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CGI Sliding & Patio Doors: The Boynton Beach Owner’s Guide

Replacement parts and full door swaps for CGI sliding and patio doors in Boynton Beach typically run from $45 for simple hardware up to $4,800 for a complete impact-rated door system, with most hardware repairs landing between $180 and $600 installed. We stock the common-failure parts on our trucks: rollers, handles, latches, track caps, and weatherstripping cut for CGI extrusion profiles. Where most Boynton Beach owners realize something’s wrong is the daily ritual: the door drags across the track in the bedroom wing, the latch won’t seat without lifting the door, or the door binds so tight in August that a guest can’t open it without a shoulder against the stile. That’s not a door being difficult. That’s a part telling you it’s done.

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Which CGI Models This Applies To

CGI’s sliding and patio door lines break into two families that matter for parts. The CGI Estate Series and CGI Targa Series use aluminum frames with impact-rated glass and stainless roller assemblies that wear differently than the vinyl track systems found on their commercial lines. The model sticker is typically on the head jamb or the lock stile, printed with a serial that starts with the series code. If the sticker’s gone, the glass etching in the corner of the panel tells the story: Estate series glass carries a CGI etching with the Florida Product Approval number starting FL, while Targa panels show a smaller mono-gram. We match parts off that etching plus the panel width and frame depth measured at the interlock. One compatibility gotcha we see often in Boynton Beach: Estate Series rollers from 2005-2012 used a 1-1/4 inch housing, but the newer Estate doors spec a 1-1/2 inch housing, and they don’t interchange in the same track. TruePane Windows & Doors is an independent service provider, not affiliated with CGI, so we carry both OEM and quality aftermarket equivalents and we show you the difference in writing before anything gets ordered.

Signs Your CGI Sliding & Patio Door Is Failing

• The door doesn’t glide, it grinds. Sand and salt air in Boynton Beach eat brass and steel roller bearings in three to five years. A door that used to open with two fingers and now needs a hip-check against the panel means the bearings are flat-spotted and the roller housing is scoring the track.
• The handle lifts but the latch won’t bite. CGI multi-point locks have a gearbox inside the stile that wears its teeth smooth. You’ll feel the handle go loose at the top of the throw, then the deadbolt won’t extend past the faceplate. That’s a gearbox replacement, not a handle swap.
• The door binds at the top corner in summer. Aluminum frames grow in Florida heat. A door that opens fine in January and binds in July means the header was shimmed too tight or the threshold settled. The fix is realignment, not a new door, but it needs shims and a level, not a screwdriver.
• Water stains on the interior floor after a heavy rain. CGI’s weep system in the track fills with sand and dead palmetto bugs. When the track can’t drain, water rides over the dam and into the house. Clearing the weeps is a five-minute job, but if the track’s been sitting in water, the steel track caps rust out and need replacement.
• The screen door no longer stays on its track. The screen’s tension wheels sit in a plastic housing that UV-bakes brittle in direct east or west exposure. Once the housing cracks, the wheel cocks sideways and the screen rides up and off. We keep those housings on the truck in both CGI standard and narrow profiles.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Here’s the range we typically see across Boynton Beach, from condos east of Federal Highway to single-family homes out in Canyon Lakes and Valencia Shores:

• Roller cartridge replacement: $180-$320 per panel, including four rollers, track cleaning, and alignment. Most single-panel doors are done in one visit.
• Multi-point lock gearbox and handle set: $260-$540 depending on series. Estate Series gearboxes cost more than the Targa’s standard latch. New cylinder and keys included.
• Track cap and threshold repair: $140-$380 including corrosion prep on the track base and new center cap or threshold dam.
• Full sliding door replacement with impact-rated CGI-compatible glass: $1,800-$4,800 for a standard 6-foot or 8-foot panel set, installed, which includes the frame, Florida Product Approval documentation, and both warranty layers registered in writing.

Every line is parts-plus-labor, not an estimate with a surprise at the end. The Keystone Standard applies here the same as a full install: warranty durations in writing before our truck leaves your driveway, and a Done Right Promise that doesn’t require a paperwork fight to enforce.

DIY or Call Us?

There are things you can check safely, and there are things that turn a $200 repair into an $1,800 door replacement. What you can do: look at the track for obvious sand buildup and clear it with a vacuum and a damp cloth. Look for the weep holes on the exterior side of the bottom track and make sure they’re not plugged. Adjust the alignment screws on the wheel housings only if you know which direction raises the panel. What we’d rather you not do: removing a full glass panel from its track. A CGI impact panel weighs between 180 and 260 pounds depending on glass thickness, and once it’s out of the frame, there’s no safe way for one person to hold it. If the panel has a broken roller on the bottom, call us. Dale Kessler will tell you the same thing standing in your living room: we’d rather see you get it done right than get it done twice. Call (561) 708-6771 for a free estimate on any CGI sliding or patio door repair in Boynton Beach.

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