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Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Door Installation Across Palm Beach
A new entry door in Palm Beach runs anywhere from $1,400 for a straightforward exterior replacement to $9,000 or more for a custom impact-rated door on a landmarked estate. The bigger number usually means architectural review, custom millwork, or a slow landmarks commission timeline, not just a fancier slab. Our team at Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach knows how both tracks work in this town. Call (728) 203-1160 and we’ll walk you through what your specific street, your specific facade, and your specific HOA or Architectural Commission file actually require.
Key takeaways:
- Door installation in Palm Beach starts around $1,400 and can pass $9,000 on protected or custom properties.
- If your home is in a historic district or landmarked, the Architectural Commission reviews the door’s material, color, profile, and even jamb depth before work begins.
- Every Lightwell quote is a written line-item price before any work starts. No change orders, no end-of-job surprises.
- Shoe covers, drop cloths, and a photo of the clean-up before the crew leaves. Kids and pets stay safe.
Why Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Most of the homes we work on in Palm Beach were built before impact ratings existed, and many sit under the eye of the Architectural Commission. That combination is exactly why a door job here is not the same as a door job in Greenacres or Lake Worth. Keith Yamada, who leads Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach, has walked submittal packets through the town’s review process enough times to know which details get flagged first. The color of the hinges. The depth of the jamb. Whether the glass reads clear or gray from the street. We submit drawings that answer those questions before the committee asks them.
Our crews arrive in uniform, background-checked, wearing shoe covers before they step inside. Floors get drop cloths, furniture gets moved only after we ask, and we use pet-safe sealants and caulks wherever a choice exists. When we finish a door in Palm Beach, we photograph the clean-up and send it to you. Keith’s rule is simple and borrowed from the C.A.R.E. values we work under: Clean up like it is our own home; Ask before we move or touch anything; Respect the family’s time and quiet hours; Explain the price before the work. Every job also carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise, which means if the finished work is not right, we make it right. No debate, no countdown.
Something else worth saying plainly: a live person answers our phone 24/7. If a new door binds on a humid August afternoon in Palm Beach, you get a human voice, not a voicemail maze. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Miami-area office, but the crews who show up at your Palm Beach door are local and know the streets.
Styles & brands we work with
Door Repair in Palm Beach
Door Repair in Palm Beach is rarely about a loose hinge. It is usually about what the salt air has been doing for thirty or forty years. We see steel hinges corroded until the slab sags and binds. We see threshold seals compressed flat by humidity and heat, letting air-conditioned air leak out and salt-laden air push in. We see locks that no longer throw cleanly because the frame has settled. A typical Door Repair visit in Palm Beach runs $180 to $500 for hinge replacement, threshold rebuild, weather-stripping, or latch adjustment. If the door itself is rusted through or the jamb is compromised, the repair can exceed $1,200, and at that point we will show you the numbers for repair versus replacement and let you decide.
Every repair estimate is written before we touch anything. And because we service the brands we install, we stock common parts for Palm Beach homes locally, which shortens the time from diagnosis to a working door.
Salt-Air Hinge and Threshold Repair
Near the ocean, builder-grade steel hinges fail fast. We replace them with corrosion-resistant stainless hardware, reset the slab, and adjust the reveal so the door closes without dragging. If the threshold has rotted or the weep holes are clogged, we rebuild it so water drains away from the jamb instead of pooling under it.
Door Frame and Jamb Restoration
Older Palm Beach doors often have solid jambs worth saving, even when the surface looks tired. We sand, treat, and epoxy-fill rotted sections, then re-hang the door square. When the jamb is too far gone, we will say so plainly and show you why. No one benefits from patching a frame that will fail again next season.
Exterior Door Installation in Palm Beach
Exterior Door Installation in Palm Beach means two different jobs depending on your house. On a newer build west of the Intracoastal, it is usually a measured replacement: remove the old slab and frame, install a pre-hung unit, insulate, flash, seal, and trim. On the island side, or in any landmarked district, it starts with a submittal packet and a wait. A standard exterior door installation in Palm Beach runs $1,400 to $3,800. A custom impact-rated door on a protected property often runs $5,000 to $9,000, including the millwork, the engineering, the Miami-Dade NOA documentation, and the Architectural Commission submittal.
We handle the entire process. You do not become your own permit runner or committee liaison. We measure, spec, file, attend, revise if asked, and schedule the install only after the approval lands.
Impact-Rated Front Doors
For many Palm Beach homes, the front door is the largest glass and steel opening facing the prevailing storm path. We install impact-rated doors from Therma-Tru and ECO Window Systems that carry Miami-Dade NOAs and are tested for the large-missile impact you actually get in a hurricane, not a simulated mild bump. These doors look like traditional wood or steel from the curb, but the glass has a laminated interlayer that holds together when a wind-borne branch or roof tile strikes it.
