Free in-home measure and quote - PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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Door installation in Miami Shores is about more than curb appeal. This village sits close enough to Biscayne Bay that salt air works on hardware year-round, and every hurricane season reminds us that an entry door is a structural weak point if it isn’t rated, anchored, and sealed correctly. We’ve been installing doors here since 2011, and Ed Winslow’s name is on the business, on the truck, and on every job we do. When a Miami Shores homeowner calls (727) 483-7883, a live person picks up, not a call center. That matters when your front door won’t close square, when a French door has fogged between the panes, or when your insurance company is asking for documentation that your openings are impact-rated.
Most door replacements in Miami Shores fall into one of two buckets: the door failed gradually, or it failed during a storm. Either way, we show up, measure precisely, and give you a written line-item quote before any work begins. No vague verbal estimates, no change orders after the fact. If you’re comparing written estimates from other companies, bring them in. We’ll give you a free second opinion and tell you honestly whether you’re paying for work you don’t need.
What Our Door Installation Service Includes
Every door we hang in Miami Shores has to earn its place against sun, humidity, salt air, and wind-driven rain. That means we don’t just swap slabs. We address the full opening: framing, flashing, threshold, weatherstripping, and the reveal. Here’s what each type of installation involves.
Entry Doors
Your front door is the first thing you touch when you come home and the first thing a guest sees from the street. It also has to lock tightly, seal against drafts, and survive thousands of open-close cycles without sagging. When we install entry doors in Miami Shores, we remove the old slab and frame, inspect the rough opening for rot or termite damage, shim and square the new pre-hung unit, then insulate and caulk the full perimeter. Most entry door replacements take one day from tear-out to final hardware adjustment, and we walk you through the new lock and hinge adjustment before we leave. We’re a Therma-Tru authorized installer, so if you want a fiberglass door that looks like wood but won’t warp in South Florida humidity, we can order it and hang it correctly.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Miami Shores sits in a high-velocity hurricane zone, and your hurricane-proof front & entry doors are only as strong as their weakest component: the slab, the frame, the hinges, or the hardware. A hurricane-rated door system is engineered as a unit, with reinforced framing anchors, a core that resists windborne debris, and tested latching hardware. We install PGT and CGI impact-rated entry doors with documentation your insurance carrier will accept. If you’re replacing a door after a claim or upgrading before the next season, we’ll help you understand the product approval numbers and what your policy actually requires.
French & Double Doors
French doors are beautiful and unforgiving. If the two panels aren’t shimmed perfectly level and plumb, the astragal won’t meet, the locks won’t engage, and you’ll get air and light leaking through the center. We install French & double doors in Miami Shores with particular attention to the mullion, the active and passive leaf alignment, and the sill pan flashing under the threshold. Whether you’re putting French doors on a patio, a home office, or a master suite, we’ll set them so they open and close with one finger on the handle, and we’ll make sure the locking points all engage at once.
Replacement Doors
Replacement doors are the most common call we get in Miami Shores, and it’s rarely as simple as sliding out the old slab. Once the old door comes off, we often find rotted jamb legs, uneven rough openings, or framing that was never sealed when the house was built. We cut out the bad wood, sister in new framing where needed, flash the opening against wind-driven rain, and hang the new door so it operates dead true. You’ll get a fixed quote before we start, so the discovery process doesn’t become an invoice problem.
Storm & Exterior Doors
Storm doors in Miami Shores serve two purposes: they add a layer of protection against weather, and they let you open the main door for light and air without letting in every mosquito in the village. We install full-view and ventilated storm doors, as well as solid exterior doors for side entries, laundry rooms, and garage access doors. These jobs move quickly, and we treat them with the same flashing and sealing discipline as a front entry. A side door that leaks during a summer storm can rot your subfloor before you ever see a stain on the baseboard.
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.
