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CWS Sliding & Patio Doors: The Delray Beach Owner’s Guide

We stock and install replacement parts for CWS sliding and patio doors throughout Delray Beach, with most roller, track, and lock replacements completed in a single visit. Installed pricing for common CWS door repairs in this area typically runs $195 to $650 depending on the part, the door’s weight, and whether the track itself needs re-machining or replacement. You’ll usually know something has failed when the door suddenly drags against the track, lifts awkwardly when you pull the handle, or the lock no longer catches the keeper without a fight. We carry OEM-grade CWS-compatible rollers, handles, locks, and weatherstripping on the truck, and if your door needs a part we don’t have in the bin, we can usually have it in hand within two to three business days. Call (561) 940-2917 and describe what the door is doing – we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a two-roller swap or a full track replacement before we ever set foot in the house.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS built sliding doors under several series names over the years, and the parts are not always interchangeable between them. The most common CWS models we service in Delray Beach are the CWS 7000 series and the CWS Architectural series, both of which show up regularly in homes built here from the late 1990s through the mid-2010s. The quickest way to identify what you have is to check the top corner of the operable panel for a small etched or printed label – CWS typically marked the series and glass make-up there, though twenty years of south Florida sun will have faded plenty of them past reading. If the label is gone, measure the roller housing width: CWS 7000 series doors use a 1-1/4 inch tandem roller assembly, while the Architectural series uses a wider 1-1/2 inch housing with a different axle pin diameter. That quarter-inch difference matters. We have seen more than one door in Delray Beach get a “universal” roller forced into a CWS track, and the result is always the same: the door binds within a month and the track gets scored. On the OEM versus aftermarket question, we stock both. For CWS doors specifically, the aftermarket rollers we carry are manufactured to the original housing dimensions, and we have been installing them for years without a callback. We will show you both options on paper, with prices, before we start the work. TruePane Windows & Doors is an independent service provider – we are not affiliated with CWS – and we will tell you plainly when an OEM part is worth the extra money and when it is not.

Signs Your CWS Sliding & Patio Door Is Failing

• The door drags or grinds when you slide it. This is almost always a flattened or seized roller. In Delray Beach the salt air accelerates roller bearing corrosion, and once the bearing goes, the nylon wheel starts dragging flat spots across the aluminum track. Continued use will score the track itself, which turns a $225 roller swap into a $500-plus track job.
• The door lifts or tilts when you pull the handle. That’s a sign the rollers have worn unevenly or the bottom rail adjuster screws have backed out of spec. If you can lift the panel a quarter-inch inside the frame, something in the roller carriage is failing, and ignoring it will chew up the weatherstripping next.
• The lock lever won’t stay engaged, or the key cylinder spins. CWS mortise locks on older series doors used a zinc alloy hook that fatigues with salt exposure and hard use. The hook snaps, the spring behind it lets go, and suddenly the door locks only when you hold the lever in place. That’s a parts-replacement job, not an adjustment.
• You can see daylight or feel a draft along the bottom rail or the interlock. CWS doors built before roughly 2008 used a single-fin vinyl weatherseal that compresses permanently in Florida heat. Once the fin is flattened, the door leaks air even if the glass and frame are still sound. The good news: the replacement interlock seals we stock are dual-fin and hold up far longer than the originals.
• The door jumps the track or falls out of plumb on the bottom guide. This is the failure you don’t ignore. A CWS slider that derails can fall outward from the frame, and these panels are heavy. If your door has popped out of the bottom guide more than once, something in the roller assembly or the track height adjustment is worn past tolerance, and we need to see it before it becomes a safety problem.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For CWS sliding and patio door parts installed by TruePane in Delray Beach, here is what we quote on paper before we start:

• Roller assembly replacement (both panels): $195 to $360 installed. The range depends on whether your door takes the 7000 series 1-1/4 inch tandem rollers or the Architectural 1-1/2 inch housings, and whether the adjuster screws are salvageable.
• Track repair or replacement: $280 to $550 installed. A re-machined track with a clean new groove runs on the lower end; a full CWS-compatible track extrusion replacement runs higher.
• Lock and keeper replacement: $165 to $285 installed. We match the existing mortise pocket so we are not hogging out the stile with a punch and a prayer.
• Interlock and perimeter weatherseal replacement: $140 to $240 installed. Dual-fin seals on the interlock, compression fin on the head and sill.
• Complete hardware overhaul (rollers, track, lock, seals): $520 to $850 installed for most CWS doors in this market.

Every quote we give includes the part, the labor, the removal of the old hardware, and the adjustment of the door to sit square and glide without binding. There are no surprise line items added after we open the wall. The work carries our Done Right Promise, and the part manufacturer’s warranty gets registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. That is The Keystone Standard, and we have held to it since Dale Kessler started this company out of the conviction that an out-of-true install and a voided warranty were problems worth fixing permanently. If you want an exact number for your door, call (561) 940-2917 and describe what you are seeing – we will give you a quote range over the phone and a written line-item quote before any work begins.

DIY or Call Us?

There are two things you can safely check yourself. First, look at the visible portion of the track and clear out any sand, shell grit, or pet hair packed into the groove – Delray Beach doors collect all three. Second, check whether the handle screws are snug, because a loose handle can mimic a lock failure. Beyond that, a CWS slider is not a beginner’s repair. The panels are heavy, the roller adjusters are under spring tension, and removing the operable panel without damaging the top track or the interlock takes the right lifting technique and usually a second set of hands. We have repaired more than one door where a homeowner got the panel out and then could not get it seated again without gouging the track. If you are not certain what failed, call us before you start pulling hardware. A live person answers at (561) 940-2917 any hour, and we would rather spend five minutes on the phone telling you what to check than quote you a bigger repair because a well-intentioned fix went sideways.

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