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Fast, Reliable Custom Windows & Doors Across Davie
Custom window and door work in Davie runs $800-$9,000 per opening depending on size, impact rating, and whether the surrounding wall needs reframing. Most projects on Davie’s older ranch homes land between $2,400 and $6,500 per unit once you factor in Broward County’s wind-borne debris requirements and frame-out demolition on legacy jalousie windows. TruePane Windows & Doors has done this work across Davie’s equestrian acreage and suburban ranch tracts for years, and we scope every job around what the county inspector will actually sign off on, not just what the manufacturer’s brochure says. Call (863) 208-5172 and we’ll walk the property, measure twice, and put numbers on paper.

If you own one of Davie’s 1970s or 1980s concrete-block ranch homes, you’re likely sitting on original single-pane aluminum windows and sliding glass doors that predate Florida’s post-Andrew and post-Wilma building code updates. The interior door or window you’re thinking about replacing is not just a style decision here. It’s a code-compliance and insurance-renewal decision. We’ll explain exactly what that means for your job, in plain English, before you spend a dollar.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Davie’s Preferred Custom Windows & Doors Company
TruePane was founded in 2008 by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler, and the company has served South Florida communities since 2008 through a craft tradition that started on his father’s workbench. The founding rule still on the whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That standard travels with every technician who pulls into a Davie driveway, whether it’s a ranch off Flamingo Road or a cul-de-sac in the newer developments near Shotgun Road.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They measure every rough opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. In Davie specifically, that warranty registration matters more than most customers expect. Florida insurers have gotten stricter about verifying impact-rated openings when policies renew, and a properly registered warranty is part of the documentation they want to see.
We’re not a franchise operation running crews through a metro playbook. We hire local, train apprentices into journeymen, and treat a Davie job as a commitment to a neighbor, not a transaction number. When something goes wrong on a custom window or door, you call, a live person answers 24 hours a day, and we come back. The work, the warranty, the promise, in writing. A square deal, no surprises on the bill.
Every job carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway. No paperwork fights, no arguing. That’s the baseline for every callback and the standard on the first visit.
Our Custom Windows & Doors Services in Davie
Our Custom Windows & Doors team handles full replacements, new construction, and specialty sizing for homes, equestrian outbuildings, and small commercial storefronts across Davie. The work here skews toward oversized openings, legacy mid-century rough-in dimensions, and code-driven scope changes that generic installers miss until the inspector arrives. These are the services we handle most often in Davie.
Oversized Glass Panels
Davie’s equestrian zoning produces a lot of wide openings: picture windows facing pasture, glass walls in renovated Florida rooms, and large fixed panels in agricultural outbuildings that now serve as offices or guest quarters. A 96-inch or wider panel has to be sized for wind load first, then glazed and set with enough perimeter clearance for thermal movement. We quote oversized glass with the correct laminated or impact-rated makeup for Broward County’s wind-borne debris region, and we deliver it with the frame jointed upright so the IGU doesn’t arrive stress-cracked.

Architectural Grilles & SDLs
Simulated divided lites and custom grille patterns let a newer impact-rated window match the look of a 1970s Davie ranch’s original muntins. We lay out SDL patterns over the actual glass dimensions on paper before ordering, so the grille bars line up where the eye expects them, not where the factory’s default spacing puts them. That matters on Davie’s older CBS homes, where a replacement window that looks “off” makes the whole front elevation look wrong. Customers choose their grille profile, bar width, and whether they want interior bars only or between-glass bars with a shadow line.

Custom Shape Windows
Half-rounds, ellipticals, trapezoids above entry doors, and specialty angles for gable ends all live in this category. In Davie, the shape window on an older ranch is often the only opening on the front elevation that hasn’t been replaced, usually because a standard rectangular impact unit cannot be cut down at the job site. We template the actual opening, not the rough dimensions on the old permit, and order the custom shape with the correct radius and chord lengths. If the framing around the arch has settled or drifted, we address that before the window gets fabricated.

Commercial Storefront Glazing
Davie has a working commercial strip along University Drive and State Road 84, plus small office barns and feed-supply storefronts mixed into the equestrian areas. Storefront glazing systems here need to meet the same wind-load requirements as residential work, but they also need to hold alignment under daily door traffic and direct sun load. We measure the storefront grid, check the existing mullion anchors, and quote frame and glass as one system, not as independent line items that leave gaps for water to find later.

