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Most Three Lakes homes were built with windows and doors that would not pass a single day of today’s wind code review. The concrete block ranch houses that define this neighborhood still carry original single-pane aluminum frames, corroded tracks, and seals that gave up years ago. If you’re looking at a window that fogs between the panes or a sliding door that needs two hands and a hip check to move, you’re not alone. Winslow Windows & Doors serves Three Lakes homeowners with impact-rated replacements, door systems, and roofing, all installed to the exact standards Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone demands. Call (727) 620-6983 and a live person answers.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Three Lakes Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
Ed Winslow started this company in 2011 because he got tired of watching homeowners get handed vague estimates and warranty cards that meant nothing the moment the installer’s truck pulled away. His name is on the business, and every job we do in Three Lakes carries that weight. Homeowners around SW 117th Avenue and the quiet streets off Coral Way tell us the same thing: they wanted a company with a published address and a real license number, not a call center dispatch. That’s why we track every interaction back to one owner, one crew standard, and one promise that outlives every competitor’s paperwork.
The Done Right Promise is the long way of saying we stand behind our work for a century. If it’s not done right, we make it right, period. No arbitration clauses, no fine print gymnastics. That promise shows up on every window we install in Three Lakes, from the 1970s ranchers near Winston Park to the later builds clustered around SW 120th Street. Every technician arriving at a Three Lakes home is background-checked and in uniform, so you know exactly who is at your door before the first knock.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Three Lakes
Impact Windows
Three Lakes sits squarely inside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so impact windows aren’t an upsell here, they’re the default. Every impact unit we install carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance matched to the design pressure of each opening, and we never push a rating above what the structure actually needs. Learn more about our Impact Windows in Three Lakes.
Window Installation
Getting the window product right is only half the job. The other half is anchoring it correctly into CBS block walls that are forty to fifty years old, which is standard for Three Lakes homes. Our crews cut, buck, and fasten to masonry spec, then seal for humidity that would eat a sloppy install alive. Learn more about our Window Installation in Three Lakes.
Window Replacement
Most Three Lakes replacement jobs involve pulling out single-pane aluminum sliders and jalousie sections that in many cases are original from the 70s and 80s. The question isn’t whether to replace them; it’s which NOA-approved impact product fits the opening without rebuilding the wall. Learn more about our Window Replacement in Three Lakes.
Door Installation
Front entry doors, side doors, and utility doors all take a beating in a climate that never dries out. We install Therma-Tru and PGT door systems built to hold their shape and seal through years of humidity and storm pressure.
Sliding Glass & Patio Doors
Original sliders in Three Lakes ran on aluminum tracks that corrode fast east of the Everglades. Modern impact sliders from brands like PGT and CGI glide easily and meet HVHZ wind standards while flooding your back room with light.
Energy-Efficient Windows
Air-conditioning runs nearly year-round in Three Lakes, so glass that blocks heat gain matters. We install Low-E impact units that cut cooling load by 20 to 30 percent, a range our customers verify on their FPL bills, not just in a brochure.
Impact Garage Doors
Hurricane straps and impact glass won’t matter if your garage door buckles under wind pressure and the roof goes with it. We install impact-rated garage doors, a product category Three Lakes homeowners often overlook until their insurer asks about it.
Custom & Geometric Windows
A few Three Lakes homes have unusual openings, eyebrow windows, or arched transoms that box-box retailers won’t touch. Ed orders custom geometric units through our authorized brand partners and installs them to the same HVHZ standards as every stock window.
Roof Repair
Cracked tiles, lifted shingles, and failing flashing show up after every storm season. Winslow is a full exterior-protection company, and our roof crews handle repairs before small leaks become drywall problems.
Roof Replacement & Installation
When a Three Lakes roof can’t be patched, we replace it. Full tear-offs, new underlayment, and code-compliant fastening done by the same owner-operated team that installed your windows.
Shingle, Tile & Metal Roofing
Three Lakes homes run the full roofing range, from barrel tile on earlier builds to shingle and standing-seam metal on newer sections. We install all three and match the material to both the home’s structure and the HVHZ wind uplift requirements.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Three Lakes
Our crews work throughout Three Lakes, and typical response time for a call within the community runs the same day for estimates and next day for most inspections. Frequent service stops include:
- Winston Park
- Bent Tree
- Country Walk
- The Crossings
- Westwood Lakes
Why Three Lakes’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Three Lakes sits directly east of the Everglades, which means the air almost never dries out. This is one of the most humid pockets of the continental United States year-round, and that moisture does patient, destructive work on window seals and door frames. Aluminum frames oxidize faster here than in coastal-breeze cities further north. Seals that might survive twenty years in drier climates fail in ten. The CBS block walls that define the housing stock also create a specific installation reality: masonry anchoring matters more than it does on wood-frame homes, and a window screwed loosely into a block opening will leak air, water, and eventually someone else’s repair invoice. The original single-pane sliders and jalousie windows installed in the 1970s through early 1990s predate the post-Hurricane Andrew code overhaul, and nearly all of them fall short of the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance requirements now standard in this part of the county. Full replacement, not repair, is the common outcome, and the installer had better know block construction or the “bargain” window costs twice as much before the next inspection.
