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ES Windows Window Replacement: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

ES Windows window replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $340-$780 per opening for standard vinyl and aluminum units, with impact-rated ES Windows models starting around $620 installed. We stock common ES Windows frame profiles, hardware sets, and sash assemblies for same-day replacement on most residential series. Homeowners usually discover the problem when a sash won’t stay open, a lock won’t engage, or they feel air moving through a frame that used to seal tight.

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The salt air along Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal corridor accelerates hardware corrosion and glazing seal degradation faster than inland Broward County. We’ve replaced ES Windows units in Victoria Park where the bottom sash rails had swollen from moisture intrusion, and in Coral Ridge where the constant east exposure had baked the weatherstripping to a hard crust. The failure pattern is usually predictable once you know the product line and the year it was installed.

Which ES Windows Models This Applies To

ES Windows manufactures three residential series that dominate South Florida installations: the ES 5000 vinyl impact line, the ES 8000 aluminum impact line, and the non-impact ES 3000 vinyl series for inland Fort Lauderdale homes. The label is stamped on the top of the operating sash or inside the frame head; you’ll need the series number, the nominal size (like 3040 or 3660), and the DP rating if it’s impact-rated.

Here’s where owners get stuck: ES Windows changed its frame depth on the 5000 series in 2019, moving from 2-5/8 inches to 2-3/4 inches. A post-2019 sash will not seat correctly in a pre-2019 frame, and we’ve seen competitors order the wrong replacement more than once. We carry both profiles and verify with a field measurement before ordering.

For hardware, we stock OEM ES Windows cam locks, sweep locks, and tilt latches. Aftermarket equivalents exist from Truth and Amesbury, but we default to OEM on impact-rated units because the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance specifies the original hardware set. On non-impact 3000 series, a quality aftermarket lock can save forty to sixty dollars without compromising function. We mark the choice on your written quote so you see the difference before we start.

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Signs Your ES Windows Window Replacement Is Failing

• The sash drops or won’t stay open. This is usually a failed balance system. ES Windows vinyl units use constant-force coil balances; the spring fatigues after eight to twelve years in Fort Lauderdale’s UV exposure. We replace the balance cartridge, not the whole sash, unless the pivot bar is also worn.
• Visible moisture between the glass panes. The insulated glass unit (IGU) seal has failed. In ES Windows units, this is a replaceable component; you don’t need a full frame replacement. The spacer bar desiccant saturates faster in coastal humidity, which is why we see this more often in Harbor Beach than in Plantation.
• Lock won’t engage or feels loose. The keeper has shifted or the cam lock base has stripped. On ES 8000 aluminum frames, the metal expands and contracts enough to throw off alignment over five to seven years. We reset the keeper and replace the lock set as a matched pair.
• Air leakage around the frame perimeter. The compression weatherstripping has lost its memory. ES Windows uses a fin-seal design that works well until the UV breaks down the rubber. We stock the correct profile; generic bulb seal won’t fit the ES channel.
• Frame corner separation or visible bowing. This is structural. On vinyl units, it usually means the reinforcement steel inside the sash has corroded from water intrusion. We replace the entire sash assembly; patching the corner is a temporary fix that fails within a season.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: the unit size, whether it’s impact-rated (heavier glass, more labor), and whether the existing frame is square. A frame out of plumb by more than a quarter-inch requires shimming and reframing, which we document in the measured survey you keep. The price on that survey is the price on the invoice; Haven Clause 1 doesn’t allow for change orders after the fact.

Every ES Windows replacement we complete carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise under the Haven Standard. If the lock doesn’t seat the way it should, or if you feel air movement we missed, we return and correct it. The photo record from your job goes into your file, timestamped, so there’s no dispute about what was done.

DIY or Call Us?

There are two things an owner can safely check before calling: whether the lock keeper has loosened (a Phillips-head screwdriver will tell you), and whether the window is locked in the tilt position for cleaning (a common oversight). Beyond that, ES Windows replacement parts are not interchangeable with generic hardware, and ordering the wrong balance or IGU size means a second trip and a second delay.

Removing a sash with failed balances risks dropping the glass; the constant-force spring stores enough tension to snap the cord if it’s released incorrectly. We don’t recommend it. The same applies to IGUs; an impact-rated glass unit weighs sixty to ninety pounds, and the spacer bar is easily damaged in handling.

We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with ES Windows. We stock what fails, we measure before we order, and we install with the license number visible on the technician’s uniform. Call (754) 666-7478 when you’re ready to schedule the measured survey. You’ll have the written price before any work starts.

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