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Door installation in Westgate usually costs between $900 and $2,400 for a standard entry door, and $1,600 to $4,800 when you jump to impact-rated slabs and proper flashing. Most jobs take one day once materials land, but the permit that Palm Beach County requires for any exterior door replacement can add a week or two on the front end. That county pipeline is the part most out-of-area crews don’t plan for. We do. Call (754) 339-0784 and we’ll walk you through the real timeline before we ever put a drill to the jamb.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Westgate’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Westgate was built fast between the 1950s and 1970s, and the doors from that era were never meant to last sixty years. We see the same story on Haverhill Road, off Sherwood Forest Boulevard, and through the older blocks around Summit Boulevard: hollow-core slabs with swollen wood jambs, zinc hinges that have seized, strike plates that don’t line up anymore. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 on a rule that came out of his father’s glazing shop, and it applies to every door we set in Westgate: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That means we measure twice, flash every opening with butyl tape, and register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing before our truck leaves your driveway.
We also know Westgate runs on Palm Beach County’s permit schedule, not its own city hall, because there is no city hall here. That single fact changes how long a door replacement takes, and it’s why homeowners who call us once tend to call us again when the next opening fails. We don’t subcontract the work out to whoever is cheapest that week. Background-checked, uniformed technicians do the install, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day. Not a voicemail tree.
Our Door Installation Services in Westgate
Entry & Swing Doors
A front door in Westgate does two jobs at once. It has to seal against wind-driven rain that finds its way past unflashed jambs, and it has to move freely in July when the humidity makes everything swell. We set impact-rated fiberglass and steel slabs with stainless hardware, and we replace the rotted rough framing instead of hiding it behind new trim. Most entry door replacements in Westgate run $1,200 to $3,400 depending on slab material, side-lites, and how much of the old jamb has to come out.
Storm Doors
Some Westgate homeowners want to keep their original wood door and add a storm door for ventilation. That works in the winter when the cross-breeze through a jalousie window is enough. It doesn’t work as a substitute for an impact-rated slab when a hurricane watch goes up. A well-installed storm door runs $400 to $900 in Westgate, and we’ll tell you honestly if your entry door behind it is too far gone to save.
Double & French Doors
The low-rise apartment buildings and older CBS homes in Westgate sometimes have original double doors, and the center astragal is usually the first thing to fail. We replace double and French door units with proper interlocking astragals, adjustable thresholds, and stainless hinges that won’t seize in Palm Beach County’s salt-humid air. Expect $2,200 to $5,500 for a full double door replacement, more if the rough opening has been soaked for years and needs reframing.
Bifold & Folding Doors
Bifold doors are common on Westgate closets and utility rooms, and when the track bends or the pivot pins wear down, the whole panel stack starts dragging. We service and replace bifolds, and for homeowners opening up a lanai or utility wall we install folding door systems with marine-grade hardware that holds up to the humidity. Most bifold replacements run $350 to $900; full folding exterior systems start around $3,000.
Pivot Doors
A pivot door is a statement piece, and in a Westgate CBS home the rough opening rarely matches the pivot hardware without some reframing. We’ve installed pivot doors on custom remodels along the western edges of Westgate, and we order the hinge system for the specific slab weight rather than taking whatever the distributor stocks. A pivot door install in Westgate typically runs $2,800 to $7,500.
Arched & Custom Doors
Some of the better-kept Westgate homes from the 1960s have arched front openings, and you can’t drop a rectangle slab into an arch and call it done. We template the arch on site, order the slab to match the radius, and set it with a custom jamb. Those jobs take longer on the front end because the template has to go to the manufacturer. Figure $2,000 to $5,000 for an arched or fully custom door in Westgate.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Westgate
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Westgate doors we most often quote, PGT. Jeld-Wen has a strong fiberglass entry line that handles the humidity well, PGT carries impact-rated slabs that meet Palm Beach County’s wind-load codes, and Simonton gives us a reliable mid-range option when the homeowner doesn’t need hurricane glass. We stock common hardware and replacement sweeps locally so a repair call doesn’t wait on a shipping delay. When we quote a job in Westgate, we put manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Westgate Homes
- Rotted wood jambs on 1950s through 1970s CBS homes. The original door frames didn’t get flashing behind the stucco, so seasonal rain wicks into the rough framing and the deadbolt stops lining up with the strike plate. We pull the sheetrock back, replace the rot, and flash the opening properly before the new slab goes in.
