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AfterTherma-Tru Custom & Geometric Windows in Palm Beach Gardens: What to Know First
Therma-Tru custom and geometric windows in Palm Beach Gardens typically run $850 to $3,400 per opening installed, depending on the shape, glass package, and framing work involved, and most single-opening jobs are completed in one visit. If you own a Therma-Tru door with a matching sidelite, transom, or radius window that has failed, fogged, or begun binding in the frame, we can source the correct unit or rebuild what you have without voiding the manufacturer’s original warranty. This page is written for homeowners in Palm Beach Gardens and the surrounding communities who own Therma-Tru products and want straight answers on repair versus replacement, realistic pricing, and what a proper custom geometric window installation actually involves. Call (772) 794-8169 and you will reach a live person, not a menu.
How Therma-Tru Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
Therma-Tru builds doors that are widely regarded as the best fiberglass entry systems in the country. But the custom and geometric glass units paired with those doors have failure patterns specific to South Florida, and we see the same ones repeat themselves in Country Club Estates, BallenIsles, Frenchman’s Creek, and up and down PGA Boulevard.
- Glass frame delamination on transoms and radius units. The multi-chambered composite frame material used on earlier Therma-Tru transom windows can separate at the corner welds when the unit sits in direct afternoon exposure. The stress from heat cycling in a Palm Beach Gardens summer can split the finish and let moisture work into the frame channel. We remove the unit, assess whether the frame is salvageable, and rebuild or replace it depending on what the glass warranty covers.
- Seal failure on decorative glass inserts within geometric sidelites. Therma-Tru’s decorative glass packages, particularly the Santiago and Farmington patterns on half-round and elliptical sidelites, carry an assembled-glass warranty that can stretch to 20 years depending on the series. What we often find is not a sealed-unit failure at all - it is a failed glazing tape at the frame junction where the decorative cassette meets the door framing. That is a repair, not a replacement, and it is a distinction that saves real money.
- Binding and sagging door slabs that transfer weight onto the sidelite frame. A Therma-Tru Classic-Craft or Fiber-Classic door that has sagged even an eighth of an inch will start pressing against the custom side window frame. In geometric openings, that transferred pressure cracks the corner of the sidelite frame or shears the weather seal. We true the door slab first, then address the sidelite. Fix the window without fixing the door and the problem comes back within a season.
- Warped mull posts on oversized arched transoms. On wide openings, Therma-Tru uses a composite mull post that can bow when a single oversized arched transom sits above it without proper structural backing. This is more common on houses built in the 1990s and early 2000s where the original framing did not account for the full wind load deflection. We pull the old mull, verify the rough opening, and set the replacement with a proper king stud and header load path before the window goes back in.
- Water intrusion at the sill on panoramic and half-circle units. In Palm Beach Gardens, the afternoon summer storms test every sill pan in the county. Therma-Tru’s standard sill design drains correctly when installed level. When the original installer shimmed it off-level to make the reveals look right, water pools at the low corner and works into the sub-sill over time. We set sills to drain first and look right second. That order matters in this climate.
Our Therma-Tru Custom & Geometric Windows Process
Here is how a typical Therma-Tru geometric window job runs from first call to final walkthrough.
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Phone call and site notes. You call (772) 794-8169. A live person answers. We ask what you are seeing: fogging, binding, leaking, or a door that no longer closes square against the sidelite. We schedule the visit at a time that works for you.
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Measurements and diagnosis. Our technician measures every opening twice and checks the fit of the slab against the custom window frame. If the door is out of true, we tell you before we quote. No window repair holds on a racked door.
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Parts decision on paper. We quote the correct Therma-Tru-compatible unit or OEM part side by side with any quality aftermarket option, in writing, with the differences stated. If the original warranty applies, we note that too. If it is not in the written scope, it is not in the price - and if it is in the price, we stand behind it.
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The repair or replacement. We set the geometric unit square and level, flash and seal with materials rated for South Florida wind and driven rain, and verify the reveal is even on all four sides before we tighten a single screw.
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Testing and documentation. We cycle the adjoining door, check the new window under water, and confirm the threshold and sill drain. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered in writing before the truck leaves the driveway.
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Cleanup and the Done Right Promise. We leave the opening sealed, the area swept, and the job covered by our Done Right Promise. If it is not done right, we make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.
What Therma-Tru Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Palm Beach Gardens
Straight numbers, because you will not find them on a brochure.
| Job Type | Typical Range (Installed) |
|---|---|
| Reseal decorative glass cassette in existing sidelite | $180 - $380 |
| Replace single rectangular transom (no structural work) | $600 - $1,100 |
| Replace half-round or elliptical transom | $850 - $1,800 |
| Replace full sidelite with decorative glass package | $1,100 - $2,400 |
| Oversized arched transom with mull post replacement | $1,800 - $3,400 |
What moves the price is glass type, the condition of the rough opening, and whether the existing door slab has sagged enough to require re-truing before the window work begins. We quote fixed pricing before work starts. No change orders, no surprise line items. Call (772) 794-8169 for an exact quote on your opening - estimates are free.
Why Palm Beach Gardens Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for Therma-Tru Work
We have served this community since 2008 through founders and tradespeople who grew up here. Dale Kessler, who runs TruePane, got his start at Palm Beach State College’s building construction program and spent his early years on impact glazing installations up and down the Treasure Coast. That background matters when the job is a geometric window that has to seal against hurricane-driven rain. Every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and trained to treat your house the way they would treat their own mother’s. And because we maintain active dealer relationships with PGT, CGI, CWS, and ES Windows as independent suppliers alongside Therma-Tru-compatible product lines, we can give you an honest comparison when a full replacement makes more sense than a repair. The Done Right Promise and The Keystone Standard are in writing on every single job.
FAQs
No, not when the repair is done correctly. As an independent Therma-Tru service provider, we know which repairs are warranty-safe and which ones cross the line. Therma-Tru’s door warranties center on the slab and fiberglass components; the glass and frame assemblies carry their own warranty terms. We document every job and can tell you before we start whether your specific issue falls under the original warranty. Call (772) 794-8169 and describe what you are seeing - we will tell you if you have a covered claim.
In most cases we can. Patterns like Santiago, Farmington, and Craftsman are produced in manufacturing runs, and older runs sometimes do not match the current batch exactly. We flag this before you commit. If an exact match matters more than a close one, we will tell you plainly whether it is possible with your specific pattern and glass tint. Your best move is to call (772) 794-8169 with the model information from your door’s edge tag.
Most single-opening replacements are completed in one visit once the correct unit is on hand. Stock-size transoms and half-rounds can often be sourced within days. Truly custom ellipticals and oversized arched units take longer because they are built to the opening, not pulled from a shelf. We will give you a straight timeline when we measure, not before we measure. Call (772) 794-8169 to schedule the measurement.
That depends on where the fog is. If the sealed glass unit itself has failed, replacement is the correct fix and may be covered under the assembled-glass warranty. If the fog is between the decorative cassette and the door framing, that is usually a glazing tape failure and costs a fraction of a full window to repair. We inspect before we recommend, and we show you what we found. Call (772) 794-8169 - the diagnosis determines the price.
Yes. Most of the Therma-Tru work we do in Palm Beach Gardens is on homes where the original installation was done by someone else, often by the builder during construction. We treat every job the same way whether we set the original unit or not: measure twice, quote on paper, stand behind the work in writing.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner, TruePane Windows & Doors at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Palm Beach Gardens and nearby areas.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
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