Window And Door Installation In Orlando, FL
Global Arch Construction replaces windows and doors for homeowners across Orlando and the surrounding Orange County suburbs. We work out of our shop at 9640 Sidney Hayes Rd in southeast Orlando, which puts most of our jobs within a forty minute drive. That matters more than it sounds. Window work in Central Florida involves a permit, a product approval number, and an inspection, and a crew that pulls permits in the same jurisdiction every week already knows what the inspector will ask to see.
Most of the homes we work on fall into two groups. There are the 1960s and 1970s concrete block houses in Conway, Azalea Park, and Pine Hills, usually still carrying original single pane aluminum single hungs or steel awning units that stick. Then there are the 1990s and 2000s stucco over block houses in Hunter’s Creek, Waterford Lakes, and Avalon Park, where the aluminum frames have started to pit and the glazing seals have failed. The right fix is different for each, and we will tell you which one you are dealing with before you spend anything.
Call (407) 989-3960 or request a free estimate to get on the measure schedule.
Orlando & Orange County, FL
Window And Door Services We Provide In Orlando, FL
Window Replacement In Orlando, FL
There are two ways to replace a window, and contractors do not always explain the difference. An insert replacement drops a new unit into the existing frame, which is faster and cheaper but loses about an inch of glass on each side. A full frame replacement takes the old frame out down to the rough opening, so we can see the buck, the block, and any water damage hiding behind the stucco. On Orlando block homes with original aluminum windows, we usually recommend full frame, because the old aluminum frames are anchored straight into the block and leaving them in place means leaving the leak path in place too. We measure every opening individually rather than ordering off one dimension, since block openings from that era are rarely square.
Impact Window Installation In Orlando, FL
An impact window is not just thicker glass. It is a laminated unit with a plastic interlayer bonded between two panes, set in a frame engineered so the glass stays in the opening after it breaks. The units we install are tested under ASTM E1886 and E1996, which means a nine pound two by four fired at the glass, followed by thousands of pressure cycles. Orange County sits outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which only covers Miami-Dade and Broward, so the product approval requirements here are less strict than South Florida. That is exactly why it pays to check. We confirm the Florida Product Approval number and the design pressure rating against your specific opening size before we order, because a window rated for a small bathroom opening will not carry a wide living room opening.
Window And Door Installers Near Me In Orlando, FL
If you are searching for window and door installers near you in Orlando, FL, distance is a practical concern rather than a marketing one. Our crews dispatch from Meadow Woods, so a warranty call in Winter Park or a re-measure in Kissimmee happens the same week instead of getting bundled into a route three weeks out. We handle the permit application, the product approval paperwork, and the inspection scheduling ourselves. You do not need to sit at home waiting for a county inspector on a four hour window unless the inspection requires interior access, and we will tell you in advance when it does.
Sliding Glass Door Installation In Orlando, FL
Sliders fail in predictable ways. The rollers flatten, the track fills with grit, and the door starts requiring two hands. By the time most homeowners call us, the track itself is worn past the point where new rollers help. We install two panel, three panel, and pocket sliders, and we rebuild the sill underneath rather than setting a new door on a compromised threshold. A sill pan goes in on every install, sloped to drain outward, because a slider sits at the lowest point of the wall and a summer afternoon storm in Orlando will find any path water can take. Screen doors and hardware get installed the same day so you are not left with an opening you cannot secure overnight.
Door Replacement Company In Orlando, FL
As a door replacement company working in Orlando, FL, most of what we replace is not the door slab. It is the jamb. Central Florida humidity and afternoon sun on a west facing entry will swell a wood jamb, split the brickmould, and leave a gap the deadbolt no longer reaches. We install pre hung units so the door, jamb, and threshold arrive as one square assembly, then shim to the opening rather than forcing the opening to the door. Fiberglass slabs hold up better than wood here and better than steel near the coast. If your existing opening is a non standard size, which is common in houses built before 1975, we can order to size instead of cutting down a stock unit.
Full Service Window Contracting In Orlando, FL
Homeowners comparing the best window contractors in Orlando, FL usually get quotes that look wildly different for what seems like the same job. The gap is almost always in what the quote leaves out. Some exclude the permit fee, some exclude stucco patching around the new frame, some quote insert replacements against a competitor’s full frame numbers. We write quotes that list the product line, the series number, the NFRC ratings, the permit, the disposal, and the finish work in separate lines, so you can put two bids side by side and compare the same items. We also handle the connected trades in house, including interior and exterior painting and siding, which keeps the finish work from turning into a second contractor and a second schedule.
