Impact Windows in Cocoa, FL

Cocoa was chartered on October 1, 1895, and homes here that want impact windows range from early twentieth-century houses near the river to post-war block homes inland. The business district burned in 1890, and the area around Florida Avenue, Stone Street and Riverfront Park is now Cocoa Village. In 2020 the city had 19,041 residents and 9,182 housing units.

Highest ground in Brevard

Cocoa holds the highest point in the county, listed by the USGS at 83 feet. That surprises people. Higher ground does not change the wind, though. Wind exposure depends on what surrounds the house, and homes facing the open Indian River get the full fetch of wind across the water. River-view houses are where we see the most interest in large impact picture windows that keep the view.

Front entries in older neighborhoods

In the streets around the Village, front porches and entry doors are a big part of a house's character. An impact front door can be ordered with a traditional panel design, a half-lite or a full glass insert, and with sidelites. We measure the existing opening carefully, since older homes often have non-standard door sizes and out-of-square frames.

Block homes and jalousies

Farther west, many Cocoa homes are concrete block ranches with aluminum single-hung or jalousie windows. Jalousies are especially leaky in wind-driven rain and offer no impact protection. Replacing them with impact single-hungs or horizontal rollers is a big upgrade in comfort as well as safety, and masonry openings make for clean installs.

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Mixing products to fit a budget

Not every opening needs the same product. A common plan here:

• Impact windows on the street side and bedrooms
• An impact front door at the entry
• Accordion shutters on a rear Florida room with many windows
• A wind-rated garage door if the house has one

We show each line separately so you can decide what to do first.

Near the Village

Cocoa Village landmarks such as the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse in the old Aladdin Theater and the 1939 post office give the downtown its look. Nearby homes often have porches, wood trim and smaller windows set high on the wall. Impact windows for those houses are ordered to fit each opening, and we keep exterior trim profiles in line with what is already there. Where a house has a lot of small windows, we compare the cost of impact glass for each with a shutter plan so you can choose with real numbers in hand.

Permits

Window and door replacement in Cocoa goes through the city's building department. We prepare product approvals and the opening schedule and confirm current submittal rules before we file. Call (321) 321-4730 to book an estimate.