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AfterCGI Door Installation in Miami Shores: What to Know First
CGI door installation in Miami Shores typically runs between $2,800 and $7,500 for a standard entry door, with French and double door configurations landing between $6,000 and $14,000 depending on glass package, size, and existing frame condition. Most installations take one full day once the door is on site, though custom orders from CGI run 4-8 weeks. Winslow Windows & Doors handles CGI jobs as an independent CGI service provider - we install, replace, and retrofit their doors, but we’re not a factory-authorized dealer, which means we answer to you and our own reputation, not a manufacturer’s quota. If you own a CGI door in Miami Shores and it’s failing, or you’re ready to put one in, call (727) 483-7883 and you’ll get a real person.
How CGI Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
- CGI Estate Collection entry doors: sagging and threshold drag. The Estate line uses a heavy-gauge aluminum frame with a reinforced core, and over years of Miami Shores humidity and daily sun exposure, we see hinge-side frames shift just enough that the active panel starts dragging on the threshold. The cause is usually thermal expansion working against the original shim pack, not the door itself. We reframe the hinge side, re-shim to dead level, and reset the threshold so the door swings true.
- CGI Classic Collection French doors: center astragal seal failure. Double-door setups in older Miami Shores ranches (think the streets off NE 2nd Avenue near the bay) often develop a gap at the center astragal where the two panels meet. The OEM weatherstrip compresses over time, and once salt air gets to the aluminum track, it corrodes. We replace the astragal with a marine-grade seal and clean up the track so the doors latch properly and stop breathing air.
- CGI Sentinel series: roller and track wear on heavy sliding doors. Sentinel sliders are heavy because they’re built to take a hit, and those rollers are working hard every time your teenager slides the door with a bag of groceries. When rollers go flat, the panel drops, and the lock stops lining up. We source OEM-spec rollers when the budget allows, or quality aftermarket equivalents that hold the same load rating - and we always tell you which one you’re getting and why.
- CGI impact-rated front doors: perimeter seal degradation around the frame. The frame-to-rough-opening seal is the quiet failure nobody notices until the electric bill spikes or a storm blows water under the door. We see this regularly in Miami Shores homes built in the 1950s and 60s, where the original rough opening was never flashed for modern impact-rated doors. We pull the casing, inspect the flashing, and rebuild the perimeter seal properly.
- CGI Tribute series: lock and multi-point hardware drift. Multi-point locks are great until they’re not. When the frame settles even an eighth of an inch, the shoot bolts miss their keeps, and suddenly your “locked” door is only latched. We pull the hardware, realign the keeps, and adjust the gearbox so all points engage every time.
Our CGI Door Installation Process
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Call and talk, actually. You call (727) 483-7883. A live person picks up - day or night. We ask what you’re seeing, what the door’s doing, and when it started.
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Site inspection in Miami Shores. We come out, pull measurements, check the frame, the rough opening, the existing flashing, and the threshold. If there’s an existing CGI door failing, we diagnose it in an hour and write down what we found.
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Straight-line quote. You get a written price before work starts. No “we’ll see once we open it up” games. If we find hidden damage mid-job, we stop and call you with a number before doing more work.
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OEM vs aftermarket decision, together. We’ll tell you what needs replacing, whether OEM parts make sense for your door’s age and warranty status, and what a quality aftermarket part can safely do instead. You decide; we execute.
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Install or repair, done by a uniformed, background-checked technician. Proper shimming, flashing, and sealing. Every screw torqued to spec. The door gets squared, leveled, and tested.
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We walk you through it and show you the warranty. We test the door in front of you, explain what we did, and you get the Done Right Promise behind the work.
What CGI Door Installation Costs in Miami Shores
Here’s what we’re seeing for CGI work in Miami Shores right now:
- Single entry door (Classic or Estate, standard size, no glass): $2,800-$4,500 installed
- Entry door with glass package: $4,000-$7,500 depending on lite count and decorative glass
- French or double door (CGI Classic or Sentinel): $6,000-$14,000 depending on width, glass, and whether we’re rebuilding the rough opening
- Replacement hardware (multi-point lock, rollers, hinges): $180-$900 parts plus labor
- Threshold or seal repair on existing CGI door: $150-$450
What moves the price most is the rough opening. Older Miami Shores homes weren’t framed for today’s impact-rated doors, so if we’re opening up a wall, that adds real money - but we’ll show you exactly why before you spend it. Call (727) 483-7883 for a written, line-item estimate. Free, no trip charge inside the county.
Why Miami Shores Homeowners Call Winslow Windows & Doors for CGI Work
Ed Winslow grew up a few blocks from Barry University and has been installing windows and doors across Miami-Dade for the better part of three decades. He learned the trade at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, where the building science fundamentals still shape how we approach every job. His name is on the truck, and every CGI door we install or repair carries the Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we come back and make it right. Period. We’re also authorized installers for PGT, CWS, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems, so if a CGI door isn’t the right call for your home, we’ll tell you what is - even if it means recommending a different brand we carry. Every tech who shows up in Miami Shores is background-checked and in uniform. You’ll know exactly who’s at your door before they ring the bell.
FAQs
CGI’s structural warranty covers the door itself and stays intact regardless of who installs it, as long as the installation doesn’t damage the product. We install to manufacturer specs and document everything, so your warranty remains valid. Call (727) 483-7883 if you want us to look at your specific door and warranty situation.
A standard entry door swap takes one day once the door is on site. If the rough opening needs reframing or we’re converting a single door to a double, that’s two to three days. Custom CGI orders typically take 4-8 weeks from the factory before we schedule install. Call (727) 483-7883 with your door size and we’ll give you a real schedule.
We stock common CGI replacement parts - rollers, hinges, astragals, multi-point lock components - in our shop, so most hardware repairs happen same-day or next-day. For less common parts, our suppliers run 3-10 business days. The live person who answers at (727) 483-7883 can check stock while you’re on the phone.
If the frame is square, the glass is intact, and the hardware failure is isolated - a roller set, a lock, a seal - repair is almost always the right call, and we’ll tell you that plainly. If the frame is corroded through, the panel is sagging from structural fatigue, or water has been getting in for years, replacement makes more sense than chasing problems. We give you both prices and our honest recommendation.
Yes. Miami Shores requires permits for exterior door replacement when the opening changes or when impact-rated protection is part of the scope. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and make sure it passes. It’s part of the job, not an extra. Call (727) 483-7883 and we’ll check what your specific project needs.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner, Winslow Windows & Doors at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Miami Shores and nearby areas.
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