Free in-home measure and quote - PGT, CGI and CWS impact lines compared on your actual openings, style by style
Fast, Reliable Custom & Geometric Windows Across North Miami Beach
Custom and geometric windows in North Miami Beach run about $2,500 to $5,000 per opening installed, depending on size, frame material, and whether the unit carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. Most custom fabrications take 4-6 weeks from approval to install day, and once the units land in our shop, our crew can have them in your wall in as fast as a single day. We work the Ojus neighborhood, the NE 163rd Street corridor, the eastern bayside blocks, and every inland grid street in between. Call Ed Winslow’s team at (863) 862-5435 for a free in-home measure and a written line-item quote.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is North Miami Beach’s Preferred Custom & Geometric Windows Company
Ed Winslow has put his name on this business since 2011, and that name travels with every crew that rolls into North Miami Beach. We’re not a national chain with a rotating cast of subcontractors. The technicians who show up at your door are background-checked, uniformed, and they know exactly what a 1960s CBS wall does when you cut a new rough opening into it, because we do it here almost every week.
North Miami Beach homeowners call us because we answer the phone. Not a call center, not a voicemail loop. A live person picks up 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and that person can usually tell you over the phone whether your geometric window project requires a full NOA approval or a simpler structural match. We’ve pulled permits on NE 163rd Street, worked condo boards in the Ojus corridor, and navigated Miami-Dade’s 40-year recertification process alongside building managers who were staring down a wall of failed jalousies. That local knowledge doesn’t come from a training manual.
Customers across North Miami Beach keep us busy for one reason: the quote we write is the price you pay. No change orders after the sledgehammer comes out unless we’ve talked to you first, in writing, with a number attached. That’s the Winslow way, and it’s why our Custom & Geometric Windows crew gets called back for second and third projects on the same block.
Our Custom & Geometric Windows Services in North Miami Beach
Custom Impact Windows
Every custom impact window we install in North Miami Beach is NOA-approved, full-stop. That’s non-negotiable for us, because this city sits inside Miami-Dade County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and a pretty window that fails a wind test is worse than no window at all. We match design pressures to the exact opening, order large-missile-rated laminated glass where the code requires it, and anchor the frame to your masonry with the fasteners Miami-Dade expects to see. Most homeowners pairing this with a wind-mitigation inspection report lower their windstorm premium noticeably. A single custom impact window in a standard opening typically lands between $1,200 and $3,800 depending on size and glass spec.

Geometric & Shaped Windows
Triangles, trapezoids, pentagons, half-rounds over a door. North Miami Beach’s older homes often have these quirky openings built into gable ends and stairwells, and original units from the 1950s and 1960s are single-pane aluminum with zero NOA. Replacing them correctly means templating every angle, ordering custom glass packs, and anchoring to CBS walls, not wood framing. We’ve done enough of these to know that a “standard” triangle in a North Miami Beach home is rarely standard, so we measure twice and fabricate once.

Arched & Curved Windows
Arched windows are the hardest working architectural feature on a North Miami Beach facade, and the most common failure point. Salt air from Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic eats aluminum frames from the outside in, and once the seal fails, water follows. We replace arched units with NOA-approved impact frames, usually PGT or CGI, and we rebuild the jamb with marine-grade flashing so the next salt storm doesn’t find a seam. A true radius arch costs more than a segmented arch, and we’ll tell you the difference before you spend a dollar.

Oversized Openings
Floor-to-ceiling geometric assemblies, corner windows, wide spans across a sunroom. These are the jobs where engineering matters most, because an oversized opening in a CBS wall changes how load travels. We pull the permit, match the header spec to Miami-Dade’s wind zone requirements, and anchor every mullion joint properly. Oversized custom installations in North Miami Beach generally run $4,000 to $8,000 per opening, and we write the exact number into your estimate before any work starts.

