Free in-home measure and quote — PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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Energy-efficient window replacement in Sunrise typically costs $800 to $1,800 per window installed, with whole-home packages running $8,000 to $25,000 or more depending on opening count and frame material. The work often moves faster than expected once we’ve cleared the two gates that actually control every Sunrise job: Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) permit review and your HOA’s architectural committee. We’ve been doing this since 2011, Ed Winslow’s name is on the business, and if you call (844) 901-4551 a real person answers. We know which windows get approved in Sunrise and which ones stall at the counter.
If you live off Nob Hill Road, near the Sawgrass Mills corridor, or in one of the 33304 condo communities, you already know Sunrise isn’t like the rest of Florida. Every opening you touch has to carry Miami-Dade NOA certification, and the inspector will check anchor spacing against the product’s NOA drawings, not against general practice. That’s the difference between a window that sails through inspection and one that gets torn out and redone. When we quote a Sunrise job, we’re pricing that inspection reality from day one.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Sunrise’s Preferred Energy-Efficient Windows Company
Sunrise homeowners call us because their window project has already hit a snag or because they don’t want it to. We’ve lost count of the calls that start with “the last company didn’t know about the HOA review” or “the permit got rejected and now I have a plywood hole in my wall.” Ed Winslow started this company in 2011 as an owner-operator who answers the phone, and that ownership carries through every job we put our name on. We publish our address and license number with every estimate. There’s no shell company, no ticket number, no voicemail loop.
Our Energy-Efficient Windows team works Sunrise regularly, so we know the difference between what a Springs-area HOA will approve versus what flies in Inverrary or a Springtree mid-rise. We also know the Broward inspectors who review HVHZ permits, and we build the submittal packet to match how they read a Miami-Dade NOA. That local knowledge isn’t something you can pick up from a national call center. It’s why homeowners who’ve been burned before call us for a free second opinion on a written estimate, and why so many of them stay.
Our Energy-Efficient Windows Services in Sunrise
Window Energy Audits & Ratings
Before we quote a single window, we want to know what your current glass is actually doing. Sunrise homes built between the late 1960s and mid-1980s are mostly single-story CBS construction with original aluminum-frame, single-pane windows, often with jalousie units on the lanai. Those frames oxidize fast in this climate, the glazing seals fail, and the window becomes a thermal hole. We’ll measure design pressures, check for air infiltration around the rough buck, and give you a written report that tells you what replacement actually buys in cooling load and wind mitigation. In a Sunrise summer, that report usually explains itself.
Low-E & Argon Gas Glass
Low-E coatings and argon gas fill are not optional upgrades in Sunrise. They’re what makes a new window genuinely energy-efficient instead of just newer. Sunrise sits on the western edge of Broward County next to the Everglades, where afternoon convective storms roll in and summer humidity pins near 100%. Low-E glass cuts the solar heat gain that drives your AC bill, and argon fill slows heat transfer through the glass itself. When we spec a Sunrise replacement, we pick the Low-E coating for this climate: maximum solar control, because that’s what your August electric bill is telling you.
Insulated Laminated Glass
In Sunrise, energy efficiency and impact protection aren’t separate products. They arrive in the same piece of glass. Insulated laminated glass pairs an impact-rated interlayer with a sealed air space, giving you the HVHZ-required missile protection and the energy performance to actually lower your cooling costs. The laminated interlayer is what stops a wind-borne 2×4 at 50 feet per second, which is exactly what a Miami-Dade NOA test simulates. For Sunrise homeowners replacing jalousie panels on a lanai or original single-pane aluminum through the rest of the house, this is the workhorse option.
UV-Blocking & Fade Protection
Florida sun is unrelenting, and in Sunrise the morning glare off the Everglades adds extra UV exposure that fades flooring, furniture, and art. UV-blocking glass cuts that transmission without making the room feel like a cave. We spec different UV-blocking levels depending on room orientation, whether the window faces a west-facing exposure with afternoon sun, and whether you want maximum visible light or maximum fade protection. Your sofa will notice the difference within a year.
