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Fast, Reliable Door Installation Across Sewall’s Point
Door installation in Sewall’s Point runs anywhere from $1,800 for a basic entry door to $14,000 or more for custom impact-rated French doors with marine-grade hardware. That’s the honest range, and the price depends on what you’re replacing and what the salt air has done to the opening. Our crews work in Sewall’s Point every week, and we know these homes well enough to tell you before we start whether the jamb is salvageable or the whole rough opening needs rebuilding. Call (754) 324-4646 and we’ll walk you through it.
If you’ve lived here twenty or thirty years, you’ve already learned what the Indian River Lagoon does to metal. We have too. That’s why we treat every opening on this peninsula the same way regardless of which side of the street it faces. No standard hardware. No shortcuts on flashing. No surprises on the bill.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Sewall’s Point’s Preferred Door Installation Company
Our company was founded in 2008 by second-generation glazier Dale Kessler, and we’ve spent more than years in the trades learning what marine environments do to door systems. Sewall’s Point customers keep calling us back because we write down what we’re going to do, what it costs, and how long it takes, and then we do exactly that.
Every technician who shows up at a Sewall’s Point job is background-checked and uniformed. Every opening gets measured twice. Every quote lists manufacturer lines side by side on paper, so you see what you’re actually buying. And both warranty layers get registered in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s the only way we work.
We answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form. A real person who can schedule your estimate and answer questions about lead times and hardware finishes.
Our Door Installation Services in Sewall’s Point
We install, replace, and service every type of residential door, and on this peninsula, the work has to account for salt corrosion, wind-driven rain, and impact requirements that apply to every lot in town. Here’s what we handle most often in Sewall’s Point. For a broader look at the work we do, see our Door Installation services page.
Double & French Doors
Large swinging French doors are common on these waterfront estates, especially where a living room opens onto a patio or pool deck. The original units are usually aluminum, almost always corroded at the stiles and hardware, and frequently out of square from decades of thermal movement. We replace them with impact-rated insulated glass systems, specifying 316 marine-grade stainless hinges as standard, not an upgrade. A typical French door replacement in Sewall’s Point runs $4,500 to $11,000 depending on width, finish, and whether the opening needs structural work.

Pivot Doors
Pivot doors are increasingly popular on newer and remodeled Sewall’s Point homes because they allow for wider, heavier slabs with clean sightlines. But a pivot door on this peninsula needs more than an impressive slab. The pivot hardware, the floor bearing, and the concealed closer all sit close to salt-laden air, and the wrong components fail fast. We specify corrosion-resistant pivot systems and register both warranty layers in writing. Custom pivot door installations here typically start around $7,500 and run upward from there, with custom millwork lead times often being the controlling factor.

Arched & Custom Doors
Many Sewall’s Point homes from the 1970s and 1980s feature arched entries and custom wooden door frames. When those doors need replacement, there’s no off-the-shelf answer. We field-measure every arch, coordinate with the manufacturer on the exact radius, and handle the trim and casing work so the finished opening matches the original proportions. These jobs run $5,000 to $15,000, and the long-lead items are the custom millwork and the impact-rated glass unit, not the installation labor.

Entry & Swing Doors
Front entry doors on this peninsula take a beating even when they’re set back from the bulkhead. The constant salt-laden humidity corrodes hinges and locksets within a few seasons. We replace entry doors with impact-rated slabs, marine-grade hardware, and sill pans that actually shed water. A solid entry door installation in Sewall’s Point generally costs $1,800 to $5,500, including removal and proper flashing.

