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Custom window and door orders in Boca Raton, FL typically run between $4,500 and $25,000 for a full project, depending on the number of openings, the materials specified, and whether the units need to meet Florida’s impact-resistance requirements. Impact-rated windows and doors – which are effectively mandatory in Palm Beach County given the wind-load codes – account for the upper half of that range. A single custom impact window replacement can cost $800 to $2,500 per unit before installation; a whole-home order with impact-rated French doors and casements will land closer to $14,000 to $25,000 installed.
At Rowan Construction Group, every custom window and door quote is a flat written price with a written scope – before anyone picks up a measuring tape on your property. That’s Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, and it hasn’t changed since Grant Rowan founded this company in 2007.
Custom Window & Door Order Cost Breakdown (2026)
The table below reflects current Boca Raton market pricing – labor, materials, and standard installation. It does not include permit fees, which Palm Beach County currently sets at roughly $75 to $200 per opening for residential window and door permits, or structural modifications to the rough opening.
| Scope | Typical Price Range (Installed) |
|---|---|
| Single custom window (impact-rated, standard residential size) | $800 – $2,500 |
| Single custom exterior door (impact-rated, with frame) | $2,200 – $5,500 |
| Custom impact sliding glass door (6 ft to 12 ft wide) | $3,500 – $9,000 |
| Custom impact French door pair | $4,000 – $8,500 |
| Partial window replacement (4-6 windows, impact-rated) | $4,500 – $9,500 |
| Full window replacement – standard home (8-14 windows) | $8,000 – $18,000 |
| Full window and door order – larger home (15+ openings) | $14,000 – $25,000 |
| Custom non-impact specialty window (arched, radius, picture) | $1,200 – $4,500 per unit |
| Permit fees (Palm Beach County, per opening) | $75 – $200 per opening |
For reference, our published range for Custom Window & Door Order in Boca Raton is $4,500 to $15,000 for window replacement scopes and $8,000 to $25,000 for impact window installations – those figures represent the realistic middle of the Palm Beach County market in 2026.
What moves cost up most predictably: non-standard rough-opening sizes, hurricane-impact glass specifications above the FL 200 mph threshold (common in eastern Boca Raton neighborhoods closer to the coast), wood or aluminum-clad frames vs. standard vinyl, and custom grille patterns or obscure glass finishes. What brings cost down: bundling multiple openings in one order, choosing from in-stock sizes from manufacturers we regularly source from, and scheduling outside peak season (October through January in South Florida, when contractor demand is highest).
What Affects Custom Window & Door Order Pricing in Boca Raton
- Florida Building Code impact requirements. Palm Beach County enforces strict wind-load standards – every new or replacement window and door in Boca Raton must carry a Florida Product Approval (FPA) number. Impact-rated units cost 35 to 60 percent more than standard units, but they also eliminate the need for separate accordion or panel hurricane shutters. In the Boca Raton coastal zones east of Federal Highway, some older homes still have single-pane or non-impact sliders that require full frame replacement, not just glass swaps, which adds $300 to $700 per opening in labor.
- Frame material. Vinyl is the most common and least expensive frame material in Boca Raton – it handles the humidity and salt air reasonably well and carries a lower price per unit. Aluminum frames cost more upfront but resist corrosion better in the coastal salt environment and carry slimmer sight lines preferred in contemporary builds. Wood or aluminum-clad-wood frames run the highest – 40 to 80 percent above vinyl at equivalent sizes – and are mostly spec’d in custom estate builds in neighborhoods like Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club or The Oaks.
- Glass specification and coating. Standard clear impact glass is priced into the base ranges above. Low-E coatings, which reflect infrared heat – genuinely useful in Boca Raton where cooling loads are the dominant energy cost – add $80 to $200 per window. Laminated obscure, tinted, or decorative glass adds more. Specifying Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance) approval rather than standard FPA pushes unit costs up another 10 to 15 percent but is sometimes required in the highest wind-speed zones.
