Window Replacement in Palm Beach - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Fast, Reliable Window Replacement Across Palm Beach

Window replacement in Palm Beach runs $800 to $1,500 per impact-rated window installed, with full-frame replacements on a Mediterranean Revival or Mizner-era home typically landing between $2,500 and $5,000 per custom opening. When the Town’s Architectural Commission (ARCOM) is involved, which it almost always is here, the job becomes a custom fabrication project, not a catalog swap. At Winslow Windows & Doors, we’ve handled enough of those to know exactly how the process works before a single wall gets opened. Call (561) 660-9539 for a free in-home measure and a written quote that accounts for Palm Beach’s dual code-and-preservation requirements, not a number that will change once ARCOM weighs in.

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Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Window Replacement Company

Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011 and put his name on it for a reason. When a Palm Beach homeowner calls us about replacing the arched casements on a 1926 Addison Mizner estate, they’re talking to a business that has navigated the Town’s Architectural Commission review process on real projects, not a national chain reading from a catalog. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and a live person answers every call, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You won’t get a call center, a ticket number, or a voicemail loop.

We serve Palm Beach from our South Florida office, with crews that work on the island regularly. That matters because a window crew that’s spent time on South Ocean Boulevard and along North County Road knows what salt spray does to aluminum hardware. They know the difference between a standard rectangular opening and a Mizner arch. And they know that ARCOM wants documentation, not promises. The Done Right Promise backs every install we do: if it’s not done right, we make it right.

Our reputation in Palm Beach rests on a simple fact. We pull permits, we pass inspections, and the work holds up against Atlantic salt, hurricane winds, and a preservation board that reviews every linear inch of fenestration. That’s why homeowners across the island, from the Estate Section to the North End, keep our number.

Our Window Replacement Services in Palm Beach

Every Window Replacement project we take on in Palm Beach starts the same way: we inspect the existing structure before we quote a price. On older island homes, what’s behind the trim often dictates the scope. Undersized headers, corroded lintels, rotted jambs from decades of salt air, all of it gets documented before the contract is written.

Full Frame Replacement

Full frame replacement in Palm Beach is the reality for most pre-1940 homes. The original wood jambs on a Mediterranean Revival estate have usually been compromised by humidity and salt, and ARCOM will not approve an insert that leaves structurally questionable wood in place. We remove the old frame down to the rough opening, repair or replace damaged structural members with a signed change order, and install impact-rated units sized and detailed to match the original fenestration profile. On one South Ocean Boulevard project, we found corroded steel lintels above an arched opening that had to be replaced before the new window could be set. That was in the change order, priced and approved in writing, before we touched it. No surprises on the invoice.

Insert Window Replacement

Insert replacement works when the existing frame is sound. Some Palm Beach owners get lucky: a post-1990s oceanfront condo or a mid-century inland home with frames that weren’t eaten away by salt. In those cases, we fit new impact-rated sashes inside the existing jambs, which cuts labor and keeps costs lower. But the key word is sound. We will not do an insert into a rotted jamb, and our inspection report shows you exactly why, with photos. If the opening is rectangular and the frame is solid, an insert can be the more economical route. On this island, that’s maybe one in four jobs.

Vinyl Replacement Windows

Vinyl replacement windows have their place in Palm Beach, but rarely on a landmarked Mediterranean Revival house. ARCOM approval for vinyl on a Mizner-era estate is a steep climb, because the aesthetic doesn’t match the historic coral-stone and stucco character. Where vinyl works well is newer construction or inland sections of the island where the preservation board has less specific fenestration requirements, and where the homeowner wants energy efficiency at a friendlier price point. The material resists corrosion naturally, which genuinely matters on a barrier island. We will tell you plainly when vinyl is the right call and when it isn’t.

Energy-Efficient Upgrade

Most Palm Beach homes we work on were built before insulated glazing existed. A 1920s Mizner house with original single-pane windows is losing a staggering amount of conditioned air, and on an island where summer cooling runs eight months a year, that is real money. Laminated impact glass with low-emissivity coatings does double duty: it meets Florida Building Code for wind-borne debris and it cuts solar heat gain. On the South Ocean Boulevard project we mentioned earlier, the custom bronze-clad ES Windows units reduced the owner’s cooling load by 27%. In Palm Beach, energy efficiency and impact compliance are the same product, not separate upgrades.

Trusted Brands We Service in Palm Beach

As an authorized installer for eight premium brands, we stock and install product lines that pass both ARCOM aesthetic review and Florida wind-load testing. For Palm Beach’s historic estates, brands like ES Windows and ECO Window Systems offer the slender profiles and custom proportioning that preservation boards actually approve. Mr-Glass provide strong options for contemporary and mid-century homes. We know which fabricators can handle arched heads, which offer true divided lites, and which have the shortest fabrication lead times. If you need a specific brand serviced or replaced, call us and we’ll tell you exactly what’s possible.

Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes

• Salt corrosion on aluminum frames and hardware. The island is flanked by the Atlantic on the east and the Lake Worth Lagoon on the west, so every parcel gets salt air from at least one direction. Standard anodized aluminum frames pit visibly within a few years, which is why ARCOM frequently steers approvals toward bronze-clad wood or fiberglass frames anyway.
• Rotted wood jambs hidden behind intact trim. Decades of tropical humidity and storm-driven moisture compromise the structural wood around window openings. The trim can look fine. The framing behind it is often not. Our inspection process exists precisely because what we find changes the scope.
• Catalog impact windows that fail ARCOM proportion review. Arched and non-rectangular openings on Mizner-era homes simply do not fit standard Miami-Dade NOA catalog sizes. We have seen jobs stopped dead because a contractor specified a catalog unit for an arched casement. That is a stop-work order and a mandatory re-submission with heritage muntin photos.
• Undersized headers and corroded steel lintels. Opening an exterior wall on a 1920s Mediterranean Revival house often reveals structural members that were never sized for today’s code. Palm Beach’s wind zone demands more. We handle this by writing a structural upgrade into a signed change order before proceeding, never after the fact.

Pricing for Window Replacement in Palm Beach, FL

What Window Replacement Costs in Palm Beach

Here is the honest breakdown. Impact windows generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. An impact single-hung starts around $900 and can reach $1,800. Large or custom arched openings, which are common on Mizner-era homes from the 1920s and 1930s, run $2,500 to $5,000 each because ARCOM requires custom proportioning rather than off-the-shelf catalog sizes. Whole-home packages span $8,000 to $25,000 and beyond.

What moves the price in Palm Beach specifically: the number of openings, whether the home sits in the wind-borne debris region (which is the entire island), the floor height of each unit, and the frame material. Bronze-clad wood and fiberglass cost more than standard aluminum, but they are also the materials ARCOM most often approves on historic facades, and they resist salt corrosion better. There is a reason the preservation board and the corrosion problem often push toward the same solution.

The best way to know your real number is a free in-home measure. We write the line-item quote, explain exactly what ARCOM will need from the submission, and you decide. Call (561) 660-9539 for a written quote with no obligation.

Florida Pays You Back

Palm Beach homeowners can stack several incentives on a window replacement job. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from state sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year, on qualifying energy-efficient units. After a wind-mitigation inspection, which typically runs $75 to $150, many owners see windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. Programs and carriers control the final numbers, and we do not guarantee any incentive. But we will help you document the work correctly so your application has what it needs. One comparison worth making: impact windows beat hurricane shutters in Palm Beach every time, because there are no panels to haul out of a garage, no tracks to maintain, and the protection is always in place. You do not have to be home when the storm arrives.

How We Handle the ARCOM and Florida Building Code Dual Compliance

In Palm Beach, every window replacement must clear the Town’s Architectural Commission before work begins, and that’s a hurdle contractors in West Palm Beach or Greenacres simply do not face. ARCOM requires impact-rated glazing that simultaneously satisfies Florida’s wind-load code and visually replicates the arched casements, decorative muntins, and custom ironwork of the island’s 1920s and 1930s Mediterranean Revival estates. This is not a rubber stamp. The commission reviews fenestration details with a preservationist’s eye, and a standard catalog window with thick modern frames will get kicked back. Every replacement here is effectively a custom fabrication project.

Here is how we handle it before a single wall is opened. We start with a pre-inspection that documents the existing windows, the structural condition of the openings, and the specific fenestration details ARCOM will scrutinize. We photograph everything: the arch radii, the muntin profiles, the frame depths, the hardware. Then we spec products that hit both targets: impact-rated glazing with a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval number, plus frame profiles and finishes that match the historic character. If the existing structure behind the window is compromised, which it often is on homes of this age, we write the repair into a signed change order with a fixed price and get your approval in writing before proceeding. You always know what the job costs, why it changed, and how the ARCOM submission is being handled. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do.

On South Ocean Boulevard, we replaced six salt-pitted aluminum casements in a 1926 Mediterranean Revival house with custom bronze-clad wood units from ES Windows. Our crew first opened the walls to find undersized headers and corroded steel lintels above the arched openings. We wrote the structural upgrade into a change order before proceeding, then installed laminated-glass impact units that passed ARCOM review and cut the owner’s cooling load by 27%. That is the difference between a crew that knows Palm Beach and one that is learning on your house.

We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach

Winslow Windows & Doors provides Window Replacement in Palm Beach and the surrounding communities, including West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. Homeowners in these neighboring cities call us for the same reasons Palm Beach does: upfront pricing, impact-rated products, and a live person on the phone whenever they call.

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Contact Winslow Windows & Doors for Window Replacement in Palm Beach

If you own a home in Palm Beach and you are thinking about replacing windows, start with a free in-home measure and a written line-item quote. We will inspect the openings, explain what ARCOM will need, and give you a fixed price that covers the full scope, including any structural work we anticipate. No surprises on the invoice. No vague estimates. No national-chain runaround. A real person answers every call, around the clock, and Ed Winslow stands behind every job with the Done Right Promise. Call (561) 660-9539 today. The one down the road.

Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, providing window and door replacement to Palm Beach since the company’s founding in 2011.