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CWS Custom & Geometric Windows in Fort Lauderdale: What to Know First

CWS custom and geometric windows in Fort Lauderdale are specialty units - arched tops, radius corners, trapezoids, circles, and oversized shaped openings - and most of the calls we get are for failed seals, fogged glass, sagging sashes, or frames that have shifted in the coastal humidity. As an independent CWS service provider, Winslow Windows & Doors handles the full range: reglazing, hardware replacement, frame resealing, and full custom-window replacement when the unit is beyond saving. Typical turnaround for custom-shaped glass runs two to four weeks because the panes are cut and tempered to the exact radius or angle of your opening, not pulled off a shelf. Pricing is straightforward: you’ll know the number before we start, and the estimate is free. Call (904) 747-8989 and a live person answers - day or night.

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This page is for Fort Lauderdale homeowners who own CWS windows with a shape that doesn’t show up in a catalog, and who don’t want to gamble on a contractor learning on their dining-room window. Ed Winslow and our crew have been taking apart and rebuilding these units for over 15 years.

How CWS Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

CWS builds a solid product, but Fort Lauderdale has a way of finding every weak point in a window. Here’s what we see on CWS custom and geometric units specifically:

• Fogged glass in arched and radius units. On CWS shaped windows, the seal between the panes often fails at the tightest curve of the arc first. That’s where the spacer bar is under the most tension and where salt-laden air from the beach eats at the sealant fastest. You’ll see condensation inside the glass that won’t wipe away. We remove the sash or fixed panel, cut new tempered glass to the exact radius, and rebuild the unit. On older CWS lines the original seals were butyl; today’s replacement spacers are dual-seal, which holds up far better in Fort Lauderdale’s humidity.
• Geometric sashes that bind or won’t close flush. This shows up most on CWS trapezoid and pentagon windows in homes near Las Olas and Victoria Park. The frame shifts as the house settles, and a half-inch out of square at the corners translates to a sash that drags at the top and leaves a daylight gap at the bottom. We don’t force it and we don’t shim it with scrap. We release the frame, re-square it to the opening, and re-flash so the window seats true again.
• Locking hardware worn out on casement and awning shaped windows. CWS hardware is decent, but the multi-point locks on radius casements get exercised constantly because the shape makes the window the natural vent point. Stripped gearboxes and bent tie rods are common after eight to ten years in a coastal home. We source OEM CWS hardware when it’s available and a quality aftermarket match when it’s not - and we’ll tell you which one you’re getting and why.
• Water intrusion at the bottom corners of floor-to-ceiling geometric panes. When a CWS oversized fixed window is set into a concrete block wall, poor original flashing shows up as efflorescence or damp drywall at the corners after a season of Fort Lauderdale downpours. This is usually an installation deficiency, not a CWS defect. We remove the frame, replace the degraded flashing with proper tape and sealant, and re-bed the unit.
• Failed gaskets on impact-rated CWS shaped units. CWS impact windows rely on a gasket between the laminated glass and the frame to keep the pressure seal. On arched and angled units, those gaskets shrink and crack after years of direct sun. Once the gasket fails, the window loses its design-pressure rating. We replace the glazing gasket and re-test the unit. If you live east of US-1, this is the repair that keeps your window doing what you bought it to do during hurricane season.

Our CWS Custom & Geometric Windows Process

Every CWS job we take in Fort Lauderdale follows the same path, because we’ve learned that skipping a step on a shaped window costs you money twice:

1. 1
   Call and talk to a person. You call (904) 747-8989, describe the window and what it’s doing. We ask the right questions: shape, size, impact or non-impact, when it was installed. If it’s inside our home county, there’s no trip charge to come look.
2. 2
   We see it in place. A background-checked, uniformed technician comes to your home at the scheduled time. We take measurements, check square, inspect the glass, gaskets, and hardware, and figure out exactly what’s failed and why.
3. 3
   You get a written, line-item estimate. Every job - repair or full replacement - gets a fixed price before work begins. No change orders halfway through. If you already have a written estimate from another company, bring it out; we’ll give you a free second opinion.
4. 4
   Parts and glass sourced correctly. We order OEM CWS parts where it matters for fit and warranty, and use proven aftermarket options when they’re identical in spec and faster to get. On custom glass, we template every radius and angle ourselves and have the panes fabricated to our measurements.
5. 5
   The work. We repair or replace the unit on site, re-flash if we disturbed the frame, and clean up before we leave. For replacement windows, we pull permits when required and the inspection gets passed before you pay us.
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   The test and the guarantee. We operate the window through its full range, check the seals, and walk you through what we did. Then the 36500-Day Done Right Promise kicks in: if it’s not done right, we come back and make it right. Simple as that.

What CWS Custom & Geometric Windows Costs in Fort Lauderdale

Honest numbers, based on what we’ve billed on jobs across Fort Lauderdale over the last several years:

• Fogged glass reglaze on an arched or radius CWS unit: $350 to $800, depending on glass size and whether it’s impact-rated laminated or standard insulated.
• Hardware replacement (multi-point lock, tie rods, operators) on a shaped CWS casement or awning: $180 to $450 per window, parts included.
• Frame re-square and re-flash on a geometric fixed window: $400 to $900, depending on access and how much original flashing has to come out.
• Full replacement of a custom CWS shaped window (non-impact, average 3-by-5-foot curved-top): $1,400 to $2,800 installed. Impact-rated runs $2,200 to $4,500.
• Oversized floor-to-ceiling CWS geometric window replacement: $3,500 to $6,500, driven by glass thickness, size, and whether a crane or two-man lift is needed.

What moves the price the most: glass area, whether the unit is impact-rated, how many radii or angles are involved, and whether the frame has to come out of the wall or can be worked in place. Call (904) 747-8989 for an exact quote - the estimate is free, and seniors and veterans always get 10% off.

Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Call Winslow Windows & Doors for CWS Work

Ed Winslow grew up in Miami and trained in building construction technology at Miami Dade College, which means he learned early that South Florida weather doesn’t give you a second chance on a bad installation. That’s why his name is on the truck and on every job we do. The 36500-Day Done Right Promise isn’t marketing - it’s a century-long standard that says we fix it or we make it right, and no national chain’s warranty language comes close. When you call us at 2 a.m. because a CWS window blew out in a storm, a live person picks up. Every technician who arrives is background-checked and in uniform, so you know exactly who’s at your door before it opens. And when a CWS unit can’t be saved and you need a full replacement, we install PGT, CGI, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems as well, so we’ll recommend what actually fits your opening and your budget, not what we happen to have in the warehouse. The one down the road.

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