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Broward County, South Florida

Impact windows and doors in Broward County

Every Broward home sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where houses are designed for 170 mph gusts and each window must pass missile and pressure tests. We install HVHZ-approved impact windows across the county's cities from our Fort Lauderdale office, at $800–$1,800 per window installed on average.

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Broward by the numbers

What your windows have to stand up to

Broward homes

We know Broward homes

Broward runs from beachfront high-rises to inland suburbs and ranch land out west. The code is the same everywhere in the county, but the wind load on each opening isn't.

We size every window and door, match it to an approved product, and file the permit ourselves with whichever department covers your address. You get one written price and one crew from measure to final sign-off.

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Impact window and door cost across Broward

Across the county, the typical installed window runs $800–$1,800. Our 37 by 63 inch single-hung average is $1,100.

Large or specialty openings can pass $3,000. Size-by-size averages and door prices are below, and the calculator further down gives a quick estimate.

Windows and doors for every Broward home

Single-hung and fixed picture windows cover most Broward houses. Horizontal rollers fit wide, short openings, and casements open fully for airflow.

County-wide, our door work covers French pairs, sliders, fiberglass entries, and garage doors. In the HVHZ, our hinged impact doors (French and entry doors) swing out. Sliding glass doors and garage doors don't swing.

Installed estimates

Prices by size and door type

Impact windows by size

Average installed impact window price by size
WindowSizeAverage installed
Single-hung37 by 63 inchabout $1,100
Horizontal roller53 by 50 inchabout $1,250
Fixed (picture)37 by 50 inchabout $900
Casement37 by 50 inchabout $1,300

Impact doors

Typical installed impact door prices
DoorTypical installed
Single French door$2,800–$4,000
Double French door$3,800–$7,000
Sliding glass door, 2 panels$2,500–$3,500
Each extra slider panelabout $600–$800
Fiberglass entry door$2,200–$5,500
Solid garage door$2,800–$4,200

Installed estimates that vary with size, glass, and options. Every home gets its own written quote.

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Grants and insurance

My Safe Florida Home and your wind-mitigation form

If you qualify for My Safe Florida Home, the state pays $2 for every $1 you pay, up to $10,000, after the program's free wind-mitigation visit (Fla. Stat. §215.5586). How the program works.

Impact windows and doors count as opening protection, Question 9 on the state's wind-mitigation form, OIR-B1-1802. A licensed inspector fills it out after the work, and your insurer sets the discount.

Questions

Broward impact window questions

What wind speed are Broward homes designed for?

170 mph, measured as a 3-second gust, for a typical home (Risk Category II). Essential facilities like hospitals are designed for 185 mph.

Is every part of Broward in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone?

Yes. The Florida Building Code puts all of Broward and Miami-Dade in the HVHZ, from the beach to the western suburbs.

What happens in the impact test?

Three full window samples each take two hits from a 9-pound 2x4 at 50 feet per second. Then they go through thousands of wind-pressure cycles and can't open a crack air passes through.

Are windows on a high-rise tested differently?

Yes. Above 30 feet, the glass is hit 30 times with 2-gram steel balls at 130 feet per second, then pressure-cycled the same way.

Does Broward accept a Florida Product Approval, or only a Miami-Dade NOA?

Both work, as long as the Florida approval is rated for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Either one must cover the window's size and design pressure.

Who files the permit for my job?

We do. In a city, we file with that city's building department, and in unincorporated Broward we file with the Broward County Building Code Division.

What do I have to do for the permit?

Sign the paperwork we prepare. We handle submittal, inspector visits and inspection approval.

Are hurricane windows the same as impact windows?

Yes. Across Broward the terms are interchangeable; either way, look for an HVHZ approval covering that opening.

Which way do impact doors open in Broward?

Out, for hinged doors. In the HVHZ, our hinged impact doors (French and entry doors) swing out. Sliding glass doors and garage doors don't swing.

What do impact doors cost installed?

A single French door runs $2,800–$4,000 and a double $3,800–$7,000. A two-panel slider is $2,500–$3,500, plus about $600–$800 per extra panel.

What is the Board of Rules and Appeals?

Broward's code board, known as BORA. It weighs local amendments to the Florida Building Code, hears appeals, and issues formal interpretations that building departments countywide follow.

