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The VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door is a CNC-bent aluminum entryway built around one idea: a curved architectural statement with structural precision. It’s the door homeowners in Lauderhill choose when a standard rectangular opening won’t do, when the entry needs to feel like the centerpiece of the house rather than an afterthought. TruePane Windows & Doors is an authorized ViewLux installation partner, which means you get the product from a manufacturer that engineers it, installed by a local Lauderhill team that actually understands South Florida weather. We measure, order, install, and stand behind the result. Call (850) 303-7739 to talk about your opening.
Product Overview - VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door
The VLX 100 series exists because most door manufacturers treat arches as a compromise. They’ll bend a standard profile, force it into a radius it wasn’t designed for, and ship something that sort of fits. That’s not what this product is. Every VLX 100 arched door starts as extruded aluminum that gets CNC-bent to the exact radius or custom shape your opening requires. The curve is machined, not muscled. The result is a door that follows the arc of your entryway like it was drawn there.
Architecturally, this door fits homes where the entry sets the tone. Mediterranean and Spanish Revival homes throughout Lauderhill often have arched openings that get filled with mismatched rectangular doors or cheap fiberglass inserts that flatten the character of the facade. The VLX 100 restores that curve and keeps it exact. Modern homes use it too, often with a full-radius top and clean vertical side panels, or a custom eyebrow shape over a pivot hinge. The profile width is 2.56 inches, which gives the door enough visual weight to read as substantial from the street without turning the entry into a wall of metal.
The material spec matters here. Wall thickness runs 0.098 inches, heavy enough that the frame won’t flex or rack when a storm pushes against it. Aluminum resists the humidity and salt air that eats through steel doors in South Florida within a few years. And because the profile is extruded rather than rolled, the finish bonds evenly across every surface, including the tight radius of the arch. Buyers choose the VLX 100 because they want an entry that looks custom, performs like an engineered product, and won’t warp, rust, or sag in a Lauderhill summer.
Technical Specifications
Here’s what the VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door brings to the table, in plain terms:
- Frame wall thickness: 0.098″ - a heavy-gauge aluminum extrusion that resists flexing and keeps its shape over decades.
- Profile width: 2.56″ - slim enough for contemporary sightlines, wide enough for structural integrity and multi-point hardware.
- Maximum span: Custom fabricated to order - there is no stock size. Your opening determines the radius, height, and width.
- Operation: Available as a single or double door, hinged or pivot, with matching sidelites and transoms as needed.
- Glass: Clear, Frosted, Obscure, Low-E, Tempered, or Laminated (impact-rated option available).
- Finishes: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, or Teak Wood.
- Performance standards: Thermal break technology, NFRC-rated energy performance, AAMA 2400/2410 installation compliance.
Performance Features
Thermal Efficiency
The VLX 100 carries an integrated thermal break that separates the interior and exterior aluminum faces. That barrier stops heat from conducting straight through the frame, which is the weak point on most metal doors. NFRC-rated performance means the numbers are tested, not claimed. In a Lauderhill summer, that translates to a door surface that doesn’t radiate heat into your foyer and an entry that doesn’t fight your AC.
Acoustic Performance
The same seal system that keeps water out also cuts sound transmission. A properly installed VLX 100 with laminated glass will noticeably reduce road noise and neighborhood sound, which matters if your Lauderhill home sits near University Drive, Commercial Boulevard, or any of the busy corridors that run through this part of Broward County. The combination of dense frame, compression gaskets, and perimeter foam sealant creates a quieter entry than most builders realize a door can deliver.
Airtightness & Weather Seal
The frame design uses continuous compression gaskets that run the full perimeter of the door panel, including across the arch. There are no gaps at the top of the radius, which is exactly where cheaply fabricated arched doors leak air. Every perimeter joint gets AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant during installation, sealing the frame to the rough opening so conditioned air stays in and humid outdoor air stays out.
Waterproofing
South Florida gets sideways rain. The VLX 100 handles it through a layered defense: a sloped sill design that directs water away from the interior, gasket geometry that wicks water down and out rather than in, and perimeter sealing that stops moisture from ever reaching the rough opening. Mist prevention matters in Lauderhill’s humidity, where a door that fogs between glass panes is a failed seal, not a minor annoyance.
Wind Resistance
Doors installed in Broward County have to answer to wind-load requirements under the Florida Building Code. The VLX 100 is engineered for high-wind zones, and with the laminated impact glass option, it meets the demands of the local climate without needing shutters. The 0.098-inch wall thickness gives the frame enough rigidity that the door panel stays square under pressure instead of bowing.
Security & Hardware
A door this size needs hardware that doesn’t quit. The VLX 100 accepts multi-point locking systems that throw bolts at the top, bottom, and mid-height of the panel, engaging the full frame rather than a single latch. That matters on an arched door because the top of the radius is a natural leverage point. With the right lock configuration, the entire perimeter anchors into the jamb.
