Palm Beach County · Licensed & Insured

Impact entry doors that protect, lock & impress.

Your front door is the most-used opening in the house — and often the weakest. Our impact entry doors pair laminated, missile-rated glass with reinforced frames and multi-point locks, so the entrance that greets your guests also stands up to a hurricane and a pry bar.

Large Missile impact ratedFL Product Approval + NOAMulti-point security locks
Palm Beach home entrance with a storm-rated impact front door at twilight
Licensed & Insured FL Product Approval — plus Miami-Dade NOA Free In-Home Estimate Palm Beach County Local
The hardest-working opening

An impact entry door does three jobs at once

A front door is the first thing visitors touch and, too often, the easiest way into the house. Impact entry doors are built to win on all three fronts that matter in Palm Beach County — security, storm protection, and curb appeal — without making you choose.

Security, every day

Laminated glass that can’t be smashed-and-reached, a reinforced slab, and multi-point locks that bite the frame in several places. The everyday burglary deterrent is the benefit you feel year-round.

Storm-ready, always on

Tested against large-missile impact and Florida’s design wind loads, the whole assembly stays sealed when the wind drives debris at the door. Nothing to bolt on, no panels to find at midnight.

Curb appeal, kept

Full glass, decorative lites, sidelites, and transoms all come impact-rated, in finishes that read as a premium entry — not a bunker. The protection is engineered in, not bolted over the top.

Detail of a reinforced impact front door frame, hinge edge, and laminated glass lite
Engineered to hold

What makes an impact entry door different

An impact entry door is rated as one tested assembly — not a pretty slab with a deadbolt. Here are the four parts that decide whether it holds in a storm and stops a break-in.

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Laminated impact glass liteDecorative or full glass is laminated with a tough interlayer — the pane can crack but stays bonded in the frame, so a debris hit (or an elbow) can’t open a hole to the lock.
02
Multi-point lockingSteel rods throw into the head and sill in addition to the deadbolt, spreading a kick or pry load across the entire frame instead of one strike plate.
03
Reinforced slab & edgeA foam-filled fiberglass or insulated steel slab with a reinforced lock-block and hinge edge resists kick-in and warping — and won’t rot or swell in coastal humidity.
04
Anchored frame & sillA structural frame is fastened deep into the opening with a corrosion-resistant sill and full weatherstripping that seals out wind-driven rain when the pressure builds.
More than a deadbolt

Security that doesn’t wait for a hurricane

Most break-ins through a front door come down to two weaknesses: glass you can shatter to reach the lock, and a single deadbolt that a firm kick can tear out of the jamb. An impact entry door closes both. The laminated glass behaves like a car windshield — it can craze and crack, but the interlayer holds it together, so there is no hole to reach through and nothing to climb past.

The bigger upgrade is the hardware. A multi-point lock throws bolts into the top and bottom of the frame as well as the center, so force on the door is shared across the whole opening rather than concentrated on one strike plate. Add a reinforced lock-block, a structurally anchored frame, and heavy hinges, and you have an entrance that resists prying and kicking on an ordinary night — the same night-and-day protection that keeps the door shut at 165 mph.

It is also the upgrade you live with. Laminated glass cuts incoming street and traffic noise noticeably, filters out the UV that fades floors and furniture near a sunny entry, and seals tightly enough to take a real bite out of the air leaking around an old front door.

Not sure single, double, or a door with sidelites fits your entry? We’ll measure and show you.

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Built to your opening

Configurations that fit the front of your home

Every entry is different. Impact entry doors are made to order, so the rating stays the same whether you want a solid statement door or a glass-and-sidelite entrance full of light.

Single impact door

The most common swap — a one-for-one replacement of a tired front door with a hardened, better-insulated slab.

Double / double-entry

A symmetrical two-door entrance for wider openings and grand foyers, with an astragal and multi-point locking on both leaves.

Door with sidelites

Slim impact-glass panels flank the door to wash the entry in daylight while keeping the whole frame storm-rated.

Sidelites + transom

Add an impact transom above for a tall, architectural entry — the Palm Beach look, tested as one assembly.

An entry door is one piece of a hardened home. Many homeowners pair it with impact French doors on the patio, an impact sliding glass door off the living room, and impact windows throughout — the combination that unlocks the best insurance credit and grant eligibility. See how it all fits in the impact-doors overview.

