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CGI Impact Windows in West Palm Beach: What to Know First
CGI impact windows in West Palm Beach are a serious investment, and when something goes wrong, you need a team that knows exactly what they’re looking at. We independently service CGI impact windows in West Palm Beach, with most repairs completed in a single visit once parts are in hand. Expect to pay $120-$480 for most CGI-specific repairs, and we’ll tell you before any work starts whether a repair makes sense or if replacement is the honest call. If you own a CGI product and something feels off, call (561) 660-9539 and we’ll help you sort it out.
How CGI Products Fail, and How We Fix Them
CGI builds a stout window. But after fifteen-plus years of West Palm Beach salt air, sun, and storm cycles, even the best products show predictable wear. Here’s what we actually see on CGI jobs across West Palm Beach:
- Delaminated glass on Estate Collection units. CGI’s Estate Series is a workhorse in older West Palm Beach neighborhoods, but the laminated interlayer can start to fog or cloud near the edges after years of direct coastal sun. That haze isn’t always a seal failure, it’s the PVB layer reacting to heat and humidity. We’ve fixed dozens of these without pulling the frame, which keeps the job cheaper than you’d expect.
- Stiff rollers and sagging panels on CGI sliding doors. In West Palm Beach, fine sand and salt get into the bottom track of CGI sliders. The rollers bind, the panel drags, and eventually the lock stile doesn’t line up. If you hear grinding when you slide the door, don’t force it, that grinding is the roller chewing through the track. We replace the rollers and track as a set rather than patching one side.
- Worn weather stripping on Sentinel Series windows. CGI’s Sentinel line holds up well against wind load, but the compression seals dry out under Florida sun and lose their rebound. You’ll feel a warm draft near the frame in summer, or worse, hear wind whistle during a storm. We re-gasket with UV-stable material that won’t crack in two seasons like some aftermarket rubber does.
- Locking hardware that no longer engages on casement impact windows. The multi-point locks on CGI casement windows are precise machines, but salt corrosion can seize the gearbox inside the crank. The handle turns but the locking bars don’t move. Some homeowners call a handyman who sprays everything with WD-40 and calls it done; that lasts about two months. We open the mechanism, clean it properly, and replace the worn internals with factory-spec parts.
- Improperly reset anchors after a previous install. This one isn’t CGI’s fault. We’ve walked into West Palm Beach homes where a previous contractor installed CGI impact windows but never set the concrete anchors to shear spec. The window looks fine until a Category 2 storm pushes on it. We pull the trim, verify anchor depth and embedment against current Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County requirements, and reset anything that doesn’t meet the mark.
Our CGI Impact Windows Process
When you call us about your CGI windows, here’s how the job runs from start to finish:
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You call (561) 660-9539. A live person answers, day or night. You describe the problem. If it’s urgent, we’ll help you triage it right then and there.
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We schedule a diagnostic visit. No trip charge inside our home county. Our technician arrives in uniform, background-checked, and ready to look at the actual window, not a photo you texted.
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We diagnose and write it up. We identify the failure, explain it in plain English, and give you a written line-item estimate before any work begins. You’ll know the exact cost before we touch a screwdriver.
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Parts: OEM where it matters, quality aftermarket where it’s smarter. For anything structural, locks, anchors, laminated glass units, we use OEM or true specification-matched parts. For cosmetic trim or non-structural weather sealing, we may recommend a proven aftermarket alternative if it saves you money without cutting corners.
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Fix, test, and verify. After the work, we cycle the window or door, check operation under load where applicable, and test the sealing with a spray or smoke check depending on the repair.
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You get the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Winslow makes it right. That’s not a tagline; that’s the warranty my name is attached to.
What CGI Impact Windows Cost in West Palm Beach
Here’s what we typically see on CGI repair and replacement pricing in West Palm Beach:
- Weather stripping and gasket replacement: $90-$250
- Roller and track replacement on a sliding door: $180-$320
- Lock set and mechanism replacement: $120-$210
- Single CGI impact window replacement (medium size): $700-$1,400 installed
- Full home CGI impact window replacement: $15,000-$45,000, driven entirely by window count and frame condition
What moves the price: frame size, frame material, and whether the opening requires engineered drawings. We don’t pad estimates and we don’t change the number once work starts. If your CGI window needs work, call (561) 660-9539 and we’ll give you a free, written estimate.
Why West Palm Beach Homeowners Call Winslow Windows & Doors for CGI Work
We’ve been serving West Palm Beach since 2011. Ed Winslow grew up in Northwood Hills, learned the construction trade at Palm Beach State College, and spent years sealing up drafty doors across Palm Beach County before putting his name on the side of a truck. When a CGI window fails, we show up with the right diagnosis and the right parts, not a sales pitch for a full replacement you don’t need. We install PGT, CWS, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems as well, so when a CGI unit genuinely isn’t worth saving, we can compare options across brands and tell you straight. Every call is answered by a live person, every tech is background-checked, and every job is covered by the Done Right Promise.
FAQs
No, replacing components like weather stripping, rollers, or hardware with specification-matched parts does not void a typical CGI product warranty. What can void it is using substandard aftermarket structural parts or altering the frame in a way that compromises the impact rating. That’s why we insist on OEM or specification-matched parts for anything that matters to the window’s structural integrity.
Call (561) 660-9539 if you’re unsure whether a repair falls inside or outside your warranty window.
For straightforward issues like weather stripping, lock adjustments, or roller replacement, the diagnostic visit and the repair generally happen in the same visit. If we need to order specific CGI hardware, it’s typically two to five business days from when we order it.
Call (561) 660-9539 and we’ll tell you honestly how long your specific job will take before you commit to anything.
No trip charge inside our home county. The estimate and the diagnostic visit are free here; you’ll know the full cost of the work before we start it.
Repair if the frame and glass are intact and the failure is in a component like weather stripping, a lock, a roller, or a crank. Replace if the glass is delaminated beyond re-lamination, the frame is warped or rotted, or the window fails a storm-prep inspection for a reason that can’t be fixed in place. We’ll always show you the evidence before recommending replacement.
Call (561) 660-9539 for a free, no-pressure assessment of your CGI windows in West Palm Beach.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner, Winslow Windows & Doors at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
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.










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