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CWS Impact Garage Doors: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide

We stock and install CWS-compatible impact garage doors and replacement parts across West Palm Beach, with most full door replacements running $3,200 to $6,800 installed depending on size, track configuration, and the specific CWS series you have. If you’ve walked into your garage and noticed a sag, heard a grind, or spotted rust blooming along the bottom track, that’s usually how it starts. Most West Palm Beach homeowners discover a CWS part has failed during the first heavy rain of the season, when the door won’t seal tight against wind-driven water, or right before a storm, when the door suddenly refuses to cycle. The good news: the vast majority of CWS impact garage door failures are repairable same-visit, not a full door replacement.

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Key takeaway: CWS impact doors are built for Florida code, but the hardware around them wears out long before the door panel does. Knowing your model line and symptoms saves you money.

Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS manufactures impact garage doors in several series lines, and the replacement part you need depends on the model you have. The most common we see in West Palm Beach are the CWS 600 series (aluminum, single and double slats), the CWS 800 series (heavier gauge aluminum with reinforced end stiles), and the CWS Legacy roll-up line found on many older waterfront properties in neighborhoods like El Cid and Northwood Shores.

Here’s the compatibility gotcha most people don’t know: CWS roll-up doors use slat profiles that are not interchangeable across series. A 600-series slat won’t thread correctly into an 800-series track or mate with the Legacy end hinges. If you don’t have the original paperwork, look for the manufacturer label on the right end stile or on the track bracket, usually a foil or stamped plate with the series code. Measuring the slat height and thickness also narrows it down: 600-series slats measure roughly 3.1 inches tall, the 800-series sits closer to 3.9 inches, and Legacy doors use a flat profile with an integrated weather seal channel. When you call, having that label photo or slat measurement ready saves a trip fee and gets the right part on the truck the first time.

On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question for CWS specifically: we default to OEM CWS parts when the door is still under the manufacturer’s structural warranty or when insurance documents specify OEM. For doors outside warranty in West Palm Beach’s salt air, we often recommend a quality aftermarket equivalent from ES Windows or Mr-Glass stock, particularly for bottom rails and weather seals, because they hold up longer against coastal corrosion and cost about 15 to 20% less than OEM. We’ll always quote both options and tell you which we’d put on our own house.

Signs Your CWS Impact Garage Doors Is Failing

• Grinding or scraping during open and close. This usually points to worn nylon guide rollers chewing into the track, or the barrel shaft bearings packing up with sand and salt. Left alone, the track gets scored and the repair cost doubles.
• Door sags on one side or sits uneven when closed. On CWS roll-up doors, an uneven hang usually means a broken or stretched torsion spring on one side, or a end hinge that’s pulled loose from the stile. This is a high-tension part; don’t try to fix this yourself.
• Water and daylight are visible under the door when it’s closed. The bottom weather seal and often the lower rail itself have deteriorated. In West Palm Beach, a door that doesn’t seal at the bottom won’t pass wind-mitigation inspection and eats energy every single day.
• The door reverses right after touching the floor. This is almost always a failing limit switch or photo-eye alignment issue on the motor, but on CWS doors we also see it when the bottom slat is bent slightly, tricking the motor into thinking it hit something. Quick diagnosis, but it needs a tech who knows CWS logic boards.
• Visible rust along the bottom rail, cables, or fasteners. West Palm Beach’s humidity and salt air accelerate corrosion on any galvanized hardware. Once rust reaches the cable fittings or spring anchor bracket, failure is a when, not an if. We replace rusted CWS hardware with stainless equivalents on coastal properties as a standard practice.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For CWS impact garage door parts and full-door work in West Palm Beach, here’s what we quote most days:

• Single broken torsion spring replacement: $180-$290 installed (pair replacement recommended at $340-$520)
• Bottom weather seal with aluminum retainer: $95-$180 installed
• Cable set (both sides): $140-$260 installed
• Track repair or one-side re-alignment: $180-$420 depending on damage
• Full CWS impact door replacement (single bay): $3,200-$5,100 installed
• Full CWS impact door replacement (double bay): $4,800-$6,800 installed

Every quote is line-itemed before work starts, parts are separated from labor, and the number we agree on is the number on the invoice. No change orders, no surprises. Our repairs carry a workmanship warranty, and the door we install is backed by CWS’s manufacturer coverage. West Palm Beach code compliance is non-negotiable on every job, and we pull permits when the scope requires it, inspections passed before we call it done.

We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a no-trip-charge policy inside Palm Beach County, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.

DIY or Call Us?

We’ll be straightforward: on a CWS impact door, the only safe DIY is lubrication and visual inspection. You can spray the rollers, hinges, and track with a silicone lubricant twice a year, check the photo-eye lenses for dust, and look for the symptoms above. That’s it.

Here’s what we don’t want you touching: torsion springs, lift cables, and anything connected to the bottom bracket. Those parts are under hundreds of pounds of tension. A spring that lets go, or a cable that snaps while you’re reaching into the track, causes injuries we’d rather never see. The same goes for motor logic boards on newer CWS roll-up doors; they’re sensitive to static and a wrong wire placement bricks the whole opener. If you’ve found rust, a sag, or a grind, call (561) 660-9539 and let us do what we do every day. The diagnosis is quick, and most repairs are one visit.

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