What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Davie
We install and service authorized lines including PGT, CGI, and Simonton, among more than a dozen manufacturers. For Davie customers, that means a replacement sash, a warranty claim, or a matching trim piece doesn’t sit in a distribution center queue for three weeks. We know which PGT and CGI impact models actually fit the rough opening dimensions common to 1970s Davie ranch homes, and we quote them side by side with Simonton’s vinyl lines so you can see the cost difference on paper, not in a verbal estimate. Custom oversized units are ordered direct with the manufacturer’s engineering department, not a third-party broker.
Common Custom Windows & Doors Problems We See in Davie Homes
- Jalousie windows failing Broward County wind-load inspections. Davie’s 1960s and 1970s ranch and Florida room additions still carry louvered glass jalousies in bathrooms, utility rooms, and enclosed porches. These cannot be reglazed or retrofitted to pass current inspection standards. The fix is full frame-out demolition and replacement with an impact-rated unit, a scope change most homeowners discover mid-permit.
- White crusty buildup at the corners of original aluminum frames. That powdery residue is galvanic corrosion, and it’s common on Davie’s uncoated aluminum windows because of the town’s humidity and intermittent salt-laden storm winds from the Atlantic and Gulf. Once the corner joints are corroded, the frame loses structural integrity, and the glass cannot be saved. The opening needs a full replacement.
- Oversized custom units arriving with cracked glass or broken sash welds. Davie’s equestrian properties sit far enough from major material depots that long-haul delivery is the standard, not the exception. We see custom barn doors and wide picture panels arrive with stress cracks from improper transport. We order from manufacturers who pallet custom units upright and we inspect every unit on the truck before signing the delivery receipt.
- Poorly flashed replacement windows leaking at the sill after heavy rain. Open-lot grading on Davie acreage shifts with the wet season, and water that used to sheet away from the slab starts pooling against the foundation. If the previous window installer didn’t re-flash the opening before setting the jamb, that water finds the sill. We flash every opening with tape before the frame goes in, and we check the grade line around the house as part of the pre-quote walkthrough.
Pricing for Custom Windows & Doors in Davie, FL
Call (863) 208-5172 and ask for a free estimate. We’ll put the line items on paper before you commit to anything. Here’s where Davie pricing typically lands:
- Custom shape window (half-round, elliptical, trapezoid): $1,500-$4,800 per unit, depending on span and whether impact glazing is required.
- Impact-rated single-hung retrofit into an existing frame: $1,800-$4,200 per opening.
- Full frame-out replacement of a jalousie window: $2,600-$5,500 per opening, including demolition, reframing, flashing, and stucco or trim patching.
- Custom oversized barn-style entry door for an outbuilding: $6,000-$13,000 depending on width, swing, and the wind-load rating the county requires for that structure’s exposure category.
- Standard patio slider replacement: $3,200-$7,000 for an impact-rated unit in a typical Davie ranch rough opening.
- Architectural grilles & SDLs: Add $250-$900 per window depending on pattern density and bar profile.
- Commercial storefront glazing: $65-$140 per square foot of glazed area installed, including new aluminum storefront framing where required.
What shifts most quotes in Davie is not the window itself. It’s the condition of the rough opening after 40 or 50 years of Florida humidity, the code-driven scope change when a jalousie has to be cut out, and whether the county wants the opening brought to current wind-load standards even on a like-for-like replacement. We factor those before quoting, not as a surprise line item after the drywall comes off. Free estimates, written line-item quotes, no change orders without your signature.
We also serve Davie homeowners on acreage with septic and well setbacks. If a new door or window needs an opening moved, we check the plotted septic drain field and well location before we frame anything. That’s the kind of scoping step that keeps a job from failing its inspection months after we leave.
We Also Serve Cities Near Davie
Our crews run local routes through Davie and into the surrounding west Broward communities. If you’re in Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Sunrise, or Weston, the same TruePane team handles your custom window and door work with the same 42-year craft standard. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our South Florida office, and our Davie customers get a local crew that knows the county inspection process and the roads between jobs. Call (863) 208-5172 to schedule a walkthrough anywhere in the west Broward corridor.
Serving Davie, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Davie 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 - Custom Windows & Doors in Davie
Yes. Davie sits fully inside Broward County’s designated wind-borne debris region under the Florida Building Code despite being roughly 12-15 miles inland from the Atlantic. Every permitted replacement opening must meet impact-rated or shutter-protected standards. There is no inland exemption for Davie. We handle the permitting paperwork and manufacturer certification for every opening we install, so your insurance renewal file has what it needs. Call (863) 208-5172 for a free estimate on impact-rated replacements.
Jalousie windows cannot be reglazed or retrofitted to pass current Broward County wind-load inspections, so the county will not sign off on a reglaze-only job. These louvered glass units were never designed for impact resistance, and the frames lack the structural channels required for modern laminated glass or shutter attachment. Our crews do full frame-out demolition on jalousies and install code-compliant replacements. Expect that scope change before you apply for the permit, not after the inspector’s first visit.
On Davie acreage served by septic and well, the county’s health department setbacks apply to any new structural opening that changes the footprint or exterior wall line of the dwelling. If a new oversized window or barn door requires reframing that shifts the wall, we verify the plotted drain field and well location before submitting plans. We do this during the pre-quote walkthrough so the permit application doesn’t get bounced back. It’s an extra scoping step on acreage properties that tract-home jobs never require.
A standard impact-rated patio slider for a Davie ranch home runs $3,200-$7,000 installed. A custom oversized barn-style entry door for a Davie equestrian outbuilding typically runs $6,000-$13,000, sometimes more, because the door is wider, heavier, and has to be engineered for a higher wind-load exposure category on an agricultural structure. The frame is usually fusion-welded, the hinges are heavier, and the unit ships upright on a custom pallet. Call (863) 208-5172 and we’ll measure the actual opening and quote both options on paper.
That white crusty buildup is galvanic corrosion on the aluminum frame, and it is widespread on Davie’s pre-1990 ranch homes because of the area’s humidity and intermittent salt-laden storm winds. Once the corner joints are corroded, the frame no longer holds its structural rating, and the glass unit cannot be safely re-glazed into it. The opening needs full replacement. We’ll confirm it during the estimate walkthrough and show you the frame condition up close before recommending anything.
Ready to get your Davie custom window or door job priced? Call (863) 208-5172 for a free estimate. We answer live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll schedule a walkthrough, measure every opening twice, and put a written line-item quote in your hand. If the pane is not true, the job is not done, and we stand behind every opening we set in Davie.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Davie, FL.
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.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.



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