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Fast, Reliable Door Installation Across Royal Palm Beach
Door installation in Royal Palm Beach is a bigger job than most homeowners expect, and the difference between a door that seals tight for 20 years and one that warps, leaks, and fails the next big storm comes down to what the installer finds once the old door is out. Most homes here went up between 1979 and the mid-1990s, so we’re usually pulling out original aluminum doors that have spent decades fighting Palm Beach County humidity. That means swollen jambs, corroded frames, and rough openings that are anything but square. We’re Westlight Windows & Doors, and we’ve been installing doors in this village long enough to know exactly what hides behind a 40-year-old slab. Call (903) 354-7134 for a free in-home measure and a written price before you commit to anything.

Why Westlight Windows & Doors Is Royal Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Our crew knows the subdivisions here, from the streets off Crestwood Boulevard down to the neighborhoods east of Royal Palm Beach Boulevard. That matters when a door needs reframing on a 1986 CBS home. You want an installer who has already seen what the original builders left behind. We have.
We run this as an independently owned and operated Kingswell location, which means every job carries the Kingswell Guarantee: a written price before any work starts, a real arrival window, a clean job site, and a written guarantee on the completed work. If a repair fails inside the guarantee period, we return at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s printed and handed to you when the job is complete. Our Door Installation team is background-checked and uniformed, so when someone knocks on your door in Royal Palm Beach, you’ll know exactly who you’re letting in.
Front Door Replacement in Royal Palm Beach
Front Door Replacement in Royal Palm Beach starts with pulling the old slab and seeing what the opening actually looks like, because original 1980s and 1990s aluminum door frames in these concrete block and stucco homes have usually corroded or swollen at the sill. A simple swap is rarely simple. You need the right product for a village that sits inland and escapes the salt spray of Singer Island, but catches intense UV, high humidity, and 60-plus inches of annual rainfall. At Westlight, we spec doors that handle that environment, and we quote the full cost including reframing labor before we start.
What We Discover on a Typical Royal Palm Beach Front Door
We get calls from homeowners in the La Mancha subdivision and the older parts of the village who say the door has stopped latching after thirty-plus years of humidity. What they think is a hinge adjustment often turns out to be a rotted jamb at the sill. We’ll photo it and show you before we touch anything else.
Impact-Rated Entry Door Options
Some Royal Palm Beach homes still carry engineered wind-load requirements from Palm Beach County, and a Therm-Tru impact-rated front door often makes the most sense. Most front door replacements in Royal Palm Beach run $1,800 to $4,500 installed, depending on the slab, the side lites, and the condition of the rough opening. We’ll bring product samples from ViewLux and PGT so you can see the hardware and the finish in your own light.
Door Replacement in Royal Palm Beach
Door Replacement in Royal Palm Beach usually means more than a slab swap, and we’re upfront about that. Paul built thousands of these CBS homes with single-pane aluminum windows and standard tempered sliding glass doors, and those original doors are now 25 to 45 years old. They leak air, the weatherstripping is brittle, and the frames let water wick into the stucco. We pull the door, inspect the opening, and quote the real fix. A standard exterior door replacement in Royal Palm Beach runs $1,200 to $3,200, while a sliding glass or French door replacement typically runs $2,500 to $6,000.
Reframing and Header Repairs
Opening up a 40-year-old wall frequently exposes undersized or non-code-conforming header framing. The 1980s builders framed for a lighter door than what you might want now. If we find the header is wrong, we write that correction into your change order and get your signature before we rebuild it.
Waterproofing and the Sill
Failed original waterproofing around the old door means water has been wicking into the stucco and jamb for years. We replace the pan flashing, re-tape the opening, and seal it the way the current Florida Building Code requires. You’ll see that step in the written price, not as a surprise later.
Trusted Brands We Service in Royal Palm Beach
We install doors from ViewLux, PGT, and CGI, and we’re able to stock the most common parts for Royal Palm Beach homes, which means faster turnaround when a replacement slab or a set of hardware is needed. Because the village sits outside Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, we’re not locked into Miami-Dade NOA products. We can spec Florida Product Approved doors with the right design pressure for your opening, which gives you more choices and often a lower price point than a Broward or Miami-Dade contractor can offer.

