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CWS Door Installation: The Delray Beach Owner’s Guide

CWS door installation in Delray Beach typically runs $450-$1,150 installed, depending on whether we’re replacing the door slab, the complete frame, or retrofitting hardware. We carry CWS-compatible components on the truck and complete most single-door installations the same day we arrive. Most homeowners call us after noticing the door sticking in the frame during humid months, a roller track that’s begun to chew itself up, or a latch that no longer catches without a fight.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS manufactured sliding glass doors and French-style hinged doors in a range of series lines, and the hardware matching is where installation jobs go wrong. The frame stamp on the inside edge of the door panel, usually on the bottom rail or the hinge stile, carries the series code. Take that code, not just the name “CWS,” when you shop for parts. The CWS 7000 series sliding doors use a different roller diameter than earlier 5000 series units, and no amount of shimming makes the wrong roller right. We also stock parts for Andersen, and Pella, so if your door turns out to be a different line entirely, we can still match it. For CWS doors specifically, we prefer OEM latch and roller assemblies because the strike plate geometry is unforgiving, and aftermarket options that look close often bind on the first hot afternoon.

Signs Your CWS Door Installation Is Failing

• Door scrapes or binds in the frame when closing. In Delray Beach’s humidity, CWS door panels can swell or the frame can settle slightly. The underlying cause is usually worn rollers or hinge pins, not the panel itself.
• Latch no longer aligns with the strike plate. When a CWS latch begins to sag, it’s nearly always the roller assemblies on a slider or the hinge bushings on a hinged door. Forcing the lock throws the alignment further out every time.
• Sliding door jumps off track or grinds when moved. That grinding sound is a roller bearing that’s stopped rolling. Continuing to slide the panel cuts a groove into the aluminum track, and that turns a $50 roller job into a full track replacement.
• Visible corrosion at the bottom rail or threshold. Coastal salt air works into CWS aluminum frames at the bottom corners first. Floridians see this after about 10 to 15 years, faster if the door faces the Intracoastal side.
• Fogging between panes or a milky film on the glass. A CWS door with failed glazing still functions, but the seal breakdown means the insulating gas is gone. In Delray Beach, that translates directly to higher AC load in the room that door opens into.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Our CWS door installation pricing is built around the door type and what’s actually failed. A roller and track adjustment runs $180-$340. A full door slab replacement with new hardware runs $450-$900. If the frame itself is corroded or out of square, a complete frame-out and reinstall runs $850-$1,150. Every quote is a written line-item price before work starts, no surprises on the bill. The Keystone Standard applies to every CWS job we touch: both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing, durations stated, before the truck leaves the driveway. And our Done Right Promise covers the workmanship, no paperwork fights.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely check the track for debris, wipe down the rollers, and test whether the latch aligns by lifting gently on the panel. What you shouldn’t do is remove a CWS sliding panel yourself. A large glass panel removed from its track is a two-person job with a real tipping hazard, and Delray Beach homes with tile floors make a dropped panel an expensive mistake. The same goes for spring-loaded CWS hardware adjustments. Let a trained professional handle anything under tension. Call (561) 940-2917 and we’ll send a technician who measures every opening twice and quotes before any work begins.

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