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CWS Door Installation: The Pompano Beach Owner’s Guide

CWS door installation in Pompano Beach typically runs $1,800-$4,200 for a standard single entry unit, with impact-rated and multi-panel configurations reaching $5,500-$8,900. We stock CWS-compatible frames, sills, and hardware for same-day starts on most series, and every job ships with the measured survey you keep and the written scope we build from. Most owners discover their CWS door needs replacement when the sweep drags, the multi-point lock won’t seat, or they spot daylight between the frame and the jamb after a summer of humidity cycles swelling the rough opening.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS builds three residential door lines that matter in South Florida: the Aria entry series, the Metro sliding and folding systems, and the StormPlus impact-rated line. Each uses a proprietary frame profile, and the interlock geometry on Metro sliders differs enough that a PGT or CGI track won’t seat without machining.

To identify your unit, check the hinge-side jamb for the CWS sticker with the NFRC rating and the series prefix. Aria frames carry a 2-5/8 inch jamb depth; StormPlus impact units run 3-1/8 inches to accommodate the laminated glass stack. The sill cap part number is stamped on the underside of the threshold if you can get a mirror under it, or we read it with a borescope during survey.

We source OEM CWS sills, sweeps, and multi-point hardware through the manufacturer’s Fort Lauderdale distribution point. For weatherstrip and compression seals, we use an aftermarket equivalent that matches the OEM spec on durometer and extrusion profile, at roughly 60 percent of the factory part cost. The decision point is warranty: OEM parts carry CWS’s 10-year material warranty when we register the install; aftermarket seals carry Sightline’s 365-Day Done Right Promise alone.

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Signs Your CWS Door Installation Is Failing

• The sweep drags or squeaks across the threshold. On CWS units, the sweep is a dual-fin vinyl extrusion clipped to a carrier in the door bottom. After five to seven years in Pompano Beach’s salt-air environment, the fins harden and the carrier corrodes. The symptom starts as noise, progresses to visible gap, and ends with water intrusion during a driving rain.
• Multi-point lock bolts don’t retract or extend fully. CWS uses a three-bolt system on Aria and a five-bolt on StormPlus. The mechanism is brass-bodied and wears at the cam interface first. When the handle gets stiff, owners force it and strip the spindle. By then the frame has shifted slightly and the bolts no longer align with their keepers.
• Daylight visible between the door and the jamb, or the frame pulls away from the wall. This is the failure we see most on homes built during the 2015-2019 boom near Atlantic Boulevard and the Pompano Beach Isles. The rough opening wasn’t flashed to current Florida Building Code, the CWS frame was shimmed tight against drywall, and seasonal humidity cycling worked the fasteners loose.
• Condensation between the glass panes on a CWS insulated unit. CWS uses a stainless spacer with dual-seal construction, but the Pompano Beach sun loads the edge seal harder than the inland rating accounts for. Seal failure shows as fog that wipes off the interior surface but returns, or as a mineral bloom at the glass edge.
• The slider jumps the track or requires shoulder force to move. CWS Metro sliders run on a tandem roller with a 1-1/4 inch wheel. The axle pin wears an oval path in the housing, especially on doors facing east into morning sun and salt spray. The fix is roller replacement, but if the track crown is worn flat from running on bad rollers, the track cap has to come out too.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

The range reflects three variables: impact rating versus standard, rough opening condition, and whether we find rot or improper flashing when the old unit comes out. We price each of those separately on the written scope, not as a single lump sum. Every CWS door install includes the measured survey you keep, the written price before any work starts, permit pull if the job requires it, and the documented photo record uploaded to your job file. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers labor and installation materials; OEM parts carry CWS’s warranty, which we register at completion.

DIY or Call Us?

There is one thing a CWS owner can safely check: the sweep and the threshold cap. If the sweep is just clogged with debris, pull it, rinse it, and see if the drag clears. If the threshold cap is loose, the screws are visible and you can snug them with a driver.

Everything else, we recommend against. A CWS multi-point lock under spring tension can snap closed on a finger if the mechanism is disassembled without the frame secured. Impact-rated frames are heavier than they look; a StormPlus single door weighs 180-220 pounds depending on glass selection, and the temporary bracing for a solo removal is rarely adequate. Most importantly, the flashing detail at the sill is where callbacks originate. Sonia Raman has seen more water damage traced to a bead of caulk where a pan flashing should have been than to any product defect. Measure once, document it, then cut - and that applies to the decision to call as much as to the cut itself.

If you’re unsure which CWS series you have, or you’ve opened the jamb and found corrosion, call us. We carry borescope cameras, jamb spreaders, and the full CWS hardware catalog on the truck. The survey is free, the price is written, and we can start most replacements the same day the scope is approved.

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