Common Door Installation Problems We See in Royal Palm Beach Homes
- Swollen and sagging slabs. Original 1980s entry doors absorb decades of humidity and stop latching cleanly. In the La Mancha subdivision, we pulled a door that had swelled a full quarter-inch from its original dimensions.
- Rotted jamb framing at the sill. The original wood jamb sitting against the slab wicks water for years without visible signs until the door is out. We’ve found sill rot on doors that looked fine from the outside.
- Old doorbell transformers and aluminum wiring. The original electrical work often runs behind the strike side of the door. A permit inspection can flag it, which triggers a small electrical correction we write into the change order.
- Out-of-square rough openings. The concrete block work on these CBS homes shifts over time, so the old aluminum frame hides a rough opening that is no longer square. We reframe and shim to true before the new door goes in.
Pricing for Door Installation in Royal Palm Beach, FL
Here’s straight talk: a basic front door replacement in Royal Palm Beach starts around $1,200, a solid mid-range impact-rated entry door with side lites runs $2,800 to $4,500, and a sliding glass door replacement typically lands between $2,500 and $6,000. A French door or double door set runs $3,000 to $7,500 installed. What moves the price: the condition of the rough opening (reframing adds labor), the product line you choose, and whether the door needs Florida Product Approval wind-load documentation. We give you a free in-home measure and a written, line-item price before any work begins. Call (903) 354-7134 to schedule that. There’s no charge for the quote, and you’ll have real numbers to work from.
What Door Installation Costs in Royal Palm Beach
Impact-rated doors and windows in Royal Palm Beach follow predictable price bands. A standard impact window runs $800 to $1,500 per opening installed. Impact single-hungs run $900 to $1,800. Large or custom openings with laminated glass run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages for windows plus doors run $8,000 to $25,000 and up, depending on the opening count and wind-zone requirements. Floor height matters too: a second-story opening on a CBS home near the western edge of the village may require a higher design pressure rating, which pushes the price per opening. Our free in-home measure includes a written quote, so you’ll know your exact number before you sign anything. Call (903) 354-7134 and we’ll set the appointment.
Florida Pays You Back
Florida homeowners who upgrade to impact-rated doors and windows have real incentives available in 2026. My Safe Florida Home 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 gives 30% of the product cost, up to $600 per year, for qualifying units. After a wind-mitigation inspection (usually $75 to $150), many homeowners see windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of their policy. We cannot guarantee program amounts or premium results, but we’ll install the products and provide the documentation your inspector needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Royal Palm Beach
Beyond Royal Palm Beach, our Royal Palm Beach installation crews regularly work in Wellington, Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens, and West Palm Beach. If you’re in one of those communities, the same written price, the same guarantee, and the same crew standards apply. Call (903) 354-7134 and we’ll schedule your free measure.
Serving Royal Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Royal 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 About Door Installation in Royal Palm Beach
You cannot always match what’s there because Palm Beach County requires any replacement door to meet current Florida Building Code wind-load and impact-resistance standards. Royal Palm Beach is not in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so a Florida Product Approved door with the right design pressure is sufficient, but the original 1980s aluminum door won’t meet today’s code. We’ll spec the correct product and give you real options, not just one mandatory choice. Call (903) 354-7134 for an exact quote.
Behind a 1980s or 1990s door in these CBS homes, we regularly find rotted jamb framing at the sill, failed waterproofing, and outdated aluminum branch wiring that runs behind the strike side. The rough opening is often out of square because the concrete block has shifted. We photograph everything and show you before we quote the correction. Call (903) 354-7134 and we’ll inspect your opening for free.
We inspect first, write allowances into the contract for likely reframing and sealing work, and price any additional finds in writing before we touch the opening. No price changes at the door and no revised invoices mid-job. That is part of the Kingswell Guarantee. Call (903) 354-7134 for a written, line-item quote.
For a Royal Palm Beach home, look for a door with Low-E glass (a thin coating that reflects heat back into the room in winter and out in summer) and a low SHGC to cut solar heat gain during the wet season. Laminated glass makes sense if you want impact protection without bolts and panels. We carry ViewLux, PGT, and CGI lines and can show you samples in person. Call (903) 354-7134 to schedule a free measure.
Possibly. After a wind-mitigation inspection, many Florida carriers credit around 25% on the windstorm portion of the premium for documented impact-rated doors and windows. We cannot guarantee your carrier’s decision, but we’ll provide the product documentation your inspector needs. Call (903) 354-7134 for a free measure and written quote.
Written by Owen Satterfield, Owner at Westlight Windows & Doors, serving Royal Palm Beach.










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