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CWS Window Replacement: The Hollywood Owner’s Guide

We install CWS-compatible window replacements throughout Hollywood, and most jobs fall between $450 and $1,100 per window installed, depending on the series, glass package, and opening condition. We carry common CWS balance springs, pivot bars, sash locks, and weatherstripping on the truck, so roughly seven out of ten CWS repairs are finished the same visit. The call usually starts the same way: a sash has dropped, a lock no longer bites, or a window that once rolled smooth now takes two hands and a hip-check to close.

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If you have a CWS window that is fogged, falling, or fighting you, the part likely has a name and a fix. This page tells you what to look for, what it costs in Hollywood, and whether the job belongs on your Saturday list or ours.

Key Takeaways

• CWS windows in Hollywood typically need their first replacement part between year 8 and year 15, with balance springs failing first in salty-air corridors.
• We match OEM CWS parts where they are still available and carry quality aftermarket equivalents for discontinued series.
• Installed replacement pricing is line-item honest; you see the cost of the part, the labor, and the warranty before we start.
• Every CWS replacement we install carries the Done Right Promise, and both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before we leave.

Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS is best known in South Florida for its single-hung and horizontal-roller aluminum windows, and Hollywood has thousands of both. You will recognize them by the thin profile frame, the nylon pile weatherstrip along the sash edge, and a series sticker on the inside of the frame or the head jamb. The sticker matters. CWS used different balance systems and shoe sizes across production years, and a pivot bar that fits a 2006 single-hung will not seat correctly in a 2016 frame, even if both windows are 36 inches wide.

When we talk about OEM versus aftermarket for CWS specifically, here is the honest view. CWS parts for older aluminum series are hit-and-miss through supply channels. Some distributors still carry original balance springs and locks. For discontinued lines, the quality aftermarket equivalents we use are machined to the same channel dimensions and typically outlast the original by a few years in Hollywood’s heat-and-humidity cycle. The decision comes down to what your series actually supports, and we will show you both options on paper so you decide with the numbers in front of you.

We are an independent service provider, not affiliated with CWS. We stock parts for CWS alongside brands like Andersen, and Pella, because most Hollywood homes hold more than one window line anyway.

Signs Your CWS Window Replacement Is Failing

• The sash drops or slams when you release it. This is almost always a failed balance spring, and on CWS single-hungs it is the single most common failure we see in Hollywood. Salt air shortens spring life by roughly three to five years compared with inland Florida.
• The lock no longer catches, or it catches and pops loose. The lock keeper has wallowed out or the lock body has cracked at the casting. Forcing it wears the sash in a way that turns a $90 part replacement into a full sash rework.
• You feel a draft even when the sash is fully closed. The pile weatherstripping has flattened past the point of compression, common in west-facing Hollywood openings that get direct afternoon sun. Glass replacement does not fix this; the weatherstrip does.
• The sash binds halfway and will not ride the track smoothly. Dirt and salt film in the track is one cause; a warped shoe or bent pivot bar is the other. We can usually tell which by feel, and it changes the parts order.
• Glass is fogged between the panes. The seal has failed and moisture is inside the insulated glass unit. That is a glass replacement, not a window replacement, but often the same truck, same day.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Installed CWS window replacement parts in Hollywood run roughly $450 to $1,100 per window depending on what failed and which series you own. A balance spring replacement is the most common job and usually lands in the $180 to $340 range per window, installed. A full sash replacement with new glass climbs toward the top of that range. A lock assembly and weatherstrip refresh typically runs $150 to $250 and is often paired with other small fixes while we are on site.

What pushes the price is series age and part availability. Pre-2005 CWS series sometimes require retrofitted aftermarket shoes or shims, and that adds labor, not because the part is expensive, but because the opening has to be measured as it actually sits, not as the engineering drawing says it should sit. Our pricing is line-item: part, labor, disposal. You get a written quote before the first tool comes off the truck, and the number on the quote is the number on the bill. The work carries a Done Right Promise, and both warranty layers, manufacturer and ours, are registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway.

DIY or Call Us?

There are three things a Hollywood owner can safely check before calling. One: read the series sticker on the frame so you know exactly which CWS window you have. Two: note whether the sash drops on its own, because that identifies a spring problem. Three: run a dollar bill along the closed sash edge to feel where the seal has died. None of those involve tools.

Where DIY goes wrong on CWS specifically is the balance spring. These carry tension, and removing one without the proper tool and the correct replacement length puts a person’s hands in the path of a loaded part. We do not recommend it, and we do not sell springs to folks who want to try. The same caution applies to any retrofit that involves shimming or re-hanging a sash; a half-degree of twist in the frame becomes a binding window and a second visit. If you have checked what you can check, the next step is a phone call. Call us at (863) 334-2933 and we will tell you honestly what you are likely looking at, and whether it makes sense to repair or replace.

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