Frequently Asked Questions - Windows & Doors in Fort Myers, FL
Straight answers to the questions Southwest Florida homeowners ask us most about windows, doors, and hurricane protection. If you don't see your question here, call (239) 323-5522 and we'll talk it through.
Pricing & Cost FAQs
Window replacement in Fort Myers typically runs $600 to $1,400 per window installed, depending on size, frame material, glass package, and whether the opening needs repair. Impact-rated windows for hurricane zones run higher, usually 30 to 50 percent more than standard glass. Labor for a whole-home project on a 2,000-square-foot house generally falls between $8,000 and $22,000. The big variables are single-hung versus casement, retrofit versus full-frame tear-out, and whether the existing frame has water damage. We quote every job as a fixed, written line-item estimate so the number you approve is the number you pay. Call (239) 323-5522 for a free estimate.
A new entry door in Fort Myers averages $1,800 to $5,500 installed, with fiberglass units from brands like Therma-Tru on the lower end and custom wood or impact-rated doors pushing the top of that range. The frame, sidelites, hardware, and any stucco repair around the opening all move the price. A basic slab swap on a standard 36-inch opening can come in under $1,200 if the framing is sound. If you're adding a transom or widening the rough opening, expect the cost to climb accordingly. Every quote is a fixed written price with permits and haul-away included, so you won't hear about a surprise change order after work starts. Call (239) 323-5522 to schedule a free estimate.
Impact windows in Fort Myers generally cost $900 to $2,200 per window installed, depending on size, frame material, and the specific pressure rating required for your wind zone. Homes closer to the coast in Fort Myers Beach or Sanibel carry higher design pressure requirements, which pushes glass packages toward the upper end. For a typical three-bedroom ranch in central Fort Myers, a full impact window retrofit often lands between $15,000 and $28,000. The long-term savings on insurance premiums and storm prep labor do offset some of that cost. We'll quote PGT and Mr-Glass lines side by side on paper so you can compare real numbers before deciding.
Window replacement in Fort Myers carries a premium because our climate and building codes demand more from a window than most of the country. Florida product approvals, impact ratings, and high design pressure requirements from Lee County eliminate cheap off-the-shelf units. Aluminum and vinyl frames have to resist salt air, afternoon heat, and hurricane-force winds, so the materials cost more to begin with. Labor is a factor too: working in 90-degree attic heat and pulling permits in Fort Myers adds time to every job. The honest way to look at it is this: a window that fails in year three costs you twice. We'd rather install it once and not hear from you again for twenty years.
Yes. We provide free estimates for any window or door project in Fort Myers and the surrounding areas, including Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Estero, and Bonita Springs. One of our team members, led locally by Dale Kessler, will come out, measure the openings, listen to what you're trying to fix, and put together a fixed written quote. There's no charge, no obligation, and the price we show you is the price you pay. The estimate is line-itemed so you can see exactly where the money goes: materials, demolition, installation, haul-away. Call (239) 323-5522 or stop by to set up a time that works.
Service & Process FAQs
The process starts with a free in-home consultation and measurement. We confirm the size, the opening condition, and what you need the window to do: block heat, handle storm pressure, or simply open and close without a fight. Then we quote it in writing with a fixed price. Once you approve, we order the units, pull the permit, and schedule installation. On install day, the crew removes the old unit, inspects and repairs the rough opening if needed, sets the new window square and plumb, seals it, and trims it out. We haul the old windows away and walk you through the finished work before we leave.
For most single-window replacements in Fort Myers, installation takes one to two hours per window once the unit is on site. A full house of ten to fifteen windows is usually a one-to-two-day job, assuming the framing is sound and there's no rot to repair. New construction or full-frame tear-outs that require stucco patching and interior trim work add time. Door replacements run four to eight hours apiece depending on the condition of the rough opening. After you approve your estimate, we'll give you a straight answer on timeframe for your specific project, and we'll be there when we say we will.
Yes. TruePane Windows & Doors in Fort Myers replaces and installs both windows and doors, and that combination is the whole point of bringing the two trades under one roof. Entry doors, patio sliders, French doors, interior doors, and garage entry doors all fall within our scope. Most homes in Southwest Florida need both disciplines at some point, and you shouldn't have to coordinate two different companies who may not talk to each other. We measure every opening twice, quote everything on paper, and stand behind the finished work with the same Keystone Standard on both windows and doors.
We serve Fort Myers and the surrounding Southwest Florida communities, including Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Estero, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, San Carlos Park, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and Cypress Lake. If you're within reasonable driving distance of our Fort Myers location and need windows or doors, we'll come take a look. Our local team knows these neighborhoods: the salty air on Fort Myers Beach, the inland heat in Lehigh Acres, the coastal wind loads on Sanibel. That local knowledge means we quote the right product for your specific spot the first time.
When you call TruePane Windows & Doors at (239) 323-5522, you reach a live coordinator who connects you with our local Fort Myers team. That's how this branch works: a person answers, takes down what you need, and gets you connected with the people who will actually show up at your door. We know homeowners in Southwest Florida have been burned before, and the last thing you want after years in the same house is a phone maze. So we keep it simple. You call, you talk to a person, and you get answers.
