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Door installation in Kendall West runs $1,800 to $7,400 for most entry and storm doors, depending on whether the home sits on the pre-Andrew or post-Andrew side of the housing stock. High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) compliance drives much of that cost, because every door we hang here must carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, not just a Florida Product Approval. We work Kendall West regularly, we know what inspectors look for, and we write the discovery allowances into the contract before the first screw comes out. Call (386) 854-7948 for a free estimate, and you’ll speak to a live person, not a voicemail tree.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Kendall West’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’re not the cheapest bid in Kendall West, and we don’t try to be. What we offer is a door hung to the HVHZ standard that names Dale Kessler’s founding rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. Homeowners here have watched too many crews pull product from Broward County suppliers, only to have the rough-in inspection fail because the door lacked a Miami-Dade NOA sticker. That does not happen on our jobs, because we verify product approval before we order a single frame.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. They measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s been the backbone of our Door Installation work since Dale Kessler founded the company in 2008. Live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If something isn’t right, you reach a human being, not a callback form.
Kendall West homeowners tend to stay put for twenty or thirty years. That’s exactly the customer we build for. A door that binds in July or weeps water into the slab in August is not a maintenance nuisance to us, it’s a failure we plan to prevent. We’ve spent years in this trade, and we act like a company that intends to be answering the phone in Kendall West thirty years from now.
Our Door Installation Services in Kendall West
Entry & Swing Doors
Entry doors in Kendall West take a beating from the daily afternoon convective storms that drive rain horizontally into thresholds on the west and south elevations. We install impact-rated fiberglass and steel swing doors with Miami-Dade NOA ratings, low-E insulated glass, and sill flashing that meets the HVHZ inspection checklist. If the existing sub-sill has rotted, we address it during the same visit, not after the new weatherstrip fails within a season.
Storm Doors
Most storm doors sold through big-box retailers in southern Florida do not carry the Miami-Dade NOA required in Kendall West. We stock and install storm doors that do, including models that add a secondary wind and water barrier to the front entry while allowing ventilation during the dry months. For pre-1992 homes still running original jalousie or aluminum single-pane fronts, a properly rated storm door can buy time while you budget for a full replacement.
Arched & Custom Doors
Kendall West has a fair number of custom and semi-custom homes from the late 1980s and early 1990s with arched or radius-top entry openings. Those cannot be filled with an off-the-shelf slab from a Broward County yard. We measure the radius on site, order the door with the correct NOA-rated glass package, and make sure the frame is shimmed and flashed so the arch doesn’t become a water funnel during storm season.
Pivot Doors
Pivot doors show up in some of the newer, larger builds along the western edge of Kendall West, near the Everglades buffer. These are heavy, hinge-bound, and unforgiving if the opening is out of square. We install and adjust pivot doors with the same discipline we apply to every job here: measure twice, register the warranty in writing, and don’t leave until the door swings true through the full 90-degree arc.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kendall West
We’re an authorized installer for PGT, among more than a dozen manufacturer lines. That matters in Kendall West because not every model from those lines carries a Miami-Dade NOA. We order the SKUs that do, and we keep the paperwork on file so the inspector can verify it at rough-in. Whether you’re replacing a storm door off SW 162nd Avenue or a custom arched entry in Country Walk, you’ll see the product approval numbers on your written quote before you sign anything.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Kendall West Homes
- NOA sticker missing at rough-in. A contractor orders a door with Florida Product Approval but no Miami-Dade NOA. The inspector fails the frame, and the entire door has to be reordered. We verify the NOA before we order, every time.
- Rotted sub-sill from storm-driven water. Pre-Andrew homes with original aluminum single-pane doors often have a rotting sub-sill beneath the threshold. New weatherstripping over a rotten sill fails within one season. We open it up, reframe it, and flash it before the new door goes in.
