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CGI Impact Windows in Royal Palm Beach: What to Know First

CGI impact window repair and replacement in Royal Palm Beach typically runs $85 to $145 for a service call plus labor for most single-sash fixes, while full replacement of a CGI impact window runs $900 to $2,400 per opening depending on size, series, and glass package. Most CGI service work we handle is completed in one visit. We are an independent CGI service provider, not a manufacturer-authorized dealer, which means we recommend the fix that serves the homeowner, not the one that preserves a factory relationship. If you own CGI impact windows or doors in Royal Palm Beach and they are sticking, fogging, leaking, or failing to close square, call (386) 251-6745 and a live person answers, day or night.

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How CGI Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

CGI builds a solid impact product. We have set enough of them in Royal Palm Beach to know where they wear, and the failures tend to follow patterns specific to the series and the South Florida climate.

• CGI Sentry Series – roller assemblies binding in the track. The Sentry series is common in Royal Palm Beach homes built in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The stainless roller housings are fine, but the nylon wheels flatten over time, especially on west-facing sliders that bake in afternoon sun. The sash starts to drag, then it will not close enough to engage the locking points. We replace the roller cartridges with OEM-spec or better aftermarket units and clean the track channels of the salt-and-sand grit that settles in them. A homeowner can lubricate the track all day and it will not fix a flattened wheel.
• CGI Estate Collection – seal failure at the glazing bead. The Estate line uses a fairly wide glazing bead with a weatherstrip that shrinks with age. In Royal Palm Beach, the summer humidity plus the AC differential creates condensation between the sash and frame. Homeowners often assume the glass unit itself has failed and needs full replacement. More often than not, it is the bead seal. We re-bed the bead, replace the weatherstrip, and the fog inside the glass is not fog inside the glass at all, it is frame-channel condensation. Replacing the insulated glass unit runs $400 to $900 per sash. Re-bedding the bead is a fraction of that.
• CGI Tuscany Series – multi-point lock timing off. The Tuscany casement and awning windows use a multi-point locking system, a gearbox, tie bars, and shoot bolts. When one shoot bolt is a sixteenth of an inch out of time, the handle will not fully throw and the window will not seal against the frame. This happens gradually in Royal Palm Beach because the humidity cycles cause the sash to settle. We re-time the locking points and replace the gearbox if the teeth are stripped, which is common after years of forcing the handle against a misaligned bolt.
• CGI hinged impact doors – sag at the top pivot. CGI hinged doors are heavy, as they should be for an impact-rated panel. The top pivot bearing wears, the door drops an eighth of an inch, and the latch no longer lines up with the strike plate. The homeowner’s fix is usually to slam the door harder, which only makes the pivot wear faster. We reset the door on its hinges, replace the pivot bearings, and the door closes with two fingers again.
• CGI fixed-lite impact windows – improper installation from the original build. This is the one we see most often in Royal Palm Beach: a fixed impact lite that was not shimmed correctly at rough opening, so the frame is slightly racked and the glass is under constant stress. It may hold for years, then the sealant line cracks and a leak appears. The fix is not more caulk. The fix is removing the lite, re-shimming the opening square, re-setting the frame, and re-sealing it to the manufacturer’s required tolerances. Dale Kessler grew up off Crestwood Boulevard and has measured enough racked rough openings in this area to know which builders cut corners and which ones did not.

Our CGI Impact Windows Process

Every CGI job we run follows the same sequence, whether it is a roller replacement or a full window swap. We learned a long time ago that skipping a step is how you end up back at the same house three months later.

1. 1
   You call, we answer. A live person picks up at (386) 251-6745. We ask what the window or door is doing, what brand it is, and whether it is impact-rated. That tells us which truck to load and which parts to bring, so the first visit is usually the only visit.
2. 2
   We measure and diagnose. Every opening gets measured twice. We check the frame for square, the sash for sag, the rollers for wear, and the sealant lines for cracks. We do not guess and we do not sell you a replacement when a component will do the job.
3. 3
   Parts decision on paper. We show you the manufacturer line item and a quality aftermarket option side by side, with prices. For a CGI window, OEM components protect the remaining warranty where it matters. Where the warranty is long expired, the aftermarket option often performs as well or better for less. You see the difference in writing before any work starts.
4. 4
   The repair or replacement. Uniformed, background-checked technicians do the work the way they would in their own mother’s house. Drop cloths down, openings sealed, old parts bagged, fasteners torqued to spec, not over-tightened to “make it feel solid.”
5. 5
   We test, you inspect. The sash opens, closes, locks, and seals. We run the water test where a leak was the issue and we make you watch the sealant line stay dry. Then we walk you through what we did and what to look for in the next five years.
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   Paperwork before we leave. Both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, and the TruePane Done Right Promise attached to the job. If the pane is not true, the job is not done, and that phrase is backed by paper, not a handshake.

What CGI Impact Windows Cost in Royal Palm Beach

Here is honest money, because you should know before you pick up the phone.

• Roller cartridge replacement (single slider sash): $85 to $160
• Multi-point lock gearbox replacement (Tuscany casement): $140 to $260
• Glazing bead re-bed and weatherstrip (Estate single sash): $95 to $190
• Pivot bearing reset on a CGI hinged door: $175 to $320
• Full CGI impact window replacement (standard single-hung or slider, per opening): $900 to $2,400 installed, depending on size, series, and glass package
• Full CGI impact door replacement: $2,200 to $5,000 installed

What moves the price: whether the window is a standard size or a custom opening, which CGI series you have, whether the glass is clear or Low-E, whether the frame is buckled and needs re-shimming, and whether we are matching existing finishes. We price upfront with no surprise line items on the bill. Call (386) 251-6745 for a free estimate on your specific openings.

Why Royal Palm Beach Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for CGI Work

We have been setting and sealing windows and doors across Palm Beach County for the better part of three decades, and TruePane Windows & Doors has served Royal Palm Beach for years under the same name and the same standard. The Done Right Promise is not a tagline. If it is not done right, we make it right, no paperwork fights and no arguing. We carry more than a dozen manufacturer lines, so if a CGI window is past saving or if a PGT, CWS, ES Windows, or ECO Window Systems product would better suit the opening, we can show you the numbers side by side and you decide. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our people are local, trained, background-checked, and they wear the uniform. If it is not sealed right, the next storm will tell you, and that is precisely the problem we are here to fix before it ever gets that far.

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