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Window installation in Kendall usually runs $800-$2,400 per opening for code-compliant impact-rated units, and whole-home replacement in the area’s 1970s-80s CBS tract homes typically lands between $18,000 and $52,000 depending on the mix of casements, fixed glass, and sliders. TruePane Windows & Doors has been working in southwest Miami-Dade long enough to know that the real job on most Kendall homes starts with a full opening-by-opening audit, not a per-unit sale. Most of the homes we walk in Kendale Lakes, The Hammocks, and Country Walk carry a mix of impact and non-impact openings, and that mix is what drives insurance premiums, inspection failures, and water intrusion long before a window actually falls apart. If you want an honest read on what your house needs, call (386) 200-9224 and we’ll schedule a free estimate with a technician who knows this market.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Kendall’s Preferred Window Installation Company
We’re not the cheapest bid in Kendall. We’re the company people call after the cheapest bid leaves them with a fogged seal, a binding casement, or a wind mitigation inspection that fails on one overlooked jalousie panel. Dale Kessler founded TruePane on a simple rule: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. That standard governs every opening we touch, from a single fixed picture window on a Sunset-area patio to a full whole-home impact package in West Kendall. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they measure every opening twice before quoting. You’ll get manufacturer lines side by side on paper, with both warranty layers registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway. And when you call, a live person answers. Not a voicemail tree. Not a callback form. Day or night.
Kendall homeowners have a specific set of problems that a company from another part of the county simply doesn’t see as often. We see them every week: corroded aluminum frames from hard water, original jalousie panels hiding in utility rooms, and west-facing walls that take brutal afternoon storm-driven rain. We know which subdivisions have the standardized openings that make replacement straightforward, and which ones hide framing surprises behind forty-year-old stucco. That local knowledge matters when you’re spending five figures on something that has to perform in a Category 4 wind event.
Our Window Installation Services in Kendall
Casement Windows
Casement windows are the workhorse choice for Kendall’s western and southern exposures, where prevailing storm tracks push the hardest. We set fusion-welded frames with multi-point locking hardware and Miami-Dade NOA-compliant impact glazing so the window seals tight and stays tight. In a 1979 CBS ranch in Kendale Lakes, our crew pulled the original aluminum single-pane sliders off the west-facing wall and found the jamb flashing had rotted through after forty years of afternoon storm-driven rain. We reframed the opening, wrapped it in butyl flashing tape, and set Andersen 400 Series impact-rated casements, then walked the rest of the home and spotted a non-impact jalousie in the utility room that had been silently costing the owner over $4,000 a year in Citizens premiums.
Awning Windows
Awning windows make sense in Kendall for a practical reason: they open outward from the bottom, which means you can crack them during a summer thunderstorm without driving rain into the house. We commonly install them in kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms where space is tight but ventilation matters. The hinge hardware and compression seals on a properly set awning unit handle the humidity and salt air near Biscayne Bay far better than the original aluminum sliders most of these homes were built with.
Fixed & Picture Windows
Fixed and picture windows are the most cost-effective way to add impact protection and cut solar gain on Kendall’s east-facing patios, where morning sun beats through original single-pane glass for hours. We install low-E argon-filled insulated glass units that reduce heat transfer enough to notice on your electric bill, and the frames are engineered for Miami-Dade’s highest wind zone. On a fixed window, installation detail matters more than anything else, because a poorly flashed opening is a leak waiting to happen in August. We pull the old frame, inspect the rough opening, repair any rotted or corroded structure, and seal the new unit with butyl tape and stainless fasteners.
Single & Double Hung
Single and double hung windows are everywhere in Kendall’s two-story CBS homes, and the originals are almost universally worn out. The sash cords snap, the balances fail, and the aluminum frames corrode until the meeting rails no longer seal. We install replacement double hungs with tilt-in sashes, foam-filled frames, and impact-rated glazing options that meet or exceed Miami-Dade requirements. For older homes that have settled, we shim and square the opening before setting the frame rather than forcing the window into a twisted rough opening. That’s the difference between a window that opens smoothly in July and one that binds by its second summer.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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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 Kendall
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and on most Kendall jobs we quote, and ESL Windows side by side on paper so you can see exactly what each line delivers for the money. For homes that need Miami-Dade NOA compliance on a tight budget, we also quote PGT and CGI impact lines that carry the county’s product approval. If you have existing Andersen or Pella windows that need service rather than replacement, our techs keep the common hardware and seal components on the truck, which means fewer return trips for our Kendall customers. Call (386) 200-9224 and tell us what you’re looking at. We’ll give you straight answers.
