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Fast, Reliable Window Replacement Across Boca Raton
Window replacement in Boca Raton costs between $800 and $5,000 per opening depending on the unit, and most whole-home projects land between $8,000 and $25,000+. Those are real numbers for this market, not national averages. If you live east of I-95 in a 1960s CBS ranch or behind the gates of Boca West, your job carries a specific set of code and Architectural Review Committee rules that a contractor from Pompano Beach or Fort Lauderdale may never have dealt with. Our crews work Boca Raton every week. We know the approval process, the salt-air corrosion patterns, and the jalousie windows hiding in Camino Gardens. Call (903) 354-7134 for a free in-home measure and a written price before any work begins.

Why Westlight Windows & Doors Is Boca Raton’s Preferred Window Replacement Company
We’re an independently owned and operated Kingswell location founded in 2009, and we’ve spent those years learning what Boca Raton’s housing stock actually throws at a window crew. That means the dual permit-and-ARC gauntlet in Woodfield Country Club, the radius-top arches in Broken Sound, and the 1960s jalousie windows in Lake Rogers. Owen Satterfield leads our team, and he insists on one thing: the Kingswell Guarantee goes in writing on every single job. Written price before work starts. A committed arrival window. A clean job site. A written guarantee when we finish. If a repair fails within the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and you get it in writing at completion. A live person answers our phones 24/7 because when a window fails during hurricane season, voicemail doesn’t cut it.
Window Seal Repair in Boca Raton
Window seal repair in Boca Raton means replacing the failed insulated glass unit, or IGU, inside the existing frame. The seal between two panes of glass breaks, moisture gets in, and you’re left staring through permanent fog. East of Federal Highway, we see this all the time. Salt air works into the weep holes and the aluminum frame channels, corroding the seals from the outside in. A failed seal isn’t just ugly. It kills the insulating gas between the panes, so your AC works harder through a Boca Raton summer. Depending on the unit, a replacement IGU runs roughly $150 to $500 when the frame is sound and the glass is still orderable. If the frame itself is corroded or bowed, you’re looking at a full replacement instead, which we’ll tell you straight.
What We Check First
Before quoting any seal repair, we check the frame channels for salt corrosion and the weep holes for blockages. If water has been sitting in the track, the frame is compromised and a new IGU will fail again within two years. We’d rather tell you that on the front end than sell you a repair that won’t hold.
Signs You Need It
Fog between the panes that doesn’t wipe away. Brown or gray streaks on the glass interior surface. A persistent damp smell near the sash. Seasonal condensation that used to resolve but now lingers. Any one of those means the seal is gone and the insulating value of the window went with it.
Energy Efficient Windows in Boca Raton
Energy efficient windows in Boca Raton are the difference between an AC unit that cycles normally and one that runs from March to November. Low-e glass, which is a thin coating that reflects heat back out in summer and keeps conditioned air in, is now standard on every impact-rated unit we install. In a CBS home with original single-pane aluminum, swapping to a low-e, impact-rated window cuts the solar heat gain through that opening by more than half. Depending on the unit, expect to pay $800 to $1,500 per window installed for impact-rated energy efficient replacements, with large custom openings at $2,500 to $5,000.
What Low-e Means Here
Low-e is not one product. There are different coatings tuned for different exposures. A west-facing window in a Boca Raton ranch takes a different beating than a north-facing one under a porch overhang. We match the coating to the opening, not the other way around.
The Payback Reality
A full-home retrofit on a 2,500 square foot Boca Raton house typically runs $12,000 to $20,000. You’ll likely see a 15 to 30 percent drop on the cooling portion of your electric bill, plus a windstorm-premium credit after a wind-mitigation inspection. That’s real money back, but it comes over years, not months.
