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CGI Patio Door Installation in West Palm Beach: What to Know First

CGI patio door installation in West Palm Beach typically runs $2,800 to $7,500 depending on the door line, size, and whether you’re replacing an existing unit or cutting a new opening. Most single-door CGI installs take one full day, and we work as an independent CGI service provider, not as a manufacturer-authorized dealer. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, and the installation is covered in writing for 365 days. If it fails, we come back at no charge.

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This page is for homeowners who already own a CGI patio door or are considering one, and who want the install done correctly the first time against West Palm Beach’s wind, humidity, and salt air. Call (728) 728-9381 for a free estimate.

How CGI Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

CGI builds a serious impact door. That said, every product line has its failure points, and after a decade of working on them here in West Palm Beach, we know exactly where to look first. Here are the five issues we see most often on CGI patio doors:

• Roller drag and track wear on the Estate Collection sliding doors. The Estate Series is one of CGI’s most common patio door lines in West Palm Beach, and the stainless rollers eventually grind down against the aluminum track, especially when sand from the beach gets into the channel. The door gets heavy, the handle feels like it’s fighting you, and eventually the panel jumps the track. We replace the rollers with OEM-spec parts, clean and realign the track, and the door slides like it did on day one. We don’t grease the track as a shortcut – grease just collects more sand.
• Interlock weatherstripping flattening on the Targa Series sliding glass doors. The Targa line uses a dual-panel interlock system where the two panels meet in the middle. Over time, the poly pile weatherstripping on that interlock compresses, and the seal is lost. You’ll feel a draft at the meeting point even when the door is locked. We pull the original profile numbers and refit the interlock with factory-matched weatherstripping so the seal is tight and the door still closes correctly. A generic weatherstrip doesn’t seat right in the CGI profile.
• Hinge sag on the French door lines, especially the Estate French and Targa French units. A CGI French door is heavy, and when the hinges wear or the screws back out even slightly, the active panel drops. You’ll see the door scraping the threshold on the strike side, or the handle stops lining up. We pull the nails or screws in the top hinge, shim and refasten into solid framing, and realign the entire panel. That fix is included in a full install when we’re replacing the door anyway.
• Corner cracking at the welded joints on the SGD-870 frame. This is less common, but we do see it on older homes in Northwood Hills and Flamingo Park where the home settles. The corner weld on the SGD-870 frame can develop a hairline crack, and water will find its way in during a summer downpour. When that happens, replacement is the honest answer, because patching a cracked frame weld on an impact-rated door makes zero sense. We’ll quote the new door and the install in the same written line-item price.
• Weep hole clogging across every CGI line. CGI doors have weep holes at the bottom track to drain water that gets past the panel. In West Palm Beach, those holes plug with pollen, dust, and tiny bits of landscaping debris. Water pools in the track, and over time the track corrodes from sitting wet. On a new install, we confirm the weep system is clear and angled to drain; on a repair or replacement, we clear them and tell you how to keep them clear without crawling around on the ground.

Our CGI Patio Door Installation Process

Here is how a CGI door job runs at Meridian Windows and Doors West Palm Beach, from the first call to the final cleanup:

1. 1
   You call and talk to a live person. Phones are answered around the clock, every day of the year. No voicemail loop, no “we’ll get back to you in two business days.” We’ll take your address, the door location, and a quick note about what’s wrong if this is a replacement.
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   We measure the opening. Elliot Vance has the same approach on every job: measure it right the first time and the install explains itself. We measure the rough opening, the panel dimensions, the square of the frame, and the reveal on all four sides. If the opening is out of square, we note exactly how much before we ever order or quote anything.
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   We put a written price in your hand. The price goes on paper before any work begins, and it does not move at the door. No “we found something else once we got in there” unless you ask us to change the scope. If we find rot in the rough opening during the install, we stop, show you, and give you a separate written price for the repair before touching it.
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   We install to the manufacturer’s spec, using the right parts. For most CGI doors, we use OEM parts – the original spec matters for the impact rating. Where the door is out of warranty and a high-quality aftermarket part is functionally equal, we’ll tell you and let you decide. We never quietly swap a cheap part and keep the difference.
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   We test the door before we leave. We run the panel on the track half a dozen times, check the interlock seal, set the rollers, and tighten every fastener to spec. Then we caulk the exterior perimeter with a sealant rated for South Florida’s UV and humidity, and walk you through the door’s operation.
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   The work is covered in writing for 365 days. If the installation fails within that year, we come back at no charge. That is the whole point of the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it applies to every CGI install we perform.

What CGI Patio Door Installation Costs in West Palm Beach

Here are the ranges we see most often on actual jobs in this market:

What moves the price: the size of the opening, whether the door is an impact-rated unit with laminated glass (most CGI doors are, and that glass is not cheap), the condition of the rough opening, and whether stucco repair or interior drywall patching is required around the frame. A standard same-size swap is typically at the low end of that range. A new opening, especially in a masonry exterior wall, is at the top. Call (728) 728-9381 and we’ll give you a written price, not a verbal range that changes later.

Why West Palm Beach Homeowners Call Meridian Windows and Doors West Palm Beach for CGI Work

We’re part of the Garrison Partners network, which means we run every job to The Garrison Code – show up when we say, price the job on paper, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work. We’ve been operating to that standard since 2009.

When our techs walk onto your property, they’re background-checked, uniformed, and trained on CGI’s product lines specifically. You’ll know exactly who is walking through your door because we tell you before the appointment. Our installers understand how a CGI door’s impact rating depends on proper anchoring into the rough opening, and they don’t cut corners on the fastener schedule.

We also carry seven other manufacturer lines – PGT, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru, and ViewLux – so if a CGI product isn’t the right fit for your opening or budget, we’ll tell you what is. The right product gets spec’d for the job, not the one we happen to have in the warehouse. (728) 728-9381.

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