How is the design pressure for each window figured?

Under BORA Formal Interpretation #24, a house or townhouse under 30 feet can use a sealed site plan, a plan with a sealed worst-case chart, or Broward's voluntary wind load chart.

My house is on the water. Is the wind load higher?

It can be. Broward buildings default to Exposure C, but sites open to the water may fall under Exposure D, which raises design pressures.

How bad was Hurricane Wilma in Broward?

Its eye crossed most of the county on October 24, 2005. Fort Lauderdale recorded a 99 mph gust, and many high-rise windows broke.

Do insurers have to give a discount for impact windows?

Florida law requires residential rate filings to include discounts for wind-mitigation features, opening protection included. Your insurer sets the amount from your wind-mitigation report.

Is My Safe Florida Home taking applications?

As of October 20, 2026, the program's support page says it is accepting applications. It starts with a free visit from a wind-mitigation inspector, and grants go up to $10,000 for qualifying upgrades.

Can my condo board block impact windows?

Not if they meet the board's hurricane protection specs. Section 718.113(5) lets the board set color and style, and it can require the building's existing look.

Official sources

Look it up yourself

Our licenses, the product approvals, and the city's permit office are all public.

For the detail-minded

The rules

The code, the permit, and the laws behind a Broward window job. Tap a topic to open it.

Wind and missile rules

All of Broward is in the HVHZ, with 170 mph design wind for a Risk Category II home.

  • Up to 30 feet: the large-missile test, a 9-pound 2x4 fired at 50 feet per second.
  • Above 30 feet: the small-missile test, 2-gram steel balls at 130 feet per second, and BORA Formal Interpretation #24 asks for a sealed, site-specific design.

Sources: FBC 2023 §1620 (HVHZ wind loads) · ASCE 7 (Minimum Design Loads, adopted by the FBC) · FBC 2023 §1626 (HVHZ impact tests) · BORA Formal Interpretation #24 (window retrofits)

High-Velocity Hurricane ZoneWind speeds and impact tests

The Florida Building Code puts Miami-Dade and Broward in the HVHZ. These are Broward's design wind speeds.

Broward County design wind speeds by risk category
Risk categoryTypical useDesign wind speed
ILow-hazard buildings, like storage sheds156 mph
IIMost homes, condos, and townhouses170 mph
IIIBuildings with large crowds180 mph
IVEssential facilities, like hospitals185 mph

  • 156 mph

    Risk category I

    Low-hazard buildings, like storage sheds

  • 170 mph

    Risk category II

    Most homes, condos, and townhouses

  • 180 mph

    Risk category III

    Buildings with large crowds

  • 185 mph

    Risk category IV

    Essential facilities, like hospitals

3-second gust. Source: FBC 2023 §1620 (HVHZ wind loads)

How an impact window earns its approval

  1. 01

    Large missile

    Up to 30 feet high

    • 9-pound 2x4 at 50 feet per second
    • Two hits: center and corner
    • Protocol TAS 201
  2. 02

    Small missile

    Above 30 feet high

    • 2-gram steel balls at 130 feet per second
    • 30 hits in three groups of 10
    • Protocol TAS 201
  3. 03

    Pressure cycles

    After the impacts

    • Thousands of push-and-pull wind cycles
    • No air-passing crack over 5 in. by 1/16 in.
    • Protocol TAS 203

Three full samples, frame and anchors included, must pass. Source: FBC 2023 §1626 (HVHZ impact tests)

Product approvalsNOA or Florida Product Approval
Miami-Dade NOA compared with Florida Product Approval
ItemMiami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance)Florida Product Approval
Issued byMiami-Dade County Product ControlFlorida Building Commission
Good in Broward?YesYes, when rated for the HVHZ
What it listsApproved sizes and design pressuresApproved sizes and design pressures
Look it upmiamidade.gov product control searchfloridabuilding.org

  • Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance)

    Issued by
    Miami-Dade County Product Control
    Good in Broward?
    Yes
    What it lists
    Approved sizes and design pressures
    Look it up
    miamidade.gov product control search

  • Florida Product Approval

    Issued by
    Florida Building Commission
    Good in Broward?
    Yes, when rated for the HVHZ
    What it lists
    Approved sizes and design pressures
    Look it up
    floridabuilding.org

Look up any approval: Miami-Dade product control search · Florida Building Commission product approvals

PermitsWho files your permit: we do

  • In a city

    We file with that city's building department.

