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PGT Door Installation: The Jupiter Owner’s Guide

PGT door installation in Jupiter typically runs $1,800 to $4,200 for a standard single entry unit and $2,800 to $6,500 for a full-impact-rated sliding or French door system, with most residential replacements completed in one day. We stock PGT-compatible hardware, seals, and frame components for same-day starts on confirmed orders. Most Jupiter homeowners discover their PGT door is failing when the sweep drags across the tile, the multipoint lock won’t engage after a humid afternoon, or they notice daylight between the jamb and the weatherstrip - usually after a few seasons of salt air and afternoon thunderstorms have worked the seals loose.

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Which PGT Models This Applies To

PGT builds three main door families we see in Jupiter: the WinGuard impact-rated aluminum line, the PremierVue vinyl series, and the architectural aluminum doors used in higher-end builds along the Loxahatchee River corridor and in Admirals Cove. The critical detail is the hinge barrel diameter and the strike plate spacing, which changed between PGT’s 2016 and 2019 catalog years. A WinGuard door from 2017 uses a 4-inch hinge spacing that will not accept current PGT hardware without jamb modification.

We identify the correct installation package three ways: the etched PGT logo in the glass corner (includes the manufacturing quarter and year), the sticker on the hinge side jamb with the NFRC rating, and the actual rough-opening measurement we take with a laser - never a tape measure alone, because PGT frames are ordered in 1/4-inch increments and a 1/8-inch error means the door won’t seat square. OEM PGT hardware is our default for anything structural: hinges, multipoint locks, and impact-rated glass. For sweeps, weatherstrip, and bug flaps, we use an aftermarket equivalent that meets the same durometer and UV-resistance specs at roughly 60 percent of the OEM price. We tell you which is which on the written quote.

Signs Your PGT Door Installation Is Failing

• The door sticks in summer, then rattles in winter. This is frame expansion and contraction against a jamb that was shimmed too tight or has lost its foam backer. In Jupiter’s 90-degree summers and occasional 40-degree January mornings, that movement cycles the fasteners until they wallow out.
• Water pools on the interior track after a hard rain. The weep holes are clogged with salt crust or the sill pan was never sealed to the subfloor. PGT sills have two weep channels; if both are blocked, water has nowhere to go but inward.
• The multipoint lock handle turns but the bolts don’t throw. The gearbox inside the mortise lock has stripped a nylon gear, usually from forcing the handle when the door is warped or the hinges have sagged. This is a full lock replacement, not a lubrication fix.
• Daylight shows at the top corner of the fixed panel on a slider. The interlock weatherstrip has compressed past recovery or the panel has dropped on its rollers. PGT sliders rely on that interlock for impact resistance; once it’s gone, the door is not code-compliant.
• The glass fogs between the panes. The PGT spacer seal has failed, admitting moist Florida air. On impact-rated units, this is not a defogging job - the entire insulated glass unit must be replaced to maintain the missile-impact certification.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: the door size, whether the existing frame is square within 1/4 inch (if not, we reframe), stucco or siding repair on the exterior, and whether the job requires a permit. Jupiter requires a building permit for any door replacement that changes the opening size or the impact rating; we pull that permit, schedule the inspection, and the cost is in the written quote. No change orders. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers labor and installation materials; manufacturer warranties on the PGT product itself run 10 years on the frame and glass.

DIY or Call Us?

There are two things a homeowner can safely check before calling: whether the weep holes are clogged (a pipe cleaner or compressed air, from the exterior only), and whether the strike plate screws have backed out (a Phillips head, hand-tight only). Beyond that, PGT doors are heavy - an impact-rated 36-inch entry slab weighs 140 pounds - and the multipoint lock system is under spring tension that can snap a finger if disassembled without the proper release tool.

We have also seen homeowners remove a sliding panel to “adjust” the rollers, then discover the panel won’t reseat because the interlock geometry is millimeter-specific. If you are not certain which PGT series you have, the year of manufacture, and the exact rough opening, the safe move is to have us measure it once and quote it straight. Call (772) 362-5402 and we will schedule a measured survey you keep, with a written price before any work starts.

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