New windows and doors improve comfort, cut energy bills and add long-term value to your home. Juniper Windows Orlando pairs proven product lines with our own installing crews for lasting performance - and a price we put in writing.
Choose your installer
The unit is half the job - the install is the other half. Our own background-checked crews measure, set, seal and insulate every opening, and they know the lines we quote inside and out because they install them every week.
Select the right products
Compare styles, materials and glass packages side by side until the fit is right for your rooms, your budget and your goals. The product-line comparison below is the place to start.
Prepare your home for install
Before install day we walk you through a short checklist - furniture pulled back, treatments down, a clear path to each opening - so install day is watch-it-happen, not scramble.
Compare the Lines We Quote
Every project is priced on the same lines, side by side - the price indicators below are relative, and your consultant shows exact numbers on your actual openings.
PGTThe line Florida homeowners arrive naming - the most Miami-Dade certifications in the industry$$$
- More Miami-Dade NOA certifications than any other line we quote
- WinGuard, EnergyVue and ClassicVue Max systems built for every wind zone
- 99% on-time delivery keeps your install date on the calendar
CGIThe heavyweight impact line$$$$$
- Large-missile impact ratings for the strictest wind zones
- Architectural-grade aluminum with commercial-depth frames
- The line we quote when protection is the whole point
CWSThe Florida value pick$$
- Vinyl systems built in Florida for Florida codes
- Strong energy packages at the friendliest price point
- The smart start for whole-home replacements on a budget
ESWSlim lines, big glass$$$$
- Narrow-sightline aluminum for modern elevations
- Oversized openings and floor-to-ceiling glass
- Impact-rated without the bunker look
ECOThe aluminum impact workhorse$$$
- Miami-built aluminum impact systems
- A strong price-to-protection ratio for coastal homes
- Proven inventory lines with short lead times
Fast, Reliable Door Replacement Across Mount Dora
Door replacement in Mount Dora usually falls into two camps: a straightforward swap of a worn-out slab, or a historically sensitive project on a pre-1940 home where the city’s preservation board reviews the profile, wood species, and panel layout before anything gets ordered. Either way, the price should be in writing before a single screw turns. That’s how we work, and it’s why homeowners from the Lakeside Inn district to the 1970s ranch neighborhoods off Eudora Road call Juniper Windows Orlando first. Need a ballpark? A basic exterior door replacement here runs $1,200 – $2,800, while a custom historic-profile door with impact glazing typically lands between $4,500 and $9,500. Call (850) 679-8554 and we’ll put your exact number on paper.
Why Juniper Windows Orlando Is Mount Dora’s Preferred Door Replacement Company
We know the two Mount Doras. The one with 1920s wood-frame homes near Donnelly Street, where original mortise locksets and raised-panel doors are protected by preservation code. And the one with 1970s and 1980s concrete block ranches off SR 46 and Wolf Branch Road, where aluminum sliders and hollow-core interior doors start to fail after four decades of Central Florida humidity. That split matters. A company that only installs modern pre-hung units will stumble the moment the historic board asks for stile-and-rail dimensions matching a 1926 original.
The Relay Visibility Guarantee applies to every Mount Dora job: you book, you get a live arrival time you can track, before-and-after photos, and a written price that does not move. Every technician is background-checked and uniformed. Led by Sean Mackey, our crew has handled both the streetscape-sensitive work and the straightforward Saturday replacements. The phone is answered by a live person around the clock, so a question about your door never waits until Monday. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right a year later, we make it right, in writing, parts and labor.
Door Frame Repair in Mount Dora
Door Frame Repair in Mount Dora is often the difference between a door that closes square and one that sags into the latch. In this city’s older homes, the problem is rarely the slab. It’s the jamb, the sub-sill, or the threshold. Prolonged humidity and occasional flooding near Lake Dora rot out the bottom of door frames that look fine from the outside. We rebuild the opening, not just shim it. A typical door frame repair on a Mount Dora home runs $450 – $1,200, depending on whether we’re replacing a soft corner or the entire jamb assembly. If the frame carries a historic door, expect to add 10 – 20% for careful in-place restoration that preserves the original trim reveal.
Sub-Sill and Threshold Replacement
On historic double doors, hidden wood rot in the sub-sill is the silent killer. You install a new threshold into soft wood, and within a year the whole assembly sags. We pull the old sill, inspect the framing beneath, and rebuild with rot-resistant stock before anchoring anything.
Mount Dora’s summer thunderstorms drive water sideways against door bottoms, so we also check the sill slope and add proper flashing where older homes never had it.
Jamb Rebuild for Uneven 1920s Openings
Plaster walls in Mount Dora’s historic homes are rarely flat or plumb. When a new pre-hung door with a modern jamb width goes into that opening without furring, the casing bows and the lockset binds. We plane, fur, and shim the opening first. The result is a door that swings true, with trim that sits flush against walls that haven’t been straight since Coolidge was president.
