VLX 80 Casement Window

VLX 80 Casement Window in Los Angeles, CA | Westlight Windows & Doors

The VLX 80 Casement Window is a side-hinged aluminum window built around two ideas: ultra-narrow sightlines and maximum ventilation. When it’s open, the entire sash swings outward from the frame, letting Los Angeles air move through your home without a center post or mullion breaking the view. When it’s closed, the 0.079-inch wall thickness and precision-machined profile create a seal that holds up to marine-layer mornings in Santa Monica and triple-digit afternoons in Woodland Hills alike. Westlight Windows & Doors is an authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Los Angeles, which means you get the factory product backed by local installers who know the city’s housing stock, its building codes, and the difference between a retrofit in Silver Lake and a new-build in Playa Vista. Call (903) 354-7134 to talk specs, pricing, or a measure appointment. We’ll walk you through it without jargon or pressure.

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Product Overview - VLX 80 Casement Window

Casement windows have always been the workhorse of coastal and hilltop architecture, and the VLX 80 Casement Window refines that idea for modern Los Angeles homes. The design is side-hinged with a crank or lever operation, which means the sash opens outward like a door rather than sliding along a track. That single design choice creates two advantages you feel immediately. First, you get the full width of the opening for airflow. A horizontal slider only opens halfway at best; a casement opens edge to edge. Second, the hardware pulls the sash tight against the frame when closed, compressing the weatherstripping around all four sides. That compression is what gives casement windows their reputation for airtightness, and it’s why this window performs as well on stormy winter days in Los Feliz as it does during an August canyon wind event in Studio City.

The frame is extruded aluminum. That matters in Los Angeles, where UV exposure, temperature swings, and salt air near the coast chew through vinyl and wood frames far faster than most homeowners expect. Aluminum doesn’t warp in heat, doesn’t swell with humidity, and doesn’t rot. The VLX 80 takes that material advantage and pairs it with a wall thickness of 0.079 inches, which is substantial enough to keep large sashes square over decades of operation. The profile width measures 1.97 inches, which is where the “ultra-narrow sightline” language comes from. When you’re standing inside looking out, the frame barely registers. You see glass, and beyond the glass, you see your view. Buyers choose this series for floor-to-ceiling casement arrangements, corner window assemblies, and replacements where they want to maximize daylight without a heavier structural frame. If you’re replacing large aluminum windows in a mid-century modern home in the hills, the VLX 80 is the first model we recommend.

Technical Specifications

We publish this data because it matters. These are the actual numbers behind the window’s performance, not marketing copy. The VLX 80 Casement Window is engineered for large openings and multi-unit assemblies, and the specifications below reflect that.

Every window Westlight Windows & Doors orders is fabricated to your project’s exact dimensions. We don’t stock standard sizes and trim frames to fit. That’s the difference between a window that goes in square and one that gets shimmed to death.

Performance Features

These are the six performance categories we talk through with every homeowner during a consultation. Each one translates to something you feel in the house: lower energy bills, quieter bedrooms, a dry window sill after a heavy rain.

Thermal Efficiency - The VLX 80 uses a polyamide thermal break inside the aluminum profile. That break interrupts the metal-to-metal conduction path that made old aluminum windows such poor insulators. Combined with Low-E insulated glass, the window earns NFRC-rated energy performance that meets or exceeds current Los Angeles efficiency expectations. You feel it as a frame that’s neutral to the touch in summer, not radiating heat into the room.

Acoustic Performance - Los Angeles noise is a real problem: freeway hum near Larchmont, nightlife in Echo Park, flight paths over El Segundo. The VLX 80’s compression seal combined with laminated glass creates a measurable reduction in exterior sound transmission. Laminated glass, in particular, is the upgrade we recommend for any Los Angeles home within earshot of persistent traffic or other urban noise.

Airtightness & Weather Seal - Casement hardware clamps the sash against the weatherstripping on all four sides with even pressure. The result is a controlled airtightness rating that keeps conditioned air inside and dust and wildfire-smoke season particulate outside. For homes in fire-prone hillside areas of Los Angeles, a properly sealed casement is a meaningful upgrade.

