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ES Windows Door Installation: The Hollywood Owner’s Guide

ES Windows door installation in Hollywood typically runs $1,800-$4,200 for a standard single entry unit, depending on impact rating, frame material, and whether the rough opening needs reframing. We stock ES Windows hardware and keep common frame sizes measured and ready, so most installs are scheduled within a week of the survey. Most Hollywood homeowners realize something’s wrong when the door sticks in summer, gaps light around the jamb, or the multipoint lock won’t draw the slab tight anymore - usually after years of South Florida’s salt air and thermal cycling have warped the frame or degraded the weatherseal.

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Which ES Windows Models This Applies To

ES Windows produces three door series you’re likely to find in Hollywood homes built or renovated between 2015 and 2025: the ES-7000 impact-rated entry system, the ES-5000 non-impact thermal line, and the ES-9000 luxury pivot and multi-slide series. The label is stamped on the hinge edge of the slab or etched into the glass corner logo; if that’s worn off, measure the slab thickness (1¾ inch for impact, 1⅜ inch for non-impact) and the frame depth from interior to exterior stop.

Here’s where owners get tripped up: ES-7000 and ES-9000 frames use proprietary corner keys and a specific 2⅝-inch jamb depth that doesn’t interchange with PGT or CGI hardware, even when the rough opening looks identical. We order OEM ES Windows multipoint locks, hinges, and threshold caps directly; for weatherseal and sweep replacements, we use a commercial-grade aftermarket equivalent that matches the OEM compression spec but holds up better to Hollywood’s UV exposure. We’ve learned that the hard way on retrofits along Tyler Street, where an aftermarket hinge that “looked right” threw the ES-7000’s three-point locking sequence off by an eighth of an inch.

Signs Your ES Windows Door Installation Is Failing

• The slab binds or sticks seasonally. This usually means the frame has racked or the hinge screws have backed out of the jamb. In Hollywood, the combination of limestone substrate settling and summer humidity swelling the jamb is the typical culprit; we check plumb with a long level before assuming the slab is warped.
• Light shows around the perimeter when the door is closed. The compression weatherseal has flattened past recovery, or the multipoint lock isn’t pulling the slab tight anymore. On ES-7000 units, the lock faceplate wears where the deadbolt throws, and the seal gap starts at the strike side first.
• Water pools on the interior sill after heavy rain. The threshold seal is cracked or the cap has pulled away from the subsill. Hollywood’s driving rains from the east hit this hard; we look for sealant failure at the threshold-to-jamb joint, which is a detail ES Windows specifies but easy to skip on a fast install.
• The multipoint handle spins without resistance or grinds. The gearbox inside the mortise lock has stripped, usually from forcing the handle when the door is out of alignment. ES-7000 gearboxes are replaceable separately; ES-5000 units often need the full lock body.
• The glass fogs between panes or the spacer is visible. The insulated glass unit has lost its seal. On ES impact doors, the glass is field-glazed with a snap-in bead system; the IGU itself is a standard size we can order, but the bead profile is ES-specific and brittle after five years in the sun.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

The range depends on three things: whether the rough opening is square and plumb (Hollywood’s 1950s-1970s concrete block construction often isn’t), whether the interior trim needs replacement after we pull the old unit, and whether the door is impact-rated, which requires Miami-Dade NOA-matched fasteners and a permit pull. Our quote is the measured survey you keep; the final invoice matches it. Every install includes the documented photo record, permit handling if required, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise under Haven Clause 5: No surprises.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s a short list of checks that won’t make things worse. Verify the hinge screws are tight with a handheld screwdriver, not a drill. Look for debris in the threshold track. Check whether the weatherseal is visibly torn or compressed flat. That’s about where safe DIY ends.

What goes wrong past that point: an ES-7000 multipoint lock has three separate locking points timed to engage in sequence; if you remove the faceplate without marking the rod positions, reassembly is guesswork. Impact-rated doors weigh 150-220 pounds; one person lifting risks frame damage and back injury. And if you break the snap-in glazing bead trying to replace glass, you’ve turned a $600 IGU swap into a $2,000 door replacement. We’re background-checked, uniformed, and identified by license number before arrival; call (754) 714-7309 and we’ll measure the opening, not your optimism.

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