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Door installation in Tamarac, FL typically costs $1,200–$4,800 for a standard entry door replacement and $2,500–$7,500 for a hurricane-rated front door with full jamb reframing, with most jobs completed in one to two days once your door arrives. That’s the number homeowners in the 33321 ZIP ask about most, and it’s the first thing we answer because it’s the first thing you need to know. Winslow Windows & Doors has been installing doors across Tamarac’s neighborhoods for over 15 years, and we know what these 1960s and 1970s CBS homes require when the original jamb finally gives out. Call (844) 901-4551 and a live person answers, every time.
What makes Tamarac different from every other city we work in is the approval sequence. Most of the city’s homes sit in HOA-governed communities with active architectural control boards, which means your door replacement typically needs two approvals before work starts: the Broward County High-Velocity Hurricane Zone permit and the HOA’s design review. We file the HOA package first, every time, because we’ve seen what happens when crews don’t. More on that below.
- Entry doors in Tamarac: $1,200–$4,800 installed, depending on impact rating and jamb condition
- Hurricane-rated front doors: $2,500–$7,500 when the original 1965–1978 jamb needs reframing
- Sliding glass door replacements: $2,800–$6,500 for HVHZ-compliant impact units
- HOA approval filing: We handle it before permits, so you’re not stuck waiting 3–6 weeks
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Tamarac’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Ed Winslow founded this company in 2011, and his name is still on every job we do in Tamarac. That’s not a slogan. It means the person who answers the phone at (844) 901-4551 works for a company owned by a real person with a published address and license number, not a franchise with a call center three states away. Tamarac homeowners tell us the same thing over and over: they called a national chain, got a ticket number, and waited three days for a callback. We don’t work that way.
Our crews know the Woodlands, the Lakes of Tamarac, and the condo corridors along McNab Road and Commercial Boulevard. We’ve replaced front doors in the 55+ communities where architectural boards require specific frame colors, and we’ve reframed rotted jambs in original CBS homes where fifty years of South Florida humidity did exactly what humidity does. When a Tamarac customer calls about a failed door seal or a jamb that’s pulling away from the block, our team knows what they’re describing before they finish the sentence. That’s local knowledge, and it can’t be copied from a generic installation guide.
Every technician who arrives at your Tamarac home is background-checked and in uniform. You’ll know who’s at your door before they ring the bell. And if something isn’t done right, the Done Right Promise means we make it right. That’s a standard of accountability written into every job.
Our Door Installation Services in Tamarac
Entry Doors
A new entry door in Tamarac does more than change how your home looks from the street. It changes how your house handles wind, water, and heat. We install Therma-Tru fiberglass entry doors and PGT impact-rated steel doors, sized to your existing opening or reframed when the original jamb has rotted beyond saving. In Tamarac’s CBS construction, the jamb is typically set into concrete block, which means the reframe has to be done correctly the first time or you’ll feel the draft by August.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
This is the door type we recommend most often in Tamarac, and it’s the one that requires the most paperwork. Every hurricane-rated door we install carries a Miami-Dade or Broward County Notice of Acceptance, which is mandatory under the HVHZ rules that govern all of Tamarac. We submit the HOA architectural review form before we pull the permit, because the sequence matters. A homeowner in the Woodlands learned that the hard way last year when an out-of-area crew installed the door first and spent four weeks untangling the approval afterward. We file first, then pull, then install. That order keeps your project moving.
French & Double Doors
French doors in Tamarac’s low-rise condos and single-story homes are usually found at the rear elevation, opening to a screened patio or an enclosed Florida room. The original aluminum sliders from the 1970s are almost universally single-pane and non-compliant with current wind-load codes. We replace them with impact-rated French and double door units from PGT and CGI, configured to match your HOA’s approved grid and frame color specifications. If your community’s architectural board has rules about mullion patterns, we already know what they are.
Replacement Doors
Replacement doors in Tamarac often involve more than swapping the slab. The original doors in these 1965–1978 homes were installed with jimmy-proof jambs and minimal flashing, and after fifty-plus years under South Florida sun and rain, the wood is frequently compromised. We assess the full opening: jamb condition, threshold height, hinge hardware, and whether the concrete block has shifted. Then we quote the replacement honestly. If the jamb is sound, it’s a straightforward install. If it’s not, you’ll know before we start, not after.