Trusted Brands We Service in Boca Raton
We carry eight manufacturer lines, which matters in Boca Raton because an off-the-shelf white vinyl window won’t survive an ARC review in The Polo Club. Among them, we stock and install PGT, CGI, and ViewLux units. PGT and CGI dominate the Florida impact market because their laminated glass interlayers are tested and Florida Product Approved for High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, or HVHZ, conditions. ViewLux gives us a strong architectural aluminum option for radius-top and arched openings. Because we’re a Window Replacement specialist with local inventory relationships, we can pull components fast when a job shifts mid-scope and a custom unit has to be reordered.
Common Window Replacement Problems We See in Boca Raton Homes
- Jalousie windows on 1960s CBS ranches. They’re louvered glass, they leak air by design, and current Florida Building Code prohibits them in any permitted renovation scope. Pull a permit to fix one in Camino Gardens and you’re looking at mandatory full impact-rated replacement of that opening.
- Salt-air corrosion east of Federal Highway. Non-marine-grade aluminum frames, hardware, and weep holes get eaten through within five to seven years. Water intrusion and failed seals from corrosion are routinely misread as bad installation by homeowners who bought cheap frames.
- Mediterranean Revival arched and radius-top openings. Boca West, Broken Sound, and similar gated communities demand specific frame colors, glass tints, and mullion profiles. An off-the-shelf replacement fails ARC review on aesthetics and costs you weeks.
- Pre-2002 single-pane aluminum in CBS homes. These original units are neither impact-rated nor energy-code compliant. Once the wall is opened, a permit triggers the upgrade regardless of what you originally called us for.
Pricing for Window Replacement in Boca Raton, FL
Impact windows run $800 to $1,500 per window installed. Impact single-hung windows sit at $900 to $1,800. Large or custom openings, like the arched radius-tops common in Boca Raton’s Mediterranean Revival homes, run $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages typically fall between $8,000 and $25,000+. What moves the price here: opening count, wind zone (most of Boca Raton is HVHZ), floor height, frame material, and whether your community’s ARC requires a non-standard finish. Before you commit to any number, call (903) 354-7134 and have us measure. The written quote is free, and it’s the number you’ll pay. No door-step revisions.

What Window Replacement Costs in Boca Raton
Let’s be direct about numbers. A standard impact window in Boca Raton runs $800 to $1,500 installed. Impact single-hung windows land between $900 and $1,800. Large or custom openings, which are common in the arched Mediterranean Revival homes behind Boca West or Broken Sound gates, cost $2,500 to $5,000 each because the glass, frame, and mullion profile are all custom-fabricated. Whole-home packages for a typical Boca Raton house start around $8,000 and climb past $25,000 depending on opening count and wind zone. What moves the price most in this city: the opening count, the floor height (second-story work on a CBS barrel-tile roof line adds labor), and whether your community’s ARC mandates a specific non-standard finish. Every homeowner we work with receives a free in-home measure and a written line-item quote before any work starts. That’s the Kingswell Guarantee, and it’s on every job.
Florida Pays You Back
Boca Raton homeowners replacing impact windows can stack three incentives. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, pending funding rounds and eligibility. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from state sales tax. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit covers 30 percent of product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying energy-efficient units. The ongoing win: after a wind-mitigation inspection, which runs $75 to $150, many carriers credit around 25 percent off the windstorm portion of your premium. Programs and carrier numbers change, so we won’t quote a savings figure as gospel. What we’ll do is install units that qualify for the inspection in the first place. Note that impact windows here must carry Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA numbers per configuration, and any unit rated for HVHZ in Boca Raton’s wind zone will have design pressures matched to the opening, never above +/-100 PSF.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boca Raton
Our crews cover Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Coconut Creek, and Pompano Beach with the same written-quote process and the same Kingswell Guarantee. If you’re just outside the city line and wondering whether we’ll come out, call and ask. The answer is usually yes. For more detail on how we work across the region, see Window Replacement in Boca Raton.
