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Therma-Tru Construction in Hollywood, FL | Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale
Therma-Tru door and window service in Hollywood typically runs $250 – $3,500 depending on whether we’re replacing weatherseal, re-shimming a frame, or installing a full prehung unit. Our crews work on these systems weekly across Hollywood’s concrete-block ranches and beachfront condos, so we know exactly how salt air, wind-driven rain, and settling slab foundations stress them. We’re an independent service provider, not manufacturer-affiliated, and every job starts with a written price before work begins. Call (754) 551-2922 for a free estimate.
Why Hollywood Residents Choose Us for Therma-Tru Service
Trevor Nash grew up in Los Angeles and learned the trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College before spending the better part of two decades swinging a hammer and running crews across South Florida. That background matters when you’re dealing with Therma-Tru doors in Hollywood, because the failure modes here aren’t the same ones you’d see in a dry, inland climate. We’ve pulled swollen slabs, rebuilt rotted bottom rails, and re-shimmed frames on everything from 1920s Hollywood Lakes bungalows to 1970s condo units along the Intracoastal.
OEM parts are standard practice for us. Therma-Tru’s compression-fit weatherseal profiles don’t swap cleanly with generic aftermarket pieces, and using the wrong sweep on a Pulse door frame means the seal fails again inside a season. We keep those parts on the truck. We also show up in uniform, background-checked, with a written scope and a written guarantee. That’s the Kingswell standard, and it’s been in place since 2004.
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Common Therma-Tru Construction Problems We Solve in Hollywood
- Warped or sagging fiberglass door slabs. Prolonged humidity plus direct ocean exposure will bow a door slab over time. We see it most on first-floor units facing the water, where the gap at the sweep opens unevenly and lets conditioned air bleed out.
- Deteriorating compression weatherstripping on Pulse door frames. Summer squalls push wind-blown rain sideways, and salt mist works into the weatherseal channels. Once the compression profile flattens, you’ll feel the draft before you see the water stain.
- Corroded hinge screws and threshold fasteners. Salt air eats zinc-plated hardware. Fasteners corrode, hinges loosen, and the door drops. We’ve replaced threshold screws on Intracoastal-facing units that had rusted down to half their original diameter.
- Faded, chalked, or cracked Classic-Craft finishes. Intense UV breaks down the factory finish on the Mahogany Collection, and hairline cracks can open in the fiberglass grain. Left alone, those cracks let moisture into the slab, which accelerates the warp problem above.
- Binding doors from slab settling. Hollywood’s sandy soil shifts. When the slab settles, the frame racks slightly, and a door that closed cleanly at install starts dragging against the strike plate.
Therma-Tru Service in Hollywood: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
In Hollywood Lakes, many 1920s-era concrete homes have original cast-iron waste lines that are prone to failure, and any exterior renovation that disturbs soil, including a Hollywood Bathroom Remodeling project, replacing a Therma-Tru entry system, or adding a new threshold, can trigger the city’s historic preservation review if the property lies within a designated district. That’s not a footnote. It’s the first call we make before ordering a prehung unit for a home in that neighborhood, because a permit hold on a historic property can delay a door replacement by weeks. Elsewhere in Hollywood, the constraint is usually wind-load code. Any new door, Therma-Tru or not, has to meet Miami-Dade ratings, and that’s not a box we check casually.
One field example: our crew was called to a 1963 concrete-block ranch in the Hollywood Lakes area where a Therma-Tru Classic-Craft Mahogany entry door had swollen enough from two decades of humidity to bind against the strike plate. After confirming the slab was still flat, we pulled the frame, replaced the rotted bottom weatherstrip channel with a new OEM insert, and re-shimmed the hinges so the door closed with a full compression seal. No more water staining the terrazzo at the threshold.
Therma-Tru Models & Products We Service in Hollywood
We service the Therma-Tru Classic-Craft Mahogany Collection, Fiber-Classic Oak Collection, Smooth-Star Collection, and the Pulse Door System. For any frame that’s still sound, we use OEM weatherseal, sweeps, and adjustable sills, because Therma-Tru’s compression-fit profiles are not truly interchangeable with generic aftermarket parts. If the slab is warped beyond shimming or the frame has water damage at the bottom rail, we recommend replacing the entire prehung unit rather than chasing recurring seal failures. That recommendation costs you less over two years than three service calls on a deteriorating frame.
We stock common OEM weatherseal profiles and sills locally for fast turnaround in Hollywood, which means most seal and sweep jobs are done in a single visit. For broader Therma-Tru sales & service, we handle everything from door inspections to full prehung replacements.
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| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Therma-Tru entry door weatherstrip and sweep replacement | $250 – $700 |
| Full prehung Therma-Tru door replacement (labor and rough frame adjustment) | $1200 – $3500 |
| Full Kitchen Remodeling | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Full Bathroom Remodeling | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Cabinet Installation & Refacing | $4,000 – $13,000 |
What drives the price on a Therma-Tru door job is the condition of the rough frame, not the door itself. A clean slab-and-frame with a flat sill is a morning’s work. A racked frame from slab settling means pulling casing, re-shimming, and sometimes rebuilding the threshold. Every estimate includes a written line-item quote, so you’ll see exactly what we’re doing and what it costs before we start. Call (754) 551-2922 for an exact number.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re a General Contractor - Hollywood locals, and we know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Therma-Tru Construction in Hollywood
The compression weatherstripping on your door expands and contracts with temperature and humidity. In Hollywood’s summer, the slab and frame both swell, which can crush the weatherseal profile and break the compression fit that keeps air and water out. Once that profile is flattened, it doesn’t recover. We’ve fixed this on dozens of Pulse and Classic-Craft doors with a $250 – $700 OEM weatherseal and sweep replacement. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll check the seal before recommending anything more invasive.
When the threshold itself is flat and the aluminum channel is intact, we can replace only the sweep. That’s the $250 – $700 range. When the threshold has corroded or the channel has pulled free from the frame, a full threshold replacement makes more sense, and we’ll show you the difference before quoting either path.
Hairline cracks are usually a finish issue, not a structural one, but in Hollywood’s humidity they become a moisture path. Water gets into the fiberglass grain, the slab swells, and a cosmetic crack turns into a binding door. We treat these as seal-and-refinish jobs early, because the $250 – $700 fix holds off a $1,200 – $3,500 replacement for years.
Often yes. Hollywood enforces Miami-Dade wind-load requirements, and doors in designated historic districts, like parts of Hollywood Lakes, may also need preservation board review. We handle permit paperwork as part of the job, and we won’t start work until it’s cleared. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll tell you what applies to your specific address.
If the frame is sound and the settling is minor, we re-shim the hinges, adjust the strike plate, and sometimes plane the bottom rail. That’s a $250 – $700 fix. If the frame has racked far enough to crack the casing or the threshold is no longer level, we rebuild the rough opening, and that moves into full replacement pricing. We’ll show you what the frame looks like when we open it up.
Service Areas Near Hollywood
We serve Hollywood and the surrounding communities, including Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Tamarac, Lauderhill, and Coconut Creek. If you’re just north or west of Hollywood, you’re in our coverage area. For more on our work in neighboring cities, see Therma-Tru service in Fort Lauderdale and Therma-Tru service in Oakland Park. For the full picture of our coverage, visit our Hollywood service area page.
Book Your Therma-Tru Service in Hollywood Today
Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done. Call (754) 551-2922 and a live person answers, day or night. We’ll schedule a free estimate, give you a written price, and stand behind the work with our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Hollywood since joining the Kingswell family of companies in 2004.
