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Door installation in Hobe Sound runs anywhere from $900 for a basic slab swap to $12,000 or more for a custom pivot door with impact-rated glass, and the timeline hinges on Martin County’s permit clock more than anything else. We know this because we work the same split market you live in every day: aging CBS ranch homes along US-1 and the Intracoastal, plus Jupiter Island estates where the hardware spec alone can run four figures. Our crews serve Hobe Sound directly, and a live person answers when you call (772) 218-5890. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Most Hobe Sound homeowners call us after a door has been binding for years, or after a coastal storm made them look hard at what’s actually between them and the weather. We measure twice, quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and register both warranty layers before the truck leaves your driveway. That’s the standard, not the upsell.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Hobe Sound’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’re a second-generation glazier’s shop, founded by Dale Kessler in 2008, and we’ve built our name in Martin County on doors that close square the first time and keep closing square a decade later. Hobe Sound customers talk to background-checked, uniformed technicians who work in your home the way they’d work in their own mother’s. No subcontractor roulette. No phone tree.
Our standing in Hobe Sound comes from the jobs where things went sideways before we arrived. A homeowner on Southeast Dixie Highway called us after another contractor pulled a permit, ordered a stock entry door from a Palm Beach County supply house, and then watched the lead time on impact-rated glass blow past the inspection deadline. We rebuilt the schedule, fixed the price in writing, and got it inspected on time. That’s the difference between a bid and a promise.
We answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you call about a door in Hobe Sound, you get a person who knows the difference between a Jupiter Island spec and a jalousie-era retrofit, not a callback queue. We’ll be there when we say.
Our Door Installation Services in Hobe Sound
Our Door Installation team handles the full range, from standard replacements to fully custom work that requires engineering calcs and long-lead millwork. Here’s what we do most often in Hobe Sound:
Entry & Swing Doors
A Hobe Sound entry door has to hold up to salt air, high wind, and decades of daily use. We install impact-rated fiberglass and steel entry systems, fusion-welded frames, and marine-grade stainless hardware on Intracoastal-facing elevations where standard hardware seizes within two seasons. Every install starts with a wind-load calculation, because Martin County will ask for it whether your old door had one or not.
Double & French Doors
French doors are common across Hobe Sound’s ranch homes and Jupiter Island estates alike. On the island, we’re typically replacing early-2000s aluminum units with broken seals and asking the hard question: if the seal failed, is the impact rating still valid? Usually not. We spec replacement systems with both warranty layers registered in writing, and we walk you through what the impact sticker actually means on the coast versus inland.
Bifold & Folding Doors
Bifold doors are showing up on more Hobe Sound remodels, opening living space to patios and lanais. The catch locally is the same as anywhere on Martin County’s wind zone: the opening has to be engineered, not just framed. We coordinate the structural calcs, order the door with the correct impact package, and schedule installation around the same permit clock that governs every exterior opening in Hobe Sound.
Pivot Doors
Custom pivot doors are the fastest-growing request we see from Jupiter Island designers. A pivot door looks simple, but the hardware spec, the slab weight, and the wind-load rating on oversized glass lites all have to line up on paper before anything gets ordered. We’ve had Martin County plan reviewers reject a submittal over a missing engineering calc and add six weeks to a schedule already driven by glass lead times. We handle that front-loaded so you don’t eat the delay.
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 Hobe Sound
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, and CGI, and we put quotes side by side on paper so you can see exactly what you’re paying for. For Hobe Sound customers, we also work closely with Jeld-Wen, Simonton, and Ply Gem lines, which gives us flexibility on lead times and hardware options. Our relationship with local supply houses means we can sometimes pull a stock unit faster than a Palm Beach County outfit ordering blind. For custom millwork and arched entries, we coordinate directly with the manufacturer and the mill shop, and we register both warranty layers before we leave the job.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Hobe Sound Homes
After years of installing doors from Port Salerno to Jupiter Island, these are the failure patterns we keep fixing:
- Jalousie-era openings with no proper jamb. A lot of 1950s and 1960s Hobe Sound homes still have original jalousie doors, and the rough opening was never built to carry a modern hinged door’s weight or a code-compliant impact frame. The jamb has to be rebuilt before anything swings on it. Martin County will flag this at the wind-load review.
- Salt-air corrosion on Intracoastal-facing elevations. Hinges seize, jambs show white corrosion, and screen hardware crumbles faster than homeowners expect. Standard hardware doesn’t survive the salt air between the Atlantic and the Indian River Lagoon. Marine-grade stainless is not an upsell here; it’s the only spec that lasts.
