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CWS Door Installation: The Margate Owner’s Guide

CWS door installation in Margate typically runs $1,200-$3,800 depending on the series, impact rating, and whether the rough opening needs reframing. We stock CWS-compatible frames, sills, and hardware for same-day starts on most standard sizes. Most Margate homeowners discover their CWS door is failing when the sweep drags, the multipoint lock won’t engage, or they spot daylight between the frame and the jamb after a storm - signs that the installation, not just the door, is giving way.

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Which CWS Models This Applies To

CWS builds three residential door lines that circulate in Margate: the Aventura Series (non-impact, vinyl-clad), the impact-rated WindPact Series (aluminum-reinforced), and the thermally broken TropiCore Series. The label is inside the hinge stile on the interior side; it lists the series, the nominal size, and the DP rating. We need that label, plus the rough opening width at three points (head, middle, sill), because CWS frames are not interchangeable between series. The WindPact jamb is 4-9/16″ deep; the Aventura runs 4-1/4″. Mix them and the brickmould sits proud or recessed, and the weatherstrip never seals.

We install OEM CWS frames and sills when the series is still in production. For discontinued Aventura units from the 2012-2018 run, we source aftermarket frames from a Florida fabricator that matches the CWS extrusion profile and wall thickness. The multipoint hardware is the sticking point: CWS uses a proprietary 45mm backset on WindPact doors, and standard 55mm hardware will not engage the deadbolt pocket. We stock both backsets on the truck.

Signs Your CWS Door Installation Is Failing

• The door drags at the sill or corner. In Margate, the fill sand under slab homes settles unevenly, and the CWS composite sill - especially on pre-2019 units - cracks rather than flexes. The installation has lost its level, or the sill pan has rotted through.
• Daylight visible around the frame after closing. The installation foam has degraded, or the frame screws have backed out of the king studs. On east-facing CWS doors, the morning sun cooks the PVC jamb and the expansion gap closes up, bowing the frame.
• Multipoint lock bolts miss their keepers. This is almost always installation shift, not hardware failure. The frame has dropped or the hinge side has pulled. We check plumb with a 6-foot level; anything over 1/8″ in 6 feet means the installation is moving.
• Water stains on the interior trim after rain. The CWS sill pan was either omitted, cut short, or the end dams were not sealed to the jamb. In Margate’s flat yards, water sits at the threshold and finds every gap.
• The door closes but won’t latch without lifting the handle. The strike plate has migrated, or the prehung frame has twisted. On TropiCore doors, the thermal break can separate and let the stile rack if the installation shim spacing was wrong.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

The range depends on three things: whether the CWS unit is in stock at the Davie distribution center (WindPact usually is; custom TropiCore colors run 10-14 days), how much of the subfloor and king stud is sound, and whether we are matching existing trim or replacing it. Every quote is itemized - frame, door slab, hardware, labor, disposal - and the number we write is the number on the invoice. Haven Clause 1. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers installation defects; manufacturer defects run through CWS’s own warranty, which we file for you.

DIY or Call Us?

There is no high-tension danger in a door installation, but there is a long list of ways to turn a $1,200 job into a $3,000 one. An owner can safely check: whether the hinge screws are tight, whether the sill pan end dams are caulked, and whether the door is square in the frame using a tape measure on the diagonals. Do not try to rehang a CWS WindPact door solo; the slab weighs 90-120 pounds and the multipoint hardware must be tuned with the door in place.

The real risk is in the rough opening. CWS specifies 1/2″ shim space on the hinge side and 3/8″ on the strike side. Get that wrong and the lock won’t throw, the weatherstrip won’t compress, or the frame racks in six months. We have replaced three owner-installed CWS doors in Margate in the past two years where the shim spacing was reversed. Measure it right, write it down, then cut. Call (754) 254-7558 and we will schedule a measured survey; the document is yours to keep either way.

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