Storm and exterior doors round out our Door Installation work in Tamarac, especially for seasonal residents who want an extra layer of protection on the front elevation. A storm door adds a second barrier against wind-driven rain during the June-to-November season, and it buys you time on an aging primary door that isn’t ready for full replacement yet.
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 Tamarac
We’re an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru, which matters for one specific reason in Tamarac: HOA approval. Architectural boards in this city routinely ask which manufacturer the door comes from, and these three brands have the NOA documentation and design flexibility that Tamarac’s communities expect. We stock common replacement parts locally for Tamarac customers, which means a failed hinge or a worn threshold on a PGT door doesn’t turn into a six-week parts wait. When your door needs service, our crews already have what the job requires.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Tamarac Homes
- Rotted jambs in original CBS openings. Fifty years of humidity and wind-driven rain takes a toll on the wood bucks set into concrete block. We regularly reframe these with rot-resistant composite before hanging the new door, because suspending a thermal door in a compromised jamb wastes the investment.
- Skipped HOA approval causing 3–6 week delays. Contractors who pull the Broward County permit without filing the architectural review first routinely get stopped when the association flags the door style. We file the HOA package before anything else, and we’ve never lost a client’s schedule to this mistake.
- Non-impact doors that fail HVHZ inspection. A door without a Miami-Dade NOA will fail Broward County’s mandatory inspection, and the homeowner pays for the replacement twice. We don’t install non-compliant doors in Tamarac, period.
- Hidden termite and moisture damage behind the old jamb. The original 1960s construction often hides damage that only shows when the old door comes out. We inspect the opening fully and tell you what we find before we proceed, with a written line-item quote for any additional work.
Pricing for Door Installation in Tamarac, FL
Here are the honest numbers for Tamarac’s market. A standard entry door replacement with a fiberglass slab, new weatherstripping, and hardware runs $1,200–$2,800 when the jamb is sound. A hurricane-rated door with impact glazing and full jamb reframing starts around $2,500 and can reach $7,500 depending on door size, configuration, and finish. Sliding glass door replacement, which many Tamarac condos need after fifty years of aluminum frame corrosion, runs $2,800–$6,500 for HVHZ-compliant impact units. What moves the price in Tamarac specifically: whether your HOA requires a specific grid pattern or frame color (custom finishes cost more), whether the original jamb can be salvaged or needs reframing, and whether the opening has shifted with the concrete block over five decades. Every estimate is free, in writing, and itemized. Call (844) 901-4551 to schedule yours.
What Door Installation Costs in Tamarac
Since door installation in Tamarac often happens alongside window replacement, here’s the broader picture. Impact windows in Tamarac generally run $800–$1,500 per window installed, with impact single-hung units at $900–$1,800. Large or custom openings run $2,500–$5,000, and whole-home packages start around $8,000 and can exceed $25,000 depending on opening count and wind-zone requirements. For doors specifically, the ranges above hold true, but the same variables apply: opening size, impact rating, frame material, and finish. We provide a free in-home measure and a written quote with no obligation, so you’ll know exactly where your project lands before you commit to anything.
One comparison worth making: impact windows and doors versus hurricane shutters. Shutters require you to be home to deploy them before a storm, and they do nothing for energy efficiency or UV protection the other 360 days of the year. Impact-rated doors and windows are permanent protection. You install them once, and they perform every day, not just when a named storm is tracking toward Broward County. For Tamarac homeowners living in the city year-round or leaving for the summer, that’s the difference between active storm prep and passive protection.
Florida Pays You Back
The incentives for impact-rated door and window upgrades in Tamarac are real, and we’ll walk you through them in plain language. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, which includes impact-rated doors in many cases. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax, which trims the invoice immediately. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection (typically $75–$150 in Tamarac), many homeowners see windstorm premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. No guarantees, your carrier and the program administrators set the final numbers, but the stack is worth exploring before you assume the full cost is yours alone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tamarac
Our Door Installation in Tamarac team also serves North Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Margate, and Lauderdale Lakes. If you’re in one of those communities and dealing with the same aging door stock and HVHZ requirements, we bring the same local filing process and the same transparent pricing. Whether your home is in Tamarac proper or just across the city line, the phone number is the same: (844) 901-4551.