- Palm Beach County pace assumptions. Contractors who work mostly in Tequesta or Jupiter underestimate Martin County’s permitting rhythm for door openings. A door swap that takes days in Palm Beach County can take weeks in Hobe Sound, and if the lead time on impact-rated glass doesn’t line up with the inspection deadline, the whole job stalls.
- Broken seals on early-2000s French doors. Fogged or failed seals usually mean the insulated glass unit has lost its integrity, and on an impact-rated door, that means the impact rating is compromised. We see this on older aluminum French doors along the water. The fix is a new door, not a seal repair.
Pricing for Door Installation in Hobe Sound, FL
Here’s what we tell Hobe Sound homeowners when they ask about cost. A basic entry door replacement on a standard ranch home runs $900 to $2,800, depending on material and whether the jamb needs work. A double French door replacement typically falls between $3,500 and $7,500, with impact glass and marine hardware at the upper end. Custom pivot doors start around $6,000 and run to $12,000 or more on Jupiter Island, where engineering calcs, oversized glass, and custom millwork drive the number. Bifold and folding door systems fall between $4,500 and $10,000 installed.
What moves the price in Hobe Sound: impact rating requirements, jamb rebuilds on jalousie-era openings, hardware grade, and glass lead times. We fix the price in writing before anything is ordered. No change orders after the slab is cut. Call (772) 218-5890 for a free, itemized estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hobe Sound
Our crews work throughout Martin County and the surrounding coast, so if you’re in Port Salerno, Stuart, Palm City, or Jensen Beach, we’ll bring the same Keystone Standard to your door. For the full picture on our Door Installation in Hobe Sound coverage and what to expect on your specific job, call us and we’ll talk through the details, including the permit clock in your municipality.
Serving Hobe Sound, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hobe Sound 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 - Door Installation in Hobe Sound
Martin County and Palm Beach County run different permitting processes for exterior door openings. Martin County sits within Florida’s high-wind coastal zone, and a wind-load calculation is a standard review item for virtually every exterior door permit in Hobe Sound, whether or not the opening is being enlarged. Palm Beach County’s process can be faster and less rigid for the same scope of work, which is why contractors who cross the county line get surprised. We pull the wind-load data as part of the upfront estimate, not after the permit is submitted. Call (772) 218-5890 and we’ll explain exactly what your opening requires before you commit to anything.
A custom pivot door in Hobe Sound typically runs 10 to 16 weeks from selection to final inspection. The lead time on oversized impact-rated glass is the real driver, often 8 to 12 weeks alone, and the engineering calcs for the wind-load rating have to be filed and approved before the glass order goes in. Martin County’s plan review adds another 2 to 4 weeks, and the inspection has to be scheduled around the permit clock. We coordinate the whole sequence, and we fix the price in writing before the slab is cut, so the schedule is the only variable. Call (772) 218-5890 for an exact timeline on your spec.
Usually you can’t. Jalousie-era openings in Hobe Sound homes from the 1950s and 1960s were framed for louvered glass panels, not for the load of a modern hinged door with an impact-rated frame. The rough opening often lacks a proper jamb and the structural header may be undersized for current wind-load requirements. In most cases, the jamb has to be rebuilt and the rough opening re-engineered before the new door goes in. We’ll tell you what your opening actually needs after we measure it, and we’ll give you the number in writing. Call (772) 218-5890 to schedule a free estimate.
No. A broken seal on an insulated glass unit means moisture and air have compromised the glazing assembly, and on an impact-rated door, that compromises the structural integrity the rating is based on. The impact rating assumes intact, properly sealed glass. Once the seal fails, the door is no longer performing to the Florida Building Code rating it was originally certified for. In Hobe Sound’s wind zone, that’s not a cosmetic issue. We replace these units with new impact-rated systems rather than attempting a seal repair that won’t restore the rating. Call (772) 218-5890 and we’ll quote what a proper replacement costs for your door.
The timeline is driven by glass lead times, engineering calcs, and Martin County plan review, in that order. Custom arched and radius glass often runs 10 to 14 weeks from order, and the wind-load calculation for large lites has to be submitted and approved before the glass order can even be placed. If the plan reviewer rejects a submittal over a missing calc, that adds a six-week resubmission loop. Custom millwork for the frame and jamb runs alongside the glass, but it’s usually not the constraint. We coordinate all three tracks, and we fix the price in writing before anything is ordered. Call (772) 218-5890 to talk through your designer’s drawings and get a real schedule.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Hobe Sound and Martin County.
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.