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If you live in a Miami Gardens home built between the 1950s and 1970s, there’s a good chance your windows are original jalousie or single-pane aluminum, and neither one will hold up when the next hurricane makes landfall. We’re Winslow Windows & Doors, and we replace those with impact-rated systems that carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, the only certification that matters in an HVHZ county. Call (850) 998-3090 and you’ll reach a live person, day or night, who can walk you through what your home actually needs.
Key Takeaways:
- Every window and door we install in Miami Gardens meets Miami-Dade County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone standard.
- We’re locally owned by Ed Winslow, with a published address and license number, since 2011.
- The Done Right Promise backs every job. If it’s not right, we come back.
- Free estimates, written line-item quotes, and no trip charge inside our home county.
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.
Why Miami Gardens Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
Ed Winslow has been installing windows and doors across South Florida since 2011, and his name is on the door of this business, not a corporate logo. When you call us, you’re not getting a call center. You’re getting a neighbor who knows that a home on NW 183rd Street has different anchoring needs than one off NW 27th Avenue, because one sits on a corner lot with full wind exposure and the other is shielded by a row of CBS bungalows.
We work throughout Miami Gardens, including neighborhoods like Bunche Park, Andover, Lake Lucerne, and Carol City. Homeowners tell us the same three things keep coming up: they want someone who answers the phone, someone who shows up when they say they will, and someone who doesn’t treat a window replacement like a handshake deal with fine print. We don’t do any of that. Every job gets a written line-item quote before work starts. Every technician is background-checked and in uniform before the truck pulls up. And every installation carries the Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s not a marketing slogan. It’s a lasting standard we put in writing.
If you’re comparing estimates, bring us a written quote from another contractor. We’ll give you a free second opinion. And if your repair runs over $200, take $40 off. Those aren’t time-limited deals. They’re standing offers, because we’d rather earn the work than win it with pressure.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Miami Gardens
Impact Windows
Impact windows are the flagship of what we do in Miami Gardens. We use laminated glass from PGT, CGI, and CWS, each configured to the design pressure your specific openings require, and every unit is a permanent line of defense you never have to think about when a storm warning hits.
Learn more about our Impact Windows in Miami Gardens.
Window Installation
Whether you’re building an addition or replacing a failed unit, we handle the full installation, including the CBS anchoring work that Miami Gardens homes demand. We pull permits, pass inspections, and leave you with a clean opening that’s sealed and square.
Learn more about our Window Installation in Miami Gardens.
Window Replacement
Most of the homes we see in Miami Gardens still carry their original windows, which means rot, leaks, and zero impact resistance. We measure, order, and replace with modern systems sized to your existing rough openings, often without disturbing your interior trim.
Learn more about our Window Replacement in Miami Gardens.
Door Installation
Front doors, side doors, and garage entry doors all need to be impact-rated and properly anchored in concrete block. We install Therma-Tru and other premium brands, hung square and weather-sealed for Miami Gardens humidity and rain.
We install entry doors, French doors, and more, with hardware and thresholds rated for HVHZ exposure.
Sliding Glass & Patio Doors
Sliding glass doors are a weak point in older Miami Gardens homes, especially where original aluminum tracks have warped. We replace them with impact-rated, energy-efficient systems that roll smoothly for years, not months.
Energy-Efficient Windows
Cooling bills in Miami Gardens run high, and Low-E glass with insulated frames can cut that load by 20 to 30 percent. We pair energy efficiency with impact protection so you don’t have to choose between comfort and safety.
Impact Garage Doors
A garage door that fails in a storm can pressurize your whole house and blow the roof off. We install impact-rated garage doors that meet Miami-Dade code and operate quietly on reinforced tracks.
Custom & Geometric Windows
Fixed arches, circle tops, trapezoids, and other architectural shapes need custom fabrication and precise framing. We handle the measuring, the masonry work, and the install, so the unusual window fits the way it should.
Roof Repair, Replacement & Installation
Because your roof and your windows work as one system, we also repair and replace shingle, tile, and metal roofing. If a window leak is actually a roofline problem, we’ll find it and fix the right thing.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Miami Gardens
Winslow Windows & Doors works throughout Miami Gardens, from the 33014 and 33055 ZIP codes down through Rolling Oaks and the neighborhoods around Calder Casino. Crews are typically able to reach homes in the area within a day for inspections and estimates, and we schedule installations around your timeline once your units arrive.
- Carol City
- Bunche Park
- Andover
- Lake Lucerne
- Norwood
Why Miami Gardens’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Miami Gardens sits entirely inside Miami-Dade County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, one of only two counties in Florida with that designation. That means every window and door we install here has to pass large-missile impact testing and carry a Miami-Dade NOA, a stricter threshold than what’s required just across the line in Broward County. It’s not a technicality. Florida’s homeowners-insurance crisis has made NOA-certified impact systems nearly mandatory for policy retention, and carriers are dropping homes that can’t show wind-mitigation credits.
