ES Windows & CWS authorized dealer

Impact Windows in West Palm Beach, FL

High performance impact windows that protect your home, quiet it down and make it look better. Designed, permitted and installed by ACG Glass & Metals across Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade.

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Impact Windows

Impact Doors

ES Windows & CWS Dealer

Palm Beach · Broward · Miami-Dade

Licensed & insured

Florida license SCC131154568.

Martin to Miami-Dade

Four counties: Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade, from our West Palm Beach shop.

Dealer of ES Windows & CWS

Two Florida manufacturers we buy from, install and service directly.

Permits handled

We pull the permit, meet the inspector and hand you the paperwork.

Security · Efficiency · Elegance

Four reasons South Florida homeowners switch

Impact windows do more than meet the building code. They change how the house sounds, how it holds temperature and how it looks from the street.

Maximum protection

Laminated impact glass and rated frames, tested to ASTM E1886 and E1996 for large missile impact. The assembly is approved as a unit, glass, frame and anchors together.

Noise reduction

The laminated interlayer is designed to help reduce noise transmission from traffic, landscaping crews and neighbors. Most owners notice it the first morning.

Energy efficiency

Low-E coatings and insulated units are designed to reduce heat transfer compared with the older single pane aluminum windows most South Florida homes still have.

Modern design

Narrower frames, bigger glass and cleaner sightlines. You get more daylight and a façade that reads current instead of 1985.

The manufacturers we install

Proud dealers of ES Windows and CWS

We only quote products we can order, install and service ourselves. That means direct dealer accounts with two manufacturers who build for the Florida market.

Proud dealer of

ES Windows

High performance. Maximum protection. Built to last. Aluminum impact windows and doors engineered for coastal exposure, with the large openings South Florida architecture asks for.

Proud dealer of

CWS

Quality you can trust. Performance you can depend on. Florida built impact windows and doors in aluminum and vinyl, with a wide range of sizes, finishes and glass packages for replacement work.

Counties served

Florida manufacturers

Steps, measure to close-out

100%

Permitted and inspected

Every product we quote carries a Florida Product Approval or a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. Ask for the approval number before you sign anything, with us or with anyone else. You can verify our contractor license at the Florida DBPR.

Limited time offer

Complete your upgrade and enjoy more

When you install impact windows and doors with ACG, we add the finishing touches to the rest of the house.

3 free

Standard mirrors

Installed with your window job.

Up to 20% off

Standard showers

Frameless shower doors from our own shop.

Offer valid for standard sizes and standard models only. Ask your estimator for the current terms before you sign.

Why impact, and why here

Every home in South Florida needs opening protection

Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade all sit inside Florida’s wind-borne debris region. The Florida Building Code requires opening protection on the glazed openings of a home. You can satisfy it two ways: shutters somebody has to put up, or impact rated windows that are already in place.

Impact glass is laminated. Two panes are bonded to an interlayer, so when the outer pane breaks the glass stays in the frame and the opening stays closed. That is the whole point. The frame and the anchors are tested together with the glass, which is why the design pressure of the complete assembly is what matters, not the glass alone.

Miami-Dade and Broward are in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Palm Beach and Martin are not. That changes which approvals your product needs and which test protocols apply. We specify to the county you are actually in, and the approval number goes on your proposal.

Product range

The window types we install

Most homes end up with a mix. We measure every opening and specify the type that fits the structure, the elevation and the way you use the room.

Single hung

The workhorse of Florida replacement work. The bottom sash slides up. Best value per opening and the easiest to fit into an existing block opening.

Horizontal roller

Sashes slide side to side. Ideal when the opening is wider than it is tall, which covers most bedrooms and living rooms built after 1970.

Casement

Cranks outward on a hinge and seals against the frame when closed. The tightest seal of the group and the best choice for catching a cross breeze.

Awning

Hinged at the top, opens outward at the bottom. You can leave it open in the rain, which is why it works over kitchen sinks, in bathrooms and high on a wall.

Picture and fixed

Does not open, so it gives you the largest glass area and the thinnest frame. Used for views and to fill the big openings between operable units.

Architectural shapes

Arches, half rounds, trapezoids and radius tops. Custom fabricated to the opening so a Mediterranean or transitional elevation keeps its lines.

How the job runs

From first measure to a closed permit

Eight steps. You always know which one you are on.

Free on-site consultation

We measure every opening and talk through types, glass and finishes.

Written proposal

Product, approval numbers, design pressures, price and timeline in writing.

Final field measure

Taken after you approve, because manufacturing tolerances are unforgiving.

Shop drawings and order

Reviewed with you, then released to ES Windows or CWS for fabrication.

Permit package

We submit to your building department with the product approvals attached.

Installation

Our crew removes the old units, sets, anchors and seals the new ones, and cleans up.

Inspection

We meet the inspector and close the permit.

Close-out documents

You get the closed permit and the approval number for every unit installed.

