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CGI Sliding & Patio Doors: The Stuart Owner’s Guide

If you’re holding a failed CGI sliding or patio door component in Stuart, here’s the straight answer: we stock and install the common failure parts for CGI door systems, and a typical roller or handle replacement runs $180-$420 installed depending on your door’s series and weight class. Most single-part swaps are done in one visit, usually within 60-90 minutes once we’re at the door. The way you found this page probably tells the story: the door started dragging against the track around February, then one afternoon it wouldn’t latch, or the handle spun loose, or the panel jumped the track entirely. That’s not a coincidence. Salt air, heat, and a bottom track that collects sand from every flip-flop in the house will find a 12-year-old roller assembly and finish it off.

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Which CGI Models This Applies To

CGI’s sliding and patio door lines out of Miami fall into a few recognizable families: the Estate Collection, Targa (impact-rated), and the older Classic and 900 Series doors that are still common in Stuart homes built from the late 1990s through 2010. The identification that matters is not the brochure name. It is the two stickers on the fixed panel. The first is the AAMA/approval label, usually top-left corner of the glass, and the second is the CGI manufacturing label on the door’s header or stile, which shows the series, the DP rating, and the production week. Photograph both before you call anyone.

Here is the compatibility gotcha specific to CGI: their roller assemblies changed from an adjustable steel carriage in the 900 Series to a nylon-tired, non-adjustable carriage in the later Targa and Estate doors. They do not interchange cleanly. A 900 Series roller in a Targa panel will sit wrong, bind on the rail, and chew the track in six months. On the aftermarket side, for rollers we use the manufacturer’s OEM carriage whenever the door is still under the CGI warranty window, and we are direct that a quality aftermarket equivalent with a sealed bearing and the correct wheel profile is a sound, honest alternative on older doors. The decision should be on paper, in front of you, with the price difference stated. That is how we quote.

Signs Your CGI Sliding & Patio Doors Is Failing

• The panel drags or shudders mid-track. The roller wheels have flat-spotted or the bearings are packed with fine Martin County grit. The fix is a roller swap, not more silicone spray.
• The handle spins or the latch won’t bite. The internal mortise lock tied to the handle has worn past its spring tension. On CGI doors, this is frequently a two-part fix: the handle set and the keeper.
• The panel rides up or skips. On the older adjustable carriages, the height screw has walked itself down from years of use. If a previous owner or contractor cranked it to max, the carriage is dead and needs replacement.
• You see daylight at the interlock or the door whines in a west wind. The weatherstripping and the interlock stabilizer have compressed. If the panel is no longer plumb in the frame, the issue is rarely just the seal.
• The screen panel derails repeatedly. On CGI’s heavier screen tracks, the plastic guide buttons at the top break and the screen torques. It is a small parts fix too many owners live with for years.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Stuart, expect a roller cartridge replacement on a CGI sliding door to run $180-$320 installed for a two-panel door, and $240-$420 when you factor in the lock cartridge or a new interlock stabilizer along with the rollers. What moves the number: single roller versus both panels, the series (900 Series hardware costs a bit more because of the adjustable carriage), and whether the bottom track has been gouged badly enough to need rail cap work. Every quote we write splits parts and labor on paper. You see the manufacturer part number, the cost, and our time, no bundling tricks. Both warranty layers get registered in writing before we leave the driveway, and the installation itself carries our Done Right Promise. The Keystone Standard means if the door isn’t rolling true in ninety days, we come back and make it right without arguing about paperwork.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely do two jobs on a CGI slider without special tools: clean the bottom track with a dry brush or vacuum and replace the weatherstripping in the frame channels. We will tell you that and save you the service call. What we would not recommend is lifting a CGI panel out of the track yourself. The fixed and moving panels on an impact-rated Targa or Estate door run 150-250 pounds, and the way they drop into the lower rail means the panel has to be lifted, canted, and walked out with controlled force. The injuries we hear about are not dramatic. They are hernias, crushed toes, and a cracked laminate corner. The other place DIY goes wrong is ordering a roller by photo alone. The wrong wheel profile will bind, and then you have paid twice. If the door is dragging, call (754) 324-4646 and describe what you are seeing. We will tell you over the phone whether it sounds like a roller, a lock, or a track issue, and what the visit will likely cost before we schedule.

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