Custom aluminium windows and doors for Texas

Texas splits in two: the Gulf Coast specifies for hurricane impact, the interior specifies for relentless heat. We run both from one factory. Impact-rated glass for the Houston, Corpus Christi and Brownsville frontages; deep thermal-break frames and low-E glass for the Austin and Dallas corridor.

Standards
FBC / IBC where adopted; ASCE 73 impact for the coastal belt
Ship to
Port of Houston
Lead time
35–50 days

The challenge here

Gulf Coast hurricane and debris impact on the coast; high-heat, high-solar interior inland.

How we spec it

  • Impact-rated glazing for Gulf Coast frontages (Houston, Corpus Christi, Brownsville)
  • Thermal-break frames with low-E / solar-control glass for the high-heat interior
  • Lift-slide and bi-fold walls for the open-plan great room
  • Tilt-turn and casement with integrated insect screens

Certification path

Coastal units are configured and impact-tested to the local code of record (large-missile where required); interior units carry NFRC registration for the energy code. Each shipment ships with the test report for the configured model.

Systems for Texas

All 17 systems
Impact-rated aluminium windows on a tropical residence, palm trees in front

IR-80

Impact-Rated Windows

Hurricane-impact rated · Miami-Dade approved · laminated core

Large lift slide glass wall opening the living room to a terrace

LS-60

Lift & Slide Doors

6,000 mm barrier-free lift-slide · 300 kg sash · flush threshold

Four panel aluminium bi fold door opened onto a garden

BF-40

Bi-Fold Doors

8-panel bi-fold · 75/90 mm profile · full glass

Aluminium casement window with the sash open onto a lake view

CW-60

Casement Windows

Hinged casement · 90° lock · sash up to 1,200 × 1,800 mm

Specifying for Texas

Which parts of Texas need impact-rated windows?

The coastal counties in the hurricane belt, around Houston, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, where the code requires impact glazing. Inland cities typically specify for thermal performance instead.

How do you manage the heat in the interior?

Deep thermal-break profiles with low-E or solar-control IGUs cut the cooling load on the west and south elevations in Austin, Dallas and the desert fringe.

Do you ship to Texas from China?

Yes. Containers are consolidated to the Port of Houston, crated for the cross-country leg, with per-container packing lists.

Elsewhere in United States

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Systems, standards, ports and lead times for Texas — plus a contact who has shipped to it before.