New windows and doors improve comfort, cut energy bills and add long-term value to your home. Westlight 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 Window Installation Across Orlando
Window installation in Orlando runs $700 – $1,900 per window installed for standard openings, with impact-rated units for hurricane season adding $350 – $700 per opening depending on the product line and frame condition. If your home sits in College Park, Delaney Park, or Lake Eola Heights, you’re likely looking at a 1970s concrete block or 1920s wood-frame build, which means the opening itself often needs re-framing before the new window goes in. Our crews know exactly what hides behind Orlando’s stucco and trim because we open these walls every week. Call (850) 493-7894 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts, not a ballpark estimate that moves after demolition day.
Why Westlight Windows Orlando Is Orlando’s Preferred Window Installation Company
We’ve been installing windows since 2009, operating as an independently owned and operated Kingswell location, led by owner Owen Satterfield. Orlando homeowners call us after a contractor no-showed, after a price jumped at the door, or after a seal failed six months post-install. Owen built Westlight on the Kingswell Way: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it, put the guarantee in writing, and come back if it fails. It’s five promises, every one of them written down before the first screw turns.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so when our truck pulls up on a street off Corrine Drive or around Lake Underhill, you know exactly who’s walking in. We carry eight manufacturer lines including PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, Mr-Glass, Therma-Tru, and ViewLux. That means we match the product to the job and the budget, not the other way around. If an Orlando permit office flags a wind-load calculation, we handle the paperwork. If the stucco reveals rot behind a 1978 window jamb, we price the repair in writing before touching it.
You can read our window installation process on our main Window Installation page, and see how we serve the wider Orlando area with the same written-price standard on every job.
Picture Window in Orlando
A picture window in Orlando homes is a fixed, non-opening unit that floods a room with the late-afternoon sun off Lake Eola or a live oak canopy line in Winter Park. It’s the west light, bright and warm, worth doing right. In Orlando’s subtropical climate, a fixed picture window also has to stand up to wind-driven rain and the June-to-November hurricane season. For a standard picture window installation in an Orlando concrete block home, you’re looking at $800 – $1,600, and if it’s impact-rated with laminated glass for Florida Product Approval, add $400 – $700 per opening. Frame condition changes the number. A 1970s block home with rotted wood jambs behind the stucco will run toward the top of that range because we have to re-frame before the flange gets flashed.
Glass and Glazing Selection
For picture windows, we often spec low-e glass (a thin coating that reflects heat back out in summer and back in during the rare Orlando cold snap) paired with argon gas fill. In direct western exposure rooms, we recommend a higher solar heat gain coating. Mr-Glass and ECO Window Systems both make solid fixed units in this category, and we keep local inventory support in our Orlando shop so replacements don’t take six weeks.
When the Opening Is the Problem
Picture windows put more square footage of glass into the wall than a double-hung or casement. That means the header above the opening matters. In older Delaney Park wood-frame homes, we regularly find undersized headers that have sagged over 40 years. Installing a heavier laminated-glass unit without correcting that header causes the sash to bind, then crack under load. Our written estimate includes the re-framing allowance before we cut anything.
Bay Window Installation in Orlando
Bay window installation in Orlando usually involves a three-panel projection that extends out from the wall line, and in this housing stock it’s a serious structural project, not a swap. For a full bay window installation in an Orlando home, budget $2,800 – $5,500 depending on projection depth, roof work, and whether the home needs impact-rated glazing. On a wood-frame bungalow in College Park or a 1980s block home off Semoran Boulevard, the bay platform is often built with the original roof overhang, which means we’re rebuilding the seat, the side jambs, and the head flashing. That’s where the real Orlando-specific costs live.
Structural Support and Supports
A bay window that’s not properly suspended from the header and supported at the base will sag and pull the side walls inward. We see it on older Orlando homes where someone installed a bay unit as a weekend project years ago and the corners now leak every afternoon thunderstorm. Our crew surveys the framing, sizes the new support system for the unit plus the wind load, and includes all of it in the written price.
Roof and Flashing Integration
Each bay window in Orlando needs its own head flashing and, in most cases, a small hip roof or integrated overhang that ties back into the existing fascia. If the overhang is original from 1930 or 1962, we replace it because the old flashing isn’t rated for the wind-driven rain we get off those Lake Eola afternoon squalls. We install peel-and-stick membrane at the window-to-wall transition, then counter-flash over it. It’s the step that separates a bay window that lasts 30 years from one that leaks before next hurricane season.
Trusted Brands We Service in Orlando
We install from eight manufacturer lines, and on Orlando jobs we lean heavily on three: ES Windows for clean-lined architectural fixed and casement units, ECO Window Systems for energy-efficient double-hungs in rental property turns and mid-century rehabs, and Therma-Tru for the entry door that usually gets replaced at the same time as a front-facing window set. PGT and CGI are our standard impact-rated carries when the permit requires Miami-Dade NOA compliance. Because we’re an Orlando-based Kingswell operation, we keep parts and warranty stock local, which means if a latch fails or a seal goes, we’re not waiting on a factory order from out of state. We install what we carry, and we service it.
