Impact Windows in Kendall - Free In-Home Measure, Written Price

Fast, Reliable Impact Windows Across Kendall

Impact window replacement in Kendall is not a discretionary upgrade. It is a code requirement. If your home sits in one of the hundreds of CBS ranch tracts built between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, those original aluminum-framed single-pane windows are now 30 to 50 years old, corroding out of square, and legally non-compliant with Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone code. Every replacement here must carry a Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (NOA), which means no big-box standard window qualifies. At Winslow Windows & Doors, we have been installing NOA-approved impact windows across Kendall since 2011, and Ed Winslow’s name is on the door and on every job. Call (863) 862-5435 for a free in-home measure and a written quote that will not change after you sign.

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Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Kendall’s Preferred Impact Windows Company

Kendall homeowners have been calling us for over 15 years because we treat a window job the way they treat their mortgage: as a long-term investment with a paper trail. We are locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number, not a faceless national chain that hands you a ticket number. When you call, a live person answers. Two in the morning, noon, Sunday afternoon. No voicemail loops, no call centers. Ed built the company in 2011 on that promise, and it is permanent.

Our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, and they know Kendall’s housing stock before they step out of the truck. We have walked into hundreds of CBS ranch homes off Kendall Drive, Bird Road, and Sunset Drive, and we can usually tell you the window manufacturer and the decade of the install before we measure the first opening. Kendall customers often tell us the same thing: they had a vague estimate from another company, then called us and got a fixed written price with the NOA documentation explained line by line. That is the difference between a contractor and an owner who lives with the reputation of his own name.

We also back every job with the 36500-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not done right, we make it right. That is a century-long standard of accountability no national installer will put in writing, and we have held to it since the day we opened.

Our Impact Windows Services in Kendall

Every Kendall job starts with the same reality: the home is CBS construction, the original windows are aluminum and pre-Andrew, and the replacement must be impact-rated under HVHZ rules. From there, the work splits into the categories below. Most Kendall homes need a mix of two or three of them in the same project.

Impact Window Installation and Replacement

This is the backbone of what we do in Kendall. Whole-home replacement on a 1970s or 1980s ranch typically means ordering 8 to 16 openings at once, and we pre-measure every rough opening because the original aluminum frames have shifted. New impact sashes will bind in out-of-square jambs unless the openings are corrected before install. We handle that in the field and include it in the fixed written price, so the first time you see an additional line item is never.

Custom Millwork and Cabinetry

Kendall’s older ranches have shallow interior window returns that were never designed for the deeper frames of modern laminated impact glass. Extension jambs, custom casing, and milled interior sills are often the difference between a finished install and a raw one. We coordinate custom millwork before the units are even ordered, which is why lead times, not labor, really drive the calendar on this tier of work.

Architectural Glass and Specialty Finishes

On higher-end Kendall remodels, the window package often includes large-missile-rated laminated units with low-E coatings tuned to the orientation of the house. West-facing ranches off Kendall Drive and Miller Drive get specific SHGC guidance so you do not end up with impact glazing that still bakes the living room every afternoon. We also source specialty finishes, obscure glass for street-facing bathrooms, and custom geometric shapes from our authorized line card.

Designer and Architect Coordination

Many Kendall projects arrive with a designer or architect already attached. We work directly with them, not around them. Drawings, wind-load calculations, finish samples, lead-time schedules, and NOA documentation all get shared openly so the contractor, the designer, and the homeowner are looking at the same numbers. If a change order is coming, you hear it from us before the order is locked, not after the glass is cut.

Trusted Brands We Service in Kendall

We are an authorized installer for eight premium brands, and in Kendall we most often specify PGT, CGI, and ES Windows because their NOA documentation, wind-load ratings, and lead times line up well with Miami-Dade’s inspection pipeline. That authorization matters: it means we have factory training, direct access to product engineers, and the ability to pull documentation for your specific configuration when a resale attorney or inspector asks for it. We stock common parts for these brands locally for Kendall customers, and we can usually begin a service or warranty issue faster than a dealer who has to order everything from the factory.

