Impact Doors in Fort Lauderdale, FL —
Installed Right, Sealed Tight.

What Makes an Impact Door Actually Work — And What Makes It Fail

An impact door isn't just a heavy door. It's a system: reinforced frame, laminated impact glass with a PVB interlayer, and a multi-point locking mechanism that engages at three or more points around the frame. When all of it works together, the door can take direct windborne debris and sustained hurricane-force pressure without breaching. When any part of it is done wrong — the frame out of plumb, the threshold unsealed, the lock points misaligned — you don't find out until a storm hits.

The most common failure we see on other installers' work isn't the door itself — it's the installation. A door set even slightly out of plumb will drift further over time. Within a year, the multi-point lock stops engaging cleanly. Within two, there's a visible gap at the frame. That gap isn't just a security issue — it's a water intrusion path that can rot the buck, damage flooring, and void your warranty. We take the time to shim the frame square, seal the threshold and sill panning properly, and verify that every lock point engages before we leave the job.

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