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 Sunrise
We install CGI, CWS, and ES Windows products in Sunrise, along with five other authorized brands. Every unit we order carries the Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval documentation Broward County requires, and we match design pressures to the specific opening, never to a generic table. Because we stock common parts for the Sunrise market and maintain relationships with our brand reps, a replacement order or warranty part moves faster than it would through a big-box retail counter. If you bring us a written quote from another company, we’ll give you a free second opinion, line by line.
Common Energy-Efficient Windows Problems We See in Sunrise Homes
- Miami-Dade NOA mismatch: Homeowners buy a window that’s impact-rated but doesn’t carry the exact Miami-Dade NOA for their rough-buck depth or anchor spacing. Broward rejects the permit, and the job stalls before it starts. We verify NOA compatibility before we ever order glass.
- HOA architectural review surprises: A homeowner starts installation while the HOA architectural committee is still reviewing the style and finish. The board demands a different sightline or frame color, and now the opening sits covered with plywood for weeks. We file the submittal first and schedule tear-out after approval.
- Jalousie windows that can’t be sealed: Original jalousie units on Sunrise lanais can’t be made energy-efficient with caulk and film. They leak air by design. Replacement with impact-rated casements or fixed lites is the only route that satisfies both the HOA and Broward’s wind code.
- Frame oxidation from Everglades humidity: Aluminum frames on original Sunrise windows oxidize and seize over time, especially on homes exposed to salt air carried inland from the Intracoastal. Once the frame is failing, repair rarely pencils out. Full replacement is usually cheaper than chasing one bad unit after another.
Pricing for Energy-Efficient Windows in Sunrise, FL
Expect $800 to $1,500 per window installed for standard impact-rated openings in Sunrise. Single-hung units run $900 to $1,800, and large or custom openings like a picture window or a sliding glass panel can reach $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages on a typical 1960s-1980s CBS home land between $8,000 and $25,000 or more depending on how many openings you have and what frame material you choose. The Sunrise-specific costs come from HVHZ anchoring requirements and the design pressure your opening needs, which can push material costs above what a non-HVHZ county would see. Call (844) 901-4551 for a free in-home measure and a written, line-item quote. No change orders, no vague allowances.
What Energy-Efficient Windows Costs in Sunrise
The honest answer is that Sunrise pricing has three drivers: how many openings you’re replacing, what wind zone design pressures those openings require, and whether you choose aluminum or vinyl frames. Aluminum costs more up front but stays flatter in a coastal climate. Vinyl costs less and performs well in Sunrise’s humidity, but some HOA boards restrict it. Floor height matters too. A second-story window on a mid-rise Springtree condo carries a different design pressure than a ground-floor single-family unit in the Springs, and the NOA documentation has to match the actual installed condition, not a generic spec. We quote per opening with the exact product ID and NOA number listed on the estimate, so there’s nothing to argue about later. Free in-home measure and written quote: call (844) 901-4551.
Florida Pays You Back
Sunrise homeowners can stack three programs that reduce the real out-of-pocket cost. My Safe Florida Home offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and energy-efficient impact windows often fall under that umbrella pending your home inspection. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax, which on a $15,000 whole-home package is real money back. The federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of the product cost on qualifying windows, up to $600 per year. After installation and a wind-mitigation inspection (typically $75 to $150), most Sunrise homeowners also see a windstorm premium credit averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. We don’t guarantee any of this, because final numbers come from the program administrators and your carrier. We do hand you the documentation trail that makes the applications clean.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sunrise
From our Sunrise service hub, we cover Wilton Manors, North Andrews Gardens, Oakland Park, and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Same live-answer phone, same published address and license, same Done Right Promise on every job. If you’re in a neighboring city, call (844) 901-4551.
The Sunrise Architectural Review Reality
Here’s the part most window companies skip over until it bites them. Sunrise has two sets of rules you have to satisfy before a window goes in: Broward County’s HVHZ permit process and your HOA’s architectural review, if you’re in one of the many condominium or planned communities that dominate the Inverrary, Springtree, and Sunrise Lakes corridors. The HOA review board gets a say in frame color, sightline style, and sometimes even glass tint. Sunrise Lakes, for example, has specific white-frame requirements on many buildings. The county inspector gets a say in whether your rough-buck depth and anchor spacing match the Miami-Dade NOA to the letter.
