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Window installation in Lantana usually runs $900-$3,500 per opening depending on the unit, and on this town’s tight Intracoastal-adjacent lots the job is never just about the glass. The concrete-block ranchers built between the 1950s and 1970s were framed for jalousie and single-pane aluminum, not for anything rated to current Palm Beach County wind code. So most quotes involve some masonry build-out, some flashing work, and a permit conversation about the other openings on the wall. We know those conversations well. If you’re pricing a window job in Lantana, call (561) 940-2917 and we’ll come measure the openings with a written quote in hand, not a guess over the phone.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Lantana’s Preferred Window Installation Company
TruePane is a second-generation glazier’s company. Dale Kessler founded it in 2008 on a rule that governs every install we do: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. We’re not a franchise and we don’t send out whoever answers the dispatch sheet. The technician who walks your Lantana lot has been trained to measure every opening twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers in writing before the truck pulls out. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s on every job.
We’ve worked the streets off Ocean Avenue east of Dixie Highway, through the original grid neighborhoods by Mango Groves, and along the water near Old Lantana Road. The difference between us and a crew that drives up from Broward is that we actually understand what happens to an aluminum frame that’s been breathing salt air off the Intracoastal for forty years. We see the corrosion patterns, the fogged seals, the bucking that never got flashed correctly. Lantana customers get a crew that treats their house like a neighbor’s house, because in a town this small, every block is a neighborhood.
Our Window Installation Services in Lantana
We’re the team to call for Window Installation work on Lantana’s older CBS ranchers, and we carry the experience to match modern impact-rated units into the original masonry rough openings without leaving gaps that leak salt air into the block wall. These are the four installations we handle most often in town.
Sliding Windows
Sliding windows are the single most common replacement on Lantana’s 1950s-era houses, and for good reason: the original jalousie openings are wide and low, exactly the shape a modern horizontal slider wants. But the rough opening is never square by current spec, and that’s where the work lives. We build out pressure-treated bucks to true the masonry, set the frame with a fusion-welded corner that doesn’t pull apart under wind load, and flash the sill so the daily condensation off the Intracoastal has nowhere to sit. A properly set slider in a Lantana ranch runs $1,200-$2,800 installed, impact-rated.
Casement Windows
Casement windows make sense on Lantana homes because they seal tighter than anything else on a house that’s catching salt spray off the water. The compression seal on a quality casement, if the frame is set true, keeps the humid air out in a way a double-hung track simply can’t. We install casements from Andersen, Pella, and Marvin, and we quote them side by side on paper so you can see the hardware difference. In Lantana, a standard casement replacement in a masonry opening runs $850-$2,200 per unit, more if it’s on the second story of one of the few two-level additions along the Intracoastal.
Awning Windows
Awning windows are the right answer for the lower-level utility and kitchen openings on Lantana’s ranch homes, especially where the original jalousie sat too close to the ground or too near a walkway. They hinge at the top and open outward, which means they shed rain and still catch the afternoon breeze off the water. The catch: on a zero-lot-line property, the window that opens into a neighbor’s side yard has to be discussed before it’s ordered. We’ve done enough of these in Lantana to know which openings the county inspector will ask about. An impact-rated awning replacement typically runs $700-$1,800 installed.
Single & Double Hung Windows
Single and double hung units are still common in Lantana’s modest ranchers, and they’re a clean replacement for a small jalousie opening that doesn’t need a full masonry rebuild. But we’ll be straight with you: on the Intracoastal side of town, a standard double hung with standard hardware is not enough. The sash locks and hinges need marine-grade ratings or the salt air off the water will chew through them inside two seasons. We spec that hardware as standard within a few blocks of the water, because replacement hardware is the cheapest part of the job and the most common failure point we see. Expect $750-$1,900 per unit, impact-rated, marine hardware included.
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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 Lantana
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and on Lantana jobs we most often quote PGT, CGI. For JI-grade coastal work, Florida-made impact lines like PGT and CGI are the smart pick: they’re built for this climate, not adapted to it. We keep a stocked inventory of the common hardware, clips, and flashing profiles for the brands we service, so a warranty trim replacement doesn’t mean a three-week wait on a part from Texas. When we install a manufacturer’s window, we register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s not a courtesy; that’s the Keystone Standard.
Common Window Installation Problems We See in Lantana Homes
After years of doing glass work in South Florida, and a lot of it in Lantana, there are patterns. These are the four failures that show up again and again on this town’s housing stock.
- Masonry openings that are not square. The original jalousie units were set into concrete block with no bucking, and the openings have settled and shifted over fifty years. A quick swap with a stock frame leaves gaps that leak salt air and rain into the block wall. We rebuild the rough opening with pressure-treated bucks and flash it correctly before the frame goes in.