- Opening size and shape. Standard rectangular openings in common sizes (24×36, 36×48, 60×80) can be filled with catalog units, which keeps cost predictable. Arched tops, radius corners, trapezoid shapes, or oversized picture windows require factory custom orders – lead times of four to eight weeks are normal – and the per-unit price reflects that. A radius arched picture window in a Boca Raton Mediterranean-style home can run $2,500 to $4,500 for the unit alone before installation.
- Existing rough opening condition. Boca Raton homes built before 1995 often have wood-framed rough openings that have absorbed moisture over decades. In homes near the Intracoastal or in parts of Boca Raton where canal lots are common – Boca Isles, Stonebridge, waterfront streets in Mizner Park area – we regularly find rotted sill plates, compromised headers, or stucco that has to be cut back further than expected. Structural repairs to a rough opening run $400 to $1,200 per opening and are quoted separately in writing, with a signed change order, before any repair begins.
- Number of openings ordered together. Custom window and door manufacturers price by the order, not the unit. An order of ten windows will carry a lower per-unit cost than an order of two. In Boca Raton, where homes average 2,200 to 3,800 square feet and often have 10 to 18 operable openings, whole-home orders deliver the best per-unit economics. Bundling your sliding glass door replacement with the window order – rather than treating them as separate projects – typically saves $800 to $1,500 on the total invoice.
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The most reliable way to spend less on a custom window and door order is to order everything at once. Every split project pays a mobilization cost and a smaller-quantity premium at the manufacturer level. If you know three windows need replacing today but suspect two more will need attention in 18 months, the math almost always favors ordering all five now.
Get the permit pulled correctly the first time. Palm Beach County’s building department serves a large jurisdiction and inspection backlogs are real – a rejected permit application because a product approval number was missing or a window schedule was incomplete can add two to four weeks to a project. At Rowan Construction Group, we include permit filing and product approval documentation in the written scope, so that work is costed and handled, not treated as an afterthought. Grant Rowan has been navigating Palm Beach County permitting since 2007, and the documentation process is the same on a $5,000 order as it is on a $25,000 one.
Choose your frame material based on your actual zip code, not a showroom recommendation. In western Boca Raton zip codes like 33433 or 33428 – further from the coast – vinyl frames perform well and carry lower costs. If your home is east of I-95 and within a mile of the Intracoastal, the salt air justifies the aluminum-frame premium. Specifying vinyl in a high-salt-exposure location to save money often results in frame degradation within seven to ten years; the math does not work out.
Compare written quotes, not phone estimates. Two contractors can quote the same opening count and come in $3,000 apart because one is including permit fees, product approval filing, and stucco repair in the number, while the other is quoting unit and labor only. Rowan offers a free second opinion on any written estimate – bring a competitor’s quote and Grant Rowan or a project lead will review it line by line at no charge, so you can see exactly what’s included and what isn’t before you sign anything.
Schedule during off-peak months. South Florida’s construction season runs hot from October through January when snowbird season arrives and renovation demand spikes. Scheduling a window and door order for February through April typically means faster scheduling, more installation crew availability, and occasionally better manufacturer lead times because the order queue is shorter.
To get a flat written price for your specific openings, call (754) 254-8065. The estimate is free, the price is written before any work starts, and there’s no obligation.
What the Installation Process Looks Like
Understanding the sequence helps you budget time as well as money. Custom window and door orders in Boca Raton follow a predictable workflow when managed correctly.
Step 1: On-Site Measurement and Written Quote
Rough openings are measured to the 1/8 inch. Frame material, glass spec, grille pattern, hardware finish, and impact rating are confirmed in writing. The written quote you receive is a flat price – the number on that document is the number on the final invoice, unless a signed change order modifies it. No surprises, and no work begins until you sign.
Step 2: Permit Application and Product Approval
Palm Beach County requires a permit for every window and door replacement in Boca Raton. The permit application includes a window and door schedule listing every unit’s Florida Product Approval number, the manufacturer’s installation instructions, and a site plan. We file this for you. Current turnaround from the county for residential window permits is typically five to fifteen business days, though it varies by workload period.