Waterproofing - The VLX 80 frame features multiple drainage chambers built into the profile. That means any water that gets past the first layer of weatherstripping races down an engineered path and exits through weep holes at the sill, not into your wall cavity or drywall. Our installer level-check and sill-specific flashing compound that protection.

Wind Resistance - Los Angeles County imposes rigorous wind-load requirements, especially for homes in the hills, along the coast, and in the high-desert fringe. The VLX 80 is wind-load rated to meet those local climate requirements, including the strong offshore wind events we see every fall in Los Angeles. A beefier 0.079-inch wall stock is a big part of that rating.

Security & Hardware - The VLX 80 casement uses a multi-point locking mechanism that engages at multiple anchor points around the frame, not just one latch in the middle. That’s a substantial security improvement over a double-hung. Tempered and laminated glass options add a further deterrent against forced entry. The hardware is stainless steel and engineered for decades of regular use.

Color & Glass Options

You have six factory finishes to choose from, and your decision should be driven by the architecture you’re working with, not what’s popular at the supply house. Premium Black is the dominant choice for Los Angeles modern and mid-century homes, particularly black-on-black elevations with light interiors. It reads crisp, deliberate, and frames views with a gallery-like edge. Pure White is the softer choice for traditional Spanish and craftsman homes where you want the window to disappear into the stucco. Anodized Silver matches commercial storefront glazing and industrial lofts. Bronze is warmer than black and works beautifully on hillside homes with wood or earth-tone exteriors. Champagne offers a higher-end custom look, often used on spec homes and remodels in Pacific Palisades and Beverly Hills. Teak Wood is a wood-grain-look finish for traditional or transitional homes that want architectural warmth without the maintenance of real wood.

Our glass options include Clear for maximum light transmission, Frosted for privacy without losing natural light - ideal for bathrooms and street-facing windows - Tempered for safety in required applications like doors and larger glazing areas, Laminated for sound control and impact resistance, and Low-E for the thermal performance we recommend on almost every project in Los Angeles. If you’re on a noisy street, Low-E laminated is the combination that solves both energy and acoustic concerns in one pane.

Installation by Westlight Windows & Doors in Los Angeles

A window is only as good as its installation. That’s the sentence we repeat most often in consultations, because it’s the one thing every manufacturer’s warranty lawyer will agree with. A high-performance aluminum window installed poorly will leak, stick, and fail prematurely. A mid-range window installed properly will outperform it for thirty years. The VLX 80 Casement Window comes with a factory warranty, but that warranty is only intact if the window is installed to the manufacturer’s specification. Westlight Windows & Doors installs every ViewLux product to AAMA 2400/2410 installation standards. That’s a real, verifiable standard, not marketing language.

Our Los Angeles installation process starts with a pre-install inspection of the rough opening. We’re looking for water intrusion, rotted framing, out-of-square openings, and other conditions that would undermine the new window. We report what we find before any work begins. The frame is set level, plumb, and square, anchored to the structural framing, not the stucco or siding. The perimeter is sealed with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant - a closed-cell, low-pressure foam that stretches without distorting the frame and creates an airtight, waterproof barrier at every joint. We flash the window to code, paying particular attention to the sill pan, which is the most common point of failure in improperly installed windows in Los Angeles. We finish with a water test: we hit every seam with measured water pressure and watch for leaks, and the job isn’t done until it’s dry. Then we clean up, haul away the old windows, and leave you with a written warranty and a phone number that someone actually answers if something fails. Call (903) 354-7134 to schedule a measurement.

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Get a Quote - VLX 80 Casement Window in Los Angeles

If you’re pricing the VLX 80 Casement Window for a Los Angeles remodel, new build, or replacement project, the fastest way to a real number is a free on-site measurement. We give written line-item quotes: product, labor, permits, disposal, and no change orders. Call (903) 354-7134 to schedule yours, or email us your window schedule and we’ll start from there. It costs you nothing to get an exact price.

Written by the team at Westlight Windows & Doors, authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Los Angeles, CA.