Hurricane Impact Door Replacement In Orlando, FL
Impact doors carry the same laminated glass and testing standards as impact windows, plus reinforced hinges and multipoint locking hardware that throws bolts into the head and sill instead of only the strike plate. Entry doors, French doors, and sliding patio doors are all available impact rated. The install detail matters as much as the product on a door, because the threshold and the anchoring at the bottom corners are where failures start. We anchor per the manufacturer’s approved installation instructions, which is what the inspector checks, and we photograph the anchoring before the trim goes on so there is a record of it. If a storm has already caused damage, our storm damage repair team can handle the opening and the surrounding structure together.
Energy Efficient Window Replacement In Orlando, FL
In Orlando the number that matters most is Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, not U-factor. The Florida Building Code energy provisions cap SHGC at 0.25 for vertical glazing in our climate zone, and ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 sets the Southern zone thresholds at 0.23 SHGC and 0.32 U-factor. A window that blocks 77 percent of solar heat does far more for an August electric bill here than one with excellent insulation and a high SHGC. One honest note: the federal Section 25C tax credit for windows and doors ended for anything placed in service after December 31, 2025, so any contractor still advertising a $600 federal credit in 2026 is quoting an expired program. What is still worth pursuing is the windstorm mitigation discount on your homeowners insurance, since Florida law requires insurers to offer credits for approved opening protection.
Exterior Door Installation Services In Orlando, FL
Our exterior door installation services in Orlando, FL cover front entries, back and side service doors, French doors, and the fire rated door between an attached garage and the living space. That garage door is the one most people forget, and it is the one an inspector will flag during a remodel. Every exterior opening gets a sill pan and a proper flashing sequence, with the housewrap or building paper lapped over the head flashing rather than tucked behind it. Water management is where most door leaks originate, and it is invisible once the casing is on, so it is worth asking any contractor to describe their flashing detail before they start.
Custom Window And Door Installation In Orlando, FL
Custom window and door installation in Orlando, FL covers anything that is not a stock rectangle. Arched transoms over an entry, half rounds in a gable, a picture window ganged with two operable flankers, or a new opening cut into a block wall where there was never a window before. Cutting a new opening means a lintel or header sized for the span and a structural detail the county will want to see, so those jobs need drawings before they need glass. We also work in Orlando’s older neighborhoods where exterior changes come with review requirements, including parts of Lake Eola Heights and Colonialtown, and we will tell you upfront if your address falls under a historic district review before you fall in love with a window style that will not get approved. This work often runs alongside a larger remodeling project.
Permits And Code For Window Replacement In Orange County
Replacing a window or exterior door in Florida requires a building permit. This is not a local preference, it comes from the Florida Building Code, which treats altering an opening in an exterior wall as permitted work. If your address is inside Orlando city limits, the permit goes through City of Orlando Permitting Services. If you are in unincorporated Orange County, Winter Park, Kissimmee, or one of the other municipalities, it goes to that jurisdiction’s building department. We pull it either way.
The application needs the Florida Product Approval or Notice of Acceptance number for each product, the design pressure rating for each opening, and the manufacturer’s approved installation instructions. This is where unpermitted work catches up with people. Homeowners who had windows installed without a permit routinely find out at closing, when the buyer’s inspector or the title company flags an open or missing permit and the sale stalls while it gets resolved retroactively. Retroactive permitting sometimes means opening walls back up.
One timing item worth knowing in 2026: the Florida Building Code 9th Edition takes effect December 31, 2026, replacing the current 8th Edition. It adopts ASCE 7-22 for wind loads, which redraws wind speed contours and tightens design pressure requirements on components like windows and doors. Permits applied for before that date generally fall under the current rules. If you are planning a whole house window replacement, pulling the permit before the end of the year may mean a different product qualifies than would qualify in January.
How To Compare Window Contractors In Orlando
Four questions will separate most bids quickly.
Ask which product approval number they intend to use and what design pressure it carries for your largest opening. A contractor who has to call the office to answer that has not sized the job yet.
Ask whether the quote is insert or full frame, in writing, because that single difference can account for most of the price gap between two bids.
Ask who pulls the permit and whether the fee is included or billed later.
And ask what happens to the stucco, drywall return, and interior casing after the window goes in, since finish work is the most commonly excluded line item in Orlando window quotes.
Timing is the other thing worth planning around. Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, and impact window lead times in Central Florida stretch out sharply in the week after a named storm enters the Gulf. The quiet stretch from January through April is when manufacturers quote their shortest lead times and when our schedule has the most room in it.
How Our Installation Process Works
We start with an in home measure rather than a phone quote. Every opening gets measured at three points for width and height, because openings in older block homes are frequently out of square by a quarter inch or more, and a window ordered to the wrong dimension is a six week delay, not a same day fix. You get the quote with product series, NFRC ratings, and design pressures listed per opening.