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 North Miami Beach
Winslow Windows & Doors is an authorized installer for PGT and CGI custom and impact lines, plus CWS and ES Windows for specialty geometric work. We stock local parts and keep those brands’ fastener and flashing specs on hand for North Miami Beach’s concrete-block construction, which means fewer return trips and faster turnarounds when a window arrives from the factory. If you already have a written estimate from another contractor for a PGT or CGI unit, bring it to us. We’ll give you a free second opinion and likely shave the number down.
Common Custom & Geometric Windows Problems We See in North Miami Beach Homes
- Original jalousie windows with zero NOA. The 1950s and 1960s CBS homes all over North Miami Beach still carry louvered jalousies that fail HVHZ design pressure requirements badly. They’re not just old; they’re structurally non-compliant, and a 40-year recertification will flag every single one.
- Salt-air corrosion on frames and hardware. Properties east of NE 15th Avenue and along the western bayside edge take a beating from Biscayne Bay moisture. Even newer aluminum units show frame pitting and seal rot in five to seven years if they aren’t marine-grade.
- Failed waterproofing around arched windows. In low-rise condos along the NE 163rd Street corridor, we regularly see stucco cracks radiating from arched window corners, with water sitting behind the jamb. Once the wall is open, the permit inspector sees it too, and that changes the repair scope.
- Mismatched retrofit attempts. Some homeowners patch a broken jalousie with a standard rectangular window that doesn’t fit the existing masonry opening. The gaps get caulked, the caulk fails, and the opening leaks. We see this in the Ojus neighborhood repeatedly, and the fix is always a proper custom-fabricated unit.
Pricing for Custom & Geometric Windows in North Miami Beach, FL
A custom geometric window replacement in North Miami Beach, FL typically costs between $2,500 and $5,000 per opening installed. Smaller fixed triangles and half-rounds fall on the lower end; oversized arched assemblies and floor-to-ceiling impact units push toward $5,000 and beyond. What moves the number here: whether the opening needs a structural header upgrade in a CBS wall, whether the unit must carry a Miami-Dade NOA for HVHZ compliance, how high off the ground the window sits, and whether we’re matching an existing frame material or starting fresh. We give you a written, line-item estimate after a free in-home measure, and that number doesn’t move unless we find something inside the wall and get your written approval first. Call (863) 862-5435 to book your measure.
What Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in North Miami Beach
Here’s the honest range for this market. Impact windows in North Miami Beach run $800 to $1,500 per window installed when we’re talking standard rectangles. Impact single-hung units land between $900 and $1,800. Large or custom openings, which is most of what this page covers, sit at $2,500 to $5,000 per opening. Whole-home packages span $8,000 to $25,000 or more depending on opening count and geometry. Opening count drives the permit scope, wind zone dictates the impact rating you need, floor height changes what fasteners we can use, and frame material, aluminum versus vinyl versus clad wood, shifts the unit cost. We don’t give verbal ballpark numbers and call it a quote. We measure, spec, and write it down. The free in-home measure is the start, and the written quote is yours to keep either way.
Florida Pays You Back
North Miami Beach homeowners who install NOA-approved impact windows can stack several incentives, and we’ll help you document the work so you can file properly. My Safe Florida Home matching grants offer up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, and custom impact windows fall under that umbrella. Florida also exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit can return 30% of the product cost, up to $600 per year, on qualifying energy-efficient units. After a wind-mitigation inspection, which typically costs $75 to $150, many North Miami Beach homeowners see their windstorm premium drop by roughly 25% on the windstorm portion. Programs change and carriers set their own final numbers, so we won’t guarantee a dollar figure until your inspection comes back. But we will hand you the documentation package your inspector needs.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Miami Beach
Our crew covers North Miami Beach and the surrounding area daily. If you’re in Miami Gardens, Hialeah, Miami, or Miami Beach, the same Ed Winslow crew, the same NOA-approved products, and the same written-quote promise apply. Call (863) 862-5435 and a live person answers, no matter which of those cities you’re calling from.
Serving North Miami Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Miami Beach 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 - Custom & Geometric Windows in North Miami Beach
