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Many manufacturers glassdoor best companies have reimagined their door and window series this year, highlighting old favorites, and creating new product options for builders and buyers seeking change. The new exterior door strikes a balance between beauty and flexibility. A series of designs are adopted to match the popular home style. The bold black frame has become a popular choice for windows and sliding patio doors. Wood and wood look are still popular in this category, and flexible product options are also popular for applications that require greater wind, impact resistance, and wildfire resistance.The Avenue sliding glass panel shower door uses a frameless glass panel on the modular hardware, which is suspended on a header above the top of the panel. The handle combines a straight shape and hard edges with an ergonomic and comfortable feel. Avenue is available in one size with an adjustable width of 2 inches (58 to 60 inches) and four hardware finishes: chrome plated, oil ground bronze, brushed nickel, and satin black. Dreamlineshowers.com
TruStile’s new wooden entry door system marks the company’s first entry door product line, offering various combinations of doors, side windows and beams. Customers can choose modern, traditional, coastal or craftsman style feature access control systems, or create a custom system from TruStile's existing 500 door styles. This series uses Tricoya, an external grade MDF. Integrity Network
Bridgeport steel built-in garage doors are designed to provide the beauty of traditional frame and rail wooden doors in three-tier steel doors. The doors are designed with narrow or widened panels, windows and decorative hardware are provided as design options, and 10 standard paint colors and four wood grain finishes are provided. The HFC-free polyurethane foam insulation of the door expands to fill the steel door cavity, keeping the garage space warm in winter and cool in summer. clopaydoor.com
The 5000 series sub-linear sliding glass door adopts a reverse rolling system, with a roller box on the door sill, and a track integrated at the bottom of the glass panel. The roller frame is equipped with double polyamide precision rollers on the door sill, designed to be integrated with the surrounding floor, without raised tracks. The frame is designed to mount flush with the interior and exterior finishes and has a 7/8 inch line of sight. The door series provide standard sliding, pocket, variable sliding, corner and custom angle configurations, and provide single-panel and multi-panel configurations. memorial
Therma-Tru reimagined its Classic Craft high-end door series, developed and planned according to customer preferences and trending design styles. The Artíssa series pays homage to the arts and crafts movement with its clean lines, craftsman style glass and Shaker door style. The Founders series draws inspiration from traditional and rustic styles, including arched details, decorative panels and complex glass designs, while the Visionary series provides streamlined modern aesthetics, simple details and smooth lines. thermatru.com
Western Reflections' wealthy style decorative door glass adopts modern organic design, mixing steel blue swirl glass with platinum nickel cam and baroque glass settings. According to the manufacturer, the privacy level of the door glass is medium, which can be perfectly matched with any type of home appearance, including brick, stone, siding and lap joints. It has a range of door, window and side window sizes and four different frames, including severe weather frames for hurricane doors. Western-reflections.com
The Rotolo Lux bypass shutter door has a double bypass glass panel (heavy glass with a width of 1/4 or 3/8 inches is available), a miter corner towel bar and a stylish top bar for snap-on installation. The door’s silent capture system is designed to minimize noise during movement. The 3/8-inch glass Rotolo Lux series offers a zero threshold option, which is compatible with barrier-free entrances. The hardware is available in matte black, oil polished bronze, brushed nickel or chrome finishes. bascoshowerdoor.com
Wayne Dalton offers its first extruded aluminum exterior security shutter, Model 523RX, designed to provide additional security protection for the exterior passages of residential properties. The UL 325 listed safety shutter opener provides direct drive shutter operation, automatic force detection, and a monitored photoelectric eye. It has a fully perforated or windowed pattern and can measure up to 16 feet high and 12 feet wide. Buyers can choose from four standard powder coating colors or more than 200 customized colors. Wayne Dalton
Hunter Douglas has provided two new control systems for automatic shading devices. PowerView+ is a hard-wired control system with Ethernet communication and silent motors designed to suppress vibration. PowerView AC is a 120VAC powered motor designed for large windows and/or window groups. It supports installation of up to 240 inches in width and up to five curtains. Customers can control the curtains through the company's PowerView application or Pebble remote control, or through integration with home automation systems. Hunter Douglas Net
According to the manufacturer, modern all-black window frames and door frames are designed in response to the growing demand of homeowners, providing alternatives to neutral frame colors and bold or understated visual effects, depending on the home’s aesthetic. The new frame color options apply to selected impact-resistant, non-impact, and energy-saving door and window products, including WinGuard aluminum and vinyl, EnergyVue vinyl, and ClassicVue Max aluminum. pgtinnovations.com
The Quartz series is aimed at the luxury residential market and will launch three new products this year. CityLine uses a structurally enhanced aluminum frame and Quaker's OptiCore technology to achieve structural and energy performance. Timberline integrates natural wooden interiors with external architectural frames. EdgeLine is a modern-style aluminum window designed to look like traditional steel. quakerwindows.com
TZR and TZRL Wildfire Glass Curb-Mount Sun Tunnel Skylights meet the extended Wasteland-Urban Interface (WUI) area and Class A burning brand code requirements. The skylight adopts flame-retardant structure and fire-resistant tempered diamond wire glass to achieve a high level of fire resistance. Model TZR 014 is specially designed for tile roofs and does not include waterproof board kits, while model TZRL 014 is suitable for tile roofs, including tile roof waterproof board kits and adhesive pads. veluxusa.com
Mary Salmonsen graduated from the SI Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University. As the associate editor of Hanley Wood Housing Construction Group, she reports demographics, local markets and finance for Builder and Multifamily Executive magazines.
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