2021 Product Guide: Windows and Doors
A number of manufacturers have re-imagined their window and door collections this year, highlighting old favorites and creating new product options for builders and buyers looking for a change. New exterior doors strike a balance between beauty and resilience, with a bevy of designs to match trending home styles, and bold black frames have come to the fore as a popular choice on windows and sliding patio doors. Wood and wood-look remain popular across this category, as well as resilient product options for applications that require greater wind, impact, and wildfire resistance.
Dreamline
The Avenue sliding glass panel shower door features frameless glass panels on modular hardware, suspended from a header elevated above the top of the pane. The handle combines rectilinear forms and hard edges with an ergonomic, comfortable hand feel. The Avenue is available in one size with a 2-inch width adjustment—58 to 60 inches—and four hardware finishes: chrome, oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, and satin black. dreamlineshowers.com
TruStile
TruStile’s new Wood Entry Door Systems mark the company’s first collection of entry door products, available in a wide variety of door, sidelite, and transom combinations. Customers can choose between featured entry systems in modern, traditional, coastal, or Craftsman styles, or create a custom system from 500 of TruStile’s existing door styles. The collection features the use of Tricoya, an exterior-grade MDF. trustile.com
Clopay
The Bridgeport Steel recessed panel garage doors are made to offer the aesthetics of traditional stile and rail wood doors in a three-layer steel door. The doors come in narrow or extended width panel designs, offer windows and decorative hardware as design options, and come in 10 standard paint colors, as well as four wood-look finishes. The door’s HFC-free polyurethane foam insulation expands to fill the steel door cavity, keeping garage spaces warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. clopaydoor.com
Monumental Windows and Doors
The 5000 Series Sublinear Sliding Glass Door incorporates a reverse rolling system, with roller cartridges on the sill and the track integrated into the bottom of the glass panels. The roller cartridges feature twin polyamide precision rollers on a sill designed to integrate with the surrounding flooring without raised tracks. The frame is designed to install flush with interior and exterior finishes, and features 7/8-inch sightlines. The door line is available in standard sliding, pocketing, vari-slide, corner, and custom angle configurations, with single- and multiple-panel configurations available. monumentalwd.com
Therma-Tru
Therma-Tru has re-imagined its Classic Craft premium entry door series, developed and curated based on customer preferences and trending design styles. The Artíssa Collection pays homage to the styles of the Arts & Crafts movement with its clean lines, Craftsman-inspired glass, and Shaker door styles. The Founders Collection takes inspiration from traditional and rustic styles, including arched details, embellished panels, and intricate glass designs, and the Visionary Collection offers streamlined, modern aesthetics, with minimalist details and sleek lines. thermatru.com
ODL
The Affluent style decorative door glass by Western Reflections features a modern, organic design that mixes steel blue swirl glass with platinum nickel caming and a baroque glass setting. The door glass offers a medium privacy rating, and it pairs well with any type of home exterior, including brick, stone, siding, and shiplap, according to the manufacturer. It is available in a range of doorlite and sidelite sizes and four different frames, including a severe weather frame for hurricane-rated doors. western-reflections.com
Basco
The Rotolo Lux bypass rolling door features dual bypassing glass panels—available in 1/4- or 3/8-inch-wide heavy glass—a mitered corner towel bar, and a sleek header bar featuring snap-on installation. The door’s Quiet Capture system is designed to minimize noise during movement, and the 3/8-inch glass Rotolo Lux series offers a zero threshold option, compatible with a no-barrier entry. The hardware is available in matte black, oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, or chrome finishes. bascoshowerdoor.com
Wayne Dalton
Wayne Dalton is offering its first extruded aluminum exterior security shutter, Model 523RX, designed for extra security for exterior access to residential properties. The UL 325 listed security shutter opener offers direct drive shutter operation, automatic force detection, and monitored photo eyes. It is available in fully perforated or fenestrated patterns and in sizes up to 16 feet high and 12 feet wide. Buyers can choose from four standard powder coat colors or over 200 custom colors. wayne-dalton.com
Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas is offering two new control systems for automated shade installations. PowerView+ is a hard-wired control system with ethernet communication and quiet motors designed to dampen vibration. PowerView AC is a 120VAC-powered motor designed for large windows and/or window banks, supporting installations up to 240 inches wide with up to five shades. Customers can control shades via the company’s PowerView app or Pebble remote, or by integrating with a home automation system. hunterdouglas.com
PGT
The Modern Edge all-black window and door frames were created in response to growing homeowner demand, offering an alternative to neutral frame colors and a bold or understated visual effect, depending on the home’s aesthetic, according to the manufacturer. The new frame color option is available for select impact-resistant, non-impact, and energy-efficient window and door products, including WinGuard Aluminum and Vinyl, EnergyVue Vinyl, and ClassicVue Max Aluminum. pgtinnovations.com
Quaker Windows & Doors
The Quartz Collection, aimed at the luxury residential market, is launching this year with three new offerings. CityLine features an architecturally enhanced aluminum frame, along with Quaker’s OptiCore Technology for structural and energy performance. Timberline blends a natural wood interior with an exterior architectural frame, and EdgeLine is a contemporary aluminum window designed to look like traditional steel. quakerwindows.com
Velux
The TZR and TZRL Wildfire Glass Curb-Mount Sun Tunnel Skylights meet expanded wildland-urban interface (WUI) zone and Class A burning brand code requirements. The skylights achieve high-level fire resistance with flame-resistant construction and ignition-resistant tempered diamond wire glass. The TZR 014 model is designed for tile roofs and does not include a flashing kit, and the TZRL 014 is made for shingle roofs and includes a shingle roof flashing kit and adhesive underlayment. veluxusa.com
