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Simonton Door Installation in Hollywood: What to Know First

Simonton door installation in Hollywood typically runs $650-$1,850 for a standard swing door replacement, and most jobs are completed in a single visit once the door is on site. We’re an independent service provider, not a factory-authorized dealer, which means we answer to you and the work, not a manufacturer quota. If you own a Simonton door that’s binding, sagging, or letting daylight through the weatherstripping, this page tells you what’s actually wrong and what a proper fix costs. Call (863) 334-2933 for a real number from a technician who’s measured the opening.

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This page is written for the Hollywood homeowner who’s lived in the same house for twenty years, remembers what they paid for the door the first time, and doesn’t want to pay for it twice. You’ll find the failure modes we see on Simonton doors in South Broward, what our install process looks like from the first call to the final sweep, and the prices we quote in writing before we cut anything.

Key Takeaways

• Simonton makes a solid mid-range door, but rollers, hinges, and weatherstripping on older Hollywood installs fail before the glass does.
• We’re independent, which means we install what’s right for the opening, not what a factory rep needs moved that quarter.
• Every Simonton door job is covered by the Done Right Promise, in writing, before the truck leaves the driveway.
• A live person answers our phone 24/7. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form.

How Simonton Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

Most Hollywood homes with Simonton doors were built or remodeled between the late 1990s and the mid-2010s. The doors hold up, but the hardware and seals around them take a beating from salt air, afternoon thunderstorms, and a sun that works the southwest exposures hard. Here’s what we actually find when we pull a Simonton door apart.

• Roller failure on the Simonton 5500 and 6500 sliding patio doors. The original nylon rollers on these series flatten over a decade or so, especially if the track sits in direct sun or catches sand from beach trips. The door gets heavy, then the panel starts dragging, then the track gouges. We replace the roller assemblies with OEM or heavier aftermarket rollers and set the panel height so the latch lines up dead center. A track already gouged needs a track cap, not just new rollers.
• Weatherstripping compression set on the Reflections and DaylightMax lines. The vinyl bulb seals on these doors lose their rebound after years of Florida heat. The door doesn’t sag, but you can see light at the stile, and the air conditioner works harder every August. We cut new seal to the exact kerf and backer the corners with a dab of sealant so the joint doesn’t open the first time the door flexes.
• Hinge-side sag on Simonton entry doors with brickmold frames. This is less about the door and more about how the original installer shimmed the rough opening. In Hollywood’s older neighborhoods, like the Lakes and Emerald Hills, we find frames that were level and plumb in 2003 and are now out by an eighth of an inch at the latch. The fix is re-hanging the slab with proper hinges and re-setting the frame, not planing the door edge until there’s nothing left for the deadbolt to bite.
• Lock and handle misalignment on the Simonton 9800 series. This is the classic “the key turns but the door doesn’t unlock from outside” call. The set screw in the interior handle works loose, or the strike plate position shifts as the frame settles. We re-tap the handle, replace the strike with a heavier plate, and adjust the latch throw so the deadbolt engages fully without slamming.
• Fogged glass in Simonton door panels after the seal fails. Once the insulating glass unit loses its seal near the coast, the humidity gets in and there’s no drying it out. The glass has to be replaced. We measure the pane twice, order the IGU to spec, and set it so the weight of the glass doesn’t compress the frame and cause the same drip of condensation on a cold January morning.

Our Simonton Door Installation Process

Here’s how a Simonton job goes at TruePane, from the phone call to the receipt. No surprises, no second appointment left hanging.

1. 1
   You call, a person answers. 24/7. We take the address, the door’s age if you know it, and what it’s doing that it shouldn’t be doing. If you have photos, even better.
2. 2
   A technician measures the opening. Twice. Rough opening, panel dimensions, reveal on all four sides. Dale’s rule is on the whiteboard in the shop: measure it right, set it square, and the paperwork takes care of itself.
3. 3
   We quote the job side by side on paper. OEM Simonton parts where they matter for warranty and fit, quality aftermarket where they save you money without shortening the door’s life. You see both numbers and you decide.
4. 4
   We install to the Keystone Standard. Shims at the hinge and lock points, panel set plumb and level, hardware torqued to spec, weatherstripping compressed evenly across the full jamb.
5. 5
   We test the door in front of you. Opens, closes, locks, unlatch, re-latch, no drag, no daylight. If it doesn’t pass, we re-do it before we leave. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
6. 6
   We register both warranty layers in writing. Manufacturer’s coverage and our Done Right Promise, with durations stated on the paperwork. You get a copy. We keep a copy. Done.

What Simonton Door Installation Costs in Hollywood

We don’t quote over the phone without seeing the door, but here are the ranges we’ve written on Hollywood jobs this year. Honest numbers, not teaser prices.

• Sliding patio door roller replacement (Simonton 5500/6500): $225-$410 per panel, depending on track condition.
• Weatherstripping and threshold rebuild on an entry door: $180-$360.
• Re-hang an entry slab with new hinge hardware: $420-$680.
• Full-frame Simonton entry door replacement: $1,200-$1,850, including disposal of the old door and standard hardware.
• Fogged glass unit replacement in a Simonton door panel: $310-$590, depending on glass size and Low-E coating.

What moves the price: whether the frame is still good, how far out of square the opening is, and whether the parts are still in Simonton’s active catalog or need to come from a warehouse that’s since been consolidated. Every quote is fixed. No change orders because we measured wrong. Call (863) 334-2933 for a free estimate, in writing, before you decide anything.

Why Hollywood Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for Simonton Work

We’ve been setting doors in South Broward for a long time. Dale Kessler grew up in the Liberia neighborhood of Hollywood, where his father spent weekends resealing jalousie frames against whatever the Atlantic decided to throw at them that season. After high school, Dale enrolled in the building construction technology program at Broward College, where he learned to read a rough opening before he learned to drive a company truck. That’s the foundation the company is built on.

Beyond Simonton, we install more than a dozen lines, including Andersen, Pella, and PGT, so when a Simonton door isn’t worth saving we can show you alternatives side by side on paper, with real numbers, and let you make the call. Every tech is background-checked and uniformed. Every job carries the Done Right Promise. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll be there when we say.

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