Interior Door Replacement in Mount Dora
Interior Door Replacement in Mount Dora ranges from swapping hollow-core slabs in 1980s ranches to fitting solid-core doors in homes near Lake Dora where sound and light matter. A standard pre-hung interior door install runs $350 – $700 per opening in this market. Solid-core doors, which are common in higher-end historic renovations, run $600 – $1,200. If the door needs impact-rated glazing because it faces the lake, add $900 – $1,800 to the unit price. We coordinate directly with architects working in the historic district, which saves time because the door profile gets approved before the order goes in.
Solid-Core Upgrades for Period Homes
Hollow-core doors sound cheap because they are cheap. In a 1926 frame home, a solid-core door feels right and blocks noise between the mudroom and kitchen. We match panel profiles to the home’s original doors so nothing looks out of place.
Lakeside Glazed Doors
A room facing Lake Dora gets bright afternoon light, but a standard glass panel turns it into a heat box. We install interior doors with clear Low-E insulated glass units, which cut heat gain without making the room feel like a cave. The frames are Miami-Dade NOA-rated when the application requires it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Mount Dora
We stock and install doors from Therma-Tru, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, and Mr-Glass, which means a Mount Dora homeowner isn’t locked into one manufacturer’s catalog. Therma-Tru covers most exterior and solid-core interior needs, while ES Windows and ECO Window Systems handle impact-rated glazing when a door faces the lake or a west exposure. Mr-Glass fills specialty glass needs. Because we carry local inventory and have supply relationships built over two decades, a common size doesn’t sit in a freight queue for six weeks. Custom profiles do, and we’ll tell you the honest lead time before you commit.
Common Door Replacement Problems We See in Mount Dora Homes
- Bowed tracks on 1980s aluminum sliders: West-facing sliding glass doors in Mount Dora sit against concrete slabs that expand in direct sun. The track bows, the rollers fail, and the door leaks air. A French door unit with a Miami-Dade NOA and large-missile rating fixes it permanently.
- Historic front doors rejected at permit review: Off-the-shelf fiberglass or steel slabs often die on the desk of the preservation board. The original stile-and-rail dimensions and panel configuration have to be matched, and not every supplier can do that.
- Rotted sub-sills under old doors: Years of humidity and the occasional flood have eaten the wood beneath thresholds that looked cosmetic. Anchoring a new door into that soft wood starts a one-year countdown to sag.
- Jamb width mismatches in plaster-wall homes: Modern pre-hung doors assume a square, uniform opening. 1920s plaster walls are neither, and forcing the issue bows the casing and binds the lockset.
Pricing for Door Replacement in Mount Dora, FL
A basic exterior door replacement in Mount Dora runs $1,200 – $2,800 depending on slab type and hardware. Interior doors sit at $350 – $700 for standard pre-hung units, $600 – $1,200 for solid core. Custom historic-profile exterior doors with impact glazing typically run $4,500 – $9,500 because of the matching work and the nine-week lead time on a custom slab. Door frame repairs run $450 – $1,200. The price you get is written before we order anything, and it doesn’t change based on “unexpected conditions” we should have seen coming. Estimates are free. Call (850) 679-8554 and we’ll send a technician to measure and give you a fixed number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Mount Dora
Our crews work throughout Central Florida, so if you’re in Ocoee, Lake Mary, Clermont, or Altamonte Springs, the same written-price standard applies. See our main Door Replacement page for the full scope of work. For a deeper look at how we handle Door Replacement in Mount Dora, you’re on that page right now.
Serving Mount Dora, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Mount Dora 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 About Door Replacement in Mount Dora
Usually not without matching the original door’s stile-and-rail dimensions, wood species, and panel configuration. Mount Dora’s historic district code requires street-facing door replacements on pre-1940 homes to preserve the original profile. A fiberglass slab that replicates that profile can pass, but an off-the-shelf unit often won’t. Call (850) 679-8554 and we can review what the board will accept before you pay for a door you can’t use.
Direct afternoon sun heats the concrete slab, the slab expands, and the aluminum track bows. Rollers bind and fail, air leaks at the sill, and water drives in during summer thunderstorms. The fix is a properly rated French door or slider with thermal breaks, not another aluminum unit that will bow the same way. Expect $2,500 – $5,500 for a replacement with Miami-Dade NOA rating.
Flood zone has nothing to do with it. Mount Dora sits in a 140+ mph wind zone under the Florida Building Code, so impact-rated or protected openings are required on any door that is a fenestration opening. Some interior doors facing the lake get specified with impact glazing by architects, but code drives exterior doors. We handle the wind mitigation paperwork on every exterior install.
Nine weeks for a custom slab is typical, sometimes longer if the panel profile is unusual. That’s not labor, it’s manufacturing. We order only after the written price is signed and the profile is cleared with the historic board when required. The install itself is usually a one-day job once the door arrives.
Yes. A solid-core door with a clear Low-E insulated glass unit and a Miami-Dade NOA-rated frame is a common ask for lake-facing rooms in Mount Dora, and it runs roughly $1,500 – $2,800 installed. It cuts heat gain without blocking the view, and it holds up better than a builder-grade hollow core in a humid lakefront home. Call (850) 679-8554 for a fixed quote.
Written by Sean Mackey, Owner at Juniper Windows Orlando, serving Mount Dora and Central Florida since 2001.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Juniper Windows Orlando
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.