    • Most Broward cities run their own building department.
    • Many take filings through ePermits OneStop.

  • In unincorporated Broward

    We file with the Broward County Building Code Division.

    • It covers the Broward Municipal Services District.
    • 2307 W. Broward Blvd., Suite 300, Fort Lauderdale.

  • Your part

    Sign the paperwork we prepare. We handle submittal, inspector visits and inspection approval.

    • Jobs over $5,000 need a recorded notice of commencement. You sign it, and we take care of the rest.

Sources: Broward County ePermits OneStop · Broward County Building Code Division · Broward County: Notice of Commencement · Florida Statutes §713.135

Broward's code board

  • The Board of Rules and Appeals (BORA) considers Broward amendments to the Florida Building Code.
  • It hears appeals of building officials' decisions.
  • It issues formal interpretations that every Broward building department follows.
Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals

Design pressure, three ways

BORA Formal Interpretation #24, for houses and townhouses under 30 feet

  1. Sealed site plan. A Florida engineer or architect marks every opening and its design pressure.
  2. Plan plus sealed chart. An unsealed plan of the openings, paired with a sealed worst-case pressure chart.
  3. Broward voluntary chart. An unsealed plan using the Broward County Fenestration Voluntary Wind Load Chart.
BORA Formal Interpretation #24 (window retrofits)
Coast and inlandWind exposure and Hurricane Wilma

  • The default

    Exposure C

    County buildings start at Exposure C; only open-water sites move up to D.

  • Open water

    Exposure D

    Defined in ASCE 7 Section 26.7 for sites open to the water. More exposure means higher design pressures.

  • Mid- and high-rise

    Over 30 feet

    BORA requires a sealed, site-specific design. Generic charts aren't accepted.

Sources: FBC 2023 §1620.3 · BORA Formal Interpretation #24 (window retrofits)

October 24, 2005

Hurricane Wilma in Broward

  • Wilma hit South Florida as a Category 3 on October 24, 2005, after landfall between Everglades City and Cape Romano.
  • Its 55- to 65-mile eye passed over most of Broward County.
  • Fort Lauderdale peaked at a 99 mph gust. Pompano Beach logged 98 mph before its instruments failed.
  • Tower glass fared worst, since wind speed climbs with height.
NWS Miami: Hurricane Wilma
Insurance, grants, and condosDiscounts, grants, and condo law

  • Insurance discount

    • Florida law requires residential rate filings to include discounts for wind-mitigation features, including opening protection.
    • Insurers must describe those discounts on their websites.
    • The proof is the state's wind-mitigation form, OIR-B1-1802.
    Florida Statutes §627.0629

  • My Safe Florida Home

    Status as of October 20, 2026

    The program's support page says it is accepting applications.

    • Run by the Florida Department of Financial Services.
    • It starts with a free visit from a wind-mitigation inspector.
    • Grants up to $10,000 can go toward impact windows and doors.
    • Funding, eligibility, and steps are set by the program, so check its site first.
    MSFH support: is funding available?

  • Condo rules, §718.113(5)

    • Every condo board must adopt hurricane protection specs for its buildings, and they can set color and style.
    • Anything that meets those specs has to be allowed.
    • It can still hold owners to the building's existing look.
    Florida Statutes §718.113

Estimates

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Average installed price, estimate, for these common sizes. Other sizes and types are quoted after a free in-home measure. The project cost below fills in from your picks; change it if you have a quote.

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How it works

From measure to walk-through

  1. Estimate

    We come to the house and measure for free. The quote is usually back within 24–48 hours.

  2. Sign the contract

    Nothing's agreed until you sign a written contract.

  3. Measurements

    We measure every opening and note how high it sits, since windows above 30 feet face a different impact test.

  4. Permit

    We pull the permit with your city's building department, or with Broward County if you're unincorporated.

  5. Ordering materials

    Windows and doors get ordered to those measurements.

  6. Installation

    A licensed crew installs them, then walks the job with you.

  7. Final sign-off

    Your city's inspector approves the work and closes the permit, or Broward County's if you're unincorporated.

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