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Door installation in Boca Raton runs $1,800-$9,500 for most entry doors and $4,500-$18,000+ for impact-rated pivot or custom units, with lead times on specialized doors often stretching 8-14 weeks before installation day. The two things that actually drive your schedule here are the HOA architectural review and the factory build time on custom impact units. We’ve spent years in South Florida’s replacement market and we know Boca’s rhythm: gated communities, exact-fit CBS rough openings, salt air from two sides, and a building department that doesn’t wave sloppy submittals through. Call (561) 708-6771 and we’ll walk you through what applies to your address.
Why Boca Raton Homeowners Call TruePane for Door Installation
Boca Raton is not one market. It’s a patchwork of Arvida-era CBS subdivisions, Intracoastal estates, and high-rise condos along A1A, and each has its own approval path and its own fitting problems. We’ve measured enough rough openings in Boca West, Broken Sound, and Woodfield to know that original 1970s and 80s aluminum sliders were often installed with no adjustment room. An off-the-shelf impact door simply won’t drop into many of those frames. Our techs measure every opening twice before we order anything, and we quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re buying.
Every technician who works in Boca Raton is background-checked and uniformed. They arrive when we say, call ahead if traffic on Glades Road or Palmetto Park Road is moving slow, and treat your home the way they would treat their mother’s. Our Door Installation team has handled everything from a simple swing door on a Town Center condo to a 600-pound custom pivot door in a coastal estate. The workmanship is guaranteed for 90 days under our Done Right Promise, and both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. No arguing. No fine print that covers neither.
Our Door Installation Services in Boca Raton
Entry & Swing Doors
A front door in Boca Raton does more than open and close. It stands between your living room and July humidity, hurricane season, and the salt-laden air that gets pulled off the Atlantic and the Intracoastal. We install impact-rated entry doors from Andersen, Pella, and Marvin, built to Florida Product Approval standards for Palm Beach County’s 150 mph wind zone. If your door binds when it gets humid, that’s usually a frame or rough-opening problem, not the door itself. We fix the opening first, then set the door.
Pivot Doors
Pivot doors have become common in Boca’s newer custom builds and in remodels along the Intracoastal, where the architecture calls for something taller and heavier than a standard hinged door. The challenge is real: a pivot door transfers weight to the floor and header in a way a traditional hinge never does, and in CBS construction the header often needs reinforcement. We order these units custom-built to your exact rough opening. An 11-week factory lead time is normal, so the HOA submittal and the order need to happen in parallel. We manage both.
Arched & Custom Doors
Boca Raton has a stock of older Mediterranean and Spanish Revival homes with arched openings that stock doors can’t fill. We fabricate custom units to match the radius of your opening, then glaze them with impact-rated, low-E glass tuned for a coastal climate. Getting one of these right requires a template, a factory drawing approval, and a permit set that matches the HOA’s approved elevation. We handle that sequence as a matter of routine.
Storm Doors
Storm doors in Boca Raton don’t get a reprieve just because Miami-Dade’s stricter HVHZ line ends south of us. The county still requires full impact-rated systems, and the salt air near the Intracoastal corrodes hardware faster than anything inland. We install storm doors with stainless hardware, fluoropolymer finishes, and jamb construction that sheds water rather than trapping it.
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 Boca Raton
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and we routinely quote side by side on paper for Boca Raton customers. That side-by-side quote matters because the right door for a gated community on a golf course sometimes differs from the right door for a three-story condo on A1A. We keep local parts inventory for common warranty callbacks and service visits, which means a bad seal or a stiff hinge near Yamato Road doesn’t wait three weeks for a part to arrive from out of state.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Boca Raton Homes
- HOA submittals rejected for non-conforming frame colors or grid styles. Boca West, Broken Sound, and Woodfield each have architectural review boards that enforce their own standards. A black frame or a different grid pattern than what the board approved will bounce the submittal and stall the permit filing. We pull the HOA’s published elevation standards before we order anything.
- Standard-size impact sliders that don’t fit Arvida-era CBS rough openings. Builders in the 1970s and 80s often set original aluminum frames to exact dimensions with zero clearance. New code-compliant impact sliders rarely match those legacy sizes. Forcing one in means gap issues, and framing down the opening triggers a structural review at the city building department. We pre-verify every rough opening and order customs early.
- Salt-air corrosion on hardware and frames near the Intracoastal and A1A. Aluminum, steel fasteners, and hinges oxidize faster in Boca Raton than in inland cities like Boynton Beach because the property sits between two bodies of salt water. We specify stainless steel hardware and marine-grade finishes on any door within a mile of the water.