Local code, done right

Doors approved for Palm Beach County — the Wind-Borne Debris Region

Miami-Dade and Broward are the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ). Palm Beach County isn’t — it’s the Wind-Borne Debris Region (WBDR). That changes which approvals an installer can legally use on your entry door, and out-of-county crews routinely get it wrong.

REGION Palm Beach County is the Wind-Borne Debris Region (WBDR). The HVHZ is Miami-Dade & Broward only.
APPROVALS We install doors carrying Florida Product Approval (FL#) — and Miami-Dade NOA where it applies.
INSURANCE Impact-rated doors are opening protection on a wind-mitigation inspection — part of your premium discount.
GRANTS The My Safe Florida Home grant requires a participating contractor — ask us before you apply.
By the numbers

An entry that earns its keep

+165 mph
County design wind speed (ASCE 7)
3 +
Steel locking points
~50 %
Less street noise
$0
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Honest comparison

Impact entry door vs. a standard door you shutter

You can protect a front door two ways: replace it with an impact unit, or keep a standard door and cover it before every storm. Here’s how they really compare for a Palm Beach County home.

Storm-rated impact entry door vs. standard door + add-on protection
FeatureImpact entry doorStandard door + shutter
Everyday security Laminated glass & multi-point locks resist forced entry every dayStandard glass & deadbolt; the shutter only helps when it’s closed
Storm protection Always on — nothing to deploy before the wind arrivesOnly if you panel or close it in time before the storm
Curb appeal Reads as a premium front entry, glass and allBulky tracks or bolt-on panels over the entrance
Daily comfort Cuts street noise and blocks most UV every dayNo day-to-day benefit between storms
Insurance credit Counts as opening protection toward a wind-mitigation discountLimited credit unless every opening is also protected
Good to know

Impact entry door questions, answered

What's the difference between an impact entry door and a regular front door?

An impact entry door is engineered and tested as a complete assembly — slab, frame, hinges, sill, lock hardware, and any glass — to stay shut and intact under hurricane wind pressure and flying-debris impact. A standard exterior door is rated for weather and looks, not large-missile impact. The glass in an impact door is laminated (a tough interlayer bonds the panes), the frame is structurally anchored into the opening, and the lockset is usually multi-point. It carries a Florida Product Approval (FL#), which a code inspector checks before your permit closes.

Do impact entry doors actually improve everyday security, or only help in storms?

Both — and the security benefit is the one you notice every day. The laminated glass lite can crack but will not punch out, so the old "break the glass and reach the deadbolt" trick does not work. Most impact entry doors use multi-point locking — steel bolts that throw into the head and sill, not just a single deadbolt — which spreads a kick-in across the whole frame. The reinforced slab and lock-block resist prying. You get the same hardened opening whether it is hurricane season or a quiet Tuesday night.

Can I get a front door with glass and sidelites that is still storm-rated?

Yes. Decorative glass lites, full glass, sidelites, and transoms can all be ordered as impact-rated laminated glass, and the whole unit is tested together. That is the point of an impact entry door — you keep the light and the curb appeal of a glass entry without giving up protection. Pairing your door with matching impact windows keeps the look consistent and helps qualify the home for the best insurance credit.

Do impact entry doors qualify for a homeowners-insurance discount?

They can. Florida insurers credit verified opening protection on a wind-mitigation inspection (form OIR-B1-1802), and exterior doors are openings. The biggest credits usually require every opening — windows and doors — to be impact-rated, so an impact entry door is one piece of that package. After installation we provide the product-approval documentation your inspector needs. See our insurance-discount guide for how the credit works.

Do I need HVHZ-rated doors in Palm Beach County?

No. The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) is Miami-Dade and Broward only. Palm Beach County is the Wind-Borne Debris Region (WBDR), so your entry door must be impact-rated and carry a valid Florida Product Approval (FL#). Miami-Dade NOA-approved doors are accepted here too, but they are not required. A crew that insists everything must be "Miami-Dade HVHZ" in Palm Beach County usually does not pull permits in this county often.

How much does an impact entry door cost?

It depends on the configuration: a single solid door is the entry point, while double doors, full-glass slabs, sidelites, transoms, and upgraded hardware add to it. Because the size, glass, and finish swing the number so much, we measure and quote on-site rather than over the phone. We also walk you through financing, the My Safe Florida Home grant, and how doors fit your wider project budget. Start with a free estimate for a real figure.
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