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Custom and geometric window replacement in Palm Beach is a different animal than anywhere else in South Florida. You’re not just swapping out a rectangle. You’re matching arched casements, radius corners, and Mizner-era muntin patterns while satisfying Florida’s HVHZ wind-load code and the Town of Palm Beach Architectural Commission, better known locally as ARCOM. That dual burden is exactly what our Custom & Geometric Windows team has handled for over a decade. If you own a home on the island, call (561) 660-9539 and a live person will answer. Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and on every job we do.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Custom & Geometric Windows Company
We know the difference between a window that merely meets code and one that gets past ARCOM on the first submission. That knowledge isn’t theoretical. We have sat in design-review meetings, revised muntin profiles to match Addison Mizner’s original 1920s drawings, and worked with architects from Worth Avenue to South Ocean Boulevard. Palm Beach homeowners call us because we show up with a plan that accounts for the architectural board, the salt air, and the wind zone all at once.
Our Palm Beach customers consistently point to three things. First, the phone. When you call (561) 660-9539, someone answers. No voicemail loops, no call center, no next-business-day callback. Second, the paperwork. Every custom window quote we write is a fixed, line-item price in writing before anything is ordered. No change orders because we missed a detail during the ARCOM review. Third, the follow-through. The Done Right Promise means if it’s not done right, we make it right. Not for a year. Not for a decade. For a lasting standard that no national chain will ever match.
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011 and runs it as an owner-operated business with a published address and license number. Every technician who drives onto the island is background-checked and in uniform. You’ll know exactly who is walking up your driveway before the truck door opens.
Our Custom & Geometric Windows Services in Palm Beach
Custom Impact Windows
Every exterior window replacement in Palm Beach must be impact-rated. The island sits squarely inside Florida’s Wind-Borne Debris Region, and the Florida Building Code doesn’t budge on that point. But impact glass doesn’t have to look like a slab of laminated casino glazing. We pair Miami-Dade NOA-rated glass units with frames that match the original fenestration. The result is a window that stops wind-borne debris and still looks like it belongs on a Mediterranean Revival villa.
Geometric & Shaped Windows
Triangles, trapezoids, pentagons, radius corners, clipped corners, octagons. Palm Beach’s Mizner-era estates and mid-century oceanfront homes are full of openings that catalog manufacturers simply don’t produce. We fabricate these through our authorized partners, including Mr-Glass and ECO Window Systems, to match the exact dimensions and sightlines of the opening. Nothing gets stretched, cropped, or “made to work.” It’s built to fit.
Arched & Curved Windows
Arched casements are the single most common custom window on the island. Addison Mizner used them everywhere from entry facades to loggia screens to secondary bedroom openings. ARCOM pays particular attention to the spring line, the radius, and the muntin profile on these units. We have found that getting the radius wrong by half an inch is enough to trigger a redesign request. So we measure with templates, not tape measures, and we fabricate to the template. On South Ocean Boulevard, our crew replaced a salt-pitted aluminum arch-top window with a bronze-clad fiberglass custom unit matching the estate’s original coral-stone surround and Mizner muntin pattern. The ARCOM-approved design paired an insulated glass unit with a laminated interlayer and large-missile rating, while the fiberglass frame holds a Miami-Dade NOA and resists the Atlantic salt spray that corroded the previous aluminum within three years.
Oversized Openings
Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, grand entry arches, and oversized fixed units with transoms above. These openings carry more design pressure per square foot than any other window in the house, and they are the most scrutinized items in a Palm Beach ARCOM submittal. We handle the engineering, the glass selection, and the installation. In Palm Beach, a large custom opening with impact glazing typically runs $2,500 to $5,000 per opening installed, depending on frame material and glass package. Call (561) 660-9539 for a fixed written quote.
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 Palm Beach
We are an authorized installer for eight premium manufacturers, and on this page we will name the ones that matter most for Palm Beach custom work: ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, and ViewLux. ECO Window Systems builds the custom geometric shapes that catalog brands won’t touch. Mr-Glass handles radius and arched units with tight tolerances. ViewLux gives us access to impact-rated architectural profiles that look residential, not commercial. We stock common hardware and sealants so that repair work on Palm Beach homes doesn’t wait on a parts shipment from out of state.
Common Custom & Geometric Windows Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Salt-pitted aluminum frames: The Atlantic side of the island is brutal on standard marine-grade anodized aluminum. We have seen frames show visible pitting within a few years on South Ocean Boulevard, not decades. Bronze-clad wood or fiberglass frames hold up far better and also align with what ARCOM wants to see on historic profiles.
- Catalog impact windows failing ARCOM review: Homeowners sometimes buy a “universal” impact window from a big-box quote, only to have ARCOM reject the submittal because the muntin pattern or arch radius doesn’t match the original. By the time we are called, money and weeks have been lost. This is the most expensive shortcut on the island.
- Leaking radius gaskets on aging custom units: Arched and radius windows from the 1980s and 1990s often have failing glazing gaskets that let driven rain in during tropical systems. The leak isn’t from the glass. It’s from the gasket, and it usually means a full glass replacement rather than a quick seal fix.
- Schedule blowouts from misunderstood lead times: Custom geometric fabrication in Palm Beach typically runs 12 to 20 weeks, and ARCOM review can add several more weeks on top of that. Labor is almost never the bottleneck. The calendar is set by fabrication and board review. Homeowners who plan for that are calm. Homeowners who don’t are stuck.
