French & Double Doors

French & Double Doors in Plantation, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors

French & Double Doors bring something to a Florida home that a single slab door simply can’t: a full-width opening that connects your living room to the lanai, the kitchen to the pool deck, or the primary suite to the morning light. We sell and install paired impact-rated French doors with laminated glass in every lite, built for South Florida’s wind zones and installed by crews who understand Plantation’s permitting landscape. If you’ve been looking at French doors and feeling unsure about hurricane code, call TruePane Windows & Doors at (772) 577-2915. We’ll walk you through the config that fits your opening and your wind zone, then quote it in writing.

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Product Overview - French & Double Doors

French & Double Doors are two door panels that meet in the center of a single opening. Both panels swing, which means you get the full width of the rough opening when you want it, and a symmetrical, furniture-like look when closed. In Plantation, that symmetry matters. These doors sit on rear elevations, pool decks, and covered patios where they’re the first thing a guest sees.

What separates an impact-rated French door from a decorative one is what happens behind the glass. Every lite in our French & Double Doors carries laminated impact glass with a PVB interlayer. That interlayer is the difference between glass that shatters into your living room and glass that cracks but stays in the frame under impact. Multi-point locking hardware ties the active panel to the frame at the head and sill, not just at the handle, which stiffens the entire assembly under wind load and gives you real forced-entry resistance.

Frames are aluminum or vinyl, depending on the elevation and your budget. Aluminum gives you narrower sightlines and a more architectural profile. Vinyl gives you thermal performance at a lower price point. Both carry the same impact-rated glass, and both are available up to 96 inches wide, which covers most double-door openings in Plantation homes without a custom center post.

The right way to think about these doors: they’re a structural system, not a finish item. The frame, glass, hardware, and anchoring all work together. That’s why we install them as a system, not as a door slab that happens to have glass in it. Call (772) 577-2915 and we’ll tell you exactly which configuration fits your opening.

Technical Specifications

• Frame materials: Aluminum or vinyl, selected by elevation and exposure
• Maximum width: Up to 96 inches wide, depending on configuration and wind zone
• Glass options: Laminated impact glass with PVB interlayer, Low-E insulated glass, tinted glass, clear glass
• Finish options: White, Almond, Bronze, Black, Tan
• Hardware: Multi-point locking on the active panel
• Design pressure: Matched to your Plantation wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher
• Compliance documents: Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval numbers available per configuration

These specs cover the standard product line we install across our PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO, and Mr-Glass offerings. The exact combination of frame, glass, finish, and hardware depends on what your rough opening measures and what your permit reviewer asks for. We spec that on the quote, not after the fact.

Hurricane & Compliance Performance

Laminated Impact Glass
Every lite in our French & Double Doors carries laminated impact glass. A PVB (polyvinyl butyral) interlayer bonds two panes of glass together, and that interlayer holds the glass in the frame under impact. The glass may crack, but it won’t blow out. That’s the entire point of an impact-rated opening.

Miami-Dade NOA / Florida Product Approval
French & Double Doors configurations carry Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance) and Florida Product Approval numbers. These are issued per configuration, not per product line, which means the specific size, glass, and frame you choose determines which approval number applies. We verify that on your quote so your permit reviewer sees the right document the first time.

FBC / HVHZ Compliance
These doors are engineered to Florida Building Code (FBC) High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) requirements. Plantation sits inside the HVHZ, which has stricter anchoring, glass, and pressure requirements than the rest of the state. A door engineered for HVHZ is tested to a different standard than a door sold in Georgia, and it’s the standard your local building department enforces.

TAS 201 / TAS 202 / TAS 203 Testing Context
The protocol family HVHZ-rated products are tested under includes TAS 201 (large-missile impact), TAS 202 (cyclic wind-pressure loading), and TAS 203 (forced-entry resistance). Large-missile testing fires a length of lumber at the glass assembly. Cyclic pressure testing pushes and pulls the door thousands of times. Forced-entry testing attacks the locking hardware. If the product clears all three, it earns the approval numbers above.

Design Pressure Matched to Your Wind Zone
We don’t sell a single design pressure rating across every opening. Wind pressure changes with elevation, exposure, and where the door sits on the house. Our French & Double Doors are matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher. Over-specifying costs you money. Under-specifying fails permit review. We size it correctly.

Energy Performance (Low-E / Insulated Options)
Impact glass alone doesn’t do much for heat gain. If the door faces west or sits on an unshaded wall, ask about Low-E insulated glass. A Low-E coating reflects radiant heat, and an insulating air space slows conduction. It’s the same impact rating with better thermal performance, which matters in Plantation from May through October.

Color & Glass Options

Plantation homes run the range from 1970s ranch to new Mediterranean construction, and the finish you choose should match the house, not the trend. White and Almond read clean and traditional. Bronze and Black give you a more architectural line, especially on aluminum frames. Tan bridges the two worlds and hides dust better than white on a home that backs up to a canal or a wooded lot.

Glass choice comes down to three questions. Does the opening take direct afternoon sun? If yes, Low-E insulated glass does the most work. Do you want privacy from neighbors or passersby? Tinted glass cuts visibility and glare without going fully dark. Is the view the whole point? Clear laminated impact glass gives you the most honest light and the least color shift. Most Plantation clients pair clear or Low-E with a Bronze or Black frame for rear elevations, and White or Almond with insulated glass on street-facing doors. We’ll show you physical samples before you commit.

Installation by TruePane Windows & Doors in Plantation

An impact-rated French door is only as good as its installation. The NOA and Florida Product Approval documents assume a specific anchoring method, a specific perimeter seal, and a specific setting tolerance. If the installer ignores those, the door won’t perform the way the test says it will. That’s not a theory. We’ve corrected enough bad installs in Plantation to know exactly how it fails: doors racked out of square, sills shimmed instead of leveled, perimeter gaps filled with spray foam and hope.

Our process starts with a pre-install inspection. We measure the rough opening in three places, check the sill for level, and look at the wall condition behind the existing frame. If the opening is out of tolerance, we tell you before the door goes in, not after. On install day, we set the frame level, plumb, and square. We fasten per the manufacturer’s approved anchoring schedule and the governing NOA. We seal the perimeter with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant, then tool the exterior with sealant that matches the finish. Our installation practice follows AAMA 2400/2410 standards. After the door is hung, we run a water test, adjust the hardware, and walk you through operation and maintenance.

Plantation brings its own considerations. Some neighborhoods have HOA finish requirements. Permitting under HVHZ means the reviewer will ask for the NOA submittal. Coastal exposure categories affect design pressure. We handle all of it. If you’re in Plantation and want French doors installed by a crew that understands the code, call (772) 577-2915. We’ll get you scheduled for a measurement.

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Get a Quote - French & Double Doors in Plantation

If you’re ready to spec French & Double Doors for your Plantation home, start with a measurement. We’ll confirm your rough opening, recommend the right frame and glass for your wind zone, and give you a written quote with the NOA approval number for your exact configuration. Call TruePane Windows & Doors at (772) 577-2915 to schedule your free on-site measurement.

Written by the team at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Plantation and surrounding Broward County communities.