Free in-home measure and quote - PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
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Impact window installation in Miami runs $800-$1,500 per opening for stock sizes, with whole-home packages typically landing between $8,000 and $25,000 depending on opening count, frame material, and wind zone. Every unit we install in Miami-Dade carries a current Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA), which matters more here than almost anywhere else in the country. If you’re replacing original jalousies in Little Havana or upgrading a Brickell condo, call (727) 291-4678 and we’ll walk you through what a compliant quote actually includes.
Our Impact Windows team works throughout Miami, from Allapattah CBS homes to Edgewater high-rises, and we know the local permit path before we ever load a truck.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Miami’s Preferred Impact Windows Company
Ed Winslow put his name on this business in 2011, and that changes how every Miami job gets handled. We’re the local alternative to the national chains that send a rotating cast of subcontractors. When you call, a live person picks up. When our crew arrives in Miami, they’re background-checked, in uniform, and they know exactly which NOA applies to your opening before the first screw comes out.
Miami homeowners call us because they got a Citizens non-renewal notice over jalousie windows, or because a previous contractor installed the wrong product line and the county kicked the permit back. We fix both. Our written quotes in Miami include the permit, the NOA documentation, and the wind mitigation inspection coordination. No vague line items. No change orders after the fact.
And the Done Right Promise covers every Miami installation. If it’s not done right, we come back and make it right. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do.
Our Impact Windows Services in Miami
Jalousie Window Replacement with NOA-Rated Impact Units
The most common job we do in Miami is pulling original louvered jalousies out of pre-1992 CBS homes and installing PGT WinGuard or CGI single-hung units with a current Miami-Dade NOA. These aren’t cosmetic upgrades. Citizens Property Insurance and private carriers are actively non-renewing policies on homes with jalousies still in place, so the phone rings because the homeowner just got a cancellation letter.
HVHZ Permit and Wind Mitigation Inspection Coordination
Miami-Dade sits in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which means the permit process isn’t a formality. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and coordinate the wind mitigation report so the insurance credits actually get filed. In Miami, a compliant installation that skips the mitigation paperwork leaves real money on the table, and it leaves an open permit that stalls a future sale.
Impact-Rated Glazing Retrofits for High-Rise Condos
Condo work in Brickell, Edgewater, and along Miami Beach comes with three layers of compliance: Miami-Dade NOA, the association’s architectural review, and high-rise wind-load engineering specs. We’ve done enough of these to know that the association approval usually takes longer than the fabrication. We build that timeline into the quote from day one so you’re not paying storage fees or missing a board meeting deadline.
Full Impact Window and Door Packages for Whole Homes
For single-family homes in Miami, we install matched impact window and door packages, including sliding glass doors and entry doors from Therma-Tru. A full opening package in a 1950s CBS home in Allapattah might run $12,000-$22,000, and we’ll tell you exactly which openings drive that number up before you sign anything.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Miami
We’re an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, and CWS, and we stock common Miami replacement parts locally so turnaround on warranty work doesn’t stall for weeks. PGT WinGuard is the line we recommend most often for Miami’s HVHZ requirements. CGI’s Estate Collection carries heavy design pressures for high-rise work. ES Windows shows up when the association’s aesthetic rules call for a slimmer aluminum profile than standard vinyl allows. If a product isn’t in our authorized lineup, we won’t sell it to you, period.
Common Impact Windows Problems We See in Miami Homes
- Jalousie windows flagged by insurers. Original louvered jalousies on pre-1992 CBS homes carry zero impact rating, and carriers across South Florida are sending non-renewal notices. Replacement with NOA-rated units is the only fix that restores insurability.
- Salt air corrosion on uncoated aluminum frames. Biscayne Bay’s salt air eats standard aluminum frames and hardware in eight to ten years. We see sash bind, failed weather seals, and corroded clips that void the original design pressure rating. Proper framing and coating selection prevents this.
- Failed IG seals from Miami’s UV load and humidity. Near-100% summer humidity and intense year-round sun break down insulated glass unit seals faster here than in inland Florida cities. Fogged glass between the panes is a failed seal, and it also compromises the window’s energy performance.
- Missing wind mitigation paperwork after a swap-out. A homeowner replaces jalousies with impact units, but the installer never filed the wind mitigation inspection. The insurance discount never arrives, and the open permit becomes a closing headache. We file the paperwork as part of the job.
