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Fast, Reliable Sliding & Patio Doors Across Sunset
Sliding door replacement in Sunset, FL typically runs $2,800 to $6,400 for a standard 6-foot impact-rated patio slider, and most jobs that require a Miami-Dade NOA rough inspection are completed in one to three days once the slab is measured and the permit is pulled. We work Sunset daily, from the ranch homes near Kendale Lakes to the streets off Sunset Drive and Snapper Creek, so our crews know exactly what your house was built with and what it needs now. If your slider binds, fogs, or rattles when a truck passes, call (954) 507-3613 and we’ll send a background-checked tech to measure it before anyone quotes you a number.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Sunset’s Preferred Sliding & Patio Doors Company
Sunset homeowners don’t call us because we’re the cheapest. They call because a neighbor watched us pull an oxidized original slider out of a 1962 CBS ranch and put a code-compliant unit back in before lunch, and then we registered both warranty layers in writing before the truck left the driveway. That’s the standard Dale Kessler set when he founded this company in 2008, and it’s the standard every tech carries into every Sunset job.
We’ve replaced sliders on Granger Avenue, Miller Road, and the blocks around Cherry Grove Park where the original aluminum tracks have corroded into powder. Sunset houses were mostly built between the late 1950s and mid-1980s, which means we see the same failure patterns house after house. Our crews know the Miami-Dade inspection sequence cold, so a job that a franchise installer might take two trips to close, we clear on the first visit. A live person answers the phone day or night, and when you call about a slider that won’t lock or a screen that’s torn after a storm, you’ll talk to someone who knows what a NOA is, not a call center reading a script.
Our Sliding & Patio Doors Services in Sunset
Patio Sliding Doors
The standard patio slider in Sunset is an aluminum single-track unit that was installed when the house was built, and it’s been fighting salt air and humidity for forty to sixty years. We replace those with multi-track vinyl or fusion-welded aluminum sliders carrying current Miami-Dade NOAs, sized to the existing rough opening so the stucco and interior trim stay intact. A typical two-panel replacement on a Sunset CBS home runs $2,800 to $4,900 installed, depending on impact rating and glass package.

Panoramic Sliding Systems
When Sunset homeowners want to open the back of the house to the pool or the yard, we install multi-panel panoramic systems from manufacturers like PGT and CWS that stack panel over panel and carry the HVHZ impact ratings this county demands. These are anchored into the concrete lintel and slab, not just screwed to the jamb, and every panel gets a Miami-Dade NOA number on the frame. Plan on $5,500 to $12,000 for a three- to four-panel opening, measured, permitted, and inspected.

Heavy-Duty Sliding Doors
Sunset’s older homes often have wide openings that once held single-track sliders and now need something built to take a hurricane’s wind load. Heavy-duty sliders from CWS and ES Windows use reinforced frames, stainless rollers, and laminated impact glass, and we install them with full perimeter flashing and a sill pan that drains to the exterior. On a 1960s ranch off Sunset Drive, we replaced a corroded original with a Pella Mirage unit carrying NOA 20-1131, and the rough inspection passed the first morning. Budget $4,000 to $8,500 for a wide opening.

Pocket & Barn Doors
Interior pocket doors and barn-style sliders don’t need an NOA, but they still need to hang straight and roll quietly, which is why we measure the header twice and shim the track level before the first screw goes in. We also use this same craft on exterior patch and screen tracks where Sunset’s humidity has warped the original framing. Most pocket or barn hardware replacements in Sunset run $450 to $1,400, complete with hardware and trim.

Screen Door Installation
Sunset backs onto some of the oldest tree canopy in southwest Miami-Dade, and screen doors here take a beating from sun, rain, and wind-driven debris. We build and hang sliding and hinged screens with corrosion-resistant frames so the hardware doesn’t rust shut within two years like the big-box versions do. Typical screen slider installation runs $350 to $800, measured and cut on site.

