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

We repair and replace CWS custom and geometric windows throughout Hollywood, FL, as an independent CWS service provider. Most CWS custom window jobs take seven to fourteen days from measure to install, depending on whether we’re matching an existing radius or fabricating a new shape. The honest price posture: a true custom CWS window in Hollywood rarely lands under $900, and we won’t quote a number until we’ve measured the rough opening, checked the existing frame, and looked at how the original unit was set. If you own a CWS window that’s fogged, binding, or leaking around an arch or angle, call (863) 334-2933. This page is for Hollywood homeowners who want the straight story on what goes wrong with CWS custom shapes and what it actually costs to make it right.

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How CWS Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• CWS radius and arch units lose seal at the curved section first. On CWS architectural series windows, the insulated glass bend is where the spacer flexes under thermal load. After enough Hollywood summers, the seal cracks there before the straight runs show any sign. We see it most often on east-facing openings in Emerald Hills and Hollywood Lakes. The fix is a new curved IGU built to the original radius, set with fresh glazing tape, never a sealant patch job that fails again in two seasons.
• Geometric shapes bind at the corners when the original installer shimmed the frame out of square. Trapezoids, pentagons, and raked-top units magnify a quarter-inch error into a window that won’t latch or leaks at one corner. We re-square the frame, re-shim to a true plane, and reset the unit so the operable section travels clean. Dale Kessler’s rule applies here: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.
• Oversized CWS fixed units crack at the lower corner when the rough opening settles. Hollywood sits on limestone with a high water table. Homes in Driftwood and Park East shift enough that a five-by-six fixed CWS window can carry structural load it was never meant to take. We check the header, add deflection allowance, and order the replacement with a stress-relieved corner. The glass alone is not the answer; the opening has to be load-corrected.
• CWS impact-rated custom windows fail inspection after a DIY or handyman reseal. We get calls from homeowners who had a fogged impact unit “repaired” by someone who opened it with a utility knife and pumped in desiccant. That voids the CWS warranty and the impact rating. On any CWS product, the manufacturer warranty layer matters. We register both warranty layers in writing before we leave the driveway, and we do not touch an impact unit unless we’re preserving those papers.
• Operable semicircle and eyebrow windows lose crank alignment in salt air. Near the Intracoastal, CWS awning and casement hardware corrodes faster than the manufacturer’s average. The operator binds, the homeowner cranks harder, and the gear strips. We replace with OEM-matched hardware where the line is still in production, and with a proven aftermarket gear where CWS has discontinued the part. Either way, the choice is on the written quote, and we stand behind it.

Our CWS Custom & Geometric Windows Process

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   Call and talk to a person. A live person answers at (863) 334-2933, any hour. We ask which CWS window is giving you trouble and what it’s doing. No callback form, no voicemail tree.
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   On-site measure and inspection. We measure the rough opening twice. We check the existing frame for square, the sill for rot, and the header for deflection. We look at how the original unit was set and what the builder did right or wrong.
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   Written quote with parts spelled out. You get a line item quote on paper: glass thickness, frame material, hardware source, labor. If CWS still makes the part we quote OEM. If the line is discontinued, we quote a quality aftermarket match and say so plainly.
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   The work itself. We remove the old unit, correct the opening where needed, set the new window square and level, flash and seal it, and clean the site. Custom shapes take more time to set. We don’t rush them.
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   Warranty registration before we leave. Per The Keystone Standard, both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing while we’re on site. You get the paperwork, the durations stated, nothing verbal.
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   The Done Right Promise. If anything about the install isn’t right in the first 90 days, we come back and fix it. No argument, no fine print, no phone tag. That’s the standard on the first visit and the baseline for every callback.

What CWS Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Hollywood

Here’s what we typically see in Hollywood for CWS custom and geometric work:

What moves the price: glass size and whether it’s impact-rated, the complexity of the shape, whether we’re matching existing sightlines, and how much correction the rough opening needs. Senior and veteran discounts apply at 5% off, and repairs over $250 take $50 off. Call (863) 334-2933 for a free estimate and a written quote. We’ll be there when we say.

Why Hollywood Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for CWS Work

We’ve been setting and squaring windows in South Broward since 2008, founded as TruePane in 2008 by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler. Dale grew up in the Liberia neighborhood of Hollywood, watching his father reseal jalousie frames against Atlantic weather, and he learned to read a rough opening in the building construction technology program at Broward College. That’s the person behind our CWS work. We’re an independent shop, not a CWS dealer, so our interest is the window in your house, not the next truckload from the factory. Our techs are background-checked and uniformed, and they work in your home the way they’d work in their own mother’s. We also service PGT, CGI, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems, so if the right answer for your opening is a different line, we tell you that on paper, side by side. We’re not trying to be everything. We’re trying to be the last call you have to make.

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