Sliding Glass Door Repair Fort Lauderdale: New Glass for the Door You Already Have
In many situations, a sliding door can still be in good condition while all that is required is a new glass panel in its structure. We, at Glassdudes, replace the broken panels with new ones in the sliding glass doors, which are very common for Fort Lauderdale.
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Sliding Glass Door Repair in Fort Lauderdale, FL: What We Replace
Cracked and damaged panels
Broken glass results from, say, a falling chair, a flying storm shutter, and the neighbor's ball. We remove the remnants of the glass, clean the pieces of the frame, and provide the glass with new strong glass that fits the frame.
Foggy double-glass panels
It becomes visible when there is a slight haze between the glass panes and then becomes visible in the form of water drops. No cloth will solve the problem, as we have a broken seal. That happens especially when it comes to south-facing sliders located over the channel, where the constant sun change is not favorable for seals. Therefore, we must replace the sealed unit while keeping the frame and the other panel.
Cloudy edges on impact panels
When the laminated layer starts to separate, the edges of an impact panel turn milky or fill with tiny bubbles. That glass has to come out, and we replace it with laminated glass that matches the door’s product approval, so the door keeps its impact rating. If the frame has corroded along with the glass, a new impact glass door makes more sense than putting fresh glass into an old one.
Impact-Rated Glass Upgrades
The city sits inside Florida's wind-borne debris region, and impact-rated glass is standard for most sliding door replacements here. If a panel's being replaced anyway, we size and install impact-rated glass to current Collier County code.
Sliding Glass Door Repair Cost in Fort Lauderdale
- A tempered glass panel costs anywhere from $250 to over $1,000. The height and width of the panel, along with whether it is single or double pane, determine the exact price within that range.
- Impact glass panels are priced starting from $540, depending on the door rating.
- For instance, the price of impact sliding doors starts from $2,250 for standard two-panel 6-foot-wide doors.
What’s in Your Slider Right Now? Three Quick Checks
You don’t need to be aware of what type of glass is in your door when making the call, but if you are interested or just want a better number over the phone, three checks can help:
- The lighter test Take your lighter or flashlight or your mobile phone to the glass and see the number of reflections off the glass. If you see 2 reflections, there is a single pane. If you see 4 reflections, there are two panes, and if any of these panes is of a different color, it has a low-E coating.
- The corner mark Tempered and laminated glass usually carries a small etched or printed mark in one corner. On an impact door, that mark is where matching the glass to its approval starts.
- The age of the house The federal safety glazing standard for patio sliders dates to January 1977 (16 CFR 1201). If your slider is original to a 1950s or ’60s house and the glass has no mark at all, treat it as suspect. Glass that isn’t tempered breaks into long, sharp pieces instead of small cubes, and that’s worth replacing before it ever breaks.
Can You Just Put Impact Glass in My Old Slider?
Short answer: no. It’s worth knowing why before hurricane season.
An impact door is tested as a whole unit, frame and glass together, including how the glass is held in. Laminated glass dropped into a frame that was never tested for it is still a non-impact door, only heavier. In Fort Lauderdale that matters, because the city requires replacement exterior doors to be impact-resistant unless the opening gets shutters.
Hurricane Wilma showed what the difference looks like. When it crossed Fort Lauderdale in October 2005, high-rises took considerable damage, mostly broken windows, according to the National Weather Service. Many of the downtown towers that lost glass went up before Florida toughened its codes after Hurricane Andrew. If your slider is from that era, new glass alone won’t bring it up to today’s standard. The two honest options are shutters over the door you have or a new impact door.
Get Our Service In 5 Easy Steps
From first call to finished repair — here is what to expect when you work with us
You call
Call 855-610-2025 and book a visit; a licensed technician comes out within 24 hours.
The tech measures and prices it
On the first visit, the technician measures the panel, identifies the glass (tempered, double-pane, or impact), and gives you the price before anything is ordered.
Standard glass goes in right away
If the panel takes plain tempered glass in a stock size, it can often be installed during that same first visit.
Special glass gets ordered
Double-pane units, impact glass, and oversized panels are made to your measurements, which usually takes 3–5 days.
Install and cleanup
On the second visit, the old glass comes out, the new glass is set and sealed, the panel goes back in place, and every shard and speck of dust is cleaned up before we leave.
Sliders Around Fort Lauderdale, and What Each Kind Needs
- Located on the fingers of Las Olas are the Nurmi Isles and Seven Isles. In addition, the two areas of the Bay Colony and the Bermuda Riviera also have wide multi-panel sliders on their docks. They have wide panels, which are usually high impact—sometimes even higher than the average. Hence, we only place our orders after carrying out on-site measurements.
- As for A1A, you will see balcony sliders in condos located in Birch Ocean Front. On the coastal section of Fort Lauderdale, these doors take salt spray every day, and that is usually the reason why their frames corrode faster. A fresh-water rinse every few weeks is what keeps the salt film at bay.
- There are also many homeowners that reside in places such as Middle River Terrace, Poinsettia Heights, Croissant Park, and Edgewood that have the sliding doors that exist from the 1960s or 1970s. What needs to be first assessed is the tempered glass status of the item.
Who You’re Dealing With
Glassdudes replaces glass in Florida homes. Serving Fort Lauderdale, we work for homeowners, condo associations, businesses, and other customers alike. Check us out before you call: a 5.0 average across 185 Google reviews, and license and insurance on request, which should be the minimum for any experts you let near your glass. Past customers often say we did an excellent job, and we’ve earned the trust of satisfied clients because we stand behind our work. Every slider glass job comes with a 3-month warranty on parts and labor. Glass trouble in a window instead? Contact our window repair team.
“Never attempt to remove a broken panel by yourself. An extremely heavy impact panel may weigh in excess of the person that is carrying it, and broken tempered glass will continue to fall no matter where it is moved to. Leave it right where it is and avoid the area around it while you call us. Only trained technicians should touch broken panels and hardware, and our technicians fix panels for a living without the chances of someone needing urgent care.”
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