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AfterCGI Custom & Geometric Windows in Stuart: What to Know First
CGI custom and geometric windows in Stuart require a shop that understands how these units are built, glazed, and sealed. We provide independent CGI service and replacement work, typically turning most custom and geometric window jobs around in two to three weeks from template to install. Price depends on the opening; a standard custom impact unit starts around $850 installed, while arched or radius units run $1,400 to $3,800 depending on size and glass package.
This page is for homeowners who already have CGI windows, or who are planning a build that calls for shaped openings. If you have a fogged radius unit over a front door, a picture window that won’t seat square, or a builder telling you a geometric opening can’t be done in impact, call (754) 324-4646. We’ll tell you what’s possible before anyone writes a quote.
How CGI Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
CGI builds a solid window. But any window that gets hit by Stuart humidity, salt air, and summer heat for fifteen or twenty years will show its weak points. Here’s what we see most in custom and geometric CGI units around Martin County:
- Sightline fogging in radius and arched units. CGI’s radius units, especially from the Estate Collection, use curved laminated glass with a bent spacer. Over time, the seal at the apex of the curve starts to fail first because that’s where the glass bears the most flex during storm cycles. In Stuart, the humidity pushes moisture into that gap fast. We see it in units that are only eight to ten years old. The fix is a full reglaze with a fresh bent spacer and new desiccant, not a drill-and-fill patch job that fogs again in six months.
- Frame racking on oversized trapezoids and triangles. Large geometric CGI units, particularly from the Targa series, carry a lot of glass weight on relatively thin mullions. When a rough opening settles, even a quarter inch, the frame torques and the corner welds start to stress. Homeowners notice the sash sticking in one corner or a visible gap at the upper miter. We pull the unit, check the opening for true, shim it square, and reset it. If the opening is out of plane, the window gets replaced, but the opening gets corrected first. If the opening is not right, the next window fails the same way.
- Cracked glass at the points of geometric corners. A triangle or pentagon window has sharp glass points. Those points are where a small impact, a hard slam, or even thermal stress will crack. In Stuart, we get calls after cold fronts in January when the temperature swings thirty degrees overnight. The fix is straightforward: recut glass to template, reglaze, and reseal. We template every point ourselves rather than trusting the original dimensions on a thirty-year-old frame.
- Failed impact glazing in custom beachfront units. Homes right on the St. Lucie or the ocean side get salt spray on the glass 365 days a year. Over time, the laminate layer at the glass edge starts to separate from the interlayer, a condition called edge delamination. It looks like a milky halo around the perimeter. CGI’s Sentinel line used an older interlayer that was more prone to this than their current laminated systems. The real fix is replacing the glass package, not polishing the edge.
- Hardware wear on casement radius tops. CGI casements with a radius top look sharp, but the hinge system carries extra load because of the weight imbalance in the curved section. After ten or fifteen years, the lower hinge bushing wears and the sash sags about a sixteenth of an inch. It binds at the strike side. We replace the hinge with the correct OEM-rated part and set the reveal so the sash seats clean. It’s a two-hour job on most CGI model lines.
Our CGI Custom & Geometric Windows Process
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We measure the opening, not the old window. Custom and geometric work fails when someone orders glass from a frame measurement. A frame that’s been in a Stuart house for twenty years has settled, twisted, or swollen. We measure the rough opening at six points per side, check diagonal for square, and note any deviation before we order anything.
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We decide OEM versus aftermarket with you in the room. CGI parts and glass are available through distribution, but not every piece must be OEM. Frame hardware, hinges, and rollers should be CGI-spec. Glass is glass if it meets the right lamination and impact standards. We give you the cost difference on paper and let you decide. No mystery parts, no “trust us” pricing.
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We template the shape. For arches, eyebrows, circles, trapezoids, and oversized units, we make a full-size template from the actual opening, not from a spec sheet. Dale Kessler has read rough openings up and down the Treasure Coast for more than forty years, and he still templates everything. If the opening is right, the rest is just doing the work.
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We set the unit square before we seal. The window goes in, gets shimmed, and gets checked for plumb and level before a single sealant bead goes down. If the frame isn’t square, no amount of caulk will fix it. Then we seal with a product rated for South Florida coastal exposure, not whatever is on the truck.
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We test the seal and the hardware. Every custom CGI job gets a water test at the sill and the mullion joints, a full open/close cycle, and a check on the lock geometry. We don’t leave until the unit operates the way CGI designed it.
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We register the warranty in writing before we leave. Both manufacturer warranty layers get registered, with durations stated on the paperwork you keep. The Done Right Promise covers our workmanship. If it’s not right, we fix it. No argument, no fine print.
What CGI Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Stuart
Honest numbers, straight from our job files in Stuart and Martin County:
- Custom impact radius window, 3′ x 4′: $1,400 to $2,100 installed
- Large arched window, 5′ x 6′ or larger: $2,200 to $3,800 installed
- Triangle or trapezoid picture window, standard size: $950 to $1,700 installed
- Reglaze with new glass package, any shape: $600 to $1,400 depending on size and lamination
- Full custom geometric unit, oversized or multi-panel: $3,500 to $6,800 installed
Price moves on four things: the size of the opening, whether the glass is impact-rated, the complexity of the shape, and whether the frame itself can be saved. We quote firm. No surprise line items on the bill, no change orders halfway through. Call (754) 324-4646 for a free estimate on your specific opening.
Why Stuart Homeowners Call TruePane Windows & Doors for CGI Work
We’ve been serving Stuart and the Treasure Coast since 2008 through the craft heritage Dale Kessler brought when he founded TruePane in 2008. That means we’ve seen CGI windows installed right, installed wrong, and left to rot by contractors who vanished. When we touch a CGI window, we handle it the way the manufacturer built it: with discipline, not shortcuts. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained to read manufacturer specs before they pop a trim piece off.
If your CGI unit turns out to be beyond reasonable repair, we’ll tell you that plainly. And because we’re an authorized installer for PGT, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, and a dozen other lines, we can quote you a comparable replacement side by side, on paper, with the warranty terms written out. You decide with full information. A live person answers our phone 24/7 at (754) 324-4646, and we’ll be there when we say.
FAQs
Yes, and we’ll help you understand exactly what the warranty covers before you pay for anything. As an independent CGI service provider, we aren’t the ones who issued the warranty, but we know the terms, we know how to file with the manufacturer, and we’ll write the documentation a CGI claim needs. If the warranty is denied, you’ll know why before we do the work.
In most cases, yes. We template the original opening and match the glass package to the existing unit, including lamination and tint. Where an exact match isn’t made anymore, we’ll show you the nearest equivalent and the visual difference before you commit. Call (754) 324-4646 and we’ll tell you whether your specific unit is matchable.
Most custom and geometric CGI units run two to three weeks from template to install in the Stuart area. Oversized or unusual shapes can run four to five weeks depending on glass availability. We give you a written timeline when we give you the quote, and we call if anything changes.
We repair more often than we replace, because a well-built CGI frame with a failed glass pack or a worn hinge is usually worth saving. We replace when the frame is out of square, structurally compromised, or when the cost of repair gets within striking distance of a new unit. We’ll show you both numbers and let the math speak.
Yes. In Stuart, we find a fair number of out-of-true installs from the building boom years. A rough opening that wasn’t squared before insulation means the unit is under constant stress, and that stress shows up as sealing failures, binding hardware, or glass cracks that show up years after the warranty expired. We’ll inspect the opening and tell you what we find. Estimates are free.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner, TruePane Windows & Doors at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Stuart and nearby areas.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.