Serving Tamarac, FL — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tamarac 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 — Door Installation in Tamarac
File the HOA architectural review first. In Tamarac, most communities have active design committees with specific rules about door style, frame color, and hardware finish, and Broward County’s permit office will not move forward until the association signs off. Our process: we submit the HOA package, get the approval, then pull the county permit. Skipping this sequence is the single most common cause of 3–6 week project delays in Tamarac. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll handle the paperwork in the right order from day one.
It depends entirely on the jamb’s condition, and in Tamarac’s original CBS homes, the jamb is usually the weak point. If the wood is sound, square, and free of termite damage, we can install the new hurricane-rated door directly into the existing opening. If there’s rot, shifting, or hidden moisture damage, we reframe with rot-resistant composite before hanging the door. We tell you which path applies during the free in-home measure, with a written quote either way.
You can repair the track and hardware, but you cannot legally reglaze a single-pane sliding door with new single-pane glass in Tamarac. The HVHZ code requires replacement glazing to meet impact standards, and a 1972 aluminum frame cannot hold an impact-rated unit. The practical answer is replacement, not repair. We install impact-rated sliding doors from PGT and CGI that meet Miami-Dade NOA requirements and hold up to Tamarac’s humidity and salt air. Call (844) 901-4551 for a free measure and exact pricing.
They genuinely reduce cooling costs, and the effect is measurable in Tamarac’s climate. A low-E insulated glass unit blocks a significant portion of solar heat gain, which means your air conditioner runs less during the long South Florida cooling season. On a west-facing front door in Tamarac, where afternoon sun pounds the elevation for hours, the difference is noticeable on the first full summer bill. It’s not a magic number, but it’s real, and it stacks with the federal energy credit to offset part of the product cost.
Therma-Tru, PGT, and CGI are the three brands we submit most frequently to Tamarac’s architectural boards. They carry the Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval documentation that Broward County requires, and they offer the grid and frame color options that Tamarac’s communities specify. We keep a record of what each HOA has approved historically, which speeds the filing. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll check your community’s requirements before you pick a door, so you don’t fall in love with something the board will reject.
What We’ve Learned Working in Tamarac’s Homes
Here’s the thing about Tamarac that no national door guide will tell you: the original homes were built between 1965 and 1978 as a planned retirement community, and almost all of them still have the original door openings. That means jalousie-style entry doors with corroded aluminum frames, single-pane sliders that whistle when the wind comes out of the east, and jamb wood that has been quietly rotting behind the threshold for decades. The dual-approval requirement here is real: Broward County’s HVHZ permit plus your HOA’s architectural review. In nearby Coral Springs, a door replacement might take a week. In Tamarac, if the HOA package isn’t filed first, the same job can legally stall for three to six weeks while the board reviews the design. It’s not a bureaucracy problem. It’s a sequencing problem, and we’ve built our entire Tamarac process around getting the sequence right.
In the 33321 ZIP, our crew replaced a corroded jalousie-style entry door on a 1968 CBS home in the Woodlands with a Therma-Tru impact-rated fiberglass door and a low-E insulated glass unit. The old jamb had rotted from decades of humidity, so we reframed with rot-resistant composite and set new hardware to meet Miami-Dade NOA wind-load requirements. We submitted the HOA architectural review form before pulling the permit, which kept the project on schedule instead of the four-week delay the neighbor experienced with an out-of-area crew. That’s the difference between knowing Tamarac’s rules and learning them on your dime.
If you’re in Tamarac and your front door is original to the house, it’s been standing there for fifty years or more. It’s done its job. But the next storm season won’t go easier on it, and the humidity isn’t letting up. Call (844) 901-4551 for a free in-home measure and a written line-item quote. 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 Tamarac and Broward County since 2011.