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CGI Custom & Geometric Windows in Hollywood: What to Know First

We install, replace, and repair CGI custom and geometric windows throughout Hollywood, FL as an independent CGI service provider. Most custom-shape CGI jobs run two to four weeks from measurement to install, depending on lead time from CGI’s Miami manufacturing plant. The honest price posture: a radius-top or arch-top CGI impact window in Hollywood typically lands between $1,800 and $4,200 installed, and we’ll put that in writing before any work begins.

Call (863) 334-2933

This page is for Hollywood homeowners who already own CGI windows, or are replacing them, and need custom or geometric shapes: arches, half-rounds, trapezoids, oversized fixed lites, or radius corners. Call (863) 334-2933 and a live person answers. We don’t route you to a call center.

Key Takeaways:

• We’re an independent CGI service provider, not a CGI factory dealer. We work on CGI products every week in Hollywood.
• Custom and geometric CGI windows follow different rules than stock rectangles. Measurements matter twice as much.
• Parts availability for discontinued CGI lines is a real issue in South Broward. We know which ones are still serviceable and which ones aren’t.
• Free estimates, written line-item quotes, and both warranty layers registered before the truck leaves your driveway.

How CGI Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

CGI builds a solid window. But custom and geometric units put stress on frame corners, glass edges, and sealant joints that stock rectangles never see. Here’s what we actually find in Hollywood homes.

• Radius-top units losing their seal at the crown. The CGI Estate Collection arch and radius windows rely on a bent-frame profile that’s more susceptible to sealant separation at the apex than any straight-run unit. In Hollywood’s salt air and hurricane season wet-dry cycles, that top bead degrades first. We see fogging between the panes starting at the crown within 8 to 12 years. The fix is a full IG unit replacement matched to the exact radius, not a drill-and-fill patch that looks bad and fails again in two years.
• Trapezoid and geometric frames racking at the corners. Homes settle. Hollywood is built on limestone and a high water table, and slab movement shows up first in non-rectangular window openings. The CGI Coral Collection geometric shapes have welded corners, but the rough opening around them often shifts a quarter inch or more. That shear force shows up as binding sashes, cracked stucco at the frame edges, and glass stress cracks radiating from one corner. We re-square the opening and reset the unit before replacing glass. Anything less is a temporary fix.
• Oversized fixed lites with sagging horizontal mullions. Custom wide-span CGI windows, the ones homeowners put in for a view of the Intracoastal or a golf course, use aluminum mullion reinforcement. Over time, in high-UV exposure with no shade, the horizontal mullion can deflect enough to compromise the perimeter seal. Symptoms start as a hairline gap where the glass meets the frame, usually on the south-facing side. We reset the glass with proper setting blocks and reapply a marine-grade sealant bead. This is not a caulk job.
• Discontinued CGI series with no factory replacement glass. CGI discontinued certain color-matched frame profiles and radius configurations a decade ago. Owners of the older CGI Classic line in Bronze or Sandstone will call CGI directly and get told the exact IG unit is no longer produced. That’s where we come in. We work with two Miami glass fabricators who cut exact-radius laminated IG units to CGI’s original spec for shape, tint, and low-E coating. The tint match takes an extra week, but it is matchable if you know where to look. Most contractors won’t touch it because it’s not a factory-order part. It’s routine for us.
• Hurricane-mullion geometry on radius-top units. A half-round window with mullions, the kind you see on Hollywood’s older lakefront ranches, often came with a mullion grid pattern that traps salt and sand at the intersection points. Over years, that grit abrades the powder coating and creates pinhole corrosion where the mullion meets the frame. We strip it, re-coat with a two-part marine primer, and reset the grid. The glass rarely needs replacing when the corrosion is caught early. But nobody catches it early if nobody looks.

Our CGI Custom & Geometric Windows Process

Every custom CGI job we take in Hollywood follows the same measured order. No shortcuts, no surprises on the bill.

1. 1
   Call and talk to a person. You call (863) 334-2933. A live person answers. We ask about the window shape, the symptoms if it’s a repair, and whether you know the CGI series. If you don’t, no problem. We’ll identify it on site.
2. 2
   Site measurement and opening inspection. A uniformed, background-checked technician comes out, measures every opening twice, and checks the rough opening for square. For geometric units, we measure diagonals and not just width and height. That difference is the thing that catches homeowners off guard on the second visit from other companies. We do it the first time.
3. 3
   Parts decision: OEM versus matched aftermarket. If CGI still produces the exact part for your series, we order OEM. If the line is discontinued or the lead time is unacceptable, we tell you honestly and present the aftermarket option with exact specifications on paper. You see the difference in writing before you commit.
4. 4
   Fabrication or factory order. For current-production CGI custom shapes, we order directly through CGI’s Miami plant with your exact radius, camber, and glass package. For service parts on older lines, we work with fabricators who match the original profile. Either way, the glass is laminated impact-rated to code.
5. 5
   Install, seal, and test. We set the window, shim it square, anchor it to current Florida Building Code, and apply the sealant bead with marine-grade product. Then we run a water test on the exterior perimeter and cycle the window if it has any operable component. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
6. 6
   Warranty paperwork before we leave. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard. You get a copy. We keep a copy. If something goes wrong in the first 90 days, we come back and make it right. No arguing.