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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sunset
We install and service sliding and patio doors from more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including Pella, PGT, CWS, ES Windows, and CGI, and we quote them side by side on paper so you can see the frame, glass, and NOA numbers before you spend a dollar. For Sunset homeowners, that paper trail matters, because the NOA is the thing your insurance carrier will ask for after a storm, not a brand logo. We stock common rollers, tracks, and screen hardware for the units already hanging in Sunset homes, which means a service call often ends the same visit.
Common Sliding & Patio Doors Problems We See in Sunset Homes
- Corroded aluminum tracks and rollers. Salt-laden air off the Biscayne corridor gets into every uncoated aluminum face within two to three years. Rollers seize, tracks pit, and the door starts to drag or derail off the rail.
- Fogged or hazed glass in pre-1992 sliders. The original insulated glass units in Sunset ranches were never built to hold a seal for fifty years. Once the argon leaks out, you’re left with a fogged pane, a higher cooling bill, and a unit that won’t pass a wind-load test even if you wanted to keep it.
- Wind-borne missile failure on non-impact glass. A single piece of roof tile or tree branch moving at 130 mph will shatter an original single-pane slider and pressurize the whole house. That’s the exact failure the Miami-Dade HVHZ code was written to stop.
- Binding sashes on south-facing walls. Sunset runs hot from March through October, and unshaded south and west walls push the frame and slab into repeated expansion cycles. A door that’s square in January may bind by July if the original install left no room for the concrete to move.
Pricing for Sliding & Patio Doors in Sunset, FL
A standard 6-foot impact-rated patio slider in Sunset runs $2,800 to $4,900 installed, including the NOA product, permit, and rough inspection. Panoramic multi-panel systems run $5,500 to $12,000. Heavy-duty impact sliders for wide openings, $4,000 to $8,500. Screen door installation, $350 to $800. What moves the number: glass package, frame material, opening width, and whether the existing lintel needs shoring, which happens on some of the oldest CBS homes. A compliant quote in Sunset will always list the manufacturer, the NOA number, the glass make-up, and the inspection steps. A cheap quote leaves those blank, and in this county, a blank NOA field means the rough inspection fails and the insurance claim dies. We give written line-item quotes, free, with both warranty layers registered before we leave. Call (954) 507-3613 to schedule your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sunset
Our Sliding & Patio Doors crews work across southwest Miami-Dade, so if you’re in Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Olympia Heights, or Coral Terrace, the same NOA-compliant process and the same written warranty registration applies. Sliding & Patio Doors in Sunset is where we’ve spent the most time on pre-1992 ranch stock, but the code and the craft travel with us.
Serving Sunset, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sunset 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 - Sliding & Patio Doors in Sunset
Yes. Sunset sits inside Miami-Dade County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the NOA requirement applies to every exterior opening, regardless of flood zone or distance from the coast. A product that meets statewide Florida code but lacks a Miami-Dade NOA number cannot legally be installed in Sunset, and a contractor who tries will fail the rough inspection. Call (954) 507-3613 and ask for a quote that lists the NOA number on paper.
Under HVHZ code, once the original insulated glass unit has lost its seal, the only compliant path is replacement of the sash or the door with an NOA-approved unit. There is no field repair that restores the argon fill or the impact rating, and patching a fogged pane on a pre-1992 slider leaves you with a non-compliant opening. We quote the replacement with glass make-up and NOA number stated, and the old unit comes out in one piece.
Your carrier will want the permit, the passed rough inspection, and the Miami-Dade NOA number for the installed product, and many insurers now ask for a copy of the warranty registration showing the manufacturer’s coverage is in force. We register both warranty layers in writing before the truck leaves your driveway, and we hand you a folder with the NOA, the permit, and the inspection sign-off. Call (954) 507-3613 for a free estimate that produces exactly that paper trail.
Salt-laden air accelerates oxidation on any uncoated aluminum track or roller, and in Sunset we regularly see hardware that has corroded into powder within two or three years of installation. That corrosion causes rollers to seize and the door to bind or jump the track. We use stainless rollers and coated or non-metallic tracks on every Sunset install, and we can often service an existing door the same visit if the frame is still sound.
You can replace just the slider, and that’s a common first step for Sunset homeowners who want to secure the largest opening before hurricane season without committing to a full-house fenestration project. The code does not require all openings to be upgraded at once, but every new opening you do replace, including that slider, must be NOA compliant. We’ll measure the opening, pull the permit, and install a unit that passes inspection on its own, then you can phase the rest when you’re ready.
If your sliding door in Sunset is fogged, corroded, or still wearing its 1972 hardware, call (954) 507-3613 for a free measured quote. We’ll put the NOA number, the glass package, and the price on paper before you commit, and we’ll stand behind it in writing. Done right, in Sunset, since we hung our first door here.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors.
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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