Common Window Installation Problems We See in Orlando Homes
- Failed waterproofing behind stucco on 1970s concrete block homes. Wind-driven rain from a classic Orlando summer thunderstorm finds the gap between the stucco and the original wood jamb. The new window’s flange then leaks at the first downpour, and the homeowner thinks the window is defective when what failed was the old flashing.
- Undersized headers over window openings in older wood-frame neighborhoods. In Delaney Park and College Park especially, a heavier impact-rated unit dropped into a header sized for a 1940s single-pane sash will sag. The glass cracks under wind load, the sash binds, and the frame eventually fails. We check header depth on every pre-1970 home before pricing the job.
- Hurricane retrofits that skip the Florida Product Approval check. Some Orlando homeowners buy a window labeled “hurricane-rated” at a box store, then learn during the permit review that the unit’s design pressure rating is lower than what Orange County requires for the HVHZ zone. The permit fails, the insurance credit gets denied, and the window gets returned. We verify product approvals before you spend a dollar.
- Historic district conflicts on window style. Lake Eola Heights has preservation board rules that require original window profiles. A standard white vinyl replacement often gets rejected because it doesn’t match the original wood sash profile. We went through this loop enough times that we now default to custom wood-clad impact windows with historically compatible sightlines for that district.
Pricing for Window Installation in Orlando, FL
What follows is real Orlando money. A standard single or double hung window installation on a concrete block home runs $700 – $1,400 per opening, including the window, labor, and basic flashing. Impact-rated units from PGT or CGI add $350 – $700 per opening depending on size and design pressure. A picture window runs $800 – $1,600; a full bay window runs $2,800 – $5,500. If we open the wall and find rotted jambs, undersized framing, or failed waterproofing, you get a written change order with the exact cost before we do the repair. That’s the Kingswell Guarantee, and on an Orlando concrete block home, it’s the difference between a $900 window job and a $1,500 one with no surprises. Call (850) 493-7894 for your free estimate. We put it in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Orlando
Our Orlando crews install windows across the metro daily, including Winter Park, Maitland, Winter Springs, and Longwood. If you’re in a 1960s ranch in Maitland or a newer two-story in Winter Springs, the same written pricing and background-checked crew applies. Call (850) 493-7894 and we’ll schedule your free estimate at your home.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando 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 Window Installation in Orlando
Replacing windows on a pre-1980 Orlando concrete block home typically triggers a code requirement for either impact-rated glazing or the addition of storm shutters that meet current Orange County wind-load standards. The permit office will also require our installation to comply with current flashing and waterproofing codes, which usually means removing and replacing the stucco around the opening. We include these upgrade costs in the written estimate before you see us with a drill. Call (850) 493-7894 if you want to know what your specific home triggers.
In Lake Eola Heights, the preservation board requires window replacements to match the original style profiles, which for most homes means wood or wood-clad sashes with specific sightlines and muntin profiles. We typically recommend custom wood-clad impact windows that meet both the board’s aesthetic standards and Miami-Dade NOA structural requirements. Standard white vinyl replacements get rejected. We’ve done enough of these to know which profiles the board accepts, and we’ll handle the application package for you. Call (850) 493-7894 and we’ll tell you what your house needs.
Older Orlando homes fail the wind mitigation inspection after a window replacement because the installer used a window with a design pressure rating below what the insurance form requires for Orange County’s wind-borne debris zone. The form gets rejected, the homeowner loses the insurance discount, and sometimes the unit has to come out. We only install Florida Product Approved units with the documentation to match, and we provide the paperwork for your insurance company before we finish the job. If you’ve had a recent install fail an inspection, call (850) 493-7894 and we’ll tell you what needs to happen next.
Impact-rated means the window has passed missile-impact testing with a specific design pressure rating that meets Florida Building Code requirements for the HVHZ (High Velocity Hurricane Zone). “Hurricane-rated” is a marketing term with no binding engineering standard attached. In Orlando, if a window isn’t impact-rated with a Florida Product Approval number, it won’t pass the permit review and the insurance credit gets denied. We install actual impact-rated products from PGT, CGI, and ES Windows, with the product approval documentation included. Call (850) 493-7894 to see what your home actually requires.
In some Orlando homes, you can replace just the sashes if the existing frame is square, dry, and structurally sound. In most older Orlando homes, the frame itself has rotted behind the stucco or the jambs are undersized for a heavier impact-rated unit, so a full frame replacement is the only option that won’t fail. We assess the frame before we write the price; if your existing frame is genuinely sound, we’ll tell you and price a sash replacement accordingly. If it’s not, you’ll know before we start, not after. Call (850) 493-7894 for a free inspection and a straight answer.
Written by Owen Satterfield, Owner at Westlight Windows Orlando, serving Orlando and the surrounding metro with written-price window and door installation since 2009.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Westlight 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.