We handle both. When we quote a Sunrise job in an HOA community, we build the submittal packet ourselves: cut sheet, Miami-Dade NOA, Florida Product Approval, frame color sample, and a photo rendering if the board wants to see the sightline. Most Sunrise architectural committees review within 30 days. We schedule tear-out after approval, not before. That’s how you avoid the classic Sunrise disaster every crew that works the rest of Broward has seen: openings covered with plywood, a homeowner stuck waiting on a committee, and an inspector who won’t sign off because someone gave the board the wrong finish.
We recently swapped out a Sunrise Lakes condo’s original jalousie lanai panels for PGT impact-rated casements with laminated glass interlayer and low-E glass. The HOA architectural board required a specific white frame finish and sightline style, so we submitted the cut sheet and Miami-Dade NOA in the submittal package and scheduled tear-out only after the 30-day committee review, keeping the unit weather-tight with a temporary plywood seal in the meantime. That’s the rhythm every Sunrise HOA job should follow, and we’ve been doing it long enough to time it right.
One more thing about Broward inspectors. They will reject an installation where the rough-buck depth or anchor spacing doesn’t exactly match the conditions stated in the product’s Miami-Dade NOA. This catches crews who normally work non-HVHZ counties where installation tolerances are far more forgiving. Sunrise is not a forgiving market, and the inspector isn’t going to let a “close enough” anchor pattern through. We’ve watched other companies get red-tagged for exactly that, and we’ve been called in to fix it. When you see our estimate, the NOA number is on the line item. When we pull the permit, the inspector’s checklist matches what we installed. That discipline is why our Sunrise jobs finish when we say they will.
Serving Sunrise, FL — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sunrise 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 — Energy-Efficient Windows in Sunrise
Yes. Sunrise sits entirely inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so every replacement window, even a single unit, must carry a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval and be installed to match those exact product drawings. That’s a stricter standard than most of Florida, and inspectors enforce it at the rough-buck and anchor-spacing level. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll show you the NOA before you spend a dollar.
Most Sunrise HOA architectural committees review a complete submittal within 30 days, so plan on roughly a month added to your job if you’re in a condo or HOA community. We file the packet early and schedule tear-out only after approval, so you’re never left with an open wall waiting on a board vote. For an exact timeline on your building, call (844) 901-4551.
No. Impact-rated windows that carry a Miami-Dade NOA provide the permanent protection that Broward’s HVHZ code requires, so you don’t need to deploy shutters before a storm. That’s the core benefit versus the shutter route: protection that’s always in place, no panels to hang at 2 a.m. while a hurricane warning is active. We can walk you through the difference in a free estimate.
No. Jalousie windows leak by design because the glass louver panels sit in open channels, and no film or caulk changes that. They’re also flatly non-compliant with current wind-load code. The only route that fixes both the energy loss and the code problem is full replacement, typically with impact-rated casements or fixed lites. Call (844) 901-4551 for a free look at what your lanai actually needs.
Use a company that matches the Miami-Dade NOA to the actual opening before ordering any glass, and that pulls the permit with the exact product ID on the application. Failed inspections in Sunrise almost always trace back to anchor spacing, rough-buck depth, or a product whose NOA doesn’t cover the installation condition. We quote that way up front, and our installs pass. Free second opinion on any written estimate: call (844) 901-4551.
Contact Winslow Windows & Doors in Sunrise
Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and it’s on every job we do in Sunrise. You get upfront pricing, a written line-item quote, a live person on the phone 24/7, and the Done Right Promise behind every window we install. If you’re ready to price new energy-efficient windows in Sunrise, call (844) 901-4551 to schedule your free in-home measure and written quote. We’re the one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors. Locally owned and owner-operated since 2011, serving Sunrise with live-answer service and published credentials on every job.