960s often have rough openings that have settled out of square, with door jambs that have shifted over 70 years of Florida humidity. We rebuild the opening, shim it level, and install a fiberglass or steel door that closes square and seals against the salt air that rolls off the Intracoastal. A door that binds in the frame or leaves a gap at the sill is a door that’s already failing.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Lake Park sits entirely inside Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris region, which means any replacement entry door must carry a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA. No exception. We install impact-rated entry systems from PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru that meet large-missile impact standards, the same standard your windows have to meet. Expect $3,500 to $9,000 for a fully rated entry door with impact glass and a reinforced frame, installed with the paperwork Lake Park inspectors actually verify. This is the single most common door upgrade we do in Lake Park, and it’s the one that moves the needle on windstorm insurance premiums.
French & Double Doors
French door installations in Lake Park run $2,800 to $7,200, and the range depends on whether you want outswing or inswing, how wide the opening is, and whether impact glass is required. On the Intracoastal side, it is required. Single-pane French doors are not permittable in this town, full stop. We install impact-rated French doors with multipoint locking and reinforced jambs, fitted to openings that have often held the same aluminum sliders since the Carter administration. The result is a door you can actually operate with one hand, not one you have to hip-check open.
Replacement Doors
Replacement door costs in Lake Park typically land between $1,400 and $5,200, and the honest answer is that the old door’s condition dictates more of the price than the new door’s style. Homes east of Federal Highway take constant salt spray, and we regularly pull doors where the bottom rail has corroded through and the threshold screws have turned to rust dust. We replace the entire unit, including flashing and sealant, not just the slab. Expect a standard replacement on a mid-century Lake Park home to take one day once the unit arrives, with custom fabrication running four to six weeks.
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 Lake Park
Winslow is an authorized installer for eight premium manufacturers, including Therma-Tru, Mr-Glass, ECO Window Systems. That’s not a list we hand you to sound impressive. It means when a Lake Park homeowner needs a replacement threshold for a Therma-Tru unit or a matching impact glass panel from Mr-Glass, we have direct access to factory parts and factory support, not a third-party workaround. We’re not picking up whatever generic slab is on sale at a big-box store and calling it a day. Your door is specified for Lake Park’s wind zone, sized for the opening, and backed by the manufacturer’s warranty plus our Done Right Promise on the install.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Lake Park Homes
- Corroded thresholds and jambs on the Intracoastal side. Salt air settles on bottom rails and eats through untreated steel frames and aluminum thresholds within a few seasons. A door that looks fine from the street is often structurally gone at the sill.
- Hollow-core and louvered original doors from the 1940s-1960s. These predate Florida’s wind-borne debris code by decades and can’t be retrofitted to comply. Replacing one means replacing with a rated product, period.
- Permit red-tags on doors without Florida Product Approval paperwork. Lake Park’s Building Division checks labels and approvals on the first inspection. A cheap install that skipped the paperwork fails, and the homeowner pays for a tear-out, a re-permit, and a new door.
- Doors replaced while jalousie windows stay untouched. Homeowners who install a new impact door but leave original jalousie windows will fail a wind mitigation inspection. The broker won’t credit the premium, and the home still has unprotected openings in a storm.
Pricing for Door Installation in Lake Park, FL
Entry door replacement in Lake Park starts around $1,200 for a basic steel slab in a standard opening and runs to $9,000 or more for a fully impact-rated fiberglass entry system with decorative glass and a reinforced frame. French and double doors sit between $2,800 and $7,200. The factors that move the price: whether the rough opening needs rebuilding, whether impact glass is required (it is, on most of this town), and the frame material. We give every Lake Park homeowner a free in-home measure and a written, line-item quote before any work begins. The number we hand you is the number you pay. Call (561) 660-9539 to schedule yours.
What Door Installation Costs in Lake Park
For a full picture: impact windows in Lake Park generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed, and a single-hung impact unit lands between $900 and $1,800. Large or custom openings, such as a wide entry with sidelites, commonly hit $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages that combine impact windows and doors start around $8,000 and can exceed $25,000 depending on opening count and wind-zone requirements. Floor height matters here too; a second-story opening on a 1980s vernacular home near the Intracoastal carries a higher design pressure than a ground-floor opening three blocks west. We match every unit to the opening’s design pressure rating, and every installation includes the Florida Product Approval documentation your inspector will ask for. Schedule a free in-home measure at (561) 660-9539 and we’ll give you a written quote with exact numbers for your house.