- Zinc-plated hardware that seizes in salt-laden humidity. Westgate sits close enough to the Atlantic that the air carries salt, even fifteen or twenty miles inland. Cheap hinges and screws pit, corrode, and eventually make a door creak, stick, or refuse to latch. We specify stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware on every Westgate install.
- Jalousie door panels flagged by insurance underwriters. Florida insurers are increasingly sending non-renewal notices to Westgate homeowners who still have glass-louvered doors or side-lites. Those openings have virtually no wind resistance. Replacement here is usually triggered by a letter, not a storm, and we’ve done enough of them to know exactly what the county inspector will ask for.
- Doors that bind and swell every summer. A slab that closes fine in January and drags in August has a moisture problem, not a hinge problem. Usually the jamb was never sealed, or the threshold was installed without a proper pan. We fix the water path first, then the door.
Pricing for Door Installation in Westgate, FL
A standard entry and swing door replacement in Westgate runs $1,200 to $3,400. A double or French door runs $2,200 to $5,500. Storm doors land between $400 and $900. Impact-rated slabs add $400 to $1,200 over the non-impact version of the same door, and if the rough opening has rot, reframing adds $250 to $900. The permit fee goes to Palm Beach County, not us, and we pull it as part of the job. We quote a fixed price in writing before the work starts, and there are no change orders unless you ask for something different. Call (754) 339-0784 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll come out to your Westgate home, measure the opening twice, and put the line-item price on paper.
We Also Serve Cities Near Westgate
Our Door Installation crews cover the neighborhoods around Westgate, including Greenacres, Palm Springs, Atlantis, and Lake Worth Beach. Most of those municipalities have their own building departments, which changes the permit timeline compared to Westgate’s county-run process. We handle both.
Serving Westgate, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Westgate 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 Westgate
Yes. Westgate is unincorporated, so there is no city building department, and any exterior door replacement now runs through Palm Beach County’s Building Division. The permit application, plan review, and inspection phases are all county-run, which means a slower schedule than neighboring municipalities with their own departments. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and make sure the county inspector signs off before we call the job done. Call (754) 339-0784 and we’ll tell you the current expected wait time for a Westgate door permit.
Florida property insurers are actively flagging and surcharging homes that still have jalousie glass doors or side-lites because those openings provide almost no wind or impact protection, even fifteen to twenty miles inland. A non-renewal notice is the most common reason we replace a jalousie door in Westgate. We install impact-rated slabs that meet current Palm Beach County wind-load standards, and we provide the documentation your insurer will ask for. Call (754) 339-0784 for a free estimate and we’ll review what your policy letter is actually demanding.
Coastal-spec hardware uses stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized fasteners, hinges, and strike plates that resist the salt-laden humidity that moves inland from the Atlantic. Inland-spec hardware is typically zinc-plated, and in Westgate’s air it pits, corrodes, and seizes within a few years. The coastal-spec version of a door install usually costs $150 to $400 more in hardware alone, but the inland-spec version will need hinges and screws replaced within a decade. We specify stainless on every Westgate exterior door.
You can, but we’ll tell you honestly whether the original slab is worth saving. A hollow-core wood door from a 1960s Westgate CBS home has usually absorbed moisture for decades, and adding a storm door traps more humidity in the gap between the two doors. That accelerates warping. If the slab is still square and the jamb is dry, a storm door buys you a few more years. If it’s already binding or the deadbolt doesn’t line up, you’re spending money on a door that will need full replacement soon anyway.
The county inspection schedule adds anywhere from a few days to two weeks to a Westgate door replacement, and the wait depends on which Palm Beach County Building Division inspector covers this unincorporated area and what their queue looks like that week. We schedule the work around known county inspection windows, and we book the site inspection as soon as the rough opening passes so the final slab isn’t sitting in your living room waiting for a sign-off. Call (754) 339-0784 and we’ll give you a realistic install window before we order anything.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Westgate 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.