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Fast, Reliable Door Replacement Across Westgate
Door replacement in Westgate typically runs $1,400 to $4,800 for an exterior impact-rated unit installed, and $350 to $900 for a standard interior door swap. Most Westgate projects are scoped, permitted, and completed within two weeks once the door arrives. Call (682) 281-2168 for a written price before any work starts.
Westgate sits in unincorporated Palm Beach County, which means your door permit goes through the county’s ePlan system, not a city building department. That’s a detail a lot of contractors from coastal cities miss, and it’s exactly the kind of thing that can delay a project if nobody planned for it. Our Door Replacement team works in Westgate regularly and knows the submittal path cold.
Why Juniper Windows & Doors Is Westgate’s Preferred Door Replacement Company
Since 2001, Juniper Windows & Doors has handled door replacements across Palm Beach County, and Westgate homeowners keep calling us back for the same reason: we put the price in writing before a single screw turns. No vague estimate that morphs into a surprise invoice. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, parts and labor, in writing on every project.
Sean Mackey leads our team, and the standard he set is simple: background-checked, uniformed technicians on every job, a live arrival time you can track, and before-and-after photos of the work. Westgate residents get the same visibility they expect from a rideshare app, applied to a door install. If a repair fails within the year, the second visit is free. No charge, no argument.
Permitting in unincorporated Palm Beach County adds review days that many contractors don’t budget for. We do. We know which Westgate openings need Florida Product Approval versus a full Miami-Dade NOA, and we submit through ePlan before the door is even ordered. That local knowledge saves you a failed inspection later.
Door Frame Repair in Westgate
Door frame repair in Westgate is often the difference between a door that closes right and one that fights you every time. We see it constantly in 1990s-built homes around Okeechobee Boulevard and Haverhill Road: the sill end of the jamb rots from sprinkler overspray or the wet-season humidity, the frame wicks moisture, and suddenly the new slab can’t be plumbed. A frame repair in Westgate usually runs $300 to $800 depending on how much jamb and sub-sill needs replacing.
Sub-Sill and Threshold Pan Work
Exterior doors in Westgate fail at the bottom first. If the sub-sill under the threshold pan is soft, we cut it out, replace it with pressure-treated stock, and reset the pan so water drains away from the jamb. Skipping this means your new door swells or the frame stains within a year.
When the Rough Opening Is Racked
Older Westgate frames settle. If the rough opening is out of square, we shim and re-anchor the jamb before hanging anything. Trying to force a new slab into a racked opening is how you end up with a door that won’t latch in August when the humidity peaks.
Interior Door Replacement in Westgate
Interior door replacement in Westgate usually means swapping dated hollow-core slabs for solid-core units that actually block sound between bedrooms and living areas. The work runs $350 to $900 per door installed, including hardware and trim adjustments. Homes around the Westgate Estates and Belvedere Homes areas tend to have standard 30-inch and 32-inch rough openings, which keeps slab pricing predictable.
Matching Existing Trim and Jamb
Homeowners in Westgate want the new door to look like it was always there. We match casing profiles and jamb depth to what’s already in the house, down to the reveal. That matters more than people expect, especially in older homes where trim stock isn’t off-the-shelf anymore.
Slab Swap Versus Pre-Hung
If your existing jamb is square and solid, a slab swap is faster and cheaper. If the frame is racked or the hinges are pulling, a pre-hung unit gets you a door that actually swings true. We’ll tell you which one your opening needs, not whichever one is more convenient to sell.
Trusted Brands We Service in Westgate
We install and service doors from Therma-Tru, PGT, CGI, and ViewLux, and we keep the common strike plates, hinges, thresholds, and astragals for these lines stocked for Westgate jobs. That means a hardware fix doesn’t stall while a part ships from a warehouse. For impact-rated exterior doors, we pair CGI or PGT glazing with the frame material that matches your opening’s design pressure. And because Westgate sits inland of the HVHZ boundary, the right call is often a Florida Product Approval unit rather than a full Miami-Dade NOA package, which keeps the product shortlist simpler and the price lower.
Common Door Replacement Problems We See in Westgate Homes
- Milky glazing on covered-lanai doors. The laminated glass interlayer in older Westgate sliders goes cloudy after years of sun and humidity, and there’s no polishing that out. On a Westgate Estates lanai door off Jog Road, we swapped a failed slider for a Therma-Tru fiberglass entry door with impact-rated glazing sized to the opening’s design pressure, and reset the jamb before reinstalling the track.