Florida Pays You Back
Lake Park homeowners can stack several incentive programs to offset the cost of impact-rated doors and windows. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind mitigation upgrades, including impact doors and windows. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit can return 30% of the product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year. The bigger long-term benefit is the windstorm premium credit: most Lake Park homeowners see an average savings of around 25% on the windstorm portion of their premium after a wind mitigation inspection, which typically costs $75 to $150. We don’t control those numbers, and we won’t promise a specific discount from your carrier. But we install the products and provide the paperwork that positions you for the credit.
Common Door Installation Problems on Lake Park’s Jalousie-Window Homes
On a jalousie-windowed concrete-block ranch near Kalmia Drive, our crew replaced a corroded original aluminum front door with a PGT impact-rated fiberglass entry system. The salt-air environment had eaten through the old threshold seal, and the jamb was so pitted that we had to rebuild the rough opening before installing the new unit. After pulling the permit, Lake Park’s Building Division flagged the adjoining jalousie windows, so we ended up quoting the homeowner a whole-house impact package, eight openings, all with Miami-Dade NOA labels, that brought the home into wind mitigation credit territory for their insurer. This is the Lake Park reality: door work here doesn’t happen in a vacuum. The Building Division looks at the whole opening, and often the whole home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lake Park
Winslow installs doors throughout northern Palm Beach County, including West Palm Beach, Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, and Palm Beach. If you’re just outside Lake Park, the same team, same pricing, and same Done Right Promise apply. Door Installation in Lake Park is what this page is about, but a quick call to (561) 660-9539 will tell you exactly how fast we can get to your door, wherever you are in the county.
Serving Lake Park, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Park 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 - Door Installation in Lake Park
Yes. Lake Park requires a permit for replacement entry doors, and the Building Division will inspect the installation after it’s done. A door that doesn’t carry a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA will fail inspection, and you’ll be paying to remove it and start over. We pull the permit for you, and every door we install in Lake Park carries the required approval paperwork. Call (561) 660-9539 and we’ll handle the permit from day one.
Because jalousie windows cannot be retrofitted to meet Florida’s wind-borne debris requirements, and Lake Park’s Building Division will not sign off on a door permit while unprotected openings remain on the same inspection. Local contractors know this pattern: what starts as one door becomes eight to twelve impact units once the permit conversation happens. We’ll tell you upfront if your jalousie windows are likely to trigger a broader scope, so there are no surprises at inspection.
Your replacement entry door must carry a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA and meet the design pressure rating for the opening’s wind zone. On most of Lake Park, especially east of Federal Highway, that means large-missile impact rating, not just wind-pressure resistance. We match every door to the specific design pressure, and we never exceed a rating of +/-100 PSF without an engineer’s review. Ask any installer for the NOA number before you sign.
It often does, but only if the installation is documented and the home passes a wind mitigation inspection. Impact-rated doors from PGT, CGI, or Therma-Tru with proper NOA documentation can reduce the windstorm portion of your premium, with average savings around 25% on that portion after a successful inspection. We provide the paperwork your inspector and carrier need, and we’ll walk you through what to expect. The inspection itself usually costs $75 to $150 and you can book it through your agent or directly with a state-licensed inspector.
Salt air corrodes unprotected steel and low-grade aluminum frames faster than anything else in Lake Park, especially on bottom jambs and thresholds where spray settles. Choose a fiberglass entry door with a corrosion-resistant threshold and stainless-steel hardware, or a high-grade aluminum impact door with a marine finish. Avoid untreated steel entirely. Our field crews see rusted-through bottom rails on doors that are only five years old within three blocks of the Intracoastal. Call (561) 660-9539 and we’ll spec a door that’s built for Lake Park’s salt air, not one that will dissolve in it.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors. The one down the road.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow 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.