Pricing for Impact Windows in Miami, FL
Stock-size impact windows in Miami generally run $800-$1,200 per window installed. Single-hung impact units rise to $900-$1,800 once you factor in HVHZ clips, proper anchoring into CBS walls, and NOA documentation. Large openings, custom shapes, or floor-to-ceiling glazing in a condo can push $2,500-$5,000 per opening. Whole-home packages for a typical three-bedroom Miami home land between $8,000 and $25,000. Every quote includes the permit, the inspection, and the paperwork. Call (727) 291-4678 to schedule a free in-home measure and get a written line-item quote.
What Impact Windows Costs in Miami
The honest answer is that Miami pricing moves on four things: the number of openings, the wind zone and floor height, the frame material, and whether the opening is stock or custom. A ground-level single-hung in a Hialeah CBS home costs less than a 25th-floor unit in a Brickell tower, because the design pressure requirement climbs with height and exposure. We lay all of this out in writing before you commit, and we don’t add change orders after the job starts.
Get the exact number for your home with a free in-home measure. Call (727) 291-4678 and we’ll walk the openings with you and price it line by line.
Florida Pays You Back
Miami homeowners can stack three separate programs on top of a compliant impact window installation. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. And the federal 25C energy credit covers 30% of product cost on qualifying units, up to $600 per year. After installation, a wind mitigation inspection ($75-$150) typically moves the windstorm portion of your premium down by around 25%. The final numbers are always ours to document, never yours to guess.
We Also Serve Cities Near Miami
Our Miami crews work throughout the metro, including Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Hialeah. If you’re on the beach in Miami Beach, in a 1920s Coral Gables bungalow, or in a CBS home in Hialeah, the same NOA compliance, the same written pricing, and the same local accountability applies.
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.
FAQs - Impact Windows in Miami
Miami-Dade’s Notice of Acceptance system exists because Hurricane Andrew flattened entire South Dade neighborhoods in 1992, and the state code written afterward was not strict enough for what South Florida actually faces. The NOA process tests the entire assembly, glass, frame, anchorage, and hardware, as one system. A window that carries a Florida Product Approval but no Miami-Dade NOA is not legal to install in Miami. A contractor who doesn’t understand that difference will get your permit blocked and your window pulled. Call (727) 291-4678 and we’ll show you the NOA for any product before we quote it.
It’s the only thing that will. Carriers in South Florida are not bluffing about non-renewals on homes with unprotected openings. Once the installation is complete, you need the wind mitigation inspection filed and the mitigation credits submitted to your carrier. We handle that paperwork as part of the installation. Call (727) 291-4678 for a free estimate and we’ll check your current openings against what your policy requires.
Yes. In Miami-Dade, a window or door replacement that changes the opening’s product requires a permit, and in the HVHZ that permit triggers a specific set of inspections. We pull the permit, schedule the inspections, and close it out. Skipping this step leaves you with an open permit that blocks a future sale and voids the installation’s compliance value. Call (727) 291-4678 and we’ll handle the county from start to finish.
Biscayne Bay and Atlantic salt air corrodes uncoated aluminum frames and hardware within eight to ten years, causing sash bind and failed weather seals. We spec frame materials and finishes that are rated for coastal exposure, and we won’t install a product that isn’t suited for Miami’s air. Call (727) 291-4678 for a free consultation on the right frame for your elevation and distance from the water.
A large-missile test fires a 9-pound 2×4 at the window at about 50 feet per second, then cycles pressure to simulate hurricane gusts. That rating is what Miami-Dade requires for most residential structures, and your Brickell condo’s association and insurer both expect it. Impact glazing with the right large-missile rating is what keeps a storm from turning your living room into a wind tunnel. Call (727) 291-4678 and we’ll pull the design pressure numbers for your exact floor and exposure before you sign.
Contact Winslow Windows & Doors in Miami
Every job we do in Miami carries the same standard: Ed Winslow’s name on the work, a live person on the phone, upfront written pricing, and the Done Right Promise. You’re not getting a ticket number. You’re getting a neighbor who answers at 2 a.m. and a crew that shows up when they say they will. Call (727) 291-4678 to schedule your free estimate. 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.