Free in-home measure and quote — PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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Window replacement in Palm Beach runs between $800 and $5,000 per opening depending on size, frame material, and whether you’re installing impact-rated glass. In the 33410 and 33418 ZIP codes, the real gatekeeper isn’t the county permit office. It’s your community’s architectural review board. Ed Winslow has been navigating that two-gate approval process since 2011, and our crews work the PGA National, Frenchman’s Creek, and Lost Tree Village communities often enough that we know the board’s preferences before we file the first page of your submittal packet. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll walk you through exactly what your HOA will ask for, what it costs, and how long it takes.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
We’re not a national chain with a ticket number and a rotating cast of subcontractors. Winslow Windows & Doors is owned by Ed Winslow, whose name is on the door and on every job we do. Our published address and license number are right there for anyone to check. We answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail loop. Not a call center. A human being in South Florida who knows the difference between a mullion profile and a stile, and who can tell you whether your HOA will accept a bronze-tinted frame or reject it outright.
Palm Beach homeowners consistently tell us the same thing: the contractor who filed the county permit before HOA approval cost them six weeks and a second submittal fee. We don’t do that. We file the architectural packet first, because in this corridor, that’s the sequence that keeps your project from sitting half-finished with an unglazed opening facing the Intracoastal. Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform, so when the truck pulls up on El Vedado Road or Cocoanut Row, you know exactly who’s at your door.
Our Window Replacement Services in Palm Beach
Full Frame Replacement
Most homes in Palm Beach’s 33410 and 33418 corridor were built between the 1980s and 2000s with original aluminum single-pane sliders. Those frames are neither impact-rated nor energy-compliant under current Florida Building Code standards. Full frame replacement removes the entire window down to the rough opening, letting us install a properly flashed, properly anchored impact-rated unit that a wind mitigation inspector will actually pass. This is the most common project type we do in PGA National and the surrounding golf communities.
Insert Window Replacement
If your existing frames are square, sound, and in good structural condition, insert replacement windows sit inside the existing jamb. There’s one caveat for Palm Beach: if you’re going for the Florida Statute 627.0629 insurance credit, the inspector’s report will flag original aluminum frames that lack an impact-rated anchoring system. An insert won’t fix that. We’ll tell you honestly which route applies to your home, because Ed’s standard is that the job is done right or we come back.
Vinyl Replacement Windows
Vinyl frames are a solid thermal performer and they don’t corrode the way aluminum does within sight of the Intracoastal Waterway. For homes set back from the salt line, a quality vinyl impact window delivers the FBC compliance you need at a lower material cost than aluminum or wood. The catch in Palm Beach is the HOA’s finish schedule: many communities in 33418 restrict frame colors to a narrow palette. We spec exact Sherwin-Williams frame color codes in the architectural submittal so the board sees what you’ll actually get on installation day.
Energy-Efficient Upgrade
Low-E impact windows in Palm Beach are doing two jobs at once: rejecting solar heat gain during a 90-degree August afternoon and holding conditioned air inside when the humidity index is in triple digits. A typical 2,200-square-foot home in this corridor has between 16 and 30 openings. Replacing all of them with Low-E impact glazing changes the load on your HVAC system on day one. The federal 25C energy credit currently returns 30% of product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year, which pairs with the Florida sales-tax exemption on impact-resistant windows.
Every one of these services goes through the same two-gate approval process when your community requires it. We file the architectural packet, we pull the county permit after board sign-off, and we schedule the tear-out only when both approvals are in hand. That way, no opening sits unglazed waiting on a committee.
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
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru, and ViewLux. For Palm Beach’s wind zone, the workhorses are PGT and CGI impact-rated lines, which carry Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval numbers for the configurations we specify in your submittal packet. We keep detailed product-spec documentation on file for the brands we install most often in 33410 and 33418, which means your architectural review packet gets filled with exact performance data, not generic brochures. The Done Right Promise applies to every installation we complete, brand-independent.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- Contractor pulls the county permit before HOA approval. The board then rejects the frame color or grid pattern, and the homeowner eats a resubmittal fee and six weeks of delay. We file the architectural packet first, every time.
- Non-impact glass installed to save money. A year later the wind mitigation inspection fails and the homeowner loses the Florida Statute 627.0629 insurance credit. Impact-rated glazing is not optional in Palm Beach’s Wind-Borne Debris Region.
