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Fast, Reliable Window Installation Across Lauderdale Lakes
Window installation in Lauderdale Lakes runs a different set of rules than almost anywhere else in Broward County. The city’s condo buildings, most of them concrete block and most of them built between the early 1960s and late 1970s, sit inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. That means every replacement window has to carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or Florida Product Approval for HVHZ wind-load standards, and on top of that, nearly every job needs sign-off from a condo association before the first frame comes out. We handle both, start to finish, and we’ve been doing it long enough that the associations along NW 43rd Ave and down Oakland Park Boulevard know our trucks when they pull up. Call (863) 334-2933 and a live person answers, any hour of any day.

Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Lauderdale Lakes’s Preferred Window Installation Company
We did not learn the Lauderdale Lakes window trade from a manual. We learned it inside three-story CBS walk-ups where the original aluminum sashes have been corroding in their jambs since the Nixon administration. Dale Kessler, our founder and a second-generation glazier, built TruePane in 2008 around a rule that still hangs on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That rule has kept us honest through more than years of combined trade heritage and through enough Lauderdale Lakes condo stairwells that we measure every opening twice before we quote it.
Our installers are background-checked, uniformed, and trained as if they were going to work in their own mother’s unit. They quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, written out, so a homeowner in East Gate or Oriole Estates sees exactly what they are paying for before a single lite of glass is ordered. And every job is covered by the Done Right Promise. If it is not done right, we make it right. No paperwork fights, no arguing.
The Window Installation in Lauderdale Lakes work we do here is not something we squeeze between jobs in single-family suburbs. We know the building types, the association boards, and the inspectors. That is the difference between a bid and a job that passes the first time.
Our Window Installation Services in Lauderdale Lakes
Casement Windows
Casement windows are the single best answer to a jalousie replacement in a Lauderdale Lakes condo. The crank-out sash seals tight on all four sides, which matters in a building where the original louvers leak air and water straight through. Because these units sit in the HVHZ, we specify impact-rated casements with multi-point locking hardware, and the majority of our installs in Lauderdale Lakes pair fusion-welded frames with Miami-Dade approved impact glass. In a corner unit on an upper floor, a properly flashed casement will outlast the building’s next two roof replacements.

Single & Double Hung Windows
Single and double hung windows are the simplest visual swap for the old aluminum sliders in Lauderdale Lakes condos, but they are not a simple job. The original frames in those 1960s and 1970s CBS buildings were set directly into masonry openings, and decades of humidity have seized the screws and swollen the openings out of true. We do full frame removal, not pocket installs, which is the only way to get an impact-rated hung window seated square and flashed correctly. If your association has rules about exterior frame color, we carry the standard bronze and white finishes and can order custom colors for bulk jobs.

Sliding Windows
Sliding windows show up across Lauderdale Lakes in both the older condo stock and the handful of mid-century single-family homes east of State Road 7. The original single-pane sliders in those buildings were never built for wind-borne debris, and most of them now bind in their tracks from years of frame oxidation. We replace them with HVHZ-rated sliders with interlocking meeting rails, stainless steel rollers, and weatherstripping that actually earns its name in a July downpour. The result is a window you can open with two fingers and close against a Category 4 storm.

Fixed & Picture Windows
Fixed and picture windows are a quiet upgrade for Lauderdale Lakes living rooms and for the end units in condo buildings where the view faces a community lake or the fairway. Because they do not open, the air and water sealing is simpler, which often makes a picture window the most affordable impact-rated option per square foot. In a third-floor condo with a wide opening, a single fixed impact lite can cut the wind load on the rest of the unit’s openings enough to make the whole project easier to permit and inspect.

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 Lauderdale Lakes
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in Lauderdale Lakes we lean on PGT for the impact-rated product that HVHZ code requires. PGT’s WinGuard and Simonton’s StormBreaker Plus lines are both Miami-Dade approved and built for the humidity and wind-load profile we get five miles inland. We stock common parts and hardware for those lines locally, which means a warranty trim or balance replacement on a Lauderdale Lakes job does not sit waiting on a freight truck for three weeks. Your warranty is registered in writing before our truck leaves the driveway.

Common Window Installation Problems We See in Lauderdale Lakes Homes
- Condensation and fog between the panes in failed insulated glass units. The original sealed units in 1960s condo windows lose their argon fill over decades of thermal cycling, and the tropical humidity finishes the job. Once you see permanent haze between the lites, the sentry seal has failed and the unit needs replacing, not a glass-only swap.
- Corroded aluminum frames seized in masonry openings. Salt and humidity in this corridor eat the aluminum extrusions. When the sash finally comes out, the frame often tears along the anchor screws, and the surrounding block needs patching and parging before the new window can go in correctly.
- Jalousie glass shattered by wind-borne debris. The old louvered windows across Lauderdale Lakes condos were designed for pre-AC ventilation, not for hurricanes. A single branch or piece of roofing tile at 140 mph turns a jalousie into a glass grenade. Every jalousie we remove was one storm away from exactly that.
- Leaks around window perimeters after years of shoddy re-sealing. The stack of silicone beads we see around some Lauderdale Lakes windows is not waterproofing. It is a bandage over failed flashing. We strip the opening, install self-adhesive flashing, and seal the new frame with product-matched sealant, which is the only repair that holds past the next wet season.
Pricing for Window Installation in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
A typical impact-rated single hung replacement in a Lauderdale Lakes condo runs $850 to $1,400 per opening, installed. An impact-rated casement runs $950 to $1,600. Fixed impact picture windows start around $700 for a standard condo opening and climb with size and glass spec. A full bulk replacement across a 60-unit building will land lower per unit because the staging, permitting, and scaffolding costs spread out, but expect $45,000 to $95,000 for the association depending on unit mix and frame condition. The price is set in the written quote and does not move unless you change the scope. Call (863) 334-2933 for a free line-item estimate on your building.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale Lakes
We serve Window Installation customers throughout the surrounding Broward and northern Dade corridor, including Hollywood, Dania Beach, Aventura, and Pembroke Park. The same crew that handles your Lauderdale Lakes unit can take care of a property just across the county line the same day, with the same warranty and the same due respect for HVHZ code.
Serving Lauderdale Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale Lakes 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 - Window Installation in Lauderdale Lakes
Yes. Lauderdale Lakes sits inside the HVHZ, which means Broward County Code and the Florida Building Code require every replacement window and door to carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or a Florida Product Approval for high-velocity hurricane zones. There is no legal alternative, and no inspector will sign off without it. Call (863) 334-2933 and we can show you the exact approval documents for the product we intend to install in your specific building.
We work directly with the association board, the property manager, and the building inspector from the first walkthrough through final inspection. That means unit-by-unit measurements, a written per-unit price matrix, a sample unit you can show skeptical owners, and staged work schedules that keep at least one elevator bank and one stairwell clear. We handle the association application package, the color and frame style conformance, and the scheduling around snowbird season, which matters in Lauderdale Lakes where a chunk of owners are gone from May to October. Call (863) 334-2933 and ask to speak with us about a bulk replacement path for your building.
Jalousie windows fail because they were never designed to seal against hurricane-force wind or tropical humidity. The individual glass louvers are bedded in aluminum clips that corrode, the pivot hardware loosens until the panes rattle, and the whole assembly leaks air and water through a dozen gaps at once. In the HVHZ, they also fail code by a wide margin, because a jalousie louver offers roughly zero resistance to wind-borne debris. The only permanent repair is full removal and replacement with an impact-rated product.
In a concrete block condo, the window frame is set into a masonry opening, so replacement almost always means full frame removal, patching the block or parging the opening smooth, and flashing the rough opening before the new window goes in. In a wood-frame house, you can often leave the existing frame and install a pocket replacement, with far less structural work. In Lauderdale Lakes, where the stock is overwhelmingly CBS condo construction, that masonry work is the standard part of the job, not an extra. A contractor who prices the job like a wood-frame replacement is going to discover the difference halfway through your unit.
An impact-rated window in Lauderdale Lakes runs 40 to 60 percent more than the same size window built for a non-HVHZ inland market. Part of that is the laminated impact glass itself, which is thicker and heavier. Part is the beefier frame and the stainless hardware. Part is the extra labor involved in the masonry repair and the heavier unit that has to be walked up three floors. The fair comparison is not against the inland price, but against what a non-impact window costs you the first time a storm throws a branch through it. Call (863) 334-2933 for a line-item comparison on your exact openings, written out on paper before you decide.
Call TruePane for Window Installation in Lauderdale Lakes
We have spent years working the condo stock of Lauderdale Lakes, from the low-rises off NW 43rd Ave to the larger associations near Oakland Park Boulevard, and we know what these buildings ask of a window. The job is never just a sash swap. It is masonry, flashing, impact code, association sign-off, and a warranty written down and registered before we leave. If you are pricing a single unit or planning a whole-building replacement, call us at (863) 334-2933. We will measure twice, quote on paper, and stand behind the work for as long as you own the unit.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderdale Lakes with impact-rated window and door installation and the Done Right Promise.
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.



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