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Unilock Windows & Doors: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
Unilock windows and doors in West Palm Beach typically run $4,500 to $15,000 installed for full replacement, and we stock or can source Unilock-compatible replacement parts on most service calls. Here’s the blunt picture: most owners don’t discover a Unilock window or door has failed until water shows up on the sill after a hard rain, a door starts dragging against the frame, or the lock no longer seats. By that point the roller, hinge, gasket, or frame seal has already been fighting South Florida humidity and salt air for years, and the fix is usually faster than people expect once the right part is on the truck.
The good news: a Unilock window or door is a name-brand piece with a traceable spec sheet, and that’s exactly what matters when it’s time to replace hardware. We’re an independent West Palm Beach contractor, not a Unilock dealer, so we match your existing model to OEM or spec-equivalent aftermarket parts without pushing you toward a full replacement unless the math genuinely says it’s cheaper to swap the whole unit.
Which Unilock Models This Applies To
Unilock doesn’t make fifty different window lines. Their residential punch list centers on impact-rated and non-impact sliding doors, casement and single-hung windows, and a handful of fixed picture windows. The compatibility gotcha most West Palm Beach homeowners run into is the impact-rating spec: a Unilock window sold for a coastal Miami-Dade code zone is built to a different thickness and anchoring detail than the same-looking window sold for inland Palm Beach County, and the lock hardware and rollers are not always interchangeable between the two. Check the corner sticker or the edge etching on the glass itself; the wind zone and product code are printed there.
For most failed hardware, OEM is the right call when the unit is under a manufacturer warranty. After the warranty window closes, we recommend spec-equivalent aftermarket rollers, locks, and gaskets from the same suppliers we trust for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone-adjacent work. They match the original tolerances without the OEM price markup.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Unilock Windows & Doors Is Failing
- Water or staining at the bottom corners after rain. The weep holes are clogged or the frame seal has separated. In West Palm Beach, this shows up fast because afternoon thunderstorms hit the western exposure hard.
- The door drags or you have to lift it to close it. Bottom roller bearings are shot or the track has worn unevenly from salt and sand grit. Ignoring this bends the frame over time.
- The lock won’t throw or it catches without a satisfying click. The strike plate or keeper has drifted, usually because the frame moved slightly. Humidity cycling is the culprit in Florida more often than impact damage.
- Condensation between the panes that never clears. The sealed unit has failed. No amount of cleaning fixes it; the gas is gone and the glass needs replacement.
- Wind whistle around the sash on a calm day. The weatherstripping has compressed or torn. On an impact-rated unit this is also a reminder that the seal is the only thing keeping the rating honest.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In West Palm Beach, a full Unilock window replacement runs $4,500 to $15,000 depending on how many openings, whether they’re impact-rated, and whether the rough framing needs work. A single failed slider door usually lands between $2,500 and $6,000 installed. Hardware-only repairs (rollers, locks, gaskets, hinges) typically run $180 to $600 per window or door when we’re already on site for the estimate, and that’s parts plus labor.
The spread is driven by three things: whether the opening is standard or custom-sized, whether the old frame needs remedial work to the substrate, and whether the local hurricane-strapping detail needs upgrading to current code. That last one is not optional in West Palm Beach if the unit is being reset. Everything is in writing before work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the full installation for one year: if it doesn’t hold, we come back and correct it at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
Here’s the honest split. If you’re comfortable with a screwdriver and a level, you can clean the tracks, clear the weep holes, tighten visible screws, and note where a roller is grinding. That’s useful information when we arrive. What you shouldn’t do on your own: pull an impact-rated window or door out of its rough opening, mess with the anchoring straps, or try to re-bed a frame. A window that isn’t anchored to code in a hurricane zone becomes a missile in a storm, and an impact rating is only as good as the weakest connection.
If the part is removable hardware, we’ll tell you straight and let you decide. If it’s structural, call us at (728) 203-9809 and let Curtis Lane’s crew do it once, with the guarantee in your hand when we leave.
FAQs
Plan on 15 to 25 years for the frame, 10 to 15 for hardware, and 8 to 12 for weatherstripping in South Florida’s humidity and salt air. A unit maintained with clean tracks and replaced gaskets will outlast one that’s ignored. Call (728) 203-9809 if yours is showing signs.
Yes, when the failure is hardware or seal-related within a sound frame. We repair rollers, locks, gaskets, and hinges regularly, and a hardware fix runs $180 to $600 per unit in West Palm Beach. If the frame is rotted or the glass seal failed, replacement is usually cheaper than patching.
A single window or slider door replacement is typically a one-day job from removal to finish trim and clean site, assuming the rough opening is sound. A full house can run three to five days. We schedule the work in writing and stick to it.
We carry common rollers, locks, keepers, and gaskets, and we can source Unilock-specific hardware for your model on the same service call. If the part is specialty, we’ll get it ordered before we leave your West Palm Beach driveway and return with it in hand.
Straight number, full scope, no surprises after the invoice. Call (728) 203-9809 for a free estimate on Unilock window and door repair or replacement in West Palm Beach.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co – West Palm Beach at Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