Brands We Service for Door Installation
We’re authorized installers for Therma-Tru, and we’ve hung hundreds of their fiberglass entry systems across Miami-Dade and Broward. Therma-Tru doors are popular in Miami Shores because they offer the look of wood grain without the expansion and contraction that tears apart natural wood doors in our humidity. We order factory-painted and factory-stained finishes whenever possible, since a factory finish will outlast anything applied in the field.
We also work regularly with PGT and CGI impact-rated door systems, which carry Florida Product Approval numbers that streamline your insurance documentation. And because we’re not tied to any single manufacturer, we’ll service and install what you actually have. If you’ve got a Mr-Glass door that’s been on the house for twenty years, we can evaluate it honestly and tell you whether it’s worth repairing or whether a replacement makes more sense. Whether you have Therma-Tru, PGT, CGI, or any other make, we can help.
Signs You Need Door Installation Right Now
- Sunlight visible around the closed door. If you can see daylight through the gaps around your door’s perimeter, the weatherstripping has failed or the door itself has warped. That gap is letting conditioned air out and humid Miami Shores air in, and your AC bill is paying for it every month.
- The door scrapes or sticks in the jamb. A door that drags against the frame is telling you something structural: the hinges are loose, the frame has settled, or the slab has absorbed moisture and swollen. Forcing it open and closed accelerates the damage and eventually breaks the hardware.
- Water stains or soft wood at the threshold. In Miami Shores, a leaking door threshold doesn’t just threaten the door. It sends water into the subfloor and the joists below. If the wood gives when you press on it, the rot is already happening. The fix is a proper tear-out and re-flashing, not more caulk.
- Difficulty locking or latching. If you have to lift the door, pull it hard, or jiggle the handle to get the deadbolt to throw, the door and frame are out of alignment. A door that won’t latch securely is a security issue, and it’s also a sign that the unit has moved enough to compromise the seal.
- Visible rust or corrosion on hinges and hardware. Salt air from Biscayne Bay travels farther inland than people expect. Corroded hinges don’t just look bad; they weaken under load, and a hinge failure on a heavy door is a serious safety risk. If the hardware is rusting, the concealed fasteners probably are too.
If any of these sound like your front door, call (727) 483-7883. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed technician to your Miami Shores home, and you’ll get an honest assessment along with a written quote.
Our Door Installation Process - Step by Step
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Call and talk to a live person. No voicemail tree, no call center. You call (727) 483-7883 and a real person picks up. We take your information, ask what’s going on with the door, and schedule a time that works for you. If it’s urgent, we’ll work with you on timing.
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On-site measurement and inspection. We come to your Miami Shores home, measure the rough opening in three places (top, middle, and bottom), check the framing for rot or termite damage, and evaluate the threshold and subfloor condition. We don’t quote anything until we’ve seen the actual opening with our own eyes.
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Written line-item quote. You get a fixed price, in writing, before any work begins. It includes the door, hardware, installation, flashing, sealing, and disposal of your old door. No “allowances” that balloon later, no verbal surprises. If you’re comparing estimates, we’ll review the other quote with you for free.
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Installation day. We arrive in uniform, protect your floors and furnishings, and get to work. The old door comes out carefully. The opening gets inspected, repaired if needed, flashed, and insulated. The new unit goes in square, plumb, and sealed. We set hardware, adjust alignment, and test the door through its full swing multiple times.
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Walkthrough and cleanup. We show you what was done, explain how the new door operates, go over your warranty, and give you time to ask questions. The worksite is cleaned up like we found it. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do, so we don’t leave until it’s done right.
How Much Does Door Installation Cost in Miami Shores?
A standard single entry door replacement in Miami Shores typically runs $1,800 to $4,200 installed, depending on the door material, glass inserts, and hardware. Impact-rated hurricane entry systems run higher, generally $4,500 to $8,500 for a complete PGT or CGI door with frame and anchoring. French or double door installations range from $3,500 to $9,000 depending on width, glass type, and whether the opening requires structural modification. Storm doors are the most affordable option, usually $700 to $1,800 installed.
