VLX 100 Swing / Entry Door

VLX 100 Swing / Entry Door in Fort Lauderdale, FL | Hale Windows Fort Lauderdale

The VLX 100 Swing / Entry Door is a modern aluminum entry system built for homeowners in Fort Lauderdale who want clean sightlines, a slim frame, and hardware that actually secures the home. It’s a single entry door with a minimalist profile and multi-point locking, which means the door locks at several points along the frame instead of just one deadbolt. Hale Windows Fort Lauderdale is an authorized ViewLux installation partner, so you get the product direct from the manufacturer’s supply chain and installed by a crew that works with this exact door system regularly. Call (754) 354-3671 to schedule a free on-site measurement and quote.

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Product Overview – VLX 100 Swing / Entry Door

The VLX 100 is built around a simple idea: an entry door should disappear into the architecture when closed and feel substantial when you operate it. The frame is extruded aluminum with a profile width of 2.56 inches, which is noticeably slimmer than most commercial aluminum storefronts but beefier than hollow residential frames. That width gives the panel real structural integrity without turning your entryway into a wall of metal. The wall thickness measures 0.098 inches, a specification that matters in Fort Lauderdale because thinner extrusions flex under heat cycling and salt air exposure. This one holds its shape.

Architecturally, the VLX 100 fits best on modern and contemporary homes in neighborhoods like Victoria Park, Rio Vista, and Coral Ridge, where clean horizontal lines and uncluttered entries are part of the design language. But we’ve also installed it on mid-century ranches in Plantation and Davie where owners wanted to replace a dated wood door with something that won’t warp in humidity. The multi-point locking is the practical selling point. When you lift the handle, the hardware engages locking points along the top, bottom, and latch side of the slab. That spreads the lock load across the entire frame instead of concentrating it at a single strike plate. For a door that can span up to 48 inches wide, that matters.

Hale Windows Fort Lauderdale carries this door because it solves the problems we see most often in South Florida entries: wood rot, rusted steel frames, misaligned slabs that bind in summer humidity, and locks that don’t line up anymore. Aluminum doesn’t absorb moisture. The finish won’t peel. The thermal break keeps the interior side from sweating. And because we order directly as an authorized ViewLux partner, you’re not paying a middleman markup.

Technical Specifications

• Frame material: Extruded aluminum with thermal break
• Profile width: 2.56 inches
• Wall thickness: 0.098 inches
• Maximum panel span: Up to 48 inches wide (single door)
• Locking: Multi-point, engages at top, bottom, and latch side
• Glass options: Clear, Frosted, Obscure, Low-E, Tempered, Laminated
• Finish options: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, Teak Wood
• Screen options: Retractable Screen or None
• Installation standard: AAMA 2400/2410 compliant
• Perimeter sealant: AAMA 812 low-expansion foam

All six finishes are baked or anodized at the manufacturing level, not painted on site. That means the color lives in the metal itself, which is why these doors hold up in direct Fort Lauderdale sun without fading to chalk.

Performance Features

Thermal Efficiency
The VLX 100 uses a thermal break between the interior and exterior aluminum profiles. That break interrupts the conductive path that would otherwise pull heat through the frame. Combined with Low-E or laminated insulated glass, the door carries NFRC-rated energy performance figures, which matters when your Fort Lauderdale entry faces west and takes four hours of afternoon sun.

Acoustic Performance
Aluminum frames get a bad reputation for sound transfer, but the VLX 100’s multi-point compression seal changes that. When the door closes, the slab pulls tight against the gaskets on all four sides, cutting the air gaps that let noise through. Homeowners on busy streets like Sunrise Boulevard or Federal Highway notice the difference immediately. Laminated glass adds another layer of sound dampening for anyone near the airport flight paths.

Airtightness & Weather Seal
Every VLX 100 we install in Fort Lauderdale gets a complete perimeter air seal at the frame-to-rough-opening junction. We use AAMA 812-rated low-expansion foam on every joint, then a continuous bead of exterior-grade sealant. The result is a door assembly that doesn’t whistle during afternoon thunderstorms or let conditioned air bleed out around the frame.

