Impact French doors.
The classic double-door swing, rebuilt for the hurricane zone: full-height laminated glass, multi-point locks, and the kind of light and symmetry older Miami homes were designed around.
Old-Florida character. Storm-zone engineering.
Walk any street in Coral Gables and you will see why French doors never went out of style: two panels of full-height glass that open a living room to a courtyard, a patio, a garden. The problem was always the storm season. Our French impact doors keep the proportions and swing you love while swapping the vulnerable parts for laminated hurricane glass and reinforced frames built at our family's V&V factory — so a 1940s house gets 2020s protection without losing its face.
Choose a single active panel with a fixed mate, or double active doors that throw the whole opening wide for entertaining. Sidelites stretch the glass across a wider wall; transoms carry it overhead. And every panel locks down with multi-point hardware — one turn of the handle drives bolts into the frame top, bottom and side, which is why these doors shrug off both hurricane pressure and pry bars. Add quieter rooms, wind-mitigation insurance credits and Low-E glass that eases the A/C bill, and the upgrade pays you back all year, not just in September.
Key features
Frame material
Heavy-wall extruded aluminum with reinforced stiles and rails, powder-coated in white, bronze or black.
Glass makeup
Full-lite laminated impact glass; clear, frosted or tinted, with Low-E and insulated options for energy performance.
Wind rating & security
Miami-Dade NOA approved for the high-velocity hurricane zone, with multi-point locking hardware that seals each panel at several points — storm-tight and burglar-unfriendly.
Configurations
Single or double active panels, in-swing or out-swing, with matching sidelites and transoms for wider or taller openings.
French door work across the tri-county.
French door questions, answered.
Both are permitted under the Florida Building Code as long as the door assembly is tested and approved for your opening. Out-swing is the South Florida favorite — wind pressure pushes the panels tighter into the frame and the sill sheds rain better. In-swing works where a porch or walkway blocks the swing; we recommend the right configuration during your free measure.
Instead of a single latch, multi-point hardware throws bolts into the frame at the top, bottom and side of each panel with one turn of the handle. That stiffens the doors against hurricane pressure and makes prying them open a losing proposition for intruders.
Yes. Frosted laminated glass gives full privacy while still flooding the room with light, and gray or bronze tints soften visibility and cut solar heat gain. Both options stay fully hurricane-rated.
Ours carry a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance for the high-velocity hurricane zone, with laminated impact glass and reinforced frames engineered to the design pressures of your opening — no shutters or panels to wrestle with before a storm.
Book a free estimate. We measure the opening on site, review swing direction, hardware and glass options with you, and follow up with an exact quote — no obligation, response within 24 hours.
Compare door styles.
Swing doors suit some openings; wide patio walls often want a slider instead. Browse the other styles, or let us walk the options with you on a free estimate.
Open the house up — without opening it to storms.
Free on-site measurement, no obligation — we respond within 24 hours.
Family owned & operated◆
35+ years experience◆
Established 1991◆
3rd generation
