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AfterSalt Air Decides the Materials, Not the Schedule
Custom windows and doors in Lantana start with one fact: this town sits hard against the Lake Worth Lagoon with the Atlantic less than two miles east. Every opening in your house gets hit from both directions by salt air, and that changes what gets specified, how it gets installed, and what it costs. If you live west of US-1 in a 1950s or 1960s CBS home still running original jalousie windows, you’re looking at a full replacement conversation, not a repair one. Call (754) 339-0784 and we’ll walk you through what your house actually needs.
The real question in Lantana is not whether you need impact windows. It’s whether the quote you got assumes marine-grade hardware, fusion-welded frames, and custom sizing for your non-standard concrete block openings. Most don’t. That’s the five-year redo. We’ll show you the difference in writing before anything gets ordered.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Lantana’s Custom Windows & Doors Company
Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 on a rule that still governs every install: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That means a window is measured twice before the quote, set level and plumb, flashed with marine-grade tape, and checked again before the truck leaves. In Lantana, where a sloppy flashing job lets salt-laden humidity into the rough opening and rots the wood bucks inside a CBS wall, that standard matters more than most contractors admit.
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines including, and we quote them side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you are buying. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing before we leave the driveway, along with our Custom Windows & Doors workmanship guarantee. It’s called The Keystone Standard, and it applies to every job in Lantana, no exceptions.
Most relevant to Lantana homeowners: our technicians know the difference between a standard rough opening and the non-standard framing your 1950s CBS house was built with. We have done enough jalousie-to-impact conversions between Lantana Road and the town’s southern edge to know what the inspectors will flag, what the insurance carrier will ask for, and where the salt air will attack first.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Lantana
Custom Shape Windows
Lantana’s older homes are full of odd-shaped openings: arched transoms over front doors, circle-top windows in 1960s ranches, half-moon vents in gable ends. Off-the-shelf units don’t fit these, and forcing a standard rectangle into a radius opening means stucco work, framing modifications, and a seal that fails within a few storm seasons. We template every opening by hand or digital scan, then order a custom shape window with a marine-grade powder-coated frame rated for Palm Beach County coastal wind loads. The finished unit drops into the original opening with a clean flange and a flashed perimeter that keeps the salt out.
Oversized Glass Panels
If you’re renovating a Lantana home to open up a lagoon view or bring more light into a CBS block interior, oversized glass panels are the move. The catch: large fixed panes and heavy sliding doors need structural headers sized for the span, impact-rated laminated glass, and frames stiff enough to hold glass under hurricane pressure. We have installed panels up to 10 feet wide in Lantana, and every one gets a header evaluation before the quote is written. The price difference between a properly engineered oversized panel and a cheap one is real, and so is the difference in how it performs in a Category 3.
Architectural Grilles & SDLs
Simulated divided lites, or SDLs, give a modern impact window the look of the original 1950s wood or jalousie window it’s replacing. In Lantana’s older neighborhoods, that matters. A straight modern frame with no grilles changes the look of a CBS cottage entirely. We spec SDL patterns matched to the home’s original muntin spacing, with the grille bars applied to the inside and outside of the glass so the exterior profile reads period-correct while the interior stays easy to clean. Milgard and Jeld-Wen both offer solid SDL options we install regularly here.
Commercial Storefront Glazing
Lantana’s stretch of Dixie Highway has storefronts that take direct salt wind off the lagoon, and older storefront glazing has a way of fogging, gasketing out, or seizing in aluminum channels after a few years. We replace commercial storefront glass and doors with marine-grade finishes and impact-rated units that meet Florida Product Approval requirements. For store owners, a storefront that fogs or a door that won’t slide costs money every day. We schedule around your hours and finish in a single visit where the scope allows.
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 Lantana
We install and service product lines, and we are authorized installers for all of them. That means the manufacturer honors the warranty in writing, with durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. For Lantana homeowners replacing jalousie windows, we recommend Marvin’s coastal-rated double-hungs or Milgard’s ViewLux impact line more often than not, because both offer marine-grade hardware options and fusion-welded frame construction that holds up to salt air better than mechanically fastened frames. We keep common replacement hardware for these brands stocked locally, so a sash that won’t stay open or a lock that won’t throw gets fixed without waiting two weeks for a parts shipment.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Lantana Homes
- Corroded aluminum frames that seize. Original aluminum windows on Lantana’s 1950s and 1960s homes were not marine-grade. After a few seasons of lagoon and ocean salt air, the sash and jamb pit, then bind, then won’t move at all. We see windows that haven’t opened in ten years because the aluminum has essentially welded itself together.
- Jalousie windows leaking air, water, and insurance coverage. The louvered single-pane windows still common west of US-1 between Lantana Road and the town’s southern edge leak at every louver. They provide zero hurricane protection, no meaningful insulation, and insurance carriers increasingly refuse to write policies on homes that still have them.