Waterproofing
South Florida gets roughly 60 inches of rain a year, and a lot of it arrives sideways. The VLX 100’s sill design routes water away from the interior plane, while the compression gaskets keep wind-driven rain from penetrating the slab-to-frame gap. We slope the sill during installation and verify drainage before we call the job done. A door that leaks in Fort Lauderdale doesn’t stay on your list of problems for long.

Wind Resistance
The VLX 100 is wind-load rated for local climate requirements, including Broward County’s high-velocity hurricane zone standards where applicable. The frame depth, 0.098-inch wall thickness, and multi-point locking all contribute to keeping the slab in plane during tropical storm conditions. We also offer impact-resistant laminated glass for homeowners who want a single door that doesn’t require shutters.

Security & Hardware
Multi-point locking is the headline here. The hardware throws bolts at three points along the slab when you engage the handle, which means a would-be intruder has to defeat three separate anchor points instead of one. The hinges are adjustable, so if the door ever settles, we can true it back to level without replacing the frame. And the aluminum construction resists the prying and kicking that hollow steel doors fail against.

Color & Glass Options

Premium Black is the most requested finish in Fort Lauderdale right now. It reads as modern and crisp against white stucco and works beautifully on renovated mid-century homes. Pure White suits traditional Florida architecture and keeps the entry feeling bright on shaded porches. Anodized Silver is the classic aluminum look, raw and industrial, and it hides scratches better than any painted finish. Bronze warms up a contemporary facade without going full wood tone. Champagne is a lighter metallic that pairs well with coastal palettes and travertine entries. Teak Wood is a wood-grain transfer finish that gives you the look of a timber door with zero maintenance, which is a real consideration when the humidity in Fort Lauderdale makes actual teak swell and crack.

On glass: Clear lets in maximum light. Frosted and Obscure give privacy while keeping the entry bright, and obscuring patterns work well on doors that open to a street-facing walkway. Low-E is the energy play. Tempered is safety glass that shatters into small pieces instead of dangerous shards. Laminated is the impact-rated option that holds its shape when struck, which is the right choice for anyone replacing a door in a Broward County wind-borne debris zone.

Installation by Hale Windows Fort Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale

Here’s what we tell every homeowner in Fort Lauderdale before we start: the best door on the market fails if the installation is sloppy. That’s not marketing. A door that isn’t level, plumb, and square will bind at the hinges, gap at the latch, and let water in at the sill. The manufacturer’s warranty on the VLX 100 only stays valid if the installation meets the standards ViewLux specifies. We install to those standards every time.

Our process starts with a pre-install inspection of the existing rough opening. Fort Lauderdale homes range from 1950s concrete block construction in Middle River Terrace to new builds in Sailboat Bend, and the rough opening conditions vary wildly. We check the framing for rot, termite damage, and out-of-square conditions before the new door ever arrives. Then we set the frame level and plumb, shim it precisely, and anchor it through the jambs into the structural framing. Every perimeter joint gets AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant, which fills voids without bowing the frame. That foam is the difference between a door that seals and a door that leaks around the backside where you can’t see it.

We follow AAMA 2400/2410 installation standards, which govern how the door interfaces with the building envelope for water management and air infiltration. After the slab is hung and the hardware is set, we run a water test around the sill and lower corners. Then we adjust the hinges so the multi-point locks engage without forcing. Cleanup is part of the job. We haul the old door and packaging, and we walk you through the locking operation and finish care before we leave. In Fort Lauderdale, where salt air and humidity attack every exterior surface, the perimeter sealing and sill treatment we do during install is what keeps the door performing ten years out.

Frequently Asked Questions – VLX 100 Swing / Entry Door

Get a Quote – VLX 100 Swing / Entry Door in Fort Lauderdale

The fastest way to get real pricing is a 20-minute on-site measurement. We’ll check your rough opening, discuss finish and glass options, walk through the hardware choices, and give you a written line-item quote with no surprises later. Serving all of Fort Lauderdale and surrounding Broward County. Call Hale Windows Fort Lauderdale at (754) 354-3671 to schedule your free measurement and estimate.

Written by the team at Hale Windows Fort Lauderdale, authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Fort Lauderdale and Broward County, FL.