- Rotted jamb bottoms from sprinkler overspray. Westgate’s wet season plus irrigation heads aimed at the house means exterior door frames rot from the sill up. The fix is sub-sill replacement, not just caulking over the damage.
- Non-rated doors on protected openings. Lanai and side-entry doors in Westgate are frequently protected openings that require Florida Product Approval. A standard non-rated unit fails inspection at final, and then you’re paying for a second door plus a second permit review.
- Slab width mismatches on 1990s frames. Order a standard slab for an older Westgate frame and you may find the rough opening is racked or the jamb is spongy at the sill. Then the door can’t be plumbed without a frame repair, and the install date slips.
What Door Replacement Costs in Westgate
A standard impact-rated exterior door in Westgate, installed, falls between $1,400 and $3,200. Impact single-hung windows run $900 to $1,800 per unit, and large or custom openings such as a double French door or a wide lanai slider can push $2,500 to $5,000. Whole-home packages across Westgate typically land between $8,000 and $25,000 or more depending on opening count and frame material. What moves the price here: the wind zone your street falls under, how many protected openings the county flags, floor height for ladder work, and whether the jamb or sub-sill needs repair before the new unit goes in. Call (682) 281-2168 for a free in-home measure and a written quote. The number on the quote is the number you pay.
Pricing for Door Replacement in Westgate, FL
Here’s what Westgate homeowners should expect to pay, in real dollars. A front entry door with impact-rated glazing: $1,800 to $3,800. A side-entry or lanai door, Florida Product Approval rated: $1,400 to $2,800. An interior slab replacement: $350 to $750 per door. A door frame repair with sub-sill replacement: $300 to $800. If an opening needs a custom size or a wider rough opening is involved, the price moves up from there. No estimate that morphs into a surprise invoice. Every Juniper job gets a written price before anything starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers parts and labor for a full year after installation.
Florida Pays You Back
Westgate homeowners can stack several programs to cut the real cost of impact-rated doors. My Safe Florida Home offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and impact-resistant windows and doors carry a Florida sales-tax exemption at the point of sale. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit returns 30% of product cost, up to $600 per year on qualifying units. After a wind-mitigation inspection, which runs $75 to $150, many Westgate homeowners see the windstorm portion of their premium drop by around 25%. Programs and carriers set the final numbers, but the paperwork path is well established and we’ll point you to the right inspection.
We Also Serve Cities Near Westgate
Our crews work throughout the surrounding area, including Miami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, and Pembroke Pines. If you’re in one of those cities and need a door replaced, the same written-price standard applies. Scheduling is coordinated from our Miami office, and crews serve Westgate locally.
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 About Door Replacement in Westgate
Yes. Because Westgate is unincorporated Palm Beach County, the permit is pulled through the county’s ePlan system, not a city building department. Exterior door replacements on protected openings need Florida Product Approval documentation, and the final inspection verifies the unit is rated for the opening’s design pressure. Call (682) 281-2168 if you want us to handle the submittal, which we do on every exterior job.
The biggest price-driver we see is discovering the rough opening is racked or the jamb is rotted after the old door comes out. In Westgate’s humidity and irrigation-heavy lots, sub-sill damage is common. A second driver is protected openings that need a rated product instead of a standard door. That’s why we inspect the opening and check the county’s wind maps before quoting, so the written price already accounts for what the opening needs. Estimates are free at (682) 281-2168, and the number is locked before work begins.
Most standard door replacements are installed in as fast as a single day once your units arrive. Custom fabrication runs 4 to 6 weeks from order. Add the Palm Beach County ePlan review time, which varies, and a typical Westgate exterior door project is done inside two weeks from signed quote to final inspection. We schedule the measure, the order, and the install around the permit path, not the other way around.
It can, but only if the wind-mitigation inspection documents the opening as impact-rated. The insurer looks at that form, not the sales receipt. After a $75 to $150 inspection, many Westgate homeowners see the windstorm portion of their premium drop by roughly 25%. The final number is the carrier’s call.
Yes. We match the casing profile, jamb depth, and reveal to what’s already in the house. In older Westgate homes where trim stock isn’t sold off the shelf anymore, we mill or source matching profiles so the new door doesn’t look like an add-on. Call (682) 281-2168 for a free in-home measure and a written quote.
Written by Sean Mackey, Owner at Juniper Windows & Doors, serving Westgate and surrounding Palm Beach County communities.










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