- Delaminating impact-glass interlayers in post-Andrew rebuilds. Those 25-to-30-year-old impact doors from the mid-90s rebuilds are not lifetime product. The interlayer separates, the argon leaks out, and the door quits protecting the home. We find this routinely during free inspections in Kendale Lakes-adjacent subdivisions.
- Threshold leaks on west-facing elevations. Daily afternoon storms push water horizontally into doors that face west toward the Everglades buffer. Proper low-E insulated frame sealing and Miami-Dade-rated sill flashing solve this, but only if they’re installed correctly the first time.
Pricing for Door Installation in Kendall West, FL
Entry and swing door replacement in Kendall West typically runs $2,200 to $5,800, depending on slab size, glass package, and whether the opening needs reframing. Storm doors run $1,800 to $3,400 installed with NOA-rated glass. Arched and custom doors start around $3,500 and can reach $7,400 once you factor in the radius glass and the extra flashing detail. Pivot doors run $4,000 to $9,000 or more, depending on hardware and weight.
What changes the number is what we find when we open the wall. Rotted framing, non-compliant wiring, missing flashing tape behind the stucco: those are not surprises we spring on you at the end. We write discovery allowances into the contract, and any change is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. Call (386) 854-7948 to schedule your free estimate, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote on the spot.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall West
Our crews run door installation work across the western Miami-Dade corridor. In addition to Door Installation in Kendall West, we serve homeowners in Doral, Fountainebleau, Kendale Lakes, and Sweetwater, with the same NOA-first discipline and the same written warranty registration on every job.
Serving Kendall West, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kendall West 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 - Door Installation in Kendall West
Yes. Kendall West sits inside Miami-Dade County’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which applies to every door installation in the area regardless of distance from the coast. The NOA is a product-approval layer that goes beyond the standard Florida Building Code, and a door with only Florida Product Approval will fail the HVHZ inspection checklist. We verify the NOA on every door we order for Kendall West homes. Call (386) 854-7948 for an exact quote, and we’ll show you the approval numbers in writing.
We stop the door work and bring the discovery to you in writing, before we touch anything else. In the Country Walk area, our crew opened up a 1987 concrete-block entryway and found the original jalousie framing had rotted from decades of storm water driven into the threshold, wiring that no longer met code, and no flashing tape behind the stucco. The contract carried a discovery allowance, so the reframing was already priced and approved before we started. The door went in, the inspector signed off, and there were no change-order fights. That’s how we handle every pre-1992 opening in Kendall West.
Every afternoon storm pushes water horizontally into thresholds on west and south elevations, especially on the side of Kendall West that abuts the Everglades buffer. Over time, that water works past the sill flashing and wicks into the concrete slab, rotting the sub-sill and compromising the weatherstripping. The fix is Miami-Dade-rated sill flashing and low-E insulated frame sealing, installed so the water never gets a path inside. Call (386) 854-7948 and we’ll inspect your threshold during a free estimate.
Yes, during a free inspection. Post-Andrew rebuilds in Kendall West are now 25 to 30 years old, and the impact-glass interlayers in those doors are delaminating. The seal fails, the argon leaks out, and the door quits providing the wind-borne debris protection it was rated for. We check the glass for visual distortion, run a seal inspection, and tell you plainly whether the door is still doing its job. Estimates are free, and so is the straight answer.
Because the contractor pulled product from a Broward County supplier that had Florida Product Approval but no Miami-Dade NOA sticker. Miami-Dade inspectors reject that on sight, and the entire frame has to be reordered, which sets the job back weeks and costs the homeowner money. We verify NOA compliance on every door before we order it. That’s why our permits in Kendall West pass rough-in the first time, without corrections.
For door installation in Kendall West done right the first time, call TruePane Windows & Doors at (386) 854-7948. We’ll send a uniformed technician to measure your opening, walk you through the NOA paperwork, and hand you a written quote with both warranty layers registered in writing. If the pane is not true, the job is not done, and we stand behind that.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Kendall West with second-generation glazier craft since 2008.
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.