Once you approve it, we order the units and file the permit at the same time, since manufacturing and plan review run in parallel. Standard vinyl and aluminum units typically arrive faster than impact rated and custom sizes. When the product lands, we schedule the install and give you a firm day rather than a week long window.
On install day the crew works opening by opening, so your house is never fully open. Old units come out, the opening gets inspected and repaired if there is rot or spalled block, the new unit gets set, shimmed, anchored per the approved instructions, and sealed. We photograph the anchoring before it is covered. Then the county inspection happens, and we handle scheduling and meeting the inspector.
Where We Work In Central Florida
Orlando
Home baseHome base, off Sidney Hayes Rd in 32824 south of the airport. We work across the city, from the older bungalows in College Park and Colonialtown where nothing is square and every wall hides a surprise, to newer construction in Lake Nona and Hunter’s Creek where the work is more about finishes and additions.
Winter Garden
Mostly kitchen and bath remodels in the older homes near downtown, plus additions and outdoor living space in the Horizon West subdivisions.
Clermont
Hilly lots and a lot of housing stock from the 1990s and 2000s now hitting the age where the roof, the air conditioner, and the windows all come due within a couple of years of each other. We can sequence that so you are not paying for the same access twice.
St. Cloud
Additions and whole-house remodels in town, and new custom builds on the larger acreage lots east of it. Osceola County permits through its own department, which we handle.
Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista
Work in the Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista area, including vacation and short-term rental properties where the real constraint is finishing between bookings. Tell us your blackout dates first and we will build the schedule around them.
Ocala
About 80 miles north of the office. Bigger lots, more ground-up custom home work, and outbuildings on horse property. Marion County permitting moves on its own timeline and we plan for that.
Tampa
We take selected projects along the I-4 corridor into the Tampa area. Larger remodels and custom builds make the drive work better than small repairs, but call and ask about your address rather than assuming we are too far.
Areas We Serve Around Orlando
We install windows and doors throughout Orange County, including Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, Apopka, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Windermere, and Dr. Phillips. In Seminole County we work in Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Longwood, Lake Mary, Oviedo, and Sanford. South of the city we cover Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana in Osceola County, and we take projects in Clermont and Groveland in Lake County.
Within Orlando itself, we work regularly in Baldwin Park, College Park, Lake Nona, Conway, Delaney Park, Audubon Park, MetroWest, Hunter’s Creek, Avalon Park, Waterford Lakes, Meadow Woods, and Azalea Park.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I Need A Permit To Replace Windows In Orlando?
Yes. The Florida Building Code requires a permit for replacing windows and exterior doors, and Orange County and the City of Orlando both enforce it. The permit requires a Florida Product Approval number and the design pressure rating for each opening. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection as part of the job.
Are Impact Windows Required In Orlando, FL?
Not everywhere. The High Velocity Hurricane Zone, which triggers the strictest impact requirements, covers only Miami-Dade and Broward counties. In Orange County the requirement depends on your specific address and the design wind speed that applies to it. Some Orlando addresses require impact rated or shuttered openings, others do not. We check the applicable wind speed and windborne debris status for your address before quoting.
How Long Does A Full House Window Replacement Take?
The install itself usually runs one to three days depending on how many openings you have. The longer part is manufacturing. Stock sizes in standard product lines move quickly. Impact rated units and custom sizes take considerably longer, and lead times lengthen after any named storm forms in the Gulf.
Is There Still A Federal Tax Credit For Energy Efficient Windows In 2026?
No. The Section 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. If your windows were installed during 2025, you may still claim it on that year’s return. For 2026 installations, the more useful savings is the windstorm mitigation discount on your homeowners insurance policy, which Florida law requires insurers to offer for approved opening protection. A wind mitigation inspection after the work is what documents it.
What SHGC Should I Look For On An Orlando Window?
0.25 or lower to meet the Florida energy code for our climate zone, and 0.23 or lower to hit the ENERGY STAR Southern zone threshold. In a cooling dominated climate like Central Florida, SHGC affects your electric bill more than U-factor does. The NFRC sticker on the window lists both numbers, and it should stay on the glass until after the inspection.
Can You Replace Just One Window Or One Door?
Yes. Single openings are common, especially after a break in, an impact from a storm, or a failed seal that has fogged the glass. Single unit jobs still require a permit, and we handle it the same way as a full house project.
Get A Window And Door Estimate In Orlando, FL
Tell us how many openings you have and roughly when your house was built, and we can usually tell you on the phone whether you are looking at insert or full frame before anyone comes out. Estimates are free and we do not charge for the measure.
Global Arch Construction
- Address
- 9640 Sidney Hayes Rd Ste 777
Orlando, FL 32824 - Phone
- (407) 989-3960
- [email protected]
- Hours
- Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM