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A door that sticks, sags, or lets daylight through the frame isn’t just an annoyance, it’s a weak point in your home’s security envelope. In Miami, where summer humidity swells wood and hurricane season tests every hinge and seal, door installation is a job that rewards experience. Winslow Windows & Doors has been putting doors in Miami-area homes since 2011, and we’ve seen what happens when a door that was “good enough” meets a 90 mph wind gust or a three-week rain spell. Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and on every job we do. If you’re weighing a new entry door, a storm-rated replacement, or a full French door upgrade, call (863) 946-5039 and we’ll walk you through your options before you spend a dime.
What Our Door Installation Service Includes
Entry Doors
Your entry door is the first impression your home makes, and in Miami it’s also a functional workhorse. Salt air, afternoon thunderstorms, and daily sun exposure take a toll on fiberglass, steel, and wood alike. Our Entry Doors are sized and shimmed to your actual rough opening, not just “close enough,” with weatherstripping that keeps conditioned air in and rain out. Every entry door installation includes a check of the subfloor, threshold, and hinge-side framing so you’re not putting a new door on a compromised base.
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Miami-Dade County has some of the strictest wind-load requirements in the country, and for good reason. A hurricane-proof front door is not a marketing phrase here, it’s a code-built assembly that includes the slab, frame, hardware, and anchoring. We install Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors from PGT and CGI that are engineered and tested for the pressures this region sees, and we pull permits and pass inspections so your door is legal as well as strong. If your current front door is flat and hollow, it is not protecting you the way you think it is.
French & Double Doors
French doors are beautiful, and in Miami they’re also a common source of air and water intrusion when installed even slightly off-square. We install French & Double Doors with reinforced mullions, multi-point locking hardware, and impact-rated glazing when you want the view without the risk. Ed Winslow has been called out to fix more than a few French door installs from big-box subcontracted crews, and the fixes usually start with the same thing: whoever hung the door didn’t account for how a double-unit moves when both leaves are latched. We do.
Replacement Doors
Replacing a door is not the same as hanging a new one. The old frame has to come out cleanly, the rough opening has to be inspected and often repaired, and the new unit has to be flashed and sealed to Miami’s wet-climate reality. We install Replacement Doors throughout Miami, Hialeah, and the surrounding communities with units that match or exceed the original opening, whether that means a standard 36-inch slab or a custom-width with sidelites. Our team checks for hidden water damage behind the old jamb before anything new goes in, which is where a lot of “quick” replacement crews skip a step.
Storm & Exterior Doors
A storm door adds a second layer of protection for your primary door, and in Miami that layer earns its keep during driving-rain season. We install storm and exterior doors with tempered or impact glass, retractable screens, and hardware that can stand up to daily use and coastal humidity. For homeowners in Coral Gables and Kendall with older single-pane exterior doors, a new storm door is often the most cost-effective single upgrade for both comfort and curb appeal. We’ll tell you honestly if a storm door is the right call versus replacing the primary door entirely.
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.
Brands We Service for Door Installation
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, CWS, and ViewLux, among others. We don’t just “carry” these brands. Our technicians have been trained on their specific installation requirements, which matters because a PGT impact door and a CGI impact door anchor differently and fail differently when installed wrong. We stock or order OEM hardware and components rather than substituting generic parts, so your warranty stays intact and the door performs the way the manufacturer engineered it. When we install a Therma-Tru entry system, we follow the manufacturer’s finish and sealing requirements to the letter, because we’ve seen what happens to a door that was caulked with whatever was in the truck.
Whether you already own a PGT door that was installed by someone else and needs to be rehung, or you’re starting fresh and comparing impact-rated options for a Miami Beach condo, we can help. We service and install doors from any manufacturer, and if your existing door is a brand outside our authorized lineup, we’ll let you know up front whether a repair or a replacement makes better sense. No upselling disguised as advice.
Signs You Need Door Installation Right Now
- You can see daylight around the door when it’s closed. That gap is not just a draft in the winter, which barely exists here; it’s a water entry point every time a Miami afternoon storm rolls through. If you can see light, water can get in, and by the time you see the stain on the jamb, the framing behind it is already wet.
- The door drags or sticks in the summer, and swings freely in the winter. Wood doors swell in Miami’s humid season and leave marks on the jamb or floor. A door that requires a hip-check to open is already out of plane, and the hinges and screws are taking a load they were never built for.
- You have to lift the door slightly to lock it. That lift you do out of habit is a symptom of a sagging hinge or a spread frame, and it means the deadbolt isn’t fully engaging the strike plate. A door that doesn’t lock square is a door that can be kicked or blown in.
- The door is hollow, thin, or flexes when you push on it. In a storm-rated market like Miami, a hollow door is a liability. If you can feel it give under hand pressure, it will not hold against wind-driven debris, and it’s offering you almost no thermal or acoustic benefit either.
- You’ve patched, painted, and caulked - and it still looks tired. When a door has been repaired enough times that the repairs have their own repairs, the cost of ongoing fixes has already passed the point where a proper installation pays for itself. We’ll give you a straight answer on repair versus replace, and if repair is the honest call, we’ll tell you that too.
Our Door Installation Process - Step by Step
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Measure and assess. We measure the rough opening in three places, check the floor for level, and inspect the existing frame for rot, termite damage, or settlement. In Miami’s older neighborhoods like Shenandoah and the Roads, we regularly find framing that’s drifted over decades, and the first step is knowing what we’re actually working with.
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Pull the old unit and inspect the opening. Once the old door comes out, we look at what’s behind it. Water stains, soft wood, or corroded anchor hardware changes the scope, and you’ll know about it before we proceed. No one on our crew is authorized to hide a surprise behind trim.
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Prep and flash the rough opening. We install sill pan flashing and jamb flashing to Miami’s wet-weather requirements before the new door goes in. This is the step that determines whether your door lasts five years or twenty, and it’s the step that most rushed installers skip or do with a strip of peel-and-stick tape and a prayer.
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Set, shim, and anchor the new door. We set the unit plumb and square, shim behind every hinge and anchor point, and drive fasteners to the manufacturer’s specified schedule. Then we check reveal gaps, operate the hardware, and adjust until the door closes with one finger and latches without lifting.
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Seal, test, and walk you through. We seal the exterior perimeter, test the door with a water hose at the threshold, and run through the lock, handle, and any astragal adjustments with you standing there. You’ll know how to maintain the door, what the warranty covers, and where to call if anything ever feels off. Then we clean up and take the old door with us unless you want it.
How Much Does Door Installation Cost in Miami?
A straightforward replacement door installation in Miami typically runs $450 to $1,200 in labor when you supply a standard pre-hung unit, while a full project including the door itself, hardware, and finish work commonly lands between $1,800 and $6,500 depending on the door type, material, and whether impact rating is required. A hurricane-rated PGT or CGI entry system with a reinforced frame and multi-point locking hardware will push the higher end, and a French or double door unit with impact glazing can run $5,000 to $12,000 or more, especially in coastal exposure zones that demand higher design pressures. In neighborhoods like Coconut Grove and Coral Gables where architectural review boards may have a say in materials and styles, custom work can add both cost and timeline.
The variables that move the price the most are the door’s wind-load rating, the condition of the rough opening, the hardware you select, and whether we’re matching existing trim or replacing it all. What doesn’t change the price is whether the crew feels like padding the bill that day. We write line-item proposals with a fixed scope, and if the scope changes during the job, you approve it in writing before we proceed. Every estimate is free, we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company, and there is no trip charge when we come to you inside Miami-Dade. Call (863) 946-5039 and we’ll put exact numbers on your project before you commit to anything.
