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We provide independent PGT windows and our Door Installation in Hollywood service across Hollywood, FL, from the beachfront condos on A1A to the 1950s ranch homes west of 95. We’re not a PGT dealer and we’re not manufacturer-affiliated, which means we call repairs the way we see them: fix what’s worth fixing, replace what’s rotted, and never sell a window someone doesn’t need. Our PGT work here carries one distinction most shops can’t claim: we know the City of Hollywood’s architectural review process and Miami-Dade NOA paper trail well enough that our filings go through without corrections. Call (863) 334-2933 for a free estimate.
Why Hollywood Residents Choose Us for PGT Service
Dale Kessler, our owner, grew up in the Liberia neighborhood of Hollywood. His father spent weekends resealing jalousie frames against whatever the Atlantic decided to throw at them, and that’s the standard Dale still checks every job against. We’ve been measuring, setting, and troubleshooting PGT windows and doors in South Broward for going on three decades.
We service PGT equipment as independent specialists. That matters because authorized dealers carry a sales mandate. We carry a repair mandate. When a PGT WinGuard casement crank seizes at the gear, we don’t pitch a full replacement, we assess the gear. When a PGT 5500 slider tracks salt and sand into the weep holes, we clear them and replace the weather stripping. Our crew works with OEM-compatible parts where PGT’s parts hold up, and we say so plainly when they don’t. Hollywood’s salt air doesn’t care about a manufacturer’s warranty calendar, and neither do we.
Over years in this community comes with a habit of answering the phone. A live person picks up at (863) 334-2933, 24 hours a day, and the uniformed technician who arrives at your door will measure every opening twice and write the quote on paper, side by side, so you see exactly what you’re paying for. Browse our full PGT sales & service capabilities to see the range.
Common PGT Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Hollywood
Hollywood’s location, directly on the Atlantic with no barrier island buffer north of the beach strip, does specific things to PGT equipment. These are the failures we see most, and each one ties back to a local condition:
- Chalky white oxidation on PGT WinGuard aluminum frames: Ocean-facing units start showing white corrosion at the meeting rails within four to six years of install, especially where the factory finish got scratched during the original installation. The salt-laden air works into those scratches and spreads underneath the powder coat. We strip, treat, and re-coat where the frame is sound, and we’re honest when it’s too far gone.
- Weep-hole blockages in PGT 5500 Series vinyl sliders: Wind-driven salt and sand pack into the weep holes on beachfront and Intracoastal-facing elevations. Water backs up, spills over the interior sill, and the homeowner thinks the glass seal failed. Most of the time it’s a drainage issue, not a delamination issue. We clear the channels and restore the drainage path.
- Seized crank gears in older PGT WinGuard casements: The unsealed steel components inside the casement operator corrode in Hollywood’s salt environment even while the sash itself is still under warranty. When PGT’s early 2000s steel gears fail, we often recommend marine-grade stainless aftermarket hardware that outlasts the original part.
- Impact glass delamination on west-facing jalousie-to-fixed replacements: In Hollywood’s 1970s condo buildings, fogging between laminated panes shows up disproportionately on west-facing elevations, where the late-day sun load and salt mist combine. The lamination separates at the edges first. We document the seal condition and the lamination state, then advise whether repair or replacement makes economic sense.
- Dry-rot in concrete sills behind old jalousie frames: Decades of salt-laden weepage from original jalousie windows rots the sill substrate from the inside. You don’t see it until the old frame comes out. We seal and flash the opening before setting the new PGT unit, because a new impact window mounted on a rotted sill is a warranty waiting to void itself.
PGT Service in Hollywood: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Hollywood falls entirely within Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone. Every replacement our Window Installation in Hollywood and door must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or a Broward-recognized HVHZ product approval. That code tier does not apply fifteen miles north in Palm Beach County, and it changes how PGT equipment gets specified, permitted, and installed here. Layered on top of that is Florida’s post-Surfside condo safety law, SB 4-D, which has triggered mandatory milestone inspections on Hollywood’s aging beachfront mid-rises. The result is a wave of building-wide, HOA-coordinated impact-window replacements unlike anything inland Broward has seen.
For PGT owners, the takeaway is this: a PGT WinGuard window that met code in 2008 may still satisfy Hollywood’s HVHZ requirements, but the paperwork has to match the specific product approval on file. Condo boards don’t care about your installer’s opinion. They care about the NOA number matching the approved drawings. We’ve sat through enough of those reviews on South Ocean Drive and North Broadwalk buildings to keep our filings clean. One recent job: 42 original jalousie windows in a 1968 condo on South Ocean Drive, replaced with PGT WinGuard impact awnings. Our tech spent three days documenting the HOA’s uniform exterior appearance requirements and matching the old jalousie sightlines exactly. The hidden dry-rot we found in the concrete sills got sealed and flashed before the new units went in. The Miami-Dade NOA submission went through without a single correction. That’s the workflow this coastal corridor demands, and it’s not a workflow most inland contractors ever see.
PGT Models & Products We Service in Hollywood
We work on the PGT lines Hollywood homeowners and condo boards actually have installed. That includes PGT WinGuard aluminum impact casements, awnings, single-hung, and fixed windows; PGT PremierVue multi-slide and lift-and-slide door systems; PGT Eze-Breeze vinyl glazing; and PGT 5500 Series vinyl sliders. Our parts bench carries PGT OEM weather stripping, rollers, and operators where those parts hold up in the salt air. We’re equally direct about the weak points. PGT’s early 2000s steel crank gears fail early in Hollywood’s coastal environment, and a marine-grade stainless aftermarket gear often outlasts the OEM part three to one. When a $200 roller kit restores a $1,500 sash, we say so. We repair what is economically repairable and never push replacement to pad an invoice.
PGT Service Pricing in Hollywood
PGT service pricing in Hollywood runs from about $120 for a basic operator or weather stripping replacement up to $2,200 for a full WinGuard casement sash replacement with impact glass. A roller kit on a 5500 Series slider typically lands between $180 and $350. Frame repair, where oxidation or dry-rot is involved, usually falls between $300 and $900 per opening depending on how much substrate work the sill needs. See the service areas we cover for PGT work throughout the region on our Hollywood service area page.
What drives the cost is access, substrate condition, and whether your building requires HOA architectural documentation. A free estimate includes measurement, hardware inspection, and a written line-item quote you can take to your board. Call (863) 334-2933 for exact numbers on your opening.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 - PGT Windows & Doors in Hollywood
Yes, the PGT warranty follows the product, not the installer. As an independent service provider, we can perform the repair work, but the warranty claim itself goes through PGT’s process. We document the failure, provide photos and measurements, and help you file. PGT’s limited warranty coverage depends on the series and the original registration; we’ll check both manufacturer warranty layers and tell you exactly what applies before any work starts.
Because the original rollers wear out twice as fast in salt air. The stainless steel ball bearings inside PGT’s standard rollers pit and corrode when salt-laden air gets past the seals. On oceanfront and Intracoastal-facing elevations, we recommend marine-grade stainless rollers with sealed bearing races. They cost a bit more up front and last far longer. Call (863) 334-2933 and we’ll inspect your track and roller condition before you order parts.
In most cases, yes, if the product approval hasn’t been revised, withdrawn, or superseded. The City of Hollywood accepts Miami-Dade NOAs that remain active. The scrutiny comes when the product approval number from the 2008 install doesn’t match the architectural drawings the condo board has on file. That mismatch is what delays projects. We verify the NOA against the current Miami-Dade database before we pull a permit on any Hollywood building.
It can, if the sightlines don’t match. Hollywood condo boards on the beach corridor enforce strict uniform exterior appearance requirements, especially along A1A. The replacement window’s frame width, glass setback, and sightlines have to match the original jalousie profile or the board’s approved design standard. We document those requirements before installation and match the PGT series to the approved drawings. Boards have rejected full building-wide replacements over a one-inch frame-width discrepancy. We handle the paperwork so the project doesn’t stall. Call (863) 334-2933 with your board’s requirements in hand and we’ll tell you what’s feasible.
Realistically, twelve to eighteen years on a direct oceanfront elevation before the frames need serious rehabilitation or replacement. The factory powder coat goes first, usually at the meeting rails and sill channels where standing salt water sits. The aluminum substrate survives longer if we catch it early and re-coat. On the Intracoastal side, you might get twenty years. We don’t pretend an aluminum frame is a lifetime product in Hollywood’s salt air. We tell you what you’re buying, how long it’ll last here, and what the maintenance path looks like. Call (863) 334-2933 for an inspection and honest timeline on your specific building.
Service Areas Near Hollywood
We run PGT service across South Broward and into northeast Miami-Dade. From Dania Beach and Hallandale Beach to Pembroke Park, Aventura, and Sunny Isles Beach, our techs handle impact-window work that demands proper NOA documentation. See our dedicated pages for PGT service in Dania Beach and PGT service in Aventura for location-specific details.
Book Your PGT Service in Hollywood Today
If you’ve got a fogged PGT panel, a slider that grinds, or a building board that wants a full jalousie-to-impact conversion documented right, call us. A live person answers at (863) 334-2933, seven days a week. We’ll schedule the inspection, measure the openings twice, and put the quote in writing. Measure it right, set it square, and the paperwork takes care of itself.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Hollywood since 2008.
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.
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A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.