Impact Windows in West Park, FL

West Park homeowners asking about impact windows usually live in neighborhoods that are far older than the city itself. West Park incorporated on March 1, 2005, after voters approved it 3,400 to 956, bringing together Carver Ranches, Lake Forest, a Broward neighborhood also called Miami Gardens, and Utopia. Many of those homes still have their original windows.

What we replace

Typical openings here are aluminum single-hung or jalousie windows, a front door that has seen decades of sun, and a back slider or Florida room. We usually recommend a whole-house window replacement with impact glass, then an impact front door. Where budgets are tight, we price the bedrooms first and add accordion shutters on secondary openings.

Families at home

West Park had 15,130 residents and 4,880 housing units at the 2020 census, with a homeowner vacancy rate of only 1.4 percent. About 42 percent of households had children. We work room by room and close every opening before we leave, so nobody spends a night with plywood over a bedroom window.

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Broward permits

West Park is in Broward County, which is in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone along with Miami-Dade. Products must be approved for HVHZ use. Check the city's current building permit requirements; we provide drawings, approvals and wind pressures.

Location

The city covers about 2.20 square miles of land, with Miami-Dade County to the south, Pembroke Park to the east, Hollywood to the north and Miramar to the west. Many owners here cross the county line to Miami Gardens every day, and the products are the same on both sides.

Garage doors and carports

Some West Park homes have attached garages, while others have carports. An impact garage door closes the largest opening on the house and needs an HVHZ approval like any window. For carport homes, the door from the carport into the house is often an old wood or steel door that should be replaced with an impact entry door.

Noise and heat

Laminated glass blocks most ultraviolet light and cuts traffic noise. Adding a low-E coating reduces the heat coming through west-facing windows, which can help cooling costs in summer.

Sliding doors and Florida rooms

Many West Park homes have a rear slider or an enclosed Florida room with jalousies. An impact sliding glass door replaces the old slider with laminated panels and reinforced interlocks. Replacing jalousies with impact windows turns the back room into usable, air-conditioned space.

Getting a first number

Tell us which West Park neighborhood you are in, how many windows and doors the house has, and send a couple of outside photos. That is enough for a rough starting figure before anyone measures.

After the inspection

The signed-off permit and product approvals are worth keeping with your homeowner's policy. A wind mitigation inspector will want them to confirm that each opening is protected.