Color & Glass Options
The VLX 100 ships in six finishes, and the right choice usually comes down to the architecture of your Lauderhill home. Premium Black reads modern and sharp, especially against a white or light stucco facade. Pure White disappears into lighter exteriors and lets the curve of the arch carry the design. Anodized Silver has that brushed-metal industrial look that fits mid-century and contemporary homes. Bronze and Champagne lean warmer, traditional, often the right call for Mediterranean-style homes throughout central Broward. Teak Wood is a wood-grain finish that gives you the warmth of timber without the rot and termite problems that plague real wood doors in South Florida.
On the glass side, Clear maximizes light and visibility. Frosted and Obscure buy privacy while keeping the door bright, useful for entries that face a busy street or a neighbor’s window. Low-E glass cuts the heat gain through the glazing, a real consideration on a west-facing door in Lauderhill. Tempered glass adds shatter resistance for safety. Laminated glass is the impact-rated choice, two layers of glass bonded to an interlayer, built for wind-borne debris protection and required in many Broward County applications.
Installation by TruePane Windows & Doors in Lauderhill
There’s a hard truth about arched doors: the product is only as good as the installation, and installation is where most failures start. A door that isn’t set level, plumb, and square will bind at the hinges, leak at the gaskets, and eventually void the manufacturer warranty. TruePane Windows & Doors installs every VLX 100 per AAMA 2400/2410 standards, the recognized installation practice for fenestration products in residential construction. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the difference between a door that performs for 30 years and one that fights you from day one.
Our process in Lauderhill starts with a pre-install inspection of the rough opening. We measure the actual framing, not just the existing door, because arched openings are rarely perfectly true. We check the structure for rot, water damage, or termite activity before any product gets ordered. Once the VLX 100 arrives, the frame is set level, plumb, and square, shimmed correctly, and anchored through the frame into the rough opening. Every perimeter joint receives AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant, filling every void between the frame and the structure so air and moisture have no path through. We then run a water test on the installation, verify the hardware throws cleanly, and clean up the site before we leave.
Lauderhill’s climate makes this process non-negotiable. Summer thunderstorms, hurricane season wind, and year-round humidity mean the seal between your door and your house is doing real work every single day. We also navigate the local permitting process when your project requires it, which arched entry replacements sometimes do depending on scope. If you’ve been told an arched door is too complicated or too expensive to install properly, that usually means you’ve been talking to someone who doesn’t want the job. We do the job, we do it right, and we warranty our workmanship.
Frequently Asked Questions - VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door
Lead time for a custom-fabricated arched door typically runs four to eight weeks from final measurement and order confirmation, depending on the finish, glass selection, and current production load. Because every VLX 100 is made to order rather than pulled from warehouse stock, we lock in your specifications at ordering and provide a delivery window before fabrication begins. Call (850) 303-7739 and we’ll give you a current lead time estimate for your specific configuration.
It may, depending on the glass package you select and the current federal and local incentive programs in effect for Broward County. The VLX 100’s NFRC-rated thermal performance with Low-E glass is the configuration most likely to meet efficiency thresholds. Your tax professional can confirm eligibility, and we can provide the product documentation you’d need for any claim. Call (850) 303-7739 to discuss which glass option gives you the best thermal performance for your entry.
The VLX 100 carries the manufacturer warranty from which covers the frame, finish, and glass per the terms of the product warranty, and TruePane Windows & Doors backs our installation with a workmanship warranty as well. The key detail is that the manufacturer warranty is only valid when the product is installed correctly by an authorized partner. We are that partner in Lauderhill, and we install to AAMA standards so your warranty actually means something.
Yes, and that’s the entire point of this product. The VLX 100 is not a stock-size door with an arched top bolted on. Your opening gets measured, the radius gets calculated, and the aluminum gets CNC-bent to match what’s actually there. Rounded, elliptical, eyebrow, gothic, or a fully custom curve, the fabrication follows the math of your entryway. Call (850) 303-7739 to schedule a free on-site measurement and find out exactly what fits your opening.
Aluminum is the lowest-maintenance frame material available in South Florida, and the VLX 100 requires almost nothing beyond basic cleaning. Wash the frame and glass with mild soap and water two or three times a year, keep the sill track free of sand and debris, and lubricate hinge pins and lock mechanisms annually with a dry silicone spray. The powder-coated finishes don’t need repainting, won’t rust, and stand up to Lauderhill’s humidity and UV exposure without fading or chalking.
Get a Quote - VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door in Lauderhill
If you’ve got an arched opening in Lauderhill that’s been waiting for the right door, let’s measure it. We’ll bring the experience, the product specs, and a straight answer on what the project will cost. Call (850) 303-7739 to schedule your free on-site measurement and quote. No pressure, no vague ballparks, just a real number from a team that installs this product every month in Broward County.
Written by the team at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderhill, FL and surrounding Broward County.
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