Brands & Parts FAQs
We install and stand behind several respected manufacturers, including PGT, Mr-Glass, and Therma-Tru for door systems. PGT is a Florida company that knows hurricane codes as well as anyone, and their impact lines are popular through Fort Myers and Lee County. Mr-Glass offers a solid value on standard replacement windows. Therma-Tru is our go-to for fiberglass entry doors that handle Southwest Florida humidity without swelling or warping. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you can compare price, glass package, and warranty terms honestly before you commit. Call (239) 323-5522 to discuss which brand fits your house.
In most cases, yes. If you have single-hung windows in a ranch built in the 1980s, we can match the style, grid pattern, and general appearance with a modern replacement that meets today's code. For homes in older Fort Myers neighborhoods, matching the character matters to us as much as it does to you. The trick is matching the glass tint and frame color so the new window doesn't stand out from the old ones. We'll bring samples, show you what's available from PGT or Mr-Glass in that style, and make sure it looks like it belongs in the house. If it can't be matched, we'll tell you that straight before you spend a dime.
Both have a place in Fort Myers homes, but the right answer depends on your house and your priorities. Aluminum frames are traditional in Florida, handle impact glass well, and resist the sun without much fuss. Vinyl insulates better, doesn't corrode in salt air, and tends to cost less for a standard replacement. In coastal spots like Fort Myers Beach or Sanibel, aluminum impact windows remain very popular because of the wind ratings. Inland in Lehigh Acres or North Fort Myers, vinyl is often the smarter energy play. We'll sit down with you, talk through the differences, and quote both if that helps you decide. No pressure, just paper.
A fogged window means the seal between the two panes has failed and moisture is trapped inside the glass. There's no practical repair for that. The window needs a new insulated glass unit, sometimes called an IGU. If the frame is in good shape, we can often replace just the glass pack, but many homes in Fort Myers with fogged windows are better served by a full window replacement if the frames are also worn or the window is original to a 1980s build. We'll take a look at the frame and tell you honestly whether a glass-only swap makes sense or if you're better off replacing the whole unit.
Licensing & Insurance FAQs
Every professional working under the TruePane Windows & Doors name is required to hold the license and insurance their state and municipality require. That's a standard set by the parent brand and applied to this Fort Myers branch, and we don't waver on it. Before any work begins, we can provide documentation of those requirements specific to your project in Lee County. If you're comparing contractors in Fort Myers or Cape Coral, ask every one of them for the same paperwork. A company that hesitates is telling you something. We're happy to show you ours.
Yes. We pull the required permits for window and door replacements in Fort Myers and the rest of Lee County where the scope of work calls for it. Some simple like-for-like window swaps won't trigger a permit, but impact window replacement and structural door work certainly will. Pulling permits protects you: it means an inspector verifies the work, and the project is on record with the city or county. That's a good thing if you ever sell the house. There's no extra surprise charge for permit handling. It's built into the fixed quote we write for you.
The team that shows up at your Fort Myers home works under the TruePane Windows & Doors standard, which is the same standard the parent company has held since 2008. Dale Kessler leads the local branch and the workmanship reflects what the Keystone Standard demands: measure twice, set square, seal properly, stand behind it. We're not going to lecture you about the industry, but we will say this: when you hire us, you're hiring a team that is expected to uphold the same standard on the 400th job as on the first. That expectation doesn't change depending on who's on the crew that week.
Emergency & Response FAQs
First, get everyone and your pets away from the broken glass. Sweep up what you safely can while wearing heavy gloves and closed-toe shoes. If there's exposed glass still attached to the frame, cover the opening from the inside with plywood or heavy cardboard until you can get it assessed. Don't try to pull out large shards yourself, especially from an impact window with a plastic interlayer holding things together oddly. In Fort Myers, a broken window during hurricane season is a genuine safety issue, both from weather getting in and from the cut risk. Call (239) 323-5522 and we'll help you figure out the next step, from boarding to replacement.
We can help Fort Myers homeowners assess and prepare windows for storm season, though we're not a board-up company in the emergency sense. Boarding windows is physically demanding and often involves ladder work near the roofline, so we strongly recommend using proper materials and getting help if you're doing it yourself. A few sheets of 5/8-inch plywood cut to fit over each opening, stored in the garage in May, do more good than a frantic Saturday trip to the store when a storm watch hits. The better long-term answer in Lee County is impact-rated windows or shutters, and we're happy to quote those. Your safety comes first, and we'll tell you straight if what you need is beyond our scope.
We're open the hours that let working homeowners and retirees reach us without rearranging their whole week. Monday through Friday we're here from 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturday from 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM, and Sunday from 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM. Those evening hours exist because most people can't take a Tuesday afternoon off to talk about window replacement. If you call at (239) 323-5522 and we're with another homeowner, leave a message. A real person calls you back. We don't disappear when the job is done, and we don't hide behind business hours that don't fit your life.