- Fogged insulated glass from salt-laden moisture. When a replacement window is flashed poorly or set with the wrong sealant, salt-laden humidity gets into the rough opening and attacks the insulated glass unit’s seal from the outside. The window fogs permanently within a few years. Proper flashing tape and marine-grade sealant eliminate this.
- Improperly sized replacements that crack the stucco. CBS homes from the 1950s through 1970s were built with non-standard rough openings. A contractor who forces a standard-sized window into one of those openings cracks the stucco, leaves gaps that leak, and voids the manufacturer’s warranty on the frame. Custom sizing or frame modification is the only correct solution, and it’s standard practice for us in Lantana.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Lantana, FL
Here’s the honest number range for Lantana’s market. A single custom-sized impact window in a standard opening runs $900 to $1,800 installed, depending on size, glass package, and frame finish. A custom shape window, like a radius-top or arch, runs $1,400 to $3,200 because of the templating, the specialized curvature, and the additional flashing work. Oversized glass panels start around $2,500 per unit and climb with the header engineering required. A full jalousie-to-impact replacement on a 1,200-square-foot Lantana home, typically 8 to 12 openings, lands between $11,000 and $22,000.
What moves the price: whether we’re modifying concrete block to accept a standard unit or ordering a true custom size, whether the existing rough opening has rotted wood bucks that need replacement, and whether you choose a marine-grade powder-coated frame or a standard finish. The marine-grade finish costs more up front. The standard finish costs more within a decade. Call (754) 339-0784 for a free estimate, and we’ll put both numbers on paper so you can see the actual gap.
Key Takeaways
- Lantana’s dual-source salt air means marine-grade frames and hardware are not optional on replacement windows and doors.
- 1950s-1970s CBS homes almost always require custom sizing or frame modification for impact-rated units.
- The price gap between coastal-spec and inland-spec is real, and the cheap spec fails within five years here.
- Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing before our truck leaves the driveway.
- Estimates are free, line-itemed, and written. Call (754) 339-0784.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lantana
TruePane crews serve Lake Worth Beach, Greenacres, Palm Springs, and Atlantis from our Lantana-area scheduling. If you live in any of those communities, the same marine-grade specs and The Keystone Standard apply.
Serving Lantana, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lantana 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 - Custom Windows & Doors in Lantana
Because the concrete block rough openings in that era were poured to non-standard dimensions, often 1 to 2 inches narrower or shorter than today’s standard window sizes. Forcing a standard unit in cracks the stucco, leaves gaps, and voids the frame warranty. We custom-size or modify the frame on nearly every impact replacement we install in Lantana’s older neighborhoods, and that work is included in the written quote, not added later. Call (754) 339-0784 for a free estimate that accounts for your actual opening dimensions.
We spec marine-grade powder-coated aluminum or fusion-welded vinyl frames with stainless steel hardware, not the standard hardware that ships on inland-market frames. Flashing gets upgraded to butyl or acrylic tape rated for salt exposure, and every sealant is a marine-grade product. In practice, that means the frame will not pit or seize, the hardware will not corrode, and the rough opening will stay dry for decades. These are the same specs we’d put on an oceanfront house, because in Lantana, that’s what you’re dealing with.
You can, and some homeowners do, but we recommend against it for two reasons. First, Palm Beach County’s coastal wind-speed design standards require Florida Product Approval-rated impact products on any permit-pulled replacement, so you’re eventually replacing them anyway. Second, jalousie windows leak air and water at every louver, so you’re paying to heat and cool air that escapes constantly. Insurance carriers in Lantana are also increasingly refusing to renew policies on homes that still have them, regardless of shutters. Impact-rated replacement solves all three problems at once, and we’ll show you the numbers side by side. Call (754) 339-0784.
Look for white chalky pitting on aluminum frames, visible corrosion at the sash and jamb, windows that no longer open or close smoothly, or condensation trapped between panes. In Lantana, these signs usually appear earlier than they would inland because the salt air is coming from both the lagoon and the ocean. If you see any of these, the frames are already failing and the insulated glass will follow. We can assess the damage on a free estimate visit. Call (754) 339-0784 and we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a repair or a replacement.
It does. Casement windows have hardware that closes the sash tight against the frame with a compression seal, which holds up better against salt air and wind-driven rain than a double-hung’s sliding sash. That said, modern double-hungs with fusion-welded frames and marine-grade hardware perform well in Lantana, and many homeowners prefer them for the cleaner sightlines and easier cleaning. We’ll show you both options, with prices, and explain how each performs on a CBS home with coastal exposure. Call (754) 339-0784 for a free estimate.
Get Your Free Lantana Window & Door Estimate
If you live in Lantana and your windows are original, fogged, seized, or leaking, the cheapest fix and the right fix are not the same number. We’ll measure every opening, check the rough openings for rot and corrosion, and write you a line-item quote that covers materials, labor, custom sizing, flashing, and both warranty registrations. No surprises on the bill, no second appointment left hanging. Call (754) 339-0784 today and ask for a free estimate. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lantana since 2008.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.