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ES Windows Kitchen Remodeling: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

If you have ES Windows in your Fort Lauderdale kitchen and you’re planning a remodel, the biggest question is whether those windows can stay put or need to come out. A full kitchen remodel in Fort Lauderdale with ES Windows integration typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 depending on how many windows stay, how many move, and what’s happening with cabinets and counters around them. Most owners discover the window question mid-design, when a cabinet plan collides with a window frame that can’t be trimmed, shimmed, or worked around.

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Which ES Windows Models This Applies To

ES Windows sells through authorized dealers in South Florida, and the product lines we see most in Fort Lauderdale kitchens are their impact-rated casement, single-hung, and sliding windows, along with fixed picture units. The critical spec is the Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance) number on the frame sticker, and it matters because a kitchen remodel that touches the rough opening may require the replacement window to meet current Florida Building Code impact standards. If your window is 20 years old, it may not carry the same NOA as today’s ES Windows product line, which means a like-for-like swap is not a code-compliance shortcut. We are an independent remodeling contractor, not an ES Windows dealer or affiliate, and we work with whatever the opening demands: an OEM-compatible unit when the line still exists, or a code-compliant impact-rated equivalent when it doesn’t.

Signs Your ES Windows Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing

• Condensation between the panes. The seal on an insulated glass unit has failed, and in Fort Lauderdale’s humidity this shows up as fog inside the glass that never fully clears. The window still works structurally, but the glass package is done.
• Swollen or soft drywall under the window. This tells us water is getting past the frame or the flashing. In a kitchen backsplash situation, the tile may be trapping moisture against the frame.
• The crank or sash feels gritty or binds. Salt air in Fort Lauderdale is brutal on window hardware. ES Windows maritime finishes help, but after a decade of coastal air, operators wear down. Lubrication masks it; replacement fixes it.
• Visible rust at the weep holes or frame corners. Aluminum frames are standard for impact windows, and proper finishing prevents rust. When you see rust, it usually means the finish was scratched during a previous install or counter job and corroded from there.
• Gaps along the frame where the old caulk has crumbled. Remodel work that left poor caulk joints is the slow leak nobody notices until the base cabinet swells. We usually find it when pulling old cabinets in Fort Lauderdale kitchens.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a Fort Lauderdale kitchen remodel that involves keeping or replacing ES Windows, the total project range runs $14,000 to $45,000. The spread is driven by cabinet count, countertop material, whether walls move, and most importantly, whether window openings change. Keeping the windows where they are and working around them is always cheaper; moving an opening in a block-construction home means concrete cutting, a new header, and structural permitting. Every Mason Remodeling Co Fort Lauderdale project includes a written, line-item price before any work starts, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers workmanship for a full year from completion. Parts and labor are separate line items, so you know exactly what the ES Windows-compatible hardware costs versus the installation labor.

DIY or Call Us?

If you’re just cleaning tracks, tightening loose handle sets, or recaulking an exterior gap you can reach from the ground, that’s reasonable homeowner maintenance. Replacing an ES Windows unit in Fort Lauderdale is not a DIY job. Impact-rated windows are part of your home’s hurricane protection envelope, and a poor installation compromises the structural rating. The old window in a block wall is often set in a buck frame that needs grinding, shimming, and re-anchoring. We tell you what we found, what it takes to fix it, and what it will cost, before we touch a thing. Call (754) 354-3720 and we’ll walk you through what’s involved in your specific kitchen.

Key Takeaways

• Full kitchen remodeling in Fort Lauderdale with ES Windows runs $14,000-$45,000, with the window work priced as a separate line item.
• Code compliance is the hidden cost: older ES Windows units may not meet current Florida Building Code impact standards once the opening is touched.
• Salt air and humidity shorten window hardware life in Fort Lauderdale; we see operator failures starting around year 10
• We stock common ES Windows-compatible hardware on our trucks – rollers, locks, operators, weatherstripping – and source OEM units through local supply lines.
• We’re also a parts source for other kitchen and bath lines, including KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria and Silestone countertops.

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