- Hardware that corrodes because it was spec’d for an inland house. Within a few blocks of the Intracoastal, standard sash locks and hinges fail inside two seasons. Marine-grade hardware is not an upsell on Lantana’s east side; it’s the difference between a window that functions for a decade and a window that binds and jams by the third wet season.
- Zero-lot-line access problems. On Lantana’s original streets, the side yard is often four or five feet from the neighbor’s wall. Crews that park in a neighbor’s driveway or block a shared alley get code enforcement called before the first window is set. We plan parking, staging, and material delivery before the job starts, and we talk to the neighbor first.
- Failed seals on jalousie-to-awning conversions. When a homeowner converts a louvered opening to a fixed or awning unit and the installer doesn’t flash the masonry sill correctly, the first humid morning produces interior fogging at the bottom corner. The seal didn’t fail; the install did. We flash every sill with self-adhered tape before setting the frame.
Pricing for Window Installation in Lantana, FL
Window installation pricing in Lantana is driven by three things: the size of the opening, whether it’s impact-rated or standard, and how much masonry work the existing rough opening needs. A standard double hung in a clean opening on a house on the west side of town might run $750 installed. An impact-rated slider with full bucking and flashing on an Intracoastal-adjacent lot can run $2,800. A full jalousie-to-impact conversion on a 1958 ranch, done properly with pressure-treated bucks and marine hardware on every opening, typically lands between $12,000 and $28,000 depending on count and finish. We quote every job in writing, line by line, with the manufacturer’s price printed next to ours. No change orders unless the work scope genuinely changes. Call (561) 940-2917 and we’ll put a number on your specific openings before you commit to anything.
| Service | Typical Lantana Range (Installed) |
|---|---|
| Single or Double Hung (impact-rated) | $750 - $1,900 per window |
| Sliding Window (impact-rated) | $1,200 - $2,800 per window |
| Casement Window (impact-rated) | $850 - $2,200 per window |
| Awning Window (impact-rated) | $700 - $1,800 per window |
| Full jalousie-to-impact conversion (typical 1950s ranch) | $12,000 - $28,000 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Lantana
Our crews work throughout southern Palm Beach County, so if you’re just south in Delray Beach, up along the coast in Gulf Stream or Ocean Ridge, or inland in Golf, the same team that handles Window Installation in Lantana covers your street too. Same standards, same written warranties, same live person on the phone.
Serving Lantana, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lantana 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 - Window Installation in Lantana
Because Palm Beach County’s building code treats a permitted window replacement as an opportunity to check the entire opening envelope, and on Lantana’s older CBS homes, the inspector will often flag the adjacent jalousie units that can’t meet wind-load requirements under any configuration. You pull a permit for one window on a 1958 ranch, and you’re likely having a conversation about all of them. That’s the density-driven reality of this town’s housing stock, and it’s why we price whole-wall conversions honestly from the first measure, not like it’s a surprise. Call (561) 940-2917 and we’ll walk you through what the inspector will actually look at.
Access, staging, and the permit conversation. On a zero-lot-line or near-zero-lot-line property, we can’t park a truck in the side yard or block a shared alley, so we stage materials in the driveway and carry everything through the house. We also notify the neighbor before work starts, because in Lantana a blocked walkway turns into a code enforcement call faster than anywhere else we work. The install itself is the same; the site logistics are what make or break it. We plan both before we give you a number.
Lantana sits inside Palm Beach County’s wind-borne debris region, so the code requires either impact-rated openings or shutter protection on any permitted replacement. Shutters satisfy the letter of the code, but on an Intracoastal-adjacent lot, only an impact-rated unit actually protects the house when the shutters aren’t deployed. Most Lantana homeowners on solid concrete block ranches go impact-rated on the water side and shutter-protected standard units on the inland side. We’ll show you both numbers on paper and let you decide with the full picture.
It’s a failed seal, and it’s real. The fogging you see on humid mornings is moisture drawn into the space between the panes by the temperature differential, which means the insulating gas has already escaped. The window still holds glass, but it’s no longer doing its energy or sound job, and on Lantana’s salt-sprayed east side, that failure mode accelerates fast. Once the seal goes, the only real fix is a new unit. We can measure the opening and quote the replacement, and we’ll register both warranty layers on the new unit before we leave.
By walking the site beforehand and thinking like a neighbor, not a delivery driver. On streets like S Lake Drive and the original grid off Ocean Avenue, there’s no place to park a flatbed without blocking something. We schedule material delivery for the morning window when street parking is legal, we stage everything on the driveway or the front walk, and we assign one crew member to keep the street clear. If the constricted site means the material has to be walked in from a block away, that cost shows up in the quote as a line item, not as a surprise change order. Call (561) 940-2917 and we’ll scope your lot the way it actually is.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lantana since 2008.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane 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.