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PGT Door Installation in Royal Palm Beach: What to Know First

We install, square, and seal PGT doors across Royal Palm Beach as an independent PGT service provider, and most jobs are done in a single visit with the warranty paperwork in your hand before our truck leaves the driveway. A standard PGT entry door installation in Royal Palm Beach runs between $850 and $2,400 depending on the series, the condition of the rough opening, and whether the existing frame needs re-shimming or full replacement. If you own a PGT door that binds, sags, or no longer seals against the afternoon humidity we get here in the western communities, call (386) 251-6745 and we will walk you through what we are seeing before we ever schedule the truck.

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This page is written for Royal Palm Beach homeowners who already chose PGT for impact or wind-rated protection and need someone who knows how those doors are supposed to sit in a Florida rough opening. Not every door company does. We do.

How PGT Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

PGT builds a solid door, but we have replaced and re-set enough of them across Palm Beach County to know where they fail first. Here is what we see most often in Royal Palm Beach homes:

• Sagging on the 5500 Series hinged door. The 5500 series is a workhorse, but the hinge-side jamb takes a beating when a door is opened against a strong west wind. We see the top hinge pulling loose from the jamb and the door dropping enough to drag on the threshold. The fix is not a longer screw in the same stripped hole. We pull the hinge leaves, fill and re-anchor the jamb, and re-set the door to the manufacturer’s clearance spec.
• Binding on the WinGuard sliding door track. WinGuard sliders are heavy, and when the track gets even slightly out of level, the panel binds halfway. Homeowners blame the rollers. Most of the time the track has settled with the slab, especially on older Royal Palm Beach foundations. We level the track, replace the rollers with the correct PGT-spec part, and test the door under load before we call it done.
• Fogging and seal failure on the SGD770 insulated glass units. PGT’s insulated glass is manufactured to hold its seal, but the humidity cycles here in South Florida will find any weakness in a ten-year-old unit. When the seal fails, the glass fogs between the panes and the only real fix is an IGU replacement. We source the replacement glass to match the PGT original spec, not a generic aftermarket unit that changes the door’s rating.
• Threshold leaks on entry doors after storms. A PGT door with an impact rating will keep the wind out, but water finds its way under a threshold that was bedded on improper sealant or no sealant at all. We see this on doors installed by other companies. The fix is removing the threshold, cleaning the substrate, and bedding it properly in a marine-grade sealant that holds up to our summer rain.
• Hardware fatigue on the 5700 series double French doors. Double doors carry a lot of weight on astragal hardware, and the active panel on a 5700 series French unit will start to sag when the top pivot wears. Replacing the pivot with the correct PGT part and re-aligning the astragal usually corrects the sag without replacing the whole unit. We would rather replace a $40 part than sell you a $2,000 door.

Our PGT Door Installation Process

Every PGT door job in Royal Palm Beach follows the same path, and we do not skip steps to save time:

1. 1
   Measure and diagnose. We measure the rough opening twice, check the slab for level, and identify exactly what is failing before we quote a price. If the jamb is out of square, we tell you before the work starts.
2. 2
   Parts decision on paper. We show you the OEM PGT part and the aftermarket alternative side by side, with the price difference in writing. For warranty-sensitive components on impact-rated doors, we recommend OEM. For hardware and rollers, a quality aftermarket part often does the job.
3. 3
   Rough opening correction. We shim, level, and anchor the frame to true before the door goes in. A door is only as good as the opening it sits in.
4. 4
   Seal and bed. We use the right sealant for the substrate, applied the way the manufacturer specifies. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
5. 5
   Test and register. We cycle the door, check the weatherstripping contact, and confirm the reveal is even. Then we register both warranty layers in writing before we leave.
6. 6
   Walk-through. You see the work, you test the door with us, and you get a line-item receipt. No surprises on the bill.

What PGT Door Installation Costs in Royal Palm Beach

Here are honest ranges for common PGT door work we do in Royal Palm Beach:

• PGT entry door re-set and adjustment: $250-$600
• Single PGT entry door full installation: $850-$1,800
• WinGuard sliding door installation: $1,400-$2,400
• 5700 series double French door installation: $1,600-$2,800
• IGU glass replacement on a PGT door: $450-$950 depending on size and rating

What moves the price is the condition of the rough opening, whether you need a new frame or just a re-set, and the specific PGT series you own. We give you a fixed price before we start, not an estimate that creeps. Call (386) 251-6745 for a free estimate on your PGT door, and we will put the number in writing.

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

We have been working on homes in Royal Palm Beach long enough to know the difference between a door that looks installed and one that is installed correctly. Dale Kessler grew up off Crestwood Boulevard, learned the trade at Palm Beach State College, and has spent the better part of three decades measuring, setting, and sealing windows and doors across Palm Beach County. That is not a marketing line. It is the reason our PGT installs hold up to inspection the first time.

Every job we do carries the Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway. We also install and service Andersen, Pella, and CGI, so if a PGT door is beyond saving, we can quote alternative lines side by side and you decide with real numbers in front of you. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the technician who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on PGT products specifically.

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