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Our Hollywood Window Replacement service for CGI products runs $180-$620 depending on whether we’re re-glazing a fogged IG unit or replacing a corroded impact frame that no longer meets its Miami-Dade NOA rating. We’re an independent service provider - not authorized, sponsored, or warranty-endorsed by CGI - and we’ve worked on their systems across Hollywood since 2012. Call (754) 714-7309 to schedule a free measured survey; the written quote you keep is the same document we install from.
Why Hollywood Residents Choose Us for CGI Service
We see CGI products every week in Hollywood. The brand’s Florida roots mean their impact-rated frames - Sentry, Sentinel, Titan - were engineered for the HVHZ pressure loads that govern every opening in this city. That familiarity matters when we’re reading spec sheets against actual rough-opening dimensions on a 1962 CBS ranch with settled stucco reveals.
Sonia Raman, who leads our crew, grew up in Los Angeles and trained in the glazing program at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College before moving into fieldwork full time. She’s spent well over a decade measuring, ordering, and installing across South Florida, including retrofit work on mid-century homes along Hollywood’s Historic Oakridge neighborhood. Her habit of checking manufacturer spec sheets against actual rough-opening dimensions before anything gets ordered - “measure the opening, not your optimism” - has kept our callbacks low and our lead times honest.
We stock genuine CGI replacement hardware locally: rollers, sash locks, screens, glazing gaskets, strike plates. When a factory IG unit has been discontinued, we use quality aftermarket impact glazing that meets the same HVHZ requirements. Our default is repair first. If the CGI frame and anchors are sound, we re-seal, re-glaze, or re-hardware it. If the frame has cracked or corroded past its NOA-rated assembly, replacement is the honest answer.
Every job runs under the Haven Standard. That means a written price before any work starts, a background-checked uniformed technician with license number confirmed before arrival, and a documented photo record when the job is done. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every contract, not offered as a courtesy.
Common CGI Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Hollywood
- Salt-air corrosion at the frame-to-sill junction. Hollywood’s Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic beachfront put a disproportionate share of housing stock in aggressive salt-air exposure zones. On CGI aluminum impact frames, factory sealant dries and hairline gaps let wind-driven rain weep into the rough opening. We see this most on east-facing units along A1A and the Intracoastal corridor, where the corrosion cycle runs years faster than even 10-15 miles inland.
- Weep-hole and track blockage on horizontal rollers and sliders. Stucco dust from surrounding construction and salt film from ocean air clog the drainage paths on CGI sliding systems. Water backs up and pools instead of draining. This is extremely common on east-facing openings in Hollywood, where the salt film builds faster than homeowners notice.
- Failed glazing gaskets and seal creep on older IG units. CGI insulated glass installed 10-15 years ago shows fogging or a cloudy haze between the panes when the primary seal degrades. Hollywood’s heat and humidity accelerate this. We can often re-glaze with a quality aftermarket IG unit if the frame itself is still sound and NOA-compliant.
- Impact-glass pitting and stress cracking at anchor points. Over-torqued screws from the original install can crack the vinyl frame around a CGI single hung, weakening the unit’s rated assembly. This is a safety issue in the HVHZ - the frame is no longer performing as a tested system. We see this on rushed installs from the post-Andrew building boom.
- Roller, sash-lock, and multi-point hardware breakdown. Beachfront humidity accelerates everything: handles that snap, locks that no longer engage, sashes that bind on CGI vinyl sliders. We stock the genuine CGI hardware for these repairs and can usually turn them around without ordering delays.
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Hollywood sits entirely inside Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. That means any CGI replacement opening has to carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance - a stricter approval than the counties immediately north of the Broward line. We’re regularly replacing CGI units that were legally installed in a neighboring county but would never pass a Hollywood permit on the same house. The NOA number has to match the exact product, the exact size, and the exact installation method for this jurisdiction.
On a block off Hollywood Hills’ older CBS ranch grid, insurance was forcing a full-house swap because the original jalousie windows can’t be brought to impact-rated status under any retrofit. We replaced them with CGI Sentry Series Impact Windows & Doors in Hollywood - a Titan impact front entry door and matching single-hungs - keeping the existing stucco reveals, pulling Miami-Dade NOA numbers for the permit, and clearing the insurance inspection with no storm damage, just an underwriting deadline. That’s a Hollywood-specific scenario: entire blocks where every house still has original jalousies, and Florida insurers are flagging them as uninsurable openings. The replacement is driven by renewal dates, not storm season.
