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CWS Door Installation: The Hollywood Owner’s Guide

CWS door installation in Hollywood typically runs $890-$2,400 for a standard single entry unit, depending on whether it’s a direct replacement or a retrofit with frame modification. We stock CWS-compatible hardware, thresholds, and weatherseal kits on our trucks, and most replacements are completed in one day once the measured survey is approved. Most Hollywood owners discover a CWS door problem when the multipoint lock won’t engage after a rain, or when they notice daylight showing under the threshold on the tile floors common in Hollywood Hills and Emerald Hills homes.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS produces several door series that circulate in South Florida, and the part you need depends on which line was originally installed. The CWS 7200 Series and 8200 Series entry doors are the most common in Hollywood homes built between 2015 and 2022, particularly in the Park East and Hollywood Lakes areas where we have done repeat work. You can identify your series from the etched marking on the hinge side of the door slab, or from the sticker on the top edge of the frame header.

The critical compatibility gotcha with CWS doors is threshold width. The 7200 Series uses a 4-9/16 inch jamb depth, while the 8200 Series steps to 5-1/4 inch for impact-rated assemblies. Order the wrong threshold, and you will have a gap or a bind that no amount of shimming fixes. We carry both OEM CWS thresholds and a quality aftermarket equivalent from Endura that matches the extrusion profile and exceeds the OEM’s capillary break design. For multipoint locksets, we specify the exact CWS hardware or a tested equivalent, never a “universal” that requires drilling new mortises. Sonia Raman checks every rough opening against the manufacturer spec sheet before ordering - a habit from her glazing program days at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College that has kept our CWS callback rate minimal.

Signs Your CWS Door Installation Is Failing

• Threshold leaks water onto interior tile or wood flooring. The CWS composite threshold capillary break clogs with Hollywood’s fine coral dust and organic debris. Once the weep channels are blocked, water has nowhere to go but inward. We see this most on east-facing doors where morning rain hits before the homeowner opens the door to clear the track.
• Multipoint lock bolts drag or won’t retract fully. The CWS gearbox uses a zinc alloy housing that fatigues under the repeated torque of a heavy impact door. In Hollywood’s salt air, the internal cam corrodes enough to bind without showing external rust. The lock feels “mushy” long before it fails completely.
• Door slab rubs the frame header seasonally. CWS frames are aluminum, but the wall they’re attached to is wood or block that moves with humidity. Hollywood’s wet season swells frame openings by 1/8 to 3/16 inch. If the original installer didn’t set proper clearance, the door binds from June through October.
• Weatherseal compression set leaves visible gaps. The OEM CWS bulb seal is EPDM rubber rated for 10 years, but Hollywood’s UV exposure and pool-chemical atmosphere degrade it faster. We replace with a silicone-core bulb that holds memory longer in South Florida conditions.
• Hinge screws loosen repeatedly after tightening. This indicates the original installer used standard wood screws into the CWS aluminum frame rather than the required machine screws with expansion anchors. The frame wallows out until the door sags. We correct this with helical inserts, not longer screws that just chew the frame worse.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

CWS door installation pricing in Hollywood breaks down as follows:

What drives the range: frame condition behind the trim, whether the original installation used proper flashing that we must repair, and if the door is impact-rated with laminated glass that requires two technicians to handle safely. Every quote is the measured survey you keep - Haven Clause 1 - and the written scope lists each line item separately. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers labor and installation; manufacturer defects are handled through CWS directly. We are an independent service provider, not affiliated with CWS.

DIY or Call Us?

There is one thing a CWS owner can safely check: open the door, crouch down, and look for debris blocking the threshold weep slots. A vacuum with a crevice tool clears most clogs. Everything else benefits from a trained eye. Multipoint lock gearboxes are under spring tension; remove one without supporting the bolt rods, and they can snap inward with enough force to scar the frame or your hand. Impact-rated door slabs weigh 90 to 140 pounds; a single person trying to adjust hinges risks dropping the unit. And if you drill new holes for “universal” hardware, you have voided any future warranty claim and compromised the door’s impact certification. Measure the opening, not your optimism. For a written price before any work starts, call (754) 714-7309.

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