Side by side

What actually changes when you replace the glass

Most South Florida homes built before the 2002 code still have single pane aluminum windows. Here is the honest difference.

Standard single pane window

One pane of annealed or tempered glass
Needs shutters or panels installed before a storm
Somebody has to be home to close it up
Traffic and yard noise come straight through
Little control over solar heat gain
No approval paperwork for the existing units
Frames and anchors often original to the house

Impact rated window

Laminated glass bonded to an interlayer, always in place
Nothing to install when a storm is named
Protection works whether you are home or not
Designed to help reduce noise transmission
Low-E and tinted options control solar heat gain
Approval numbers documented for every unit
New frames and anchors, engineered as one assembly

Specification

Glass and frame options

Glass

Clear laminated impact glass
Low-E coatings for solar heat control
Gray and bronze tints
Low-iron for the truest color
Obscure and satin for bathrooms
Laminated insulated units

Frames

Aluminum for maximum glass area
Vinyl for thermal performance and value
White, bronze, black and bright finishes
Custom colors on request
Flange and finless installation profiles
Screens on every operable unit

Recent work

Impact windows across South Florida

Modern two-story South Florida home with black-framed impact windows, sliding doors and a glass railing balcony

Contemporary white home with impact windows and impact sliding glass doors along a reflecting pool

Three-story waterfront home at sunset with full-height impact windows, glass railings and a dock

Waterfront home with floor-to-ceiling impact windows and glass balcony railings facing a pool

Two-story Mediterranean home with barrel tile roof and dark-framed impact windows framed by bougainvillea

Impact sliding glass door open from a living room onto a travertine pool deck lined with palms

Close-out documentation

The file you keep when the job is done

Windows are permitted work, and the record of that work outlives the install. Here is what ends up in your hands.

The permit, closed and inspected

We pull the permit under our license, submit the product approvals with it and meet the inspector for the final. The county record then shows the work as completed, which is exactly what a title search looks for years later.

If a contractor offers to skip the permit on a window job, that is the moment to stop the conversation.

Approval numbers, unit by unit

Every window leaves documented with its Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance number, matched to the opening it went into. Glass, frame and anchors were approved together, and the number is what proves it.

That list is worth keeping with the deed. It is the record of what is really in the walls of the house.

Questions we get every week

Impact window FAQ

Do impact windows replace my hurricane shutters?

In most cases yes. Impact rated windows are a permanent form of opening protection, so once every glazed opening in the house is impact rated you no longer need panels or accordions on those openings. If you do the job in phases, keep the shutters on whatever has not been replaced yet. Your building department looks at the whole envelope, not one window.

How long does an installation take?

The install itself is usually one to three days for a typical single family home, depending on the number of openings and whether we are working from the inside or the outside. The longer part is before that: manufacturing lead time after the final measure, plus permit review at your building department. Both vary by season and by jurisdiction, and we give you the current numbers in writing with your proposal.

Do I need a permit to replace windows?

Yes. Replacing windows and exterior doors is permitted work everywhere in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade, and the permit application has to include the product approval for the exact unit being installed. We prepare and submit the package, and we meet the inspector at the end. If a contractor offers to skip the permit, that is the moment to walk away, because an unpermitted window will follow you to closing and to your insurer.

What is a DP rating and why does it matter?

DP stands for design pressure. It is the wind load the complete assembly is tested to hold, measured in pounds per square foot, positive and negative. The required DP for your house depends on where you are, how tall the wall is, how exposed the site is and where the opening sits on the elevation. Corner openings and second floors usually need more. A window with a high DP in the brochure is meaningless if the anchors and the buck are not part of the same approval, which is why we specify the assembly and put the numbers on your proposal.

Will impact windows lower my insurance?

That is a question for your agent, and we will not answer it with a percentage. What your carrier does with the change depends on your policy, your roof and the rest of the structure, and any contractor who quotes you an exact number before the work is done is guessing. What we control is the documentation: when we finish you hold the closed permit and the Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA number for every unit we installed. Take that file to your agent and let them tell you what it is worth on your policy.

How much do impact windows cost?

The price per opening moves with size, window type, glass package, frame material and finish, and with whether the existing opening needs structural work. A row of small single hungs and a wall of fixed picture units are not the same job. We do not publish a range we would then have to walk back, so we measure the house, spec each opening and give you one firm written number that includes product, permit, installation and cleanup. The estimate is free and there is no obligation.

Which areas do you serve?

Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, from our shop at 7830 Byron Dr Ste 4, West Palm Beach, FL 33404. Miami-Dade and Broward are inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone and Palm Beach and Martin are not, so the approvals and the specification change depending on which side of the line you are on. We handle both every week.

Replacing the doors too?

We install impact sliding glass doors, multi-slide and pocket systems, French doors and impact entry doors from the same two manufacturers. Doing the windows and the doors on one permit is faster and cheaper than doing them twice.

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