What CGI Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Hollywood

Pricing for custom and geometric CGI work depends on the shape, the glass package, and whether we’re replacing an existing unit or installing into a new opening. These are honest ranges for the Hollywood market, not teaser prices.

• Radius-top or arch-top CGI replacement window: $1,800 to $4,200 installed, depending on span and glass package.
• Full-circle or half-round fixed lite: $1,500 to $3,800, more if it’s a mullioned unit from the Estate Collection.
• Trapezoid or parallelogram custom shape: $2,200 to $5,500, driven by corner fabrication and any required re-squaring of the opening.
• Oversized fixed lite, 60 inches or wider: $3,000 to $7,000, with mullion reinforcement and code-required laminated glass.
• Glass-only replacement on a discontinued CGI line: $700 to $2,800, fabricated to match the original radius and tint.

What moves the price: the radius tightness, whether the frame needs to be matched to a discontinued color, and whether the rough opening needs re-squaring. We give you the number in writing before any work begins, and that number doesn’t change once the job starts. Call (863) 334-2933 for a free estimate.

Why Hollywood Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for CGI Work

We’ve been doing this work in South Broward since 2008, and Dale Kessler founded this company in 2008 because he was tired of watching out-of-true installs and voided warranties get shrugged off. That’s not how we operate.

Every CGI job we do is covered by the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. No paperwork fights, no fine print that covers neither. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and they measure every opening twice. We’re also authorized installers for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including PGT, CWS, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems. That matters when a Hollywood homeowner is weighing CGI against another brand and wants a straight comparison on paper. We’ll quote both lines side by side and let you see exactly what you’re buying. We’ll be there when we say.

FAQs

Can you still get parts for discontinued CGI custom windows?

Yes, in most cases. While CGI no longer fabricates glass or frame components for certain older series like the Classic line, we work with Miami-based fabricators who match the original radius, tint, and low-E coating to CGI’s spec. The tint match can take about a week longer than factory parts, but the result is invisible in the opening. Call (863) 334-2933 with your CGI series info and we’ll tell you within one visit what’s still serviceable and what isn’t.

Will replacing the glass void my CGI warranty?

It depends on which warranty layer you’re asking about. CGI’s glass warranty covers factory defects for a stated number of years on current production lines. If we install a matched aftermarket IG unit on a discontinued series, that unit carries its own written warranty from the fabricator. For any current-production CGI window, we order OEM glass and register the warranty in your name before we leave. We don’t cut corners that cost you coverage later.

How long does a custom CGI replacement take from measurement to install?

For current-production custom shapes, CGI’s Miami plant typically turns orders in two to four weeks. For discontinued lines where we’re fabricating matched glass, the same window runs three to five weeks including tint matching. Straightforward glass-only replacements on common CGI models can often be done in a single visit. Once we measure and identify your series, we give you a written timeline and we stick to it.

Can you fix a fogged geometric CGI window, or does the whole unit need replacement?

If the fogging is between the panes, the seal has failed and the glass package needs replacement. The frame usually doesn’t. We remove the failed IG unit, order or fabricate a matched replacement, and reset it to the exact opening. Trying to drill-and-fill a custom radius unit looks bad and fails again fast. We won’t offer you a patch job that we wouldn’t put in our own house. Call (863) 334-2933 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you honestly whether the frame stays or goes.

Do you pull permits for custom window replacement in Hollywood?

Yes. Hollywood requires permits for impact-rated window replacement, and we pull them, schedule the inspections, and make sure the work passes before we call the job done. Reflective glazing rules can apply to certain Hollywood neighborhoods, so we check that before ordering glass. That’s part of doing it right the first time. If a contractor tells you a permit isn’t needed for impact windows in Hollywood, that’s a signal to call someone else.

Measure it right, set it square, and the paperwork takes care of itself. Call (863) 334-2933 to schedule your free estimate for CGI custom and geometric windows in Hollywood.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner, TruePane Windows & Doors at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Hollywood and nearby areas.