Serving Boca Raton, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boca Raton 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 Window Replacement in Boca Raton
Yes, in most gated communities you do. Palm Beach County requires an impact-rated building permit for any permitted opening replacement, and communities like Boca West, Woodfield Country Club, Broken Sound, and The Polo Club add a second layer: Architectural Review Committee approval. The ARC typically mandates specific frame colors, glass tints, and mullion profiles to preserve each development’s Mediterranean aesthetic. That dual approval can add two to six weeks to a timeline. We handle both filings on your behalf and order custom-matched impact units that satisfy code and aesthetics before the first nail is pulled. Call (903) 354-7134 for an exact read on your community.
No, it triggers a full-opening upgrade, not a full-home one. Jalousie windows are prohibited in permitted renovation scopes under current Florida Building Code, so pulling a permit to repair or replace one forces that entire opening to a full impact-rated unit. But the county doesn’t require you to replace every window in the house at once. You can phase the work opening by opening. What we tell homeowners in Camino Gardens and Lake Rogers: if you’re going to pull a permit anyway, group the openings and get the whole elevation done at once. It saves on mobilization and means one ARC submittal instead of three.
Salt air east of Federal Highway (US-1) attacks non-marine-grade aluminum frames, hardware, and weep holes aggressively, usually within five to seven years. The corrosion causes water intrusion and failed seals, which homeowners often mistake for installation defects. For this reason we recommend marine-grade aluminum or vinyl frames on any east-of-US-1 project, and we check weep-hole function on every opening before quoting. The right frame material in that exposure zone is the difference between a ten-year window and a twenty-year one. Ask us about the options when you call.
We write it into a change order and get your approval in writing before touching it. In Camino Gardens, our crew pulled a permit on a 1968 CBS ranch to replace a single failed jalousie window and found outdated cloth wiring in the jamb plus undersized 2×4 framing that couldn’t support a modern impact-rated unit. We presented the homeowner with a written change order for the electrical and framing correction, got their sign-off, and finished with a fully permitted, impact-rated PGT casement window that passed both county and ARC inspection. That’s how we handle surprises: inspection first, allowances written into the contract, and any discovery priced and approved in writing before work proceeds.
They can, but the discount comes from your carrier after a wind-mitigation inspection, not from us. The inspection costs $75 to $150 and many carriers credit around 25 percent off the windstorm portion of your premium when the home has Florida Product Approved impact units and the mitigation report backs it up. We install units that meet Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA standards with design pressures matched to the opening. After install, you order the inspection and present the report to your insurer. We’ll point you in the right direction. For a quote on impact-rated units for your home, call (903) 354-7134.
How Boca Raton’s Dual Approval Process Actually Works
In Boca Raton specifically, the dual-approval gauntlet of a Palm Beach County impact-rated building permit plus a community ARC mandate for specific frame colors, glass tints, and mullion profiles can add weeks to a window replacement timeline, a hurdle virtually unknown in Delray Beach or Boynton Beach. Our Boca Raton crews routinely order custom-matched impact units with non-standard finishes to satisfy both code and aesthetic requirements before the first nail is pulled. That means a window order that starts with a permit application and an ARC submittal package, not a standard-sizing order from a distributor. It’s slower, but it’s the only way a job in Woodfield Country Club or The Polo Club actually gets approved. We’ve learned to build that time into the schedule so you’re not left wondering where your windows are.
Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters: The Straight Comparison
Impact windows protect your home permanently. Shutters protect it only when someone is home to hang them, and after a storm you’re left with panel storage and a house that still has single-pane glass behind the shutters. Impact windows with laminated glass interlayers are always on, always rated, and they improve energy efficiency year-round. The trade-off is upfront cost: impact windows run $800 to $1,500 per opening, while panels cost less per opening up front. We don’t sell or install shutters. What we do is install impact-rated windows that stand on their own, no panels to find in the dark when a hurricane is bearing down. For many Boca Raton homeowners east of I-95, that’s the deciding point.
Written by Owen Satterfield, Owner at Westlight Windows & Doors, serving Boca Raton for over a decade.










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