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CGI Door Installation: The Palm Beach Gardens Owner’s Guide

CGI door installation in Palm Beach Gardens typically runs $450 to $1,850 installed, depending on the series, panel configuration, and whether we’re replacing hardware, glass, or the full slab. We stock CGI-compatible hardware and components on our trucks, so most jobs are completed in a single visit. The usual discovery goes like this: the door has been getting harder to close for six months, someone gives the handle a little extra force on a humid July afternoon, and suddenly the latch doesn’t align or the panel sits crooked in the frame.

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What most homeowners don’t realize is that a CGI door is not like a standard residential door. These are engineered impact assemblies with specific frame tolerances, hinge specs, and weatherstripping channels. When a part fails, you can’t just grab something off a shelf at a big-box store and expect it to hold up through the next named storm. That’s where knowing the product line matters, and that’s where we come in.

Which CGI Models This Applies To

We install and service CGI doors across the most common residential lines in Palm Beach Gardens: the Sentinel series, Estate Collection, Targa by CGI, and the Classic and Elegant impact-rated lines. Each series uses different hinge hardware, threshold caps, and weatherstrip profiles. The quickest way to identify your door is to look for the CGI certification label, usually on the hinge edge of the door slab or the top of the frame. That label carries the series name, the manufacturing date, and often the specific interlocking profile that matters for ordering the right replacement part.

Here’s a compatibility gotcha we see regularly: CGI hardware from a Sentinel door will not interchange with Targa hardware, even when both doors are the same height and width and came out of the same builder’s spec sheet. The hinge mortises are cut differently and the multipoint lock throw lengths differ by 3/8 inch on some models. We match parts to the series label, not to the door’s rough dimensions. And while quality aftermarket hardware exists, we default to OEM CGI parts whenever they’re available. The fit is tighter, the finish matches what’s already on the door in terms of sheen, and the warranty picture stays cleaner. We’ll quote both options side by side on paper, so you see exactly what you’re buying.

We also hold parts support for select Andersen, and Pella lines for our Palm Beach Gardens customers, which helps when a single house has mixed-brand openings.

Signs Your CGI Door Installation Is Failing

• The door binds at the top corner during summer months. In Palm Beach Gardens, the humidity cycle causes slab expansion and frame movement. If the door was shimmed wrong on the original install, you’ll feel it bind every July and loosen every January.
• The multipoint lock throws halfway and stops. This usually means the strike alignment has drifted or one of the lock rollers is worn. Forcing the handle is what bends linkage rods and turns a hundred-dollar repair into a slab replacement.
• Air or insects get in at the sill. A flattened threshold cap or deteriorated interlocking weatherstrip means the original seal is gone. The door may look fine from the street, but the water resistance spec has already been lost.
• The panel sags and the reveal at the top is uneven. The top hinge screws may be stripped or the hinge itself has worn pin holes. A heavy impact-rated door puts real load on that hardware, and once sag starts, it accelerates.
• Noise when opening: grinding, clicking, or a metallic pop. Grinding is usually bearing or roller wear. A popping sound is often a hinge pin walking out under load. Both are fixable, but only before the surrounding frame gets chewed up.

None of these are cosmetic problems. CGI doors are engineered so the slab, the frame, the hardware, and the weatherstrip all work as one weather-mitigation system. When one piece stops doing its job, the other pieces start working twice as hard to compensate.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a complete CGI door installation in Palm Beach Gardens, plan on $450 to $1,850 installed for most residential single-panel replacements. Hardware-only repairs, like a multipoint lock rebuild or hinge replacement, run lower, typically $180 to $400. A full slab and frame replacement on a larger custom opening can run higher. What drives the spread: the series, the slab thickness, finish options on visible hardware, and how much the rough opening has moved since the original install.

Every quote we write includes the part, the labor, the disposal of the old assembly, and the recalibration of the weatherstripping and lock alignment. No surprise line items appear later. We register both manufacturer warranty layers in writing, and our Done Right Promise covers the workmanship: if it’s not right, we fix it without paperwork arguments. That’s the Keystone Standard, and it applies whether we’re swapping a roller assembly or replacing an entire door system.

DIY or Call Us?

There are a few things a Palm Beach Gardens homeowner can safely check before calling: whether the screws on the face of the hinges are tight, whether the threshold cap is visibly cracked, and whether the slab has visible sag when open halfway. These diagnostics cost nothing and help us prepare before we arrive. What you should not attempt on an impact-rated CGI door is realigning a multipoint lock, pulling a swinging impact panel to replace a hinge, or re-shimming the frame. The panels are heavy, often 180 to 250 pounds depending on size, and a panel that comes off its hinges becomes a safety hazard fast. We’ve rebuilt openings where someone tried to save a few dollars, and the repair cost ended up double what the original hardware fix would have been.

If the door is binding, sagging, or the lock won’t throw cleanly, call us at (772) 794-8169. We’ll ask the right questions, confirm your CGI series, and get a technician out with the right parts already loaded.

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