Common Window Installation Problems We See in Kendall Homes
- Corroded 1970s-80s aluminum frames. Hard, well-influenced water and decades of humidity eat away at the original frames until the weep holes clog, the sashes bind, and the units no longer seal. Wind mitigation inspectors flag these immediately because the resulting gaps fail the opening protection standard.
- The leftover jalousie problem. Miami-Dade’s all-or-nothing wind mitigation standard means one non-impact jalousie panel in a laundry room or screened patio eliminates the entire insurance discount for the whole house. We find these on nearly every older Kendale Lakes and West Kendall home we walk.
- Rotted jamb flashing on western exposures. Kendall’s summer thunderstorms hit hard from the west and southwest. Homes built before modern flashing standards tend to hold water where the frame meets the rough opening, and by the time you see the stucco staining, the wood behind it is gone.
- Failed insulated glass units from original single panes. The original windows in most Kendall homes were not argon-filled, and the seals failed years ago. What you’re left with is fogged glass that provides zero insulating value and cannot pass a wind mitigation inspection. Some of these non-approved replacements violate Miami-Dade code outright.
Pricing for Window Installation in Kendall, FL
You should know what you’re getting into before you call anyone. A single impact-rated casement window in Kendall typically runs $1,200-$2,400 installed, depending on size and the manufacturer line. A fixed picture window with low-E argon-filled glass lands between $800 and $1,800. Double hungs run $900-$2,000 per opening, and awning windows generally fall between $700 and $1,500. Whole-home packages on a typical three-bedroom CBS ranch in Kendale Lakes or The Hammocks range from $18,000 to $52,000, with the spread driven by the number of openings, the glazing package, and how much structural repair the rough openings need once we pull the old frames. We write allowances for framing repair into the contract before we start, and any surprise is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. That’s a square deal, and it’s the only way we operate. Call (386) 200-9224 for a free, detailed estimate with line-item pricing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall
In addition to window installation in Kendall, our crews work regularly in Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Three Lakes, and Country Walk. If you’re in one of those communities and dealing with the same Miami-Dade wind mitigation issues, our Window Installation team covers the whole southwestern corridor. You can also learn more about our work in the area on our Window Installation in Kendall page.
Serving Kendall, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kendall 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 Kendall
A single non-impact jalousie window in a Kendale Lakes laundry room eliminates your entire wind mitigation insurance discount because Miami-Dade applies an all-or-nothing opening protection standard. One unprotected opening means the whole structure fails the inspection, and that costs homeowners $3,000-$6,000 per year in Citizens or private carrier premiums. We walk every whole-home quote opening-by-opening specifically to catch that one overlooked panel before it costs you again. Call (386) 200-9224 for an audit of your home’s openings.
No, you do not have to replace every window. The standard is based on the percentage of openings protected, and we can often bring a home into compliance by replacing the non-impact units and leaving existing impact-rated openings alone. What matters is that the unprotected openings are eliminated, not that every window is brand new. We’ll tell you exactly which openings matter and which ones can stay.
We stop, document exactly what we found, and bring you a written change order with a specific price to repair it. Nobody touches the structure until you approve the work in writing. The original aluminum windows on most 1980s CBS homes in Kendall were set with minimal flashing, so rotted jamb wood and corroded fasteners are common finds. We budget for them with allowances in the original contract and we never surprise you on the bill.
Every window installed in Kendall must carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance, or NOA, which is a product approval standard stricter than the rest of Florida’s Building Code. That narrows the field considerably. We’re authorized installers for NOA-compliant lines including, PGT, CGI, and ESL Windows, and we quote them side by side so you can see the difference in writing. A non-approved unit installed by a bargain shop is a code violation and will fail inspection.
In most cases, no. The original aluminum frames in Kendall homes have corroded to the point where the extrusions themselves are failing, and no amount of caulk or new weatherstripping will make them seal properly. Once the weep holes are clogged and the frame corners have opened up, the unit no longer holds against wind-driven rain or passes a wind mitigation inspection. Repair makes sense for hardware failures, not for frame failure. We’ll give you an honest read on which windows can be salvaged and which need to go.
Get Real Numbers for Your Kendall Home
If you’ve read this far, you probably have a specific house in mind, and you want numbers, not brochures. We’ll walk your home opening by opening, tell you exactly which windows need replacement, which ones need repair, and what it will cost in writing. Then you decide. No pressure and no phone tag. Call (386) 200-9224 to schedule your free estimate with Dale’s team at TruePane Windows & Doors. We’ll be there when we say, and the quote you get is the price you’ll pay.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Kendall, FL with window and door installations that meet Miami-Dade’s strictest standards.
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.