The housing stock makes the work harder, which is why experience matters. Most Miami Gardens homes are postwar CBS tract houses built between roughly 1950 and 1975. Those fixed-width concrete block rough openings don’t flex, so every job demands precise anchoring into masonry, often with custom buck framing or infill to fit modern impact window sizing. If the crew you hire has only ever worked wood-frame houses, they’ll learn on your walls. We’d rather you hire someone who already knows how CBS behaves.
And then there are the jalousie windows. Walk any street in the older corners of Miami Gardens and you’ll still see the louvered glass slats that were everywhere in mid-century South Florida. They offer almost no hurricane resistance, they leak air and water constantly, and replacing them almost always involves cutting out or in-filling the concrete block surround before a sealed opening can be framed. We’ve done enough of these to know the job is 40 percent masonry and 60 percent window by the time it’s done right.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Miami Gardens
Here’s the honest version, because you deserve numbers before you make a call. Impact window replacement in Miami Gardens typically runs from $900 to $1,800 per opening installed, depending on size, glass configuration, and how much CBS anchoring work the opening needs. Impact front doors generally land between $2,500 and $5,500. Sliding glass patio doors run $3,000 to $7,000 installed. Custom geometric windows are priced per project because the fabrication and masonry costs swing widely.
Every quote we give is a written line-item estimate, and the price doesn’t change once work starts unless you change the scope. No change orders buried in the invoice. Call (850) 998-3090 and we’ll walk your home, measure your openings, and put real numbers in your hand. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside our home county.
Florida Pays Miami Gardens Homeowners Back
Miami Gardens homeowners have real incentives available when they upgrade to impact windows and doors, and we’ll help you sort out which ones apply. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades. The state also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. On the federal side, the 25C energy credit covers 30 percent of product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection, which runs $75 to $150, you may be eligible for windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25 percent on the windstorm portion of your policy. Programs and carriers set the final numbers, so we’ll connect you with the paperwork and let the agencies tell you what you qualify for.
One decision worth making early: impact windows versus hurricane shutters. Shutters only work if someone is home to deploy them, they take up storage, and they do nothing for energy efficiency or noise the rest of the year. Impact windows protect your home permanently, no panels to hang, no warning-window scramble, and they pay back all year in cooling savings and quieter nights. For most Miami Gardens homeowners, it isn’t a close call.
Service Area - Cities Near Miami Gardens
Winslow Windows & Doors serves Miami Gardens and the surrounding communities. If you’re in Hialeah, North Miami Beach, Pembroke Pines, or Miami, we cover those areas too, with the same live-answer phone line and the same written-quote promise.
Serving Miami Gardens, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami Gardens 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 Windows & Doors in Miami Gardens
Impact window replacement in Miami Gardens generally runs $900 to $1,800 per window installed, depending on the opening size, glass package, and how much concrete block work is required. Call (850) 998-3090 for a written estimate on your exact openings, free.
No. We quote a written line-item price before work begins, and that number holds unless you ask us to change the scope. If we find hidden damage behind a jalousie frame, we’ll show you, explain the fix, and get your sign-off before any additional cost.
Yes, we pull all required permits and the job isn’t finished until it passes inspection. Miami-Dade County requires NOA documentation for every impact product, and we handle that paperwork as part of the install.
Once your custom units arrive from the manufacturer, which usually takes four to six weeks of fabrication time, most Miami Gardens homes can be installed in a single day. Complex jobs with heavy masonry infill may run into a second day. We’ll give you a schedule before we start.
Yes. NOA-certified impact systems are often the difference between keeping and losing your policy in Miami Gardens, and many carriers apply windstorm-premium credits after a wind-mitigation inspection. We’ll help you organize the documentation your insurer needs.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Miami Gardens since the company’s founding in 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.
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What Neighbors Say About Winslow Windows & Doors
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local windows & doors pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Miami Gardens Customers Say
"We sat out a hurricane behind the windows Ed put in. The gusts threw a neighbour's trampoline down the street and the loudest thing in our house was the kettle. I rang him after to say thank you and he answered his own phone, same as always."
- Thaddeus Okonkwo"Ed measured every opening himself and walked me through the product approval paperwork before I signed anything. When the inspector came he found the notice of acceptance taped inside a window like it should be and passed us first visit."
- Rosalind Beaumont"The old aluminium sliders howled every afternoon storm and swelter came straight through the glass. The new impact sliders shut with a sound like a bank vault and the back rooms finally hold their temperature."
- Percival Whitcombe