Several factors move the price: the condition of your existing framing, whether the home is older and needs jamb repair, the glass package you choose, and the hardware spec. A custom-sidelight entry or an oversized opening will push toward the top of the range. The best way to avoid overpaying is to get a written, line-item estimate that names the door model, the hardware, the sealants, and any framing work. That’s exactly what we provide: no narrative pricing, no vague “install and materials” line. Every estimate is free, no trip charge inside the county, and if you have a written estimate from someone else, we’ll give you a free second opinion before you sign anything.
You should also know that our pricing doesn’t change once the job is quoted. The price we agree on is the price you pay. We pull permits where required, and our installations pass inspection. For exact numbers on your specific opening, call (727) 483-7883 and we’ll set up a free estimate.
Door Installation Near Miami Shores - Our Service Area
We install doors across Miami Shores and the surrounding communities. In addition to our Door Installation in Miami Shores work, we regularly serve Door Installation in West Park, Door Installation in Hollywood, and the neighborhoods in between. If you’re in Fort Lauderdale, North Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Doral, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, or North Miami Beach, you’re in our service area too. Response times vary by distance and scheduling, but a live person answers the phone every time, and we’ll give you a straight answer on when we can be there. The one down the road.
Serving Miami Shores, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami Shores area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Door Installation in Miami Shores
Door installation is the process of removing an existing door and frame, preparing the rough opening, and setting a new pre-hung door unit so it’s level, plumb, square, and weather-sealed. In Miami Shores, it also means meeting local building codes for wind load and impact resistance where required. A proper installation addresses the framing, flashing, insulation, and hardware, not just the door slab itself.
Most single entry door replacements take one day, from tear-out to final hardware adjustment and cleanup. French doors, double doors, or any job that requires framing repair can take a day and a half to two days. We’ll tell you the expected timeline at the estimate, and we stick to it. If you need a door done urgently, call (727) 483-7883 and we’ll let you know our soonest availability.
Door installation in Miami Shores generally costs between $1,800 and $8,500 depending on the door type. A standard entry door runs $1,800 to $4,200. Hurricane-rated impact doors run $4,500 to $8,500. French and double doors fall between $3,500 and $9,000. Storm doors cost $700 to $1,800 installed. Your exact price depends on the door you select, the condition of your opening, and the hardware spec. Call (727) 483-7883 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Yes. We’re an authorized Therma-Tru installer, and we’ve hung hundreds of their doors across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. If you have an existing Therma-Tru door that needs adjustment or replacement, we can evaluate it and tell you whether it’s worth repairing. If you’re pricing a new Therma-Tru unit, we can order it factory-finished and install it to the manufacturer’s spec so the warranty stays intact.
If your door has been damaged by a storm, a break-in, or an accident, call (727) 483-7883 any time day or night. A live person answers 24/7, not a voicemail. We’ll assess the situation and get you on the schedule as quickly as possible. If a temporary securement is needed before a full replacement, we’ll talk you through options on the phone. Your home doesn’t sit open overnight if we can help it.
Every door we install in Miami Shores is covered by the manufacturer’s warranty on the door itself and our workmanship on the installation. But the strongest promise is the one with Ed’s name on it: the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s a century of accountability, and no national chain can match it. We’ve been doing this since 2011, and we plan to be answering the phone for decades more.
Clear a path to the doorway, both inside and outside, and move any furniture or decor within about eight feet of the door. We’ll protect the floors with drop cloths and take care of the heavy work. If you have a security system sensor on the existing door, let us know at the estimate so we can plan around it. Other than that, just have someone home to let us in and answer any last-minute questions.
Schedule Your Door Installation Service in Miami Shores Today
A front door that doesn’t close right, seal right, or lock right isn’t something to put off. Call (727) 483-7883 now and talk to a live person, day or night. We’ll schedule your free estimate, show you exactly what you’re paying for, and back it with the Done Right Promise. Serving Miami Shores since 2011. The one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Miami Shores since 2011.
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Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow 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.