CGI Models & Products We Service in Hollywood
We work on the full CGI residential line: Sentry Series impact windows (single-hung, horizontal roller, fixed and casement configurations); Sentinel impact sliding glass doors (two-panel and multi-panel); Titan impact entry and French door systems (including multi-point hardware packages); and CGI vinyl single-hung and horizontal roller replacement windows for non-impact or secondary openings.
Our parts inventory covers genuine CGI rollers, sash locks, screens, glazing gaskets, and strike plates. For discontinued factory IG units, we source quality aftermarket impact glazing that carries the HVHZ rating the Hollywood permit office requires. Turnaround on standard hardware repairs is typically same-week; full-frame replacements with NOA-matched units run to the manufacturer’s current lead time, which we confirm in writing during the measured survey.
We specify by what the opening requires, not by what is in stock. Our eight manufacturer lines - PGT, CGI sales & service, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru, and ViewLux - let us match performance tier and price range to the actual condition of the frame, the exposure of the elevation, and the permit requirements of the address.
CGI Service Pricing in Hollywood
These are the price ranges we see on CGI work across Hollywood service area:
- Hardware repair (roller, lock, screen, gasket replacement): $180-$340
- Re-glazing / IG unit replacement (frame sound, seal or glass failed): $280-$480 per unit
- Frame re-seal and weatherstrip (salt-air corrosion at sill, weep cleaning): $220-$380
- Full CGI frame replacement (impact-rated, NOA-compliant, permit included): $520-$620 per opening
- Multi-panel CGI Sentinel slider (full replacement, hardware, permit): $1,400-$2,800
What drives cost: the condition of the existing frame and anchors, whether the NOA is still current for that exact model, and whether we’re matching existing stucco reveals or cutting back to stud. Every estimate includes the measured survey you keep, the written scope, and the photo record on completion. The written price before any work starts is Haven Clause 1 - it’s how we’ve operated since 2012. Call (754) 714-7309 for an exact quote on your specific CGI opening; estimates are free.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 - CGI Windows & Doors in Hollywood
Yes. Hollywood falls entirely within the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the building department requires a current Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance for every impact-rated replacement window or door. The NOA must match the exact product, size, and installation method. We pull this documentation as part of our permit package. Call (754) 714-7309 and we’ll verify the NOA status of your specific CGI model during the free estimate.
Fogging means the primary seal on the insulated glass unit has failed. If the CGI frame and anchors are sound and the NOA is still current, we can re-glaze with a quality aftermarket IG unit - that’s a repair. If the frame has cracked, corroded, or the NOA has been superseded, replacement is the right answer. We’ll know which after the measured survey. Call (754) 714-7309 to schedule; estimates are free.
Salt-air exposure. The Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic beachfront put Hollywood’s coastal properties in an aggressive corrosion zone that pits aluminum hardware and degrades factory seals years faster than even 10-15 miles inland. Frame-material selection - aluminum versus vinyl versus impact-rated fiberglass - is a critical local specification decision we make based on elevation exposure and distance from the water. Call (754) 714-7309 and we’ll read the actual condition of your frames.
Yes, and this is increasingly common in Hollywood. Jalousie windows are structurally incapable of achieving impact-rated status under any retrofit scenario, making them uninsurable by most Florida carriers. We remove the jalousie assembly, rough-open to CGI Sentry Series or vinyl replacement specifications, match stucco reveals, and pull Miami-Dade NOA documentation for permit. We did exactly this on a full-house swap in Hollywood Hills last quarter - insurance deadline, no storm damage. Call (754) 714-7309 for a measured survey; estimates are free.
Yes. The A1A and Intracoastal corridor has a dense concentration of aging mid-rise condos where HOAs govern uniform appearance, often requiring every unit in a building to upgrade simultaneously. We specify CGI products by sightline, frame depth, and exterior color to match existing conditions, and we document the match with photos for HOA approval before ordering. The measured survey includes these details in writing. Call (754) 714-7309 to review your building’s requirements.
Service Areas Near Hollywood
We work on CGI systems across Broward and northern Miami-Dade, including CGI service in Pembroke Park, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale, Davie, and CGI service in Miami Gardens. The same Haven Standard applies: written price before work starts, verified crew, documented photo record, 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Book Your CGI Service in Hollywood Today
Call (754) 714-7309 to schedule your free measured survey. We’ll read your CGI frames, verify NOA status against Hollywood’s HVHZ requirements, and hand you a written quote before any work starts. Live phone coverage, 24/7.
Written by Sonia Raman, Owner at Sightline Windows & Doors Hollywood, serving Hollywood since 2012.