What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sewall’s Point
We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and for Sewall’s Point work we typically quote CGI, CWS, and ES Windows because their impact-rated door systems are built for exactly the conditions this town lives with every day. We stock common replacement parts for these lines locally, which means a hardware repair doesn’t need to wait on a freight shipment from out of state. When the work is done right, you shouldn’t have to think about the door for another two decades.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Sewall’s Point Homes
Every house in Sewall’s Point sits within a few hundred feet of tidal saltwater. That means the failure modes we see here are uniform across town, not lot-by-lot. Here’s what we find most often when we pull a door off a Sewall’s Point home:
- Hardware seizure on street-facing doors. Standard hinges and locksets corrode and bind within two to three years in the constant salt air. Even doors that never face the water show the same oxidation, because on a peninsula this narrow there is no protected side. A door that fights you when you turn the handle is a hardware problem, not a sign you need a new slab.
- Seal failure on post-2004 impact doors. The hurricane-replacement rush after Frances and Jeanne put impact doors into hundreds of homes here. Those units are now twenty-plus years old, and the constant thermal cycling from sun and salt is breaking down perimeter seals. Fogged glass between the panes is exactly this failure, and it means the argon fill is gone even if the frame looks fine.
- Rotted jambs from missing flashing. Many original door openings on these 1960s-to-1990s homes lack proper sill pans or flashing tape. Wind-driven rain from any direction finds its way into the rough opening, and the rot hides behind the casing until the door is pulled. By then, the sub-sill is usually gone too.
- Corroded sliding door tracks from undersized hardware. The big aluminum sliders on lagoon-side patios are commonly seized up from years of salt buildup in the roller tracks. If the track itself is pitted, cleaning won’t fix it. The track needs replacement, and while we’re in there, we upgrade to marine-grade rollers so it doesn’t happen again in five years.
Pricing for Door Installation in Sewall’s Point, FL
Here are honest ranges for the work we do in Sewall’s Point, based on what these homes actually need:
- Entry door replacement: $1,800 - $5,500, including removal, disposal, and proper flashing.
- French door replacement (impact-rated): $4,500 - $11,000, depending on width, finish, and opening condition.
- Pivot door installation: $7,500 - $18,000, custom millwork and pivot hardware included.
- Arched or custom door: $5,000 - $15,000, field-measured and manufactured to the original opening.
- Hardware replacement with marine-grade components: $350 - $1,200 per door.
Lead times on custom millwork set the calendar on these jobs, not our labor day. That’s a fact we don’t hide, and it’s why we recommend starting the conversation 16 to 22 weeks before you want the doors installed. The price we quote in writing before ordering is the price you pay. No change orders because a hinge was more expensive than we thought. No second appointment left hanging. Call (754) 324-4646 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sewall’s Point
Our crews cover the whole Martin County stretch, and we’re in Stuart, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, and Palm City the same week we’re scheduled. If you’re in Sewall’s Point proper or anywhere on the peninsula, the answer is the same: measure twice, register the warranties in writing, stand behind the work for 90 days.
Serving Sewall’s Point, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sewall’s Point area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Door Installation in Sewall’s Point
Yes. Sewall’s Point sits fully within Martin County’s wind-borne debris region under the Florida Building Code, which means every exterior door opening needs to meet impact-resistance standards, regardless of where on the peninsula the house sits. There is no exemption for street-side lots, and we’ve never seen a local permit office waive the requirement. Call (754) 324-4646 and we’ll tell you exactly which code section applies to your opening, and what it means for the quote.
Because Sewall’s Point is a narrow peninsula with tidal saltwater on both sides. The St. Lucie River runs along one side and the Indian River Lagoon along the other, and the salt-laden air moves across the entire town, not just along the bulkheads. Even interior-facing doors on homes set back from the water see corrosion rates typically found only on oceanfront properties elsewhere. That’s why we specify 316 marine-grade stainless hardware as standard on every door we install here. For a replacement quote, call (754) 324-4646.
Order 16 to 22 weeks ahead, at minimum. The custom millwork on French doors with coastal-grade finishes is the long pole, and every week of delay at the start pushes the project calendar further out. We saw this on a bayfront estate along South Sewall’s Point Road, where we replaced a 1990s corroded aluminum slider with a Marvin Ultimate swinging French door in a custom coastal bronze finish. The 22-week lead time on the custom millwork set the schedule, not our installation labor. The price was fixed in writing before ordering. Start early, and call (754) 324-4646 to get a written quote in hand.
Usually not. Fogged glass means the perimeter seal on the insulated glass unit has failed, and the argon fill has escaped. The door slab and frame may be perfectly sound. We can often replace just the insulated glass unit, which saves thousands compared to a full door replacement. On this peninsula, the constant thermal cycling and salt exposure accelerate seal failure, so we see this regularly on post-2004 replacement doors. Call (754) 324-4646 and we’ll inspect the unit and give you an honest answer on whether it’s a glass replacement or something more.
Marine-grade 316 stainless steel in a brushed or satin finish holds up best, and we also recommend powder-coated finishes with a minimum of two coats for architectural hardware on high-visibility doors. Avoid polished brass and oil-rubbed bronze on exterior-facing hardware here; both will show corrosion within a few seasons. We source marine-grade hardware from lines including CGI and CWS, and every hardware component we install carries its own corrosion warranty. For a specific recommendation on your doors, call (754) 324-4646 and we’ll talk through the options, in writing, before you decide.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Sewall’s Point with marine-grade door installations and The Keystone Standard.
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.



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