French & Double Doors

French & Double Doors in Los Angeles, CA | Westlight Windows & Doors

French and double doors bring something no single-panel door can: a wide, symmetrical opening that connects a living room to a patio, a dining area to a lanai, or a primary suite to a morning balcony. In Los Angeles, that indoor-outdoor connection is part of why people buy here. But hurricane exposure changes what a French door has to be. Every panel Westlight Windows & Doors installs is impact-rated, with laminated glass in each lite and multi-point locking hardware as standard. If you’re pricing French doors for a remodel or new build in Los Angeles, call (903) 354-7134 and we’ll walk you through the configurations that actually make sense for your opening.

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Product Overview - French & Double Doors

Paired impact-rated French doors with laminated glass in every lite. That’s the short version. What it means in practice: two door panels that meet in the middle, each one carrying impact glass rather than a single tempered pane. The sightlines stay balanced, the hardware locks at multiple points along the frame, and the whole assembly is engineered to stay in the opening when wind pressure and debris hit.

We specify these doors on homes where the opening is a focal point. A 96-inch-wide pair across the back of a great room. Double doors off a pool deck. A master suite opening onto a second-story terrace with an ocean view. The frame profile is available in aluminum or vinyl, and the laminated glass means you’re not hanging shutters or panels over the doors every time a storm tracks toward the coast. The door itself is the protection.

Westlight Windows & Doors has installed French and double door systems across Los Angeles on single-family homes, condos with first-floor exposure, and coastal properties where wind-driven rain is a regular event. We build the rough opening to spec, set the frame level and square, and seal the perimeter so the door performs as the NOA-rated system it was tested to be.

Technical Specifications

The configuration options for our French and double doors cover most residential openings without pushing into custom territory that adds cost and lead time. Here’s what we work with:

• Frame materials: Aluminum or vinyl. Aluminum handles the larger panels well and offers the slimmest sightlines; vinyl is the value choice with excellent thermal separation built in.
• Maximum size: Up to 96 inches wide for a paired configuration. Height varies by frame material and wind zone, and we’ll confirm what your zone allows before quoting.
• Glass options: Laminated impact glass with a PVB interlayer (standard on every impact-rated door we sell), Low-E insulated glass, tinted glass, or clear glass.
• Finish options: White, almond, bronze, black, and tan.
• Hardware: Multi-point locking as standard on impact configurations. Handle finishes are selected at quote time.

Every quote includes line-item glass, frame, hardware, and finish selections so you can compare configurations apples to apples.

Hurricane & Compliance Performance

Here’s what the compliance and performance story actually looks like for this product, in plain terms.

Laminated Impact Glass - Every lite in our French and double doors carries laminated glass with a PVB (polyvinyl butyral) interlayer. When debris hits, the glass may crack the outer layer, but the interlayer holds the pane in the frame. That’s the difference between a broken window and a breached building envelope.

Miami-Dade NOA / Florida Product Approval - The door configurations carry Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance) and Florida Product Approval numbers, issued per configuration. Your specific quote will list the exact approval numbers that apply to your size, glass package, and frame material, and we’ll provide the documents for your permit package.

FBC / HVHZ Compliance - These doors are engineered to Florida Building Code (FBC) High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) requirements. That’s the strictest wind-borne debris standard in the state, and it’s what Los Angeles-area building departments reference when they review impact product submittals.

TAS 201 / 202 / 203 Testing Context - HVHZ-rated products are tested under a protocol family: TAS 201 for large-missile impact, TAS 202 for cyclic wind-pressure loading, and TAS 203 for forced-entry resistance. Our door configurations have passed these tests as part of their Florida Product Approval.

Design Pressure for Your Wind Zone - Design pressures are matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher. We don’t oversell a rating your zone doesn’t need, and we don’t under-spec a door that leaves you exposed. Your quote will list the design pressure the door carries and the zone it’s sized for.

Energy Performance - Low-E and insulated glass options are available on this product line. If you’re trading out older clear-glass doors, the Low-E package is worth considering for interior comfort and solar control on west- and south-facing openings common in Los Angeles.

Color & Glass Options

Color selection matters more on French and double doors than almost any other opening because the frames are visible from both sides, every day. White and almond read clean and classic on stucco exteriors inland. Bronze and black suit contemporary builds and coastal homes where darker contrast frames are part of the architectural language. Tan blends into natural stone and warm Mediterranean facades that appear throughout Los Angeles County.

On glass: clear laminated impact is the standard choice when you want the door to disappear visually and don’t have a punishing afternoon sun exposure. Tinted glass cuts glare and heat gain on west-facing openings. Low-E insulated glass is the package we recommend most often in Los Angeles because it manages heat transfer year-round without visibly altering the glass. If your opening faces the water, ask us about glare and how tint or Low-E will affect the view at different times of day before you commit.

Installation by Westlight Windows & Doors in Los Angeles

An impact-rated French door is only as good as the opening it’s set in. That’s the part manufacturers can’t control, and it’s where most failures we see in the field originate: undersized rough openings, frames forced into level with shims that shouldn’t be there, perimeter seals that let water track behind the flange.

Our install process in Los Angeles starts with a pre-install inspection. We verify the rough opening, the substrate, and the condition of the existing header before we touch anything. We set every frame level, plumb, and square with the tolerances the product was engineered for. The perimeter gets an AAMA 812 low-expansion foam seal, and our installation practices follow AAMA 2400/2410 standards. We finish with a water test on the sill, threshold, and jambs before cleanup. If your jurisdiction requires HVHZ-specific submittals, we pull the approval documents and help your permit move through review.

Coastal exposure in Los Angeles means salt air, and wind zones vary within miles of each other. We account for both. Improper installation compromises the NOA-rated system you paid for. We don’t take shortcuts on the openings that matter most.

Frequently Asked Questions - French & Double Doors

Get a Quote - French & Double Doors in Los Angeles

If you’re planning French or double doors for a Los Angeles project, let’s get the numbers right the first time. Call (903) 354-7134 to schedule a free on-site measurement and get a written line-item quote with your glass, finish, hardware, and compliance documents included. We’ll help you spec the right door for your opening.

Written by the team at Westlight Windows & Doors, serving Los Angeles, CA with hurricane-impact window and door installation.