Impact Sliding Glass Door Types: Two-Panel to Pocketing
Panel count is the first thing that sets the price of a slider, then the glass, then the frame. These are the configurations a quote will usually name, from the most common up to the widest openings.
Two-panel impact sliders
The standard slider has one fixed panel and one that moves. This Old House lists a standard 72 by 80 inch aluminum door at about $2,756 with labor, before any hurricane upgrade. Its glass table then adds $1,000 to $3,000 for hurricane glass, which is why an impact two-panel quote can land at double the plain door.
- Door alone, two panels (This Old House): $400 to $1,500.
- Hurricane glass upgrade (This Old House): $1,000 to $3,000, about $2,000 on average.
Three- and four-panel sliders
Wider openings take three or four panels, and HomeGuide notes that while one panel usually stays fixed, some models let every panel move. A run of 8 to 12 feet is a large door in its table.
- Three-panel (HomeGuide): $1,000 to $5,000; four-panel: up to about $7,000.
- Doors 8 to 12 feet wide (HomeGuide): $4,000 to $7,000.
- This Old House, door only: three-panel $1,500 to $3,500, four-panel $2,500 to $5,500.
Stacking and pocketing multi-slide doors
A stacking door gives each panel its own track, and the panels gather at one side. A pocketing door slides them into a cavity in the wall for a fully clear opening, usually with at least three sections. HomeGuide prices full sliding glass wall systems at $5,000 to $20,000, or $900 to $1,500 per linear foot. Ask whether the approval and design pressure on the quote cover the whole assembly at the width you want, since a wider run of glass is a bigger single unit to test and label.
Folding (bifold) glass doors
Bifold patio doors fold accordion-style along a track and open wider than a standard slider. HomeGuide's patio door guide prices them at $5,000 to $20,000 installed and calls them less common. Florida's residential code counts the glass in bifold doors as a hazardous location, the same as in sliders, so every panel needs safety glazing on top of its impact rating.
Why Pompano Beach homeowners call Pompano Windows
- One independent installer calls back, not a list of five
- The request costs you nothing
- Ask for approval numbers and design pressures on the quote
- Permit, removal and stucco patching priced in writing
Sliding Glass Door Permits in Pompano Beach
Every slider replacement in Pompano Beach needs a city building permit. On its page about Florida House Bill 803, which since May 7, 2026 exempts some small single-family jobs under $7,500 from permits, the city lists exterior windows and doors among the work that "always require[s] a standard building permit, regardless of cost", because installing or replacing them "is considered structural". National guides that say a same-size swap needs no permit don't apply here.
Fee schedule (updated 2/10/26)
$65 minimum on any permit; 2.75% of job value up to $250,000 without zoning review, or 1.65% with zoning review.Deposit at submittal
50% of the building permit fee is paid up front.Worked example
on a $6,000 slider job without zoning review, 2.75% comes to $165, so $82.50 is due at submittal.Timing
Fixr's Florida guide estimates a Broward window permit at $150 to $450 and 2 to 4 weeks; that's Fixr's estimate, not a city figure.Where
City of Pompano Beach Building Department, 100 W. Atlantic Blvd, 954-786-4669.
Ask the installer who files the permit and whether the fee is on the quote. A slider contract above $5,000 also brings in a notice of commencement before the first inspection.
What Moves an Impact Slider Quote
Two quotes for "an impact slider" can describe different doors. These are the lines to compare.
Glass
Beyond the hurricane rating, This Old House adds $100 to $500 for low-e coating, and in Broward the glass also has to meet the 0.25 SHGC limit.Frame
This Old House prices vinyl patio door frames at $300 to $700 and aluminum at $600 to $1,000. In the HVHZ, sliding doors are tested and labeled to TAS 202; ask for an approved, labeled HVHZ unit whatever the frame.Removal and labor
HomeGuide's patio door guide adds $100 to $500 to remove and dispose of the old door, on top of $200 to $1,000 in labor.Changing the opening
Going wider costs more: HomeGuide adds $400 to $800 to enlarge a wall opening.Weight on the day
This Old House notes a patio door can weigh 100 pounds or more and the job takes several hours with removal; HomeGuide describes a typical two-person crew.
From Measure to Final Inspection: Slider Timeline
A slider replacement is a few weeks of paperwork and factory time followed by one working day at the house.
- STEP01
Measure the rough opening
The installer measures the existing opening, not just the old door, and notes whether the new unit fits it or the wall needs widening. Ask to see the positive and negative design pressure the new door is rated for next to what the opening calls for.
- STEP02
Written quote per panel
Each panel, the glass, the frame, removal, stucco or trim repair and the permit fee should be listed. Get the product approval number on paper before you pay a deposit.
- STEP03
Permit and factory order
The permit application goes to the city while the door is built. Factory lead time usually decides the install date more than the permit does; ask about the deposit rule and the expected delivery week before you sign.
- STEP04
Install day
HomeGuide allows 4 to 6 hours for the swap. The old door comes out, the opening is checked, and the new frame is anchored and sealed to the approved installation detail.
- STEP05
Final inspection
The temporary label stays on the glass until the city's final inspection, so leave it in place until the inspector has signed off.