There’s another pressure point in Three Lakes that most other Florida communities don’t feel as sharply. A large share of homeowners here still rely on accordion shutters over non-impact windows and assume they’re hurricane ready. Insurers are increasingly disagreeing. Carriers underwriting renewal policies in this part of Miami-Dade are pushing for documented NOA-approved impact windows as a condition of continued coverage, not just as a discount hook. So a lot of our Three Lakes jobs start with a homeowner holding a letter from an insurance company, not just a broken sash. That’s a replacement pipeline driven by actuarial tables as much as by storm season.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Three Lakes
What you’ll pay for impact windows and doors in Three Lakes depends on opening size, design pressure rating, and frame material. Here’s what we see for typical ranch-style homes in the area:
- Standard impact window (up to 40×60): $900 to $1,400 per opening installed
- Larger slider or picture window (up to 72×60): $1,500 to $2,300 per opening installed
- Impact front entry door (Therma-Tru or PGT): $3,000 to $5,500 installed
- Impact sliding glass door (6 ft to 8 ft): $4,000 to $7,000 installed
- Impact garage door (single bay): $2,500 to $4,500 installed
- Full window replacement on a 1,600 sq ft ranch: $14,000 to $28,000 depending on opening count and ratings
Every quote is line-itemed before work begins. No change orders on standard installations, no surprises buried in the footer. We also knock $40 off any repair over $200, and seniors and veterans get a permanent 10 percent discount on their total. Call (727) 620-6983 for a free estimate.
Impact Windows vs. Hurricane Shutters: What Three Lakes Homeowners Should Know
Accordion shutters are better than nothing, but they’re reactive protection. Someone has to be home and physically able to drag them across every opening when a storm is hours out, and in Three Lakes’s older stock, corroded tracks and seized bearings make that job worse every year. Impact windows are always on. The laminated glass stays in the frame under debris impact, the house stays sealed, and the opening stays protected even if you evacuated. Given the insurer pressure now hitting Three Lakes specifically, documented impact windows are increasingly the difference between a renewal and a nonrenewal letter. Shutters can’t make that same argument to an underwriter.
Florida Pays Three Lakes Homeowners Back
The state and federal incentive stack for impact upgrades is stronger now than it has been in years, and Three Lakes homeowners are positioned to take advantage of all of it. My Safe Florida Home matching grants can cover up to $10,000 toward qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, though funds come and go by legislative cycle, so check the program’s current status before writing any check. Florida motor-vehicle-style sales tax is waived on impact-resistant windows and doors. The federal 25C energy credit returns 30 percent of product cost on qualifying efficient units, capped at $600 per year. Once the work is complete and a wind-mitigation inspection ($75 to $150) documents the upgrades, many Three Lakes homeowners see their windstorm premium drop by around 25 percent on the wind portion of the policy. The insurer sets the final number, not us, and not every carrier applies the credit the same way. But the point stands: Florida is effectively paying homeowners back to harden these houses.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Three Lakes
We’re on a first-name basis with homeowners throughout Three Lakes, from the larger lots near SW 117th Avenue to the cul-de-sacs wrapping through Bent Tree and Country Walk. Our crews know which streets still carry the original aluminum frames, which HOAs require architectural approval before any visible change, and which sections fought through the 1992 storm season with the least damage. No dispatch lag, no “we’ll get to you when the route fills up.” Just local crews doing the work correctly the first time.
Service Area - Cities Near Three Lakes
Our Three Lakes customers sometimes ask whether we cover nearby communities. We do. Winslow crews are active in Fountainebleau, Miami, Hialeah, and Doral. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our South Florida office in Miami, and we handle each area with the same local-accountability standard.
Serving Three Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Three Lakes 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 About Windows & Doors in Three Lakes
Yes. Three Lakes is inside Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and any replacement window or door must carry an active Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance for the specific configuration installed. An installer who says otherwise is not doing code-compliant work in this community. Ed and our team pull product approvals for every opening before the first screw goes in.
For a typical Three Lakes ranch home with 10 to 15 openings, expect $14,000 to $28,000 installed, depending on sizes, design pressures, and whether you opt for costlier impact French doors or custom shapes. We give free, line-itemed estimates, so you’ll know the exact number for your house before any commitment. Call (727) 620-6983 to schedule yours.
Yes. We don’t pressure you to rip out the character of a 1980s CBS home and replace it with a generic white-vinyl box. Our custom and geometric window line, including frames and finishes from brands like PGT and CGI, can be matched to the home’s original openings, mullion patterns, and exterior colors. Impact-rated doesn’t have to mean ugly.
Usually, yes. Most Three Lakes customers who complete a wind-mitigation inspection after installing NOA-approved impact windows see a windstorm premium reduction, and 25 percent on the wind portion is a common figure, though the carrier decides the final number. More importantly, we’re hearing from homeowners whose renewals were conditioned on documented impact glass, so the upgrade can be the difference between keeping and losing coverage.
We pull the permits and schedule the inspections on every permitted job we do in Three Lakes. That’s standard practice for Winslow, not an optional add-on. Our work passes Miami-Dade inspection every time, and the permit stays with the property when you sell.
Once your units arrive at our warehouse, standard installation on an average Three Lakes home runs as fast as a single day for windows and a day for doors. Custom fabrication, especially for odd-opening geometric windows, typically runs four to six weeks from order to delivery. Ed will give you a firm timeline in the written estimate.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors. Ed founded the company in 2011 and stands behind every job with the Done Right Promise, a published address, and a phone number answered by a live person 24/7. Call (727) 620-6983 for a free estimate.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow 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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What Neighbors Say About Winslow Windows & Doors
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local windows & doors pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Three Lakes Customers Say
"We sat out a hurricane behind the windows Ed put in. The gusts threw a neighbour's trampoline down the street and the loudest thing in our house was the kettle. I rang him after to say thank you and he answered his own phone, same as always."
- Thaddeus Okonkwo"Three big companies quoted us and every one sent a salesman with a leased truck. Ed turned up in a truck with his own name on the door, quoted less, and his crew were the same faces on day one and day nine."
- Yolanda Betancourt"A tile roof repair and new windows from the same company meant one crew, one permit runner, and nobody blaming the other trade. Ed checked the roof work himself before the tarp came off."
- Henrietta Pemberton