Pricing for Custom & Geometric Windows in Palm Beach, FL
You are not buying a window off a shelf. You are buying a custom-fabricated, impact-rated, ARCOM-reviewable architectural element. In Palm Beach, standard impact windows generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. Impact single-hung units run $900 to $1,800. Geometric and arched units go higher because there is no catalog pricing to anchor against. Large or custom openings run $2,500 to $5,000 per opening. Whole-home packages on larger estates can run $8,000 to $25,000 or well above, depending on opening count and glazing upgrades.
What moves the price in Palm Beach: the number of openings, the wind zone for your parcel’s elevation, the floor height of the opening, the frame material you choose, and how much custom millwork has to be matched. Every quote we write includes a free in-home measure and a fixed written price before any fabrication order is placed.
What Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Palm Beach
The ranges above assume mid-range frame materials and standard impact glass packages. If you want bronze-clad fiberglass or wood to satisfy ARCOM’s preference on historic elevations, expect the frame cost to run higher than an equivalent aluminum unit. A single large arch-top custom casement in Palm Beach typically lands between $2,800 and $4,200 installed once the template, fabrication, and ARCOM-compliant muntin details are accounted for. We don’t quote ranges by guessing at your opening from a photo. We measure it, template it, and write the price down. Then the price doesn’t move.
Florida Pays You Back
Florida gives Palm Beach homeowners real money back on impact window work, and the incentives stack. My Safe Florida Home offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades. The state sales-tax exemption on impact-resistant windows and doors is live and applies to qualified product purchases. The federal 25C energy credit can return 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year, on qualifying energy-efficient units. And once your wind-mitigation inspection is done, windstorm-premium credits on the windstorm portion of your policy commonly average around 25%. The inspection itself typically runs $75 to $150. No guarantees, because programs and carriers set the final numbers. But the stack is real, and our team can walk you through which credits and exemptions your specific project qualifies for.
One comparison worth making before you commit: impact windows versus hurricane shutters. Shutters are cheaper up front but do nothing between storms. They don’t insulate, they don’t quiet traffic noise, you have to store them, and you have to hang them when a storm is coming. Impact windows are permanent protection. No panels to haul out of the garage. No plywood. No storm-day scramble. On Palm Beach, where coastal insurance costs are already high, the wind-mitigation credit on permanent impact glazing usually overwhelms the shutter argument over a few policy cycles.
Every custom window we install in Palm Beach is spec’d with design pressures matched to the specific opening and elevation. We reference Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval numbers per configuration, and we never stretch a rating beyond what the unit was tested for. If a configuration doesn’t have an HVHZ approval, we won’t quote it for an island application. That’s not a sales tactic. That’s code, and it’s our license on the line.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews serve the island and the surrounding mainland, including Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. The ARCOM requirements don’t cross the Intracoastal, but our fabrication partners and installation standards do. If you live just across the bridge and are tired of the big-box window shuffle, call (561) 660-9539.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm Beach 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 - Custom & Geometric Windows in Palm Beach
Because Palm Beach enforces two separate standards that have nothing to do with each other on paper. The Florida Building Code requires a Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA for every impact unit. The Town of Palm Beach’s Architectural Commission requires design-review approval before any exterior window or door can be replaced, and it rejects products that don’t visually match the original structure. Both approvals are mandatory, and they run on separate timelines. We manage both. Call (561) 660-9539 and we’ll walk you through the sequence.
Yes, if you use laminated glass with a low-iron outer lite and a frame profile that matches the original opening. The ugly storm-window look comes from thick, low-clarity laminated glass in clunky aluminum frames. On Palm Beach jobs, we often spec bronze-clad fiberglass or wood frames with custom muntins that replicate the Mizner-era sightlines. The impact protection is in the glass and the frame engineering, not in how industrial the window looks. We carry samples to your house so you can see it before you commit.
Salt air attacks standard aluminum frames at a rate that surprises mainland homeowners. On South Ocean Boulevard, we have replaced marine-grade anodized aluminum that showed visible pitting within a few years. Bronze-clad wood and fiberglass both hold up better in direct Atlantic exposure, and ARCOM tends to favor them on historic elevations anyway. The material that looks right to the preservation board usually winds up being the material that survives the salt.
Lead time, every time. Custom geometric fabrication typically runs 12 to 20 weeks, and the ARCOM design-review cycle runs on top of that. Installation itself is usually done in as fast as a single day once the units arrive on site. The labor is the quick part. The fabrication and the board review are the calendar. We price this honestly up front and give you a written schedule before anything is ordered. Call (561) 660-9539 for a free in-home measure and a fixed written quote.
Under Florida law, homeowners who replace non-impact windows with code-approved impact units are entitled to a wind-mitigation inspection, and the resulting credits on the windstorm portion of the premium commonly average around 25%. The credit depends on the inspection results and your carrier’s filed rates, so we won’t promise a specific number. But an arched custom unit that carries a Florida Product Approval qualifies the same as a standard window. The shape doesn’t reduce the credit. Call (561) 660-9539 to schedule your free estimate, and we’ll connect you with a licensed inspector when the work is done.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach and the surrounding South Florida coast.
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.