French & Double Doors

French & Double Doors in Deerfield Beach, FL | TruePane Windows & Doors

French doors are the classic way to open a Florida living room, dining area, or primary suite to a patio, pool deck, or garden. In Deerfield Beach, they do double duty: they frame the view and they stand between your home and hurricane season. TruePane Windows & Doors installs paired impact-rated French doors with laminated glass in every lite, engineered to Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. We serve homeowners across Deerfield Beach, from The Cove to Crystal Lake to neighborhoods east of Dixie Highway. Call (786) 743-5882 to talk specs, pricing, or lead times.

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Product Overview - French & Double Doors

French doors get their name from the full-height glass lites that run nearly edge to edge