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Window installation in Hobe Sound runs about $800 to $1,500 per impact-rated window installed, with a whole-home package landing between $8,000 and $25,000 depending on opening count and frame condition. We’re Winslow Windows & Doors, and we’ve been pulling permits, passing inspections, and replacing windows along the Treasure Coast since 2011. If you live off Bridge Road, down by the Intracoastal, or back in the 33455 neighborhoods, call (844) 901-4551 and a real person answers, day or night.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Hobe Sound’s Preferred Window Installation Company
Ed Winslow put his name on this company in 2011, and he still runs it that way. Not as a franchise number, not as a call center. When you call about window installation in Hobe Sound, you get a straight answer from someone who knows Martin County code and has pulled permits in this town. Our technicians are background-checked and show up in uniform, so you know exactly who’s walking up your driveway.
We answer the phone 24/7. Not a voicemail loop, not “we’ll call you back next business day.” A live person, every time. That matters when a storm tore a window out at midnight, or when you need an honest second opinion on a quote another contractor slid under your door. We offer free second opinions on written estimates, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside our home county.
Hobe Sound homeowners keep hiring us because we do what the big-box installers won’t. We rebuild rough openings instead of slapping new sashes into rotted jambs. We pull the permit, call the inspection, and stand behind every job with the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Ed makes it right. That’s not marketing copy. That’s a warranty with a name attached.
Our Window Installation Services in Hobe Sound
Every home we touch in Hobe Sound gets a window matched to its opening size, wind zone, and exposure. Not whatever’s sitting on a warehouse shelf in West Palm. Here’s what we install most often in the 33455 and 33475 zip codes.
Single & Double Hung Windows
Single and double hung windows are the bread and butter of Hobe Sound ranch homes, especially the CBS block houses built between the 1950s and early 1980s. Most of the originals we pull are single-pane aluminum with pitted hardware from decades of salt air. We replace them with PGT WinGuard or CGI impact-rated units that meet Florida Product Approval requirements, and we set them in rebuilt rough openings so the frame actually closes square.
Horizontal Roller Windows
Horizontal rollers show up all over Hobe Sound, particularly in sunrooms, utility rooms, and the back walls of older concrete-block homes. The salt air chews through the tracks, and eventually the sash binds or the lock stops engaging. We install new impact-rated horizontal rollers with marine-grade hardware that stands up to the Intracoastal air a lot better than builder-grade aluminum.
3-Panel Sliding (3-Lite Roller) Windows
Three-panel sliders are common in Hobe Sound living rooms and Florida rooms where the original aluminum frame spans a wide opening. These are labor-intensive jobs because the rough opening usually needs rebuild work after 40 or 50 years of moisture and salt exposure. We set the new frame level, flash it properly, and install a 3-lite roller unit rated for the wind zone Hobe Sound sits in, which is not the same as what a house 10 miles inland needs.
Casement Windows
Casements give Hobe Sound homeowners the best seal against wind-driven rain, which matters when a tropical system tracks up the coast and pushes water sideways. The crank hardware on old casements corrodes fast in this air, but the new units we install use stainless or marine-grade components. We fit them with laminated glass and document every Florida Product Approval number for your wind mitigation file.
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 Hobe Sound
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, and four other premium brands. That makes a difference when a customer asks for a specific product line. We’re not guessing at compatibility. We order directly from the manufacturer, spec the correct design pressure for each opening based on Martin County code, and handle warranty claims ourselves, so you never sit on hold with a national warranty department. For Hobe Sound specifically, we stock the local parts our most common installs need: replacement rollers for sliders, marine-grade caulks and sealants, stainless crank hardware, and impact-rated glass samples you can actually see before the order goes in.
Common Window Installation Problems We See in Hobe Sound Homes
- Oxidized aluminum frames from salt air. The same Atlantic breeze that makes Hobe Sound pleasant also pits and corrodes aluminum jambs, especially on homes near the Intracoastal or the wildlife refuge side of the barrier island. Those frames rarely support a clean pocket install, so we plan for full-frame tear-outs.
- 1950s jalousie windows that can’t meet code. Hobe Sound has a high concentration of these louvered units, and Martin County inspectors will not let them stay once the opening is touched. Every jalousie replacement triggers a full impact-rated window swap because retrofitting louvered panels to meet Florida Building Code wind-load requirements simply isn’t possible.
- Deteriorated caulk beds and flashing failures. Decades of salt and sun turn old caulk into brittle strips that leak during heavy squalls. We strip the opening to the block, re-flash, and re-caulk with marine-grade material so water never finds a seam.
- Contractors selling “impact” windows without product approvals. A cheap quote often means the window carries no Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA number, which means an insurer can reject a windstorm claim and the wind mitigation credit never applies. We document every approval number for every opening we touch.
Pricing for Window Installation in Hobe Sound, FL
An impact-rated single or double hung window in Hobe Sound typically runs $900 to $1,800 installed, depending on size and frame condition. Casements land in a similar range, though large or custom openings can push $2,500 to $5,000. A whole-home package for a 1950s or 1960s CBS rancher with 10 to 15 openings usually falls between $8,000 and $25,000-plus. The biggest price drivers here are frame condition, opening count, and the wind zone for your specific street. Hobe Sound sits close enough to the coast that Martin County enforces stricter design pressures than some neighboring communities, so a compliant quote includes more product engineering, not just glass. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll measure every opening, write you a line-item quote, and tell you exactly what each window needs to pass inspection. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hobe Sound
Our crews run window installation jobs in Port Salerno, Tequesta, Stuart, and Jupiter, but Hobe Sound is home base for a lot of our repeat customers. If you’re a few minutes north or south of Bridge Road, we’ll still show up with the same crew, the same permit process, and the same Done Right Promise. For more detail on the full scope of our work, see our Window Installation team or what we do specifically for Window Installation in Hobe Sound and the surrounding area.