Common Impact Windows Problems We See in Kendall Homes

• Corroded original aluminum frames causing new sashes to bind. The frames in 1980s CBS ranches oxidize and twist over decades. A new impact sash installed without correcting the opening will stick, bow, or fail the water test. We pre-measure and field-finish extension jambs so the new unit seats square the first time.
• West-facing glare and heat gain even with impact glass. Inland Kendall does not get the coastal breeze that Miami Beach buyers assume. A west-facing ranch off Kendall Drive with standard impact glazing and no low-E selection will cook by 4 p.m. We match coatings to orientation rather than selling the same glass package to every side of the house.
• Resale inspection flags on windows that look fine. This is the most Kendall-specific failure mode we see. A home goes under contract, the buyer’s inspector flags pre-1993 aluminum windows, and suddenly the closing is contingent on a full replacement. We have replaced hundreds of window packages that were triggered not by storm damage but by a real estate attorney sitting in Coral Gables reviewing the inspection report.
• Garden-style condo lanais rejected for missing large-missile glazing details. Kendall’s garden-style condo associations require specific secondary glazing details for enclosed lanais. Skipping the large-missile-rated package to save money on the order means the project fails at inspection after the glass is already fabricated. We verify the condo board’s requirements before ordering anything.

Pricing for Impact Windows in Kendall, FL

What Impact Windows Costs in Kendall

Let me put actual numbers in front of you. Impact windows generally run $800 to $1,500 per window installed in Kendall’s market. Impact single-hung units run $900 to $1,800 per opening, mostly because single-hungs in older ranches are wider and require stronger frames to hit design pressure. Large or custom openings, including radius tops, full-height fixed glass, and architectural shapes, run $2,500 to $5,000 each. Whole-home packages on the 8 to 16 opening CBS ranches that define Kendall close between $8,000 and $25,000 plus depending on product line, frame material, and the custom millwork scope. What moves the price in Kendall specifically: the HVHZ wind zone applies to every opening regardless of whether your street is inland or oceanfront, so you cannot buy a cheaper non-impact unit like a homeowner in Orlando might. Floor height matters because design pressure rises with elevation. Frame material matters because aluminum, vinyl, and custom-clad frames all carry different price points. And any custom millwork, extension jambs, or designer-specified finishes add to the package. We do not charge for the measure, and we do not change the price after you sign. Call (863) 862-5435 and we will walk your house, count the openings, and hand you a written quote with every number fixed.

Florida Pays You Back

The incentives stacked on top of a Kendall impact window job are real, but the final numbers always come from the program and the carrier, not from us. The My Safe Florida Home program can match up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact windows, for eligible Florida homeowners. The Florida sales tax exemption on impact-resistant windows and doors takes the tax off the purchase. The federal 25C energy credit can cover 30% of the product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying energy-efficient units. And once the windows are in, a windstorm-premium inspection typically costs $75 to $150 and can reduce the windstorm portion of your homeowners premium by an average of about 25% depending on your carrier and current credits. We will point you to the programs and hand you the documentation. We will not promise a rebate number because the state and the insurance company set those, not the contractor.

One comparison worth making while you are pricing: impact windows versus hurricane shutters. Shutters are less expensive upfront, but you have to deploy them before every storm, they do nothing for security the other 364 days of the year, and they do not solve the resale-inspection problem that drives so much Kendall window work. Impact windows are permanent protection with no panels to hang, no pre-storm scramble, and they satisfy the HVHZ replacement requirement that shutters do not. If a shutter system is what you want, other companies install them. We do not. We install impact windows, and every unit we sell in Kendall carries its NOA paperwork.

One field vignette from Kendall gives you the real picture of how this works. On a 1980s CBS ranch off Kendall Drive near SW 107th Avenue, we replaced corroded original single-hung aluminum units with PGT impact casements and matching architectural transoms. The real schedule driver was not our crew’s labor. It was the 11-week lead time on the custom-milled mahogany interior extension jambs and the laminated low-E insulated glass units. The price was fixed in writing before anything was ordered, and the NOA documentation was uploaded for the buyer’s inspection contingency. That is the tier of work this page is built around: high-end, custom, and honest about what actually controls the calendar.

We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall

Our crews serve Impact Windows in Kendall and the surrounding South Florida cities every week. If you are in Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach, or Coral Gables, the same fixed pricing, NOA documentation, and 36500-Day Done Right Promise apply. Our Impact Windows team covers the full corridor, and when you call (863) 862-5435, a live person answers no matter which of those cities you are calling from.

FAQs - Impact Windows in Kendall

Contact Winslow Windows & Doors in Kendall

If you own a Kendall home with original aluminum windows, you will eventually replace them, either because the resale inspection forces it or because the frames are finally too far gone. When that day comes, call Ed Winslow at (863) 862-5435. A live person answers. We will schedule the free measure, walk the openings with you, explain the NOA documentation, and hand you a fixed written price. No surprises on the invoice. Ed’s name is on the door, and on every job we do. The one down the road.