Entry Doors

Entry Doors in West Palm Beach, FL | Winslow Windows & Doors

An entry door in West Palm Beach does two jobs at once: it welcomes people home and it stands between your family and the next named storm. Our Therma-Tru fiberglass and steel entry door systems do both. We sell and install impact-rated doors that hold their own under Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements without looking like a vault door bolted to your house. You get real curb appeal, a factory finish that won’t peel in salt air, and a door tested to stay in the frame when wind and debris hit. Winslow Windows & Doors has installed these systems across West Palm Beach for years, and we handle the whole thing from measurement to final inspection. Call (561) 660-9539 to start a quote.

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Product Overview - Entry Doors

This is a Therma-Tru entry door system built around a simple idea: you shouldn’t have to compromise between how your front door looks and whether it survives hurricane season. The slab is fiberglass or steel, both chosen for dimensional stability in Florida’s humidity. Solid wood doors swell and stick in West Palm Beach’s wet summers. These don’t. The frame is engineered to carry an impact rating, with the glass inserts laminated so they stay put under impact. That’s the core of it: a door that’s structurally serious, not cosmetically heavy.

Where does it fit architecturally? Almost anywhere. We’ve installed these on 1950s ranch homes in Southland Park, Mediterranean-style stucco houses off Olive Avenue, newer construction in Ibis and RiverWalk, and plenty of mid-century splits in Flamingo Park. Fiberglass takes paint beautifully, so a paint-grade slab can be matched to the exact trim color on a historic house. Or skip painting entirely and go with a factory finish in white, black, or bronze. The glass inserts range from a simple Low-E insulated unit to decorative impact glass that reads more like a design feature than a safety component.

Winslow Windows & Doors installs this product across our Therma-Tru lines. We stock nothing off a shelf; every door is ordered to the rough opening dimensions and wind zone for the specific job site. That’s how you get a door that actually fits, actually seals, and actually carries its NOA rating.

Technical Specifications

The nuts and bolts, in plain language:

• Frame materials: Fiberglass or steel slab and frame systems. Fiberglass carries the finish better long-term; steel is the value pick without losing impact capability.
• Maximum size: Up to 48 inches wide, which covers most single entry configurations in West Palm Beach, including wider mid-century openings.
• Glass options: Decorative Impact Glass Insert, Low-E Insulated Glass Insert, or No Glass (solid panel). The no-glass option is popular for rear entries, side doors, and anyone who wants zero glass on a west-facing exposure.
• Finish options: White, Black, Bronze, and Paintable Woodgrain Finish. The paint-grade woodgrain is textured and ready for latex or acrylic exterior paint.
• Design pressure: Matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100. Never higher, because over-engineering a door for a wind zone you’re not in just drives cost.
• Compliance: Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval numbers available per configuration, engineered to FBC HVHZ requirements.

Hurricane & Compliance Performance

This is the section that matters if you live anywhere in Palm Beach County. Here’s what makes these doors hold up, and how we verify it.

Laminated Impact Glass

Every glass insert uses laminated impact glass with a PVB (polyvinyl butyral) interlayer. When debris hits, the glass fractures but the interlayer holds the fragments in the frame. No shards blow into your living room. The window unit keeps its structural integrity even broken, which is exactly what the test protocol demands.

Miami-Dade NOA / Florida Product Approval

Each configuration carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance and a Florida Product Approval number. These are issued per configuration, so the exact door size, glass package, and frame combination on your order has its own documentation. We provide those numbers on your quote, and your permitting office can verify them directly. To get the full details, call (561) 660-9539 and ask us to pull the specific approval for your size.

FBC / HVHZ Compliance

The door systems are engineered to Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. HVHZ is the stricter standard that applies throughout West Palm Beach and most of coastal Palm Beach County. This isn’t a generic “impact rated” claim; it means the product was designed and tested for the windborne debris region you live in.

TAS 201 / TAS 202 / TAS 203 Testing Context

The testing protocol family these products are tested under includes TAS 201 for large-missile impact, TAS 202 for cyclic wind-pressure loading, and TAS 203 for forced-entry resistance. Large missile means a length of lumber shot at the door unit. Cyclic loading simulates hour after hour of gusting wind. Forced entry means someone trying to get through. The door system passes all three tests in sequence on the same unit, which is the only way a product gets an HVHZ approval.

Design Pressure Matched to Your Wind Zone

Design pressures are matched to your specific wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher. The correct design pressure for a house a mile inland in West Palm Beach is different from a condo three blocks off Flagler Drive. We don’t sell you more door than you need. We spec the door for the actual wind load on the actual elevation of the actual building.

Energy Performance: Low-E and Insulated Glass

When you choose a Low-E insulated glass insert, you get real thermal performance in the glass unit without changing the impact capability. The Low-E coating and airspace reduce heat gain through the glass, which matters on a west-facing door in August in West Palm Beach. It’s the same impact lamination with an energy upgrade built in.

Color & Glass Options

White is the default in South Florida for a reason: it reflects heat and never goes out of style. But white isn’t required. Black entry doors have become a signature on renovated mid-century homes in West Palm Beach neighborhoods, especially against light stucco. Bronze reads richer and hides scuffs, which helps with heavy family use. The paintable woodgrain finish is the pick for custom-color homeowners who want to match a specific trim color, or for anyone who wants the look of stained wood with the stability of fiberglass.

On the glass side, the decorative impact glass insert brings architectural interest while still carrying the impact lamination. The Low-E insulated insert gives you light and energy performance without compromising on the impact rating. No glass is the most private and most energy-dense option, and for a solid-panel door, a lot of West Palm Beach customers add a sidelight or transom separately in a matching finish so the entry doesn’t feel closed off.

Installation by Winslow Windows & Doors in West Palm Beach

An impact-rated door only works as well as it’s installed. A door with an NOA listing installed poorly is just a hole in your wall that’s rated to survive. We treat installation as part of the product, because in this climate, it is. Our installers follow AAMA 2400/2410 installation practice, which governs how windows and doors are set, fastened, and flashed in residential structures. We set every frame level, plumb, and square; we shim the hinge side properly so the door doesn’t sag in two years; and we seal the perimeter with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam, which fills the gap without bowing the jamb.

The process in West Palm Beach usually goes like this: we come out and measure the rough opening and check the substrate condition. We look for moisture damage in the existing frame, because in this climate a door replacement often uncovers soft wood or rusted anchors. We spec the door to the opening size and wind zone. Then we order, install, trim, set the hardware, water-test the sill and threshold area, and walk you through the locks and glass. Cleanup happens before we leave, not after you’ve asked. Permitting in West Palm Beach and unincorporated Palm Beach County means submittal of the NOA or Florida Product Approval documents with your application; we provide those documents for your specific configuration so you or your contractor can pull the permit without a hassle.

If you’re near the Intracoastal or the coast, your wind zone and exposure rating are higher, which means your door spec changes. We know that. A lot of big-box installs don’t. That’s the difference between buying a door and buying a door that meets code where you live.

Frequently Asked Questions - Entry Doors

Get a Quote - Entry Doors in West Palm Beach

If you’re replacing a front door, a side door, or planning new construction in West Palm Beach, start with a measurement and a real quote. We come out, we check the opening, we spec the door for your wind zone, and we give you a written line-item price. No pressure, no change orders. Call Winslow Windows & Doors at (561) 660-9539 to schedule your free on-site measurement and quote.

Written by the team at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County since 1999.