CGI Door Installation Nationwide

CGI Door Installation: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide

CGI door installation in West Palm Beach typically costs $1,200 to $3,800 per opening depending on the model, frame condition, and whether we’re replacing the slab only or the full frame assembly. Most CGI-compatible door installations in the West Palm Beach area are completed same day once parts are on hand, and we keep the most common CGI hinges, thresholds, and weatherseals stocked on our trucks. You usually discover the problem the morning after a heavy storm, when you notice the door dragging against the frame, or when the lock stops lining up with the strike plate. That slow sag is the door telling you the installation hardware has reached the end of its life in Florida’s salt air and humidity.

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Key Takeaways

• CGI door installation in West Palm Beach runs $1,200 to $3,800 per opening, including parts, labor, and haul-away
• We stock common CGI hinges, thresholds, sweeps, and weatherseals on our trucks for same-day installs
• Salt air and hurricane season are the two biggest reasons CGI door hardware fails early in West Palm Beach
• We’re an independent West Palm Beach installer, not affiliated with CGI, but we know their product line well
• Every job gets a written price before work starts, and it stays that price

Which CGI Models This Applies To

We install and service doors across CGI’s residential lines, including the Sentinels series, Estate Collection, and the Legacy hinged door systems common throughout West Palm Beach’s newer coastal builds and the older El Cid homes that have been retrofitted for impact compliance. The trick with CGI is that hinge patterns and threshold profiles are not universal across series. A Sentinels hinge will not match the screw pattern on an Estate Collection door. If you’re not sure which series you have, check the edge of the door slab itself. CGI stamps the series name and manufacturing date on a metal tag near the hinge side, usually within 18 inches of the bottom corner. If the tag is gone or painted over, measure the door thickness. Most CGI residential door slabs run 1-3/4 inches, but some Legacy models measure 2-1/4 inches, which changes hinge sizing and threshold requirements entirely.

On the OEM versus aftermarket question: for hinges and thresholds on a CGI door in West Palm Beach, we strongly recommend OEM or CGI-spec equivalents. The aftermarket has plenty of generic stainless hinges that look close, but CGI uses a heavier gauge and a specific offset that keeps the slab from binding after a few seasons of Florida humidity swings. For simpler items like door sweeps and astragals, a quality aftermarket part with the same profile works fine and costs less. Keith Yamada has pulled enough corroded aftermarket hinges off West Palm Beach doors to know the shortcut isn’t worth it on the load-bearing hardware.

Signs Your CGI Door Installation Is Failing

• The door scrapes the threshold when you open it. This is usually sagging hinges or a threshold that’s shifted out of level. In West Palm Beach, the combination of humidity and the sheer weight of impact-rated CGI slabs accelerates hinge wear faster than standard doors.
• The lock won’t line up with the strike plate. The slab has settled, and now you’re lifting the handle to coax the bolt home. That lifting motion is adding extra torque to the hinges and tearing the screw holes wider every time.
• You can see daylight around the door edges at night. The weatherseal or astragal has compressed or torn. On a CGI door, that gap isn’t just letting in warm air; it’s a direct path for the next driving rain to find your entryway.
• The door feels heavy, like it’s grinding through the swing. This can be hinge wear or a threshold ramp that’s binding. Either way, the fix is rarely just lubrication. You need the door re-aligned or the affected part replaced before the slab strains the frame.
• The throw bolts drag or won’t extend fully. CGI multi-point lock systems rely on clean alignment. Once the slab shifts even a quarter-inch, those bolts bind and the lock mechanism can seize entirely.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Here’s what we typically see for CGI door installation work in West Palm Beach, based on the job scope.

Every price above includes the parts, the labor, and haul-away of the old pieces. The range exists because some West Palm Beach homes have standard framed openings and some older El Cid homes have custom masonry-to-frame transitions that need extra flashing work. You’ll get a written line-item price before any work starts, so the number you agree to is the number you pay. We don’t do change orders. If we open the wall and find something unexpected, we stop, we show you, and we explain the options before we spend another dollar.

DIY or Call Us?

For a CGI door slab, the honest answer is that installation involves weight and precision that’s better left to a professional. A typical CGI impact door slab weighs well over 150 pounds, and when it’s hinged out of alignment, it stores kinetic energy that can hurt you or damage the frame mid-install. What you can safely do yourself is the diagnostic: open and close the door slowly and note where it binds, check the hinge screws for looseness, and look at the weatherseal wear along the bottom edge. If the screws are loose, you can snug them. If the problem is beyond that, call us at (728) 203-1160. We’ll come look at the door, tell you exactly what’s wrong, and put the fix in writing before we touch anything.

Why West Palm Beach Homeowners Trust Us with CGI Doors

We’re part of the Cedarwell network, operating to the Cedarwell Care Promise since 2010. That means our crew shows up in uniform, with shoe covers and drop cloths on every visit, and we take a photo of the clean-up before we leave so there’s no question about the condition of your floors. We ask before we move anything, respect quiet hours if there’s a napping kid, and we use pet-safe sealants wherever there’s a choice. Keith’s background matters here too: he trained in the building trades at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, spent years working through every stage of window and door installation, and has served West Palm Beach for several years now, including plenty of homes in El Cid where the old framing demands patience and a careful hand. He keeps a measuring tape in his car at all times. Old habits from the trade floor don’t let go easily.

A light well is what brings daylight deep into a building. That’s what a well-installed door should do for your home too, and it’s the standard we hold on every CGI door installation we touch in West Palm Beach. We also work with doors and windows from PGT, CWS, ES Windows, and the other brands in our lineup, but if you have a CGI door that needs attention, we know these models inside and out.

One more thing from Keith: “A window should do two things quietly: keep the weather out and let the right light in.” A door should do the same, and it should close with a solid, square thunk every time. If yours doesn’t, we should talk.

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