Serving Hobe Sound, FL — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hobe Sound 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 — Window Installation in Hobe Sound
Yes. Martin County enforces Florida Building Code wind-load and impact-resistance requirements on every permitted window replacement in Hobe Sound, and jalousie windows cannot be retrofitted to meet those standards under any configuration. Once the inspector flags the opening, the only compliant path is a full impact-rated unit with a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval number. Skipping the permit doesn’t solve it either, because unpermitted work typically voids your windstorm coverage. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll tell you exactly what the inspector will require for your specific opening.
We pull the Martin County permit, coordinate the inspection, and stay on site until the job passes. The process in Hobe Sound includes documenting the Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA number for every window, matching the design pressure rating to the opening, and showing the inspector the completed installation before final sign-off. You don’t chase the paperwork. We do.
Documented impact windows can lower the windstorm portion of your premium by roughly 25% on average, though your carrier sets the final number. A wind mitigation inspection typically costs $75 to $150, and it verifies features like laminated glass, impact-rated frames, and proper anchoring. The key word is documented. If your contractor can’t produce the product approval numbers, the insurance credit never applies. We hand you that documentation on every Hobe Sound job.
No, and we’ll tell you why honestly. The pitting isn’t just cosmetic; it means the aluminum frame and hardware have lost structural integrity, and the rough opening behind it has likely absorbed decades of moisture. Replacing only the glass leaves a corroded frame that won’t seal, won’t pass inspection, and won’t qualify for any wind mitigation credit. The right fix is a full-frame tear-out and a new impact-rated unit. It costs more than a glass swap, but it’s the only repair that actually solves the problem and keeps your insurance valid.
Hobe Sound sits directly on the Intracoastal Waterway with the Atlantic barrier island immediately to the east, which puts the entire town in a stricter wind zone than inland Stuart neighborhoods. Martin County applies those wind-load and impact-resistance requirements to every permitted replacement in Hobe Sound, while some Stuart repairs fall under less demanding provisions if the opening isn’t being replaced outright. The geography drives the code. A licensed contractor working both towns should know the difference, and we do.
What Window Installation Costs in Hobe Sound
Impact windows in Hobe Sound generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. Single-hung units fall between $900 and $1,800. Large or custom openings, like a three-panel slider across a back wall, run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages typically land between $8,000 and $25,000-plus depending on how many openings you have and what shape the existing frames are in. What moves the price in Hobe Sound specifically is wind zone, floor height, opening count, and how much rough-opening rebuild work the salt air has made necessary. A 1960s CBS block home with 12 original aluminum windows will cost more than a 1990s home with 6 openings in reasonable shape. We measure every opening, give you a written line-item quote, and never change the price after the work starts unless you change the scope. Call (844) 901-4551 to schedule your free in-home measure and written quote.
Florida Pays You Back
Hobe Sound homeowners can stack three separate incentives when they install impact-rated windows. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and that money is first-come, first-served. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax entirely, which takes a meaningful chunk off the invoice without any paperwork on your end. On top of that, the federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of the product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year. And after a wind-mitigation inspection, you’ll typically see a windstorm-premium credit averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of your policy. That inspection runs $75 to $150. None of these are guaranteed; programs set the rules and your carrier decides the final premium credit. But on a whole-home window job in the 33455 or 33475 zip, these incentives can put real money back in your pocket. We document the product approvals and ratings so you can actually claim what you’re owed.
One distinction worth understanding before you buy: impact windows are not hurricane shutters. Shutters hang in a garage until the storm comes, and then somebody has to climb a ladder in 40-mile-per-hour wind to bolt them up. Impact windows are already in place, protecting the home every hour of every day, not just when a named storm is tracking toward Jensen Beach. That’s why the insurance premium credit applies to impact-rated glazing installed permanently in the opening, not to a pile of corrugated steel in the corner of the garage. If you’re comparing a big-box retail install against a licensed impact specialist, ask the retailer for the Florida Product Approval number on the exact window they quoted. If they can’t produce it, that’s the end of the conversation.
Ed Winslow and the Hobe Sound Standard
Every permitted window replacement in Hobe Sound must meet Florida Building Code wind-load and impact-resistance requirements because the town sits directly on the Intracoastal with the Atlantic barrier island immediately east. That’s not a sales pitch. It’s the code. The salt-laden air that reaches homes even on the “inland” side of Bridge Road pits aluminum hardware, swells wood frames, and corrodes sliding-glass tracks within a few years on non-marine-grade products. And when a summer tropical system tracks up the Florida coast, Hobe Sound takes near-coastal intensity wind and rain. So the window you install here has to do more than look right. It has to carry a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval number that matches the design pressure for the opening, and that documentation has to survive an insurance claim five years later. A compliant quote includes all of that. A cheap quote leaves it out, and you find out when the adjuster denies the claim.
We just finished a full-frame replacement on a 1960s CBS rancher in the 33455 zip. The original jalousie windows in the back bedroom were so oxidized the aluminum jambs crumbled when we pulled them. We set PGT WinGuard double-hungs with laminated glass interlayer and large-missile rating, rebuilt the rough openings, and buttoned it up with new marine-grade caulk so the salt air doesn’t pit the sash hardware in two years. That job passed Martin County inspection the first time, and the homeowner has a documented wind mitigation file his insurance agent actually accepted.
That’s the difference between a window quote and a Hobe Sound window quote. One of them has to stand up to the inspector and the insurance adjuster. The other just has to convince you to sign.
If you’re ready for a quote that includes the product approval numbers, the permit, the inspection, and the paperwork your insurer will actually accept, call (844) 901-4551. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do. The one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Hobe Sound and the Treasure Coast since 2011.