We handle urgent window and door problems in Fort Myers during our business hours, which run 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM weekdays and late into the evening on weekends. If a slider has come off its track or a lock has failed and your house is unsecured, call (239) 323-5522 and explain the situation. We'll work with you to assess it and get the right fix scheduled. For after-hours emergencies involving storm damage or break-ins, we recommend securing the opening first and reaching us first thing the next morning. A broken window is a safety issue, but working on it in the dark with no power presents its own risks.
Warranty & Guarantees FAQs
Our workmanship is covered by the Keystone Standard: both warranty layers in writing, durations stated, 90 days on our workmanship, no arguing. That's the guarantee stamped on every page and explained in full on our terms page. The way it works is simple. If something we installed isn't right within the stated workmanship window, we come back and fix it. No paperwork tug-of-war, no third-party claims department, no reading the fine print to find the loophole. That standard wasn't invented yesterday. It's how TruePane Windows & Doors has operated since 2008, and Fort Myers gets the same deal as every other branch.
Yes, and this is where a lot of homeowners get tripped up. The manufacturer's warranty covers the product: seal failure, glass defects, hardware failure within the stated period. The installer's warranty covers the workmanship: the setting, the sealing, the square. Many window companies in Fort Myers leaves the homeowner to fight the manufacturer when something goes wrong. We don't do that. We register both layers of the warranty before the truck leaves your driveway, and we keep records so you're not hunting for paperwork in year six when a seal fogs. That's standing behind it, and it's the only way we know to do business.
The Keystone Standard is the TruePane promise on windows and doors: both warranty layers in writing, durations stated, 90 days on our workmanship, no arguing. For your Fort Myers project, that means you get a written document from us that states exactly what's covered, for how long, and by whom. You get the manufacturer's warranty registered in your name. You get our workmanship guarantee with a clear duration. And if something isn't right, we come back. No paperwork, no arguing. Our founder Dale Kessler kept a rule on his whiteboard: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That rule is still the standard here.
If a seal fogs or hardware fails within the manufacturer's stated warranty period, that's covered by the product warranty we registered for you at install. We'll help you file the claim if you want us to, and we'll coordinate the repair or replacement. If it's a workmanship issue within our 90-day window, we come back and correct it. That's the whole structure of the Keystone Standard: you're never left holding a failed window and a phone number that nobody answers. We've been at this in Fort Myers long enough to know that warranties only matter if someone answers the phone when you call. We answer.
We stand behind our work, and that doesn't magically stop the day the stated workmanship period ends. If you have a problem with a window we installed three years ago, call us. We'll listen, take a look, and give you an honest assessment of what's wrong and what it'll take to fix it. If it's a manufacturer defect covered by the product warranty, we'll help you navigate that. If it's something we should have done better, we'll make it right. The Keystone Standard says 90 days on our workmanship because that's what we promise in writing. What we do after that, in practice, is what keeps homeowners in Fort Myers calling us back and referring us to their neighbors.
No. The price we quote is the price you pay, unless you change the scope of the work or we discover something genuinely dangerous that nobody could have known about in advance. Our estimates in Fort Myers are fixed written line-item quotes, not ballpark guesses. We measure every opening twice before we quote, we inspect the rough opening during the estimate, and we account for the permits, disposal, and the small things that other companies add as change orders later. If something unusual does come up, we'll stop work, show you what we found, explain your options, and get your approval on a written change before we spend a dollar more. No surprises on the bill is one of the five or six promises we actually keep.
We understand the appeal of saving labor costs, but window replacement in Fort Myers is one of those jobs where a small mistake compounds for years. The opening has to be square and plumb, the flashing and seal have to be done right, and in Lee County the install often has to meet hurricane code and pass inspection. A DIY window that leaks, binds, or fails to meet code will cost you more than the labor would have. There's also real risk in handling large glass panels and working on ladders. If you're set on doing it yourself, we'll answer questions honestly. But if you want it done once, correctly, and never think about it again, that's what we do. Call (239) 323-5522 for a free estimate and we'll show you what a fair price actually looks like.
Ask for the paperwork. A straight contractor will show you the license, the insurance, the written warranty terms, and a fixed price on paper. A less straight contractor will want a deposit, pressure you to sign that day, and build the quote around vague language. Check that they pull permits where required and that they're known in the community. TruePane Windows & Doors has been doing this since 2008, and this Fort Myers branch is led by Dale Kessler, a second-generation glazier who built his reputation on measuring twice and standing behind the work. Ask around. Ask your neighbors. Then call (239) 323-5522 and let us earn your trust the same way we've earned it everywhere else.
Because we do the job right and we stand behind it. The standard was set in 2008 when TruePane started: measure every opening twice, quote the options on paper, install square and plumb, register both warranty layers before we leave the driveway. Dale Kessler leads the Fort Myers team with the same rule he's carried for over seventeen years: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. You'll get a fixed written line-item quote, a clear timeline, and a crew that treats your home the way we'd treat our own mother's. If that sounds like what you're looking for, call (239) 323-5522 for a free estimate.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Myers since 2008.
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