CGI Windows & Doors in Fort Myers, FL

CGI Windows & Doors in Fort Myers, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors

We provide our CGI services across Fort Myers, from Sentinel single hungs to Estate Collection sliders. The one thing that makes our CGI work different here: we rebuild and re-glaze in place whenever the frame can still meet Lee County’s current wind-zone DP ratings, rather than selling you a full replacement you may not need. Call (239) 323-5522 to schedule a free estimate. We’re not a CGI factory rep. We’re a second-generation glazing crew that has been setting and sealing windows in Southwest Florida for over 42 years.

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Why Fort Myers Residents Choose Us for CGI Service

CGI builds a serious impact window. But after Hurricane Ian made landfall directly over Lee County in September 2022, every opening in this market has been under a microscope, and that changes how a CGI window gets serviced. Fort Myers homeowners call us because we know which CGI models hold their DP ratings through our salt air, which vinyl frames chalk out on south-facing exposures, and when a balance spring can be rebuilt versus when the sash has to go. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 out of a simple observation: out-of-true installs and voided warranties were problems worth fixing permanently. He learned the trade formally at Columbus State Community College before spending three decades measuring, setting, and sealing windows across Southwest Florida, including years of work on McGregor Boulevard, where the old homes demand as much patience as skill. We carry genuine CGI glazing beads, balances, rollers, and weatherstripping. We also stock Florida Product Approval-listed aftermarket components for out-of-production CGI lines, so a 1990s Classic Impact doesn’t become a full-frame replacement just because the factory stopped stamping a roller housing.

Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Fort Myers

• Salt-air pitting on aluminum frame corners and track rollers. Homes west of US-41 and any property within a mile of the Caloosahatchee get a steady diet of Gulf salt. We see CGI horizontal sliders with rollers that seize because the stainless housing corroded and the bearing packed with salt grit. We replace the roller assembly, clean the track, and re-set the panel.
• UV embrittlement and chalk fade on vinyl frames. South- and west-facing Sentinel single hungs in Fort Myers bleach faster than the same window in Orlando. The vinyl turns chalky, corners get brittle, and glazing beads crack when you try to pull them. We re-glaze, replace the weatherstripping, and tell you honestly if the frame has enough life left to warrant the work.
• Failed impact glass lamination edges, showing as fogging or delamination. Repeated pressure cycling from tropical storms eventually separates the laminate at the edge of the glass. Once you see fog inside an impact pane, the lamination is compromised and the window no longer carries its design pressure rating. We source replacement IGUs matched to the original DP and install them in place.
• Worn or seized balance springs on double-hung CGI windows. Older concrete-block homes in Fort Myers, particularly 1970s and 1980s CBS builds, often have original CGI double hungs with balances that predate current DP requirements. The springs fatigue, the sash won’t stay up, and the homeowner is left propping windows with a stick. We replace the balance system and re-test the sash travel.
• Rotted wood bucks and corroded tracks hidden behind stucco. Fort Myers humidity rots the wood framing around window openings from the inside out. You won’t see it until the window comes out. When we find it, we sister the studs, set a flash-to-grade pan, and rebuild the opening before the new or restored CGI unit goes back in.

CGI Service in Fort Myers: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment

Fort Myers is Florida’s only major city where virtually every post-storm window and door job must pass Lee County’s Hurricane Ian-era wind-zone DP inspection. That changes the math on a job in a way our Tampa or Naples customers never face. Here’s what that looks like on the ground: a homeowner in Lehigh Acres with a 1970s CGI opening calls us expecting a like-for-like sash replacement. The inspector flags the opening as non-impact, because the original unit predates Florida’s post-Hurricane Andrew code overhaul and carries no documented design pressure rating. What was going to be a $400 balance repair becomes a full-frame impact upgrade to a current DP-listed product. We see this every week. Fort Myers homeowners are being forced by insurance carriers to upgrade to Florida Product Approval-rated impact windows and doors, and Lee County inspectors enforce it at the permit level. Our crew pulled a bank of CGI Sentinel sliders from a 1987 CBS ranch in Lehigh Acres after Ian, only to uncover rotted wood bucks and salt-corroded aluminum tracks hidden behind the stucco. The inspector then flagged the openings as non-impact and required current DP-rated units, so we replaced the full frames with new CGI Sentinels, sistered the studs, and set flash-to-grade pans before closing the walls. That’s the Fort Myers reality: the window is the easy part. The permitting, the DP documentation, and the insurer sign-off are where a job lives or dies.

CGI Models & Products We Service in Fort Myers

We work on the full CGI residential lineup: the Sentinel series, the Estate Collection, the Targa Series, and the Classic Impact line. Most of our Fort Myers work splits between Sentinel single hungs and horizontal sliders, and Estate Collection units in condos and higher-end builds. We use genuine CGI parts when they’re available: glazing beads, balances, rollers, and weatherstripping. For out-of-production models, we source Florida Product Approval-listed aftermarket components that match the original design pressures. We only replace full frames when the existing structure cannot be brought to code for impact retrofit. Otherwise, we rebuild and re-glaze in place. If you need CGI sales and service guidance on which product line fits your home’s wind zone, we can walk you through it on paper, side by side, before you spend a dollar. We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Milgard, PGT, and CGI, so we can show you an honest comparison without a factory bias.

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Service Areas Near Fort Myers

We run CGI service calls throughout Lee County. In addition to Fort Myers proper, we cover Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Estero, and Bonita Springs. If you need CGI service in Cape Coral or want to talk about CGI service in Lehigh Acres, the crew and the trucks are already on the road. Our full reach is listed on the Fort Myers service area page.

Book Your CGI Service in Fort Myers Today

If your CGI windows are binding, fogging, or failing inspection, call (239) 323-5522. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed technician to measure, assess, and quote the job in writing. Free estimates, no change orders, and a live person answers the phone every time.

Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Fort Myers since 2008.