- Standard aluminum frames installed near the Intracoastal. Within three years, the jamb hardware oxidizes and corrodes from salt-laden air. Marine-grade finish or a vinyl frame is the right call in this corridor.
- Original single-pane sliders left in place during a “partial” replacement. The home never qualifies for storm-protection credits and the remaining openings become insurance-policy liabilities every hurricane season.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Palm Beach, FL
Expect to spend between $800 and $1,500 per opening for a standard impact window installed in Palm Beach. Impact single-hung units run $900 to $1,800 depending on size and floor height. Large or custom openings, like a picture window facing the garden or a second-story wall of glass, land between $2,500 and $5,000. Whole-home packages for 1980s-era golf course homes in PGA National typically start around $8,000 and climb past $25,000 for high-lite custom work. Three things move the price in this market: the number of openings, the wind zone rating your community’s HOA requires, and whether the board mandates a specific frame finish. We’ll give you a written, line-item quote before any work begins, with no trip charge inside our home county. Call (844) 901-4551 to schedule your free in-home measure.
What Window Replacement Costs in Palm Beach
Let’s put real numbers on the table. An impact-rated single-hung window in Palm Beach runs $900 to $1,800 installed, depending on opening size and floor height. A standard impact window sits between $800 and $1,500. Large custom openings with transom configurations run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages for the dominant 1980s-2000s master-planned housing stock in 33410 and 33418 fall between $8,000 and $25,000 or more, driven by opening count, frame material, and whether the HOA requires a premium finish color or custom mullion profile. We provide a free in-home measure and a written quote that won’t change once work starts. No change orders. No vague allowances. Just a fixed price you can take to your board and your lender.
Florida Pays You Back
The incentive stack for Palm Beach homeowners is real, and it’s worth understanding before you commit. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit returns 30% of product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year. And after a wind mitigation inspection, which typically runs $75 to $150, most carriers apply a windstorm premium credit averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of your policy. Programs and carriers set the final numbers. We’ll help you document compliance correctly the first time so you don’t leave state or federal money on the table.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our crews work throughout the coastal corridor: Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park, North Palm Beach, and Riviera Beach. If you’re just north of PGA Boulevard or west of the Intracoastal, we’re already in your neighborhood. This page focuses on Window Replacement in Palm Beach, but the same two-gate approval expertise applies across the northern Palm Beach County market.
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 — Window Replacement in Palm Beach
The architectural review adds two to six weeks to your project calendar in most cases. The board requires written product-spec approval, including exact frame color codes, mullion profiles, and glass tint values, before the county permit can be submitted. We file that packet on day one and schedule your install only after both approvals are in hand. Call (844) 901-4551 and we’ll map the timeline for your specific community.
Yes. The 33410 and 33418 ZIP codes sit within Florida’s Wind-Borne Debris Region, which means FBC-compliant impact-rated windows and doors are a legal requirement for any permitted replacement, not an optional upgrade. Non-impact openings are both a code violation and an insurance-policy liability during hurricane season.
Usually not in Palm Beach. The original aluminum single-pane sliders installed in most 1980s-2000s homes here lack the structural anchoring that an impact-rated unit requires. A glass-only swap won’t satisfy a wind mitigation inspection, and the frame itself won’t meet FBC design pressure standards. In most cases, full frame replacement is the right call. Call (844) 901-4551 for an honest assessment of your specific openings.
Yes, measurably. Low-E impact glazing rejects a significant portion of solar heat gain while holding conditioned air inside during Palm Beach’s hot-humid months. When combined with the federal 25C energy credit, upgrading a 20-window home becomes a decision that pays back both monthly and at tax time. We’ll show you the exact glazing specs in your written quote.
You’ll need a completed wind mitigation inspection report documenting impact-rated openings, anchoring, and design pressure ratings for each window. We provide the product specifications and NOA numbers for every unit we install so your inspector has the documentation required under Florida Statute 627.0629. Most inspections run $75 to $150, and the windstorm premium credit that follows averages around 25% on the windstorm portion of your policy.
If you’re weighing window replacement in Palm Beach, don’t gamble on a contractor who learns the architectural review process on your dime. Call Winslow Windows & Doors at (844) 901-4551 for a free in-home measure and a written quote that accounts for your HOA’s requirements, the wind zone, and the salt-laden air coming off the Intracoastal. Ed’s name is on the door, and the Done Right Promise means we make it right if it isn’t. The one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach, FL since 2011.