- Condensation and seal failure from poorly glazed custom units. The humidity on the east side of the county is unrelenting. A door that isn’t glazed and set correctly will fog between the panes within a couple of seasons. We use argon-filled, low-E impact glass and register the glass warranty in writing so a failed seal is a manufacturer callback, not an argument.
Pricing for Door Installation in Boca Raton, FL
A standard impact-rated entry or swing door in Boca Raton runs $1,800-$4,800 installed, depending on frame material and finish. A double French door with impact glass runs $4,000-$9,000. Custom pivot doors and arched doors start around $6,000 and go well past $15,000 for oversized units with specialty glazing. The factory lead time, not the labor day, sets the calendar. We order only after your HOA submittal is accepted and your rough opening is verified, and the price is fixed in writing before we place the order. No change orders on a door we measured ourselves. Call (561) 708-6771 for a free estimate at your home in Boca Raton.
| Door Type | Typical Boca Raton Cost Range | Lead Time |
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| Impact-rated entry/swing door | $1,800-$4,800 | 2-6 weeks |
| Double or French door (impact glass) | $4,000-$9,000 | 4-8 weeks |
| Custom arched door | $6,500-$14,000 | 8-14 weeks |
| Custom pivot door (oversized) | $7,500-$18,000+ | 10-14 weeks |
The Boca Raton Approval Sequence: Why It Drives Everything
In Boca Raton, virtually every door replacement in a gated community follows a two-part sequence. First, the HOA architectural review board signs off on frame color, grid pattern, and glass tint. Then the city permit gets filed. Miss the HOA step, or submit a frame color the board hasn’t approved, and the permit filing stalls. We’ve seen out-of-area contractors submit the same black frame spec to three different Boca communities and get three different rejection letters. We pull each community’s published standards before we draw the submittal. That’s not extra service. That’s the baseline for doing the job once.
We recently installed a custom impact-rated pivot door in a Woodfield Country Club estate where the original 1980s CBS rough opening measured 48 inches exactly. No off-the-shelf unit would fit without framing down the opening, which would have triggered a structural review. Our crew pre-measured and ordered a custom-fabricated door with low-E argon-filled glass, secured HOA approval for the black frame and minimal grid pattern, and kept the project on schedule despite an 11-week factory lead time for the specialized unit. The HOA submittal went in the same week the order was placed. That’s how you recover weeks on a job like this.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boca Raton
Our Door Installation in Boca Raton crews work throughout the surrounding South County corridor, including Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and Greenacres. Scheduling is coordinated from our South Florida office, and our techs are local to the area, which means we’re not driving in from out of region when a project needs an extra visit.
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 - Door Installation in Boca Raton
Custom impact-rated doors are built to order at the factory, and the manufacturers we work with are all running 8-14 week lead times on specialized units. The clock starts only after your HOA approves the frame color and grid pattern and we verify the exact rough opening. If either step lags, the factory slot slips. We start the HOA submittal immediately after measuring, so the longest lead-time item is already in motion while you review quotes. Call (561) 708-6771 for a free on-site measure and we’ll give you a real timeline.
The HOA review board in communities like Boca West, Broken Sound, and Woodfield must approve frame color, grid pattern, and glass tint before the city permit can be filed. That review typically takes two to four weeks, depending on the community’s board schedule. If the submittal is bounced for a non-conforming detail, it resets. We pull the community’s published standards first and submit a conforming spec the first time. It’s the difference between a two-week review and a two-month stall.
If the new impact-rated door or slider doesn’t match the existing rough opening, and the opening has to be framed down or enlarged, the Boca Raton building department will want a structural review before signing the permit. That’s why we measure every rough opening twice and order custom-fabricated units to the existing dimensions whenever possible. Avoiding a structural trigger is a scheduling discipline, not luck. Call (561) 708-6771 and we’ll tell you whether your opening is a candidate for a direct-fit custom or needs reframing.
For doors within a mile of salt water in Boca Raton, we recommend impact-rated laminated glass with a low-E coating and an argon or krypton fill, set in a frame with stainless steel hardware. The low-E coating rejects solar heat, while the stainless hardware resists the aggressive oxidation we see on aluminum hinges and fasteners along the water. We also specify fluoropolymer finishes on aluminum frames where the exposure is direct. These are small line items that add years to a door’s service life.
Yes. We have completed door installations in Woodfield Country Club, Broken Sound, and other Boca Raton communities with full HOA architectural review approval and passed city inspections. Our written records for any job show the submitted frame spec, the HOA approval letter, and the final permit sign-off. We’re glad to walk a new customer through how a similar address was handled. Call (561) 708-6771 and ask; we’ll bring the file.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Boca Raton and South Florida 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.