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Simonton Sliding & Patio Doors: The Hollywood Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Simonton-compatible sliding and patio door parts throughout Hollywood, with most rollers, handles, and lock replacements running $145 to $380 installed depending on the series and what’s actually failed. Most Hollywood homes we visit have a Simonton door that’s eight to fifteen years old, and the failure usually announces itself the same way: the door starts dragging across the track, the lock won’t catch, or the handle spins without engaging. You don’t need a new door. You need the right part matched to your specific Simonton model, and that’s a job we’ve been doing in South Broward since 2008 through our service roots and since 2008 under the TruePane name.

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Key takeaways:

• Simonton sliding door parts are series-specific; a roller for a 5500 won’t fit a 6500 without modification.
• Most Hollywood failures are rollers and latch assemblies worn down by salt air and daily use.
• We carry common Simonton rollers, handles, catches, and weatherstripping on the truck.
• Every replacement is backed by our Done Right Promise in writing.

Which Simonton Models This Applies To

Simonton has made several sliding patio door lines over the years, and the parts are not interchangeable between them. The most common series we work on in Hollywood are the 5500, 6500, and 9800 sliding doors, along with the Reflections and DaylightMax lines for newer homes. Each series uses different roller dimensions, track profiles, and latch geometry. Before you order or install anything, you need to match the part to the series, not just to “a Simonton door.”

Here’s what to look for: open the door and check the inside edge of the panel, near the top or bottom corner. Most Simonton doors have a small label or etched code that lists the series number and sometimes the manufacturing date. If the label is gone (common in Hollywood, where sun and salt eat paper labels), measure the roller width and the thickness of the door panel before you buy. One compatibility gotcha we see regularly: a 5500 roller is 1-1/4 inches wide, while a 6500 roller is 1-1/2 inches. They look nearly identical on a bench, but the wrong one binds the door or pops off the rail within months. We keep both on the truck, along with OEM and quality aftermarket equivalents from trusted suppliers. For Simonton specifically, the OEM rollers tend to use a nylon wheel that wears flat in five to seven years of daily use on a Floridian track. An aftermarket stainless-steel roller with sealed bearings typically runs about 20% more but lasts twice as long in Hollywood’s salt air. We’ll quote both options side by side on paper and let you choose.

We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Simonton, and we also stock parts for Andersen, and Pella doors. That matters when a “Simonton” door turns out to be a rebranded or builder-grade line that shares hardware with another manufacturer.

Signs Your Simonton Sliding & Patio Door Is Failing

• The door drags or jerks when you slide it. The most common culprit is a flattened roller wheel. Nylon wheels develop flat spots, and once that happens, the door rides on the plastic housing instead of the wheel, grinding against the aluminum track.
• The handle spins up and down but the latch doesn’t move. Inside the handle escutcheon is a small drive gear that connects to the latch mechanism. That gear strips. It’s a five-dollar part, but on many Simonton doors it means replacing the entire handle assembly, which is what we stock.
• The door won’t lock, or the lock catches but jumps open. In Hollywood, exterior doors shift with humidity cycles. The strike plate on the jamb moves a fraction of an inch out of alignment, and the hook latch misses. Sometimes it’s an adjustment; sometimes the latch itself is bent from years of forcing it.
• Drafts or daylight around the door frame. The weatherstripping on Simonton sliders is a brush or fin seal that hardens and flakes after six to eight years in Florida sun. Once it fails, you’re paying to air-condition Hollywood’s humidity.
• The door is hard to lift or removes from the track entirely. Adjacent to the roller is a small adjustment screw at the bottom of the panel. If that screw is stripped or the roller housing is cracked, the panel droops and scrapes. This is also the point where DIY repairs go sideways, which we’ll get into below.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For Hollywood homes, a Simonton sliding door roller replacement typically runs $145 to $220 per panel, including parts and labor. A complete handle and latch assembly replacement lands between $170 and $260. Full weatherstripping replacement around a standard 6-foot slider runs $190 to $320. The range depends on your Simonton series, whether the track needs cleaning or repair at the same time, and whether we’re installing an OEM part or an upgraded aftermarket roller.

Here’s what matters more than the number: our pricing is line-item and written before we start. You’ll see the part cost, the labor, and the warranty terms on the same sheet. We don’t add a “trip charge” or a “shop fee” after the fact. Every Simonton part replacement in Hollywood is covered by our Done Right Promise, which means if the door drags, sticks, or fails to latch within 90 days of our visit, we make it right at no charge. We also register the manufacturer warranty on the part in writing, with the duration stated plainly, before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s how we’ve done business since Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008.

DIY or Call Us?

Here’s an honest split, and we’ll earn our keep with it. The things you can safely check yourself: clean the bottom track with a vacuum and a stiff brush, lubricate the track with a dry silicone spray (not WD-40, which collects Hollywood’s grit and kills rollers faster), and check whether the adjustment screws at the bottom of the panel are both present and not stripped. Those are maintenance tasks, not repairs.

What goes wrong when a homeowner takes it further: the door panel on a Simonton slider weighs 80 to 140 pounds depending on glass package and size. Removing and reinstalling that panel takes two people, proper lifting technique, and the right positioning on the track. We’ve been called out to Hollywood homes where a well-meaning owner popped the panel, dropped it, and cracked the glass or bent the frame. That turns a $180 roller job into a $900 repair. If the rollers are worn, the latch is stripped, or the door has to come off the track, call us at (863) 334-2933. We’ll come out, measure everything twice, and give you a written quote before any work starts.

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