New windows and doors improve comfort, cut energy bills and add long-term value to your home. Juniper Windows Austin pairs proven product lines with our own installing crews for lasting performance - and a price we put in writing.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 Door Replacement Across Shady Hollow
Door replacement in Shady Hollow runs $1,800 to $6,400 for most single entry doors, and $4,200 to $12,500 for sliding or French door retrofits, including the framing corrections our limestone soil makes necessary. We’re Juniper Windows Austin, and we’ve worked on enough 1970s and 1980s homes along Brodie Lane and throughout Shady Hollow to know what’s behind your existing door before we even pull the trim. The crews we dispatch to Shady Hollow know the deed restrictions, the shifting foundations, and the humidity patterns that make this neighborhood different from the rest of Austin. Call (325) 420-1750 for a written quote, and we’ll give you a number that won’t move after the first stud gets pulled.
Why Juniper Windows Austin Is Shady Hollow’s Preferred Door Replacement Company
Shady Hollow homeowners call us because we handle the problems other installers walk past. When a 1980s limestone ranch off Brodie Lane needs a door pulled, our crew doesn’t just swap the slab. We cut into the opening, inspect the king studs and sill plate, and tell you in writing what’s rotted, what’s out of square, and what a Shady Hollow code inspector will flag during the permit review. Sean Mackey runs our Austin office, and he’s built the team around one standard: no estimate that morphs into a surprise invoice.
Customers in Shady Hollow consistently tell us the same two things. First, they like that our written price covers the door, the flashing, the threshold, and any framing repair the inspector requires. Second, they like the live arrival time our technicians send before they pull up. No four-hour windows. No phone tag. Our office answers 24/7, so when a door won’t latch or water’s coming under the threshold at 9pm, a real person picks up.
This is our Door Replacement specialty, and our crews work Shady Hollow regularly, not as a favor on the way back from another city.
Door Contractors in Shady Hollow
Door Contractors in Shady Hollow have to deal with something most Austin neighborhoods don’t: deed restrictions that govern what your replacement door can look like. Before you spend money on a new door, you need a contractor who knows whether your HOA’s architectural review board will accept a fiberglass door with a painted finish, a clad wood door, or whether you’re stuck matching the original trim color exactly. We walk every Shady Hollow customer through that review before we order anything.
Our door contractors handle everything from a simple front door swap to a full rear sliding glass door retrofit. In Shady Hollow, the job usually starts with an inspection of the opening. We check for square, we look for water damage behind the brick or limestone veneer, and we pull the interior casing to inspect the studs. That inspection happens before we write your quote, not after.
Entry Door Replacement
The front door on a Shady Hollow home takes direct afternoon sun for six months a year. A fiberglass door from Therma-Tru or a clad wood door from PGT holds its shape in that heat; a cheap steel slab will expand and bind. Expect $2,200 to $4,800 for a standard single entry door with new threshold, weatherstripping, and the trim work Shady Hollow’s deed restrictions require.
Sliding and French Door Retrofit
Original aluminum sliding glass doors from the 1970s and 1980s are the single most common failure we see in Shady Hollow. The aluminum frames corrode at the corners, the rollers flatten, and the door starts dragging or leaking. A retrofit with a modern multi-point locking French door or a new low-profile slider runs $4,200 to $12,500, depending on the opening size and what’s rotted behind it.
Door Frame Repair in Shady Hollow
Door Frame Repair in Shady Hollow almost always starts with rotted wood. The humid Hill Country air, combined with the original single-pane aluminum thresholds on 1970s and 1980s homes, creates persistent moisture that eats through untreated pine jambs within two or three decades. You’ll see soft spots at the bottom corners, paint peeling in sheets, or a deadbolt that no longer throws cleanly. In some Shady Hollow homes, the jamb is so far gone the door sags against the strike plate and won’t latch at all. Frame repair here runs $600 to $2,200 per opening, depending on how much of the jamb and king stud needs replacing.
Jamb and Threshold Replacement
We replace the entire jamb with rot-resistant material when the damage goes deeper than the surface. In Shady Hollow’s brick veneer homes, that means pulling the brick mold, examining the rough opening, and often finding water that’s been wicking behind the veneer for years. We install a new sill pan and flashing before the new jamb goes in, so the repair doesn’t fail again in two seasons.
Foundation-Shift Alignment
Shady Hollow sits on limestone-rich soil that expands and contracts through wet and dry cycles. Older slab foundations move; door openings that were square in 1982 aren’t square now. We can sometimes correct a moderately out-of-square opening by custom-cutting the door and jamb to fit, but severe shifts require reframing the rough opening. We always tell you which route the inspector will accept before we start.
Trusted Brands We Service in Shady Hollow
Our Shady Hollow customers can choose from PGT, Therma-Tru, CGI, and ViewLux product lines, and we stock common parts locally in our Austin facility so turnaround doesn’t lag. PGT’s impact-rated doors meet Shady Hollow’s HOA requirements for coastal and hail-prone construction, Therma-Tru fiberglass doors offer the wood-grain look many deed-restricted homes require, and CGI and ViewLux give us options for high-sun exposure and oversized openings. When you’re matching an existing 1980s front entry, the right brand matters more than what’s on sale at a big-box store.