Because North Miami Beach sits entirely inside Miami-Dade County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the HVHZ rule applies to every window and door replacement, no matter the size, shape, or whether it opens. A small fixed triangle still has to resist wind-driven debris and pressure loading, and without a Notice of Acceptance, the permit won’t clear. We spec NOA-approved units for every single opening, including decorative fixed glass. Call (863) 862-5435 and we’ll explain exactly which NOA applies to your opening.
We template the actual opening, not the idea of it. CBS walls from the 1950s and 1960s settle and shift, and the arch you see is rarely a perfect radius. We take field measurements at multiple points along the curve, order the glass to match the real shape, and pack out or trim the jamb so the new frame seats true. The permit inspector sees a clean installation, and you don’t get gaps filled with caulk. If you’re looking at a wavy old arch in North Miami Beach, call (863) 862-5435 for a free measure.
Yes, and the effect is real. Impact-rated laminated glass with a low-E coating cuts solar heat gain far better than the single-pane aluminum and jalousie units most older North Miami Beach homes still carry. Sealing the rough opening properly also stops humid air from leaking around the frame, which reduces the load on your AC. The energy savings show up fastest on west-facing walls and on bayside properties that get reflected heat off the water. The 25C federal credit helps offset the upfront cost on qualifying units.
Florida Statute 627.0629 requires insurers to offer windstorm premium credits for verified wind-mitigation improvements, including NOA-approved impact windows. Most North Miami Beach homeowners see the windstorm portion of their premium drop around 25% after a wind-mitigation inspection documents the upgrade. My Safe Florida Home grants up to $10,000 are a separate program, and the wind-mitigation inspection itself usually costs $75 to $150. We photograph and document every installation so your inspector has what they need. Call (863) 862-5435 to talk through your specific set-up.
Salt-air oxidation. Properties east and bayside in North Miami Beach sit close enough to Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic that airborne salt settles on aluminum frames and hardware, accelerating pitting and seal breakdown. Non-marine-grade aluminum on a geometric window can show visible corrosion inside five to seven years. That’s why we spec marine-grade finishes and rebuild jambs with marine-grade flashing on every eastern and bayside job. If your existing arches are pitting and the seals are clouding, call (863) 862-5435 to schedule a look.
What Opening Up an Older North Miami Beach Wall Actually Turns Up
The single biggest reason a window remodel quote moves in North Miami Beach is what’s hiding inside the wall. On a 1960s CBS ranch just off NE 163rd Street in the Ojus neighborhood, our crew pulled original jalousie windows from a masonry wall and discovered undersized, corroded aluminum frames and failed waterproofing that had let salt air from Biscayne Bay eat into the rough opening. We cut the opening clean, anchored an NOA-approved PGT custom impact window with large-missile-rated laminated glass interlayer, and rebuilt the jamb with marine-grade flashing. Then we documented the wind mitigation upgrade so the homeowner could file for Florida Statute 627.0629 insurance credits.
That’s not an unusual day for us in North Miami Beach. It’s the job. Older CBS walls hide corroded anchors, rotten wood buck, failed flashing, and undersized headers, and once the permit is pulled and the inspector is involved, those conditions become code triggers that have to be fixed. Here’s how we handle it: inspection first, before we write your final number. We look at the wall, the rough opening, the existing flashing, and the framing condition. Then we write allowances into the contract for the things we expect to find, and if we find something worse, we stop, show you in person, and price it in writing before we touch another inch. That’s the Winslow promise, and it’s why you won’t get a bill that balloons after the sledgehammer comes out.
Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters in North Miami Beach
Shutters only work if someone is home to put them up, and in a fast-moving storm, that’s a bad bet. Impact windows do the job permanently. They’re always on, they don’t need to be dragged out of a garage, and they carry the same wind-mitigation insurance credits as a shutter system. For North Miami Beach homeowners replacing failed jalousies and single-pane units anyway, the cost difference between a shutter retrofit and an NOA-approved impact window is smaller than most people expect, and the impact window adds resale value and daily light. We don’t sell shutters. We install permanent impact protection that meets Miami-Dade’s standard, and we document it so your insurance company sees it.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving North Miami Beach since 2011.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow 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.










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