Step 3: Factory Order and Lead Time
Custom units – non-stock sizes, specialty glass, custom colors – are factory-ordered after permit approval or in parallel when a project timeline is tight and a permit approval is predictable. Lead times currently run four to eight weeks for most impact window manufacturers serving the South Florida market. Standard-size units from in-stock inventory can arrive in one to two weeks. We’ll tell you the honest lead time when we write the quote, not after you’ve committed.
Step 4: Installation Day
Crews arrive in uniform, verified through background checks. The documented photo record begins before the first window comes out – existing condition of the frame, the rough opening, any visible moisture or damage – and continues through installation and final seal. You receive that photo record as a standard deliverable. If something unexpected turns up inside a rough opening (and in Boca Raton homes built in the 1980s and 1990s, it sometimes does), you’re shown the photos, given a written change order price, and nothing proceeds until you sign it.
Step 5: Final Inspection and 365-Day Done Right Promise
The county inspector signs off on the installation before the project is considered closed. After that, the 365-Day Done Right Promise applies: if anything isn’t right within a year of completion, we make it right. That guarantee is backed by the Haven Standard, not a verbal assurance.
Boca Raton-Specific Considerations
Boca Raton’s built environment spans roughly five decades of construction. Homes in the Boca Country Club area, built predominantly in the late 1970s and 1980s, frequently have aluminum single-pane windows that were standard at the time but are now non-compliant for wind-load purposes and poor performers for cooling costs. Replacing them with Low-E impact glass typically reduces solar heat gain enough to show up on an FPL bill within the first summer.
In newer construction west of the Turnpike – developments like Boca Dunes, The Shores, or communities in the 33428 zip code built in the 2000s – the original windows are usually already impact-rated but may be aluminum frames with clear glass. Homeowners there often want to upgrade to Low-E or add custom grille patterns to match an updated exterior aesthetic. Those are unit-upgrade orders, not structural replacements, and they price differently: expect $600 to $1,400 per window for a like-for-like impact swap with an aesthetic upgrade to the glass specification.
East of Federal Highway and along the Intracoastal – addresses in Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, Boca Harbour, or Lighthouse Point area properties – salt air exposure is the primary material concern. We spec aluminum or aluminum-clad frames in these locations almost without exception. The frame premium is real, but corrosion on vinyl reinforcement or steel hardware in a salt-air environment is also real, and it shows up within five to eight years.
Boca Raton also has a meaningful number of Mediterranean-style homes built in the 1990s and early 2000s with arched openings, radius windows, and decorative iron grilles. Replacing those accurately – sourcing units that match the arch geometry and grille profile of the original design – requires a manufacturer with custom fabrication capability. We source from manufacturers with that capability; a 1:1 match on an arched window is a factory order, not a field modification.
Custom vs. Standard Windows and Doors: What “Custom” Actually Means in Boca Raton
The word “custom” gets used loosely in the window and door market. Here’s what it actually means in practice, and why it matters for your budget.
Stock or catalog units are manufactured in fixed sizes – typically in 2-inch increments – and available from distributor inventory. Installation lead times are short (one to two weeks) and per-unit costs are lower. If your rough openings are standard sizes and your frame condition is sound, stock impact units are a practical choice and account for the lower half of the price ranges in the table above.
Semi-custom units are factory-ordered to a specific size but use standard profiles, standard glass packages, and standard hardware. Lead times are three to five weeks. They’re the right choice when your openings are just outside standard dimensions – common in Boca Raton homes where previous owners added non-standard openings during renovations.
Full custom units are specified from scratch: custom frame profiles, custom glass configurations, custom finishes, custom grille patterns. They’re appropriate for high-end estate projects, historic renovations, or situations where matching an existing design is the primary goal. Lead times run six to ten weeks and costs are 30 to 60 percent above semi-custom for equivalent sizes.