Door Installation Near Miami - Our Service Area
We install doors throughout Miami-Dade County, from Kendall and Cutler Bay up through Doral, Miami Gardens, and North Miami, and across to Aventura and Miami Beach. If you’re in Hialeah or Palmetto Bay, or farther south in Homestead, we’re in your area regularly and we answer the phone the same day you call. You can find more detail on our Door Installation in Hialeah and Door Installation in Miami Beach pages, and if you’re not sure which area you fall into, call and ask - a live person answers, 24/7.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Door Installation in Miami
Door installation is the process of fitting a new door unit - slab, frame, hinges, threshold, and hardware - into an existing or new rough opening, and sealing it so it operates correctly and keeps weather out. In Miami, proper installation also means meeting Miami-Dade’s high-velocity hurricane zone requirements when impact protection is needed. A proper installation includes shimming, flashing, anchoring, insulating, and testing every part of the assembly, not just hanging the slab and calling it done. Door Installation in Miami from our team always includes all five steps, and our 36500-Day Done Right Promise means if it’s not done right, we make it right.
A standard single-door replacement usually takes one day from arrival to cleanup, including removal of the old unit and basic trim. Impact-rated doors or French/double door systems can take a day and a half to two days when you factor in the heavier anchoring schedule, flashing, and any finish work around the threshold. Custom openings or rough-opening repairs, which are common in older Miami homes, can add a day. We’ll give you a straight timeline on the estimate, and we don’t leave the opening uncovered overnight.
Labor for a basic pre-hung door replacement in Miami typically runs $450 to $1,200, and a complete project with a new door, hardware, and finish trim usually falls between $1,800 and $6,500. Impact-rated entry systems and French doors in coastal exposure zones run higher. The best way to know is a free, no-trip-charge estimate from us, which includes exact pricing on the door, hardware, permits, and labor. Call (863) 946-5039 for a line-item quote before you make any decisions.
Yes. We are an authorized installer for PGT and CGI, and we’ve installed and serviced hundreds of their impact-rated door systems across Miami-Dade. We follow each manufacturer’s anchoring and sealing specs exactly, which keeps your wind-load certification and your warranty valid. If a previous installer put your PGT door in wrong, we can often rehang and re-flash it without replacing the door itself. Call us and tell us what you have - we’ll tell you what it needs.
Yes. If your door was kicked in, blown in, or damaged by a storm or attempted break-in, we answer the phone 24/7 and can typically have a technician in Miami the same day to secure the opening and start the replacement. We install temporary secure panels when an immediate full replacement isn’t possible, and we’ll walk you through the permanent repair on the spot. Ed’s name is on the business, and you’ll reach a real person no matter what hour you call.
Every installation is covered by our 36500-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right, period. That’s our workmanship guarantee, and it stands alongside whatever manufacturer warranty applies to your door and hardware. In Miami’s climate, the difference between a door that lasts and one that swells and leaks is the installation, and that’s the part we back without fine print or expiration dates. If a threshold seal fails or a hinge starts binding, you call us and we come back.
Clear a path to the door on both the inside and outside, move any furniture, rugs, or wall decor within about four feet of the opening, and make sure your pets are secured somewhere comfortable. If you have a security system sensor on the existing door, let us know before we remove it. We handle the rest - removal, disposal of the old unit, and protection of your floors and adjacent trim while we work. If you live in a condo or HOA community in Miami, Miami Beach, or Aventura, check whether a service-vendor approval form is needed; we can usually help with the paperwork.
Schedule Your Door Installation Service in Miami Today
The fastest way to get a fixed price on your door installation in Miami is to call (863) 946-5039. You’ll speak with a live person, schedule a free estimate with no trip charge, and get a written, line-item quote before anything is scheduled. Ed Winslow has been putting doors in Miami homes since 2011, and every job carries his name and the 36500-Day Done Right Promise. The one down the road.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Miami since 2011.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow 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.