Custom Entry Doors with Architectural Approval
If you live in a 1920s Mediterranean Revival home on a street like Barton Avenue, the door is a character feature. When the Architectural Commission reviews your application, they look at the material, the color, the panel configuration, the jamb depth, and the profile of every molding. We draft the submittal to match the original door’s lines, often having custom millwork produced before the old door is even removed. Then installation happens in one clean day, not three weeks of an open opening.
Trusted Brands We Service in Palm Beach
We install and service doors from a handful of manufacturers that hold up in Palm Beach’s salt air and hurricane season, rather than pushing one brand onto every house. That includes ECO Window Systems and Therma-Tru for impact-rated entry and exterior doors, along with Mr-Glass for glazing work and ViewLux for certain modern designs. Because we carry local inventory for common parts, a hinge, sweep, or threshold for a Palm Beach door can often be sourced same-week instead of waiting on a manufacturer shipment. You should see our broader Door Installation lineup if you are comparing materials.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
- The wrong door for the review district. A contractor installs a standard pre-hung fiberglass door without filing a submittal. The town issues a stop-work order, and the owner must remove the new door and re-file. We start with the file so this never happens.
- Impact glass that is not actually impact glass. Some doors have tempered glass only. In a real storm, a wind-borne object breaches the door, water and wind pressurize the interior, and other windows blow out. We only install glass with a large-missile impact rating and a Miami-Dade NOA on exterior openings.
- Builder-grade hardware in salt air. Standard hinges corrode within two years near the ocean. The door sags, binds, and then the owner is denied a wind mitigation credit because the opening no longer meets design pressure. When we install in Palm Beach, we use corrosion-resistant stainless hardware as the default.
- The half-finished opening. A crew removes the old door before the Architectural Commission approves the new one. Now the house has a plywood opening and a committee meeting still weeks away. We never remove a protected door until the approval is in hand, the new slab is on site, and the install can be completed the same day.
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Here are honest ranges for Palm Beach, based on the work we actually quote in this market:
| Door Service | Typical Palm Beach Price Range |
|---|---|
| Door repair (hinges, threshold, weather-stripping, latch adjustment) | $180 – $500 |
| Standard exterior door replacement | $1,400 – $3,800 |
| Impact-rated front entry door | $3,200 – $7,500 |
| Custom entry door with Architectural Commission submittal | $5,000 – $9,000+ |
What moves the number: whether the property is under landmark review, whether custom millwork is required, the size of the opening, and the glass and hardware specified. We put every price in writing before any work starts, and the price on that sheet is the price you pay. No change orders. Call (728) 203-1160 to schedule a free estimate and we will give you an exact number for your specific door.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
While this page is written for Palm Beach, our crews regularly handle Door Installation in Palm Beach and the surrounding communities, including West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Greenacres, and Lake Worth. If you are a few minutes inland, the same team, the same written pricing, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm Beach 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 About Door Installation in Palm Beach
No. Only properties in historically designated districts or individually landmarked homes require Architectural Commission review. If your home is not landmarked, you can usually proceed with a standard permit. If it is landmarked, the review applies to exterior doors, including material, color, and profile. Call (728) 203-1160 and we will check your specific property’s status for you.
In Palm Beach, the Architectural Commission review typically adds 4 to 10 weeks to a door installation, from submittal to approval, depending on the meeting calendar and any requests for revision. We file the packet, attend the meeting if needed, and schedule your install for the day after approval lands so the opening is never left exposed. Call us for a realistic timeline on your specific street.
Yes. We regularly match the original door’s silhouette, panel configuration, and color while upgrading the glass to a laminated impact unit with a Miami-Dade NOA. The lock and handle can often be restored or reused. Your home reads the same from the street, but the door now meets current wind-load standards.
Often yes, but it depends on your insurer and whether the entire opening, including the frame and hardware, meets current design pressure requirements. A properly documented impact door can qualify for wind mitigation credits. We provide the paperwork your insurer needs. Call (728) 203-1160 and we will explain what documentation comes with your specific quote.
In most cases, yes. We can restore the existing door, rebuild the jamb, and fit a custom insulated glass unit behind the stained glass so the original face remains visible. If the door itself cannot be saved, we can have a matching door fabricated with the same copper detailing and stained glass. This is specialized work, and the price reflects the craftsmanship, but you keep the door your house was designed around.
Call Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach for Your Palm Beach Door Installation
A light well is what brings daylight deep into a building. That is what a well-installed door should do for your home: bring clarity, not clutter. If you are in Palm Beach and need a door repaired, replaced, or brought up to impact code without losing the face of your house, call Keith Yamada and the team at Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach at (728) 203-1160. We will send a written, line-item estimate before anything starts, and we will protect your floors, your furniture, your kids, and your pets while we work. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every door we touch.
Written by Keith Yamada, Owner at Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach, serving Palm Beach and the surrounding South Florida coast.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Lightwell Windows West Palm Beach
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.