When we write your quote, we’ll tell you which category each opening falls into and why. The price difference between a stock unit and a full custom unit for the same opening is not always worth it; sometimes it is. That determination is written into the scope so you can make the call with the numbers in front of you.
FAQs – Custom Window & Door Order Cost in Boca Raton
How much does a full window replacement cost in Boca Raton?
A full window replacement for a typical Boca Raton home – 8 to 14 windows, impact-rated – runs $8,000 to $18,000 installed, including permits. Smaller homes or partial replacements (4 to 6 windows) start at $4,500. Larger homes with 15 or more openings or premium glass specifications can reach $25,000. The range is wide because frame material, glass coating, and opening condition vary significantly in Boca Raton’s housing stock. Call (754) 254-8065 for a written quote based on your specific openings – estimates are free.
Do I need impact windows in Boca Raton?
Yes, practically speaking. Palm Beach County’s building code requires that any replacement window or door carry a Florida Product Approval for wind-load performance, and the threshold in Boca Raton’s wind zone means standard non-impact units will not pass inspection. Beyond code compliance, impact glass eliminates the need for separate hurricane shutters, which most Boca Raton homeowners find worth the price difference on its own. If your home currently has non-impact windows, replacing them with impact-rated units is not optional under current code once you pull a permit.
How long does a custom window and door order take in Boca Raton?
Six to twelve weeks from signed contract to final inspection is the realistic range for a full custom order in Boca Raton. Stock units can compress that to three to five weeks. The timeline breaks down roughly as follows: permit filing and approval (five to fifteen business days from the county), factory lead time (one to eight weeks depending on custom level), and installation (one to three days for most residential projects). We’ll give you a specific timeline in the written quote, not a range you have to guess from.
Is it cheaper to repair or replace windows in Boca Raton?
Repair is cheaper upfront; replacement is usually cheaper over ten years. A window hardware repair – replacing a balance, a lock mechanism, or a weatherstrip seal – runs $150 to $400 per window. Re-glazing a cracked non-impact pane runs $200 to $600. But if a window is single-pane, non-impact, or has a corroded or moisture-compromised frame, repair extends the life of a unit that is already non-compliant and performing poorly. In that case, the repair cost is money spent on a window you’ll replace within two to four years anyway. We’ll tell you honestly which category each window falls into when we do the on-site assessment. Call (754) 254-8065 and we’ll take a look for free.
What’s included in Rowan Construction Group’s window and door quote?
The written quote includes unit cost, installation labor, permit filing, and standard stucco or trim finish work around each opening. It does not include structural modifications to a rough opening (rotted framing, header repairs) unless those are identified during the assessment and quoted as a separate line item before work starts. Every quote is a flat price with a written scope – not an estimate that expands later. No change to scope proceeds without a signed change order, which is how 4,000-plus Rowan projects have finished within a few percent of the agreed cost since 2007. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation for a full year after completion.
Ready to Get a Written Price for Your Boca Raton Windows and Doors?
Rowan Construction Group has been delivering written prices before any work starts since Grant Rowan founded the company in 2007. That discipline – a flat written price, a signed change order for anything that changes, and a documented photo record when the crew leaves – is what keeps projects on budget and keeps homeowners from being surprised.
If you’ve already got a quote from another contractor, bring it in. Rowan’s free second opinion offer means a project lead will review it line by line at no charge, so you can see exactly what you’re comparing before you commit to anyone.
For custom window and door orders anywhere in Boca Raton – from a single impact door replacement to a whole-home window order – call (754) 254-8065. The estimate is free. The price is written. And the scope is clear before anyone touches your home.
You can also learn more about what the full service covers on our home page, where every trade Rowan handles is documented in the same format: price range on the page, written quote before work starts, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise backing the result.
Pricing reflects the Boca Raton market as of 2026. Rowan Construction Group Boca Raton offers free estimates – call (754) 254-8065.
Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group, serving Boca Raton since 2007.
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