Common Door Replacement Problems We See in Shady Hollow Homes
- Condensation between panes on original sliders. The aluminum spacers on 1970s-1990s glass fail in our humidity, which many homeowners mistake for a leak. The fix isn’t sealing the edge; it’s replacing the insulated glass unit or the whole door.
- Out-of-square openings from foundation movement. Shady Hollow’s shifting limestone soil has thrown thousands of original frames out of plumb. A standard-size replacement door will bind or leak within a year unless the opening is corrected or the door is custom-fit.
- Rotted wood hidden behind brick veneer. The original builders rarely installed sill pans, so water runs down the brick and sits against the jamb. We routinely find king studs and header ends that look intact from the exterior but crumble when we probe them.
- HOA-triggered material mismatches. A homeowner installs a steel door, and the deed review board rejects it because it doesn’t match the home’s original style. We handle that review before ordering so you never eat the cost of a return.
Pricing for Door Replacement in Shady Hollow, TX
A standard front door replacement in Shady Hollow runs $1,800 to $4,800, a sliding glass door retrofit runs $4,200 to $8,900, and a French door conversion runs $6,000 to $12,500. Door frame repairs add $600 to $2,200 per opening, depending on what’s rotted and how much of the rough opening needs to be reframed. The two biggest variables are the door material and the condition of the opening itself; a 1980s brick veneer home with a rotted king stud and a foundation-shifted frame will cost more than a clean 1990s opening. Our written quote includes everything: the door, the jamb, the flashing, the threshold, the trim, and every code-required fix the Shady Hollow inspector flags. Call (325) 420-1750 and we’ll send a technician to your home to inspect the opening and write a number that doesn’t move.
We Also Serve Cities Near Shady Hollow
Shady Hollow is our home base for south Austin door work, but our crews also cover Austin, Cedar Park, Lockhart, and Lakeway for door replacement and frame repair. If you’re in one of those cities and dealing with a door that won’t latch or a frame that’s rotting, call (325) 420-1750 and we’ll get you scheduled.
Serving Shady Hollow, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Shady Hollow 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 Door Replacement in Shady Hollow
Yes, most door replacement projects in Shady Hollow that alter the rough opening or the structural framing require a building permit. The inspector checks for proper flashing at the threshold and head, rot-resistant jambs, compliance with egress requirements for any exterior door, and energy code compliance for the new door’s U-factor and air infiltration. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and stand with you when the inspector walks the job. Call (325) 420-1750 if you want us to check whether your specific project needs a permit before you order anything.
Shady Hollow’s deed restrictions require replacement doors to match the home’s original exterior finish and style. That means many homeowners end up choosing premium fiberglass or clad wood doors instead of cheaper steel slabs, because only those materials can replicate the original wood look while passing the architectural review. We handle the entire review process: we photograph your existing door, prepare the material spec the HOA wants to see, and submit it before we order. That way you never get a rejection letter after the door is already in your garage.
Shady Hollow’s combination of high humidity and mature tree canopy creates persistent morning condensation that other neighborhoods with better airflow don’t experience. That condensation sits on the aluminum frames of 1970s-1990s sliding doors, accelerating corrosion at the corners and welds. The spacers inside the insulated glass fail from the same humidity cycles, producing the telltale fog between panes in the early morning. In Shady Hollow, that’s not a leak; it’s seal failure, and it almost always means the entire door unit needs replacement. Call us at (325) 420-1750 and we’ll tell you if yours is repairable or done.
Stop, do not install the new door over it. Rotted wood around a door frame means water has been getting behind the brick or limestone veneer, and covering it with a new jamb will cause the new door to fail within two seasons. We replace the damaged material, install a sill pan and flashing that the original builder never did, and then install your new door. This work is priced and approved in writing before we touch it, so the fix doesn’t become a surprise invoice at the end. Sean Mackey’s crews do this daily in Shady Hollow.
Usually, yes. For moderate shifts, we can custom-cut the door and jamb to fit the existing opening, which is far cheaper than reframing. For severe shifts, we may need to reframe the rough opening by pulling the drywall or siding back, correcting the studs, and re-sheathing. We’ll tell you which route applies before you spend a dollar, and the written quote will include any framing work the inspector requires. On one 1980s limestone ranch off Brodie Lane, our crew found the original sliding door’s aluminum frame had corroded so badly the jamb pulled away from the studs; the homeowner thought the door was leaking, but the real problem was failed waterproofing behind the brick veneer. We pulled the old door, replaced the rotted king stud, added a proper sill pan and flashing, then installed a Therma-Tru fiberglass French door with impact-rated glazing to match the home’s original style and pass Shady Hollow’s deed review.
Written by Sean Mackey, Owner at Juniper Windows Austin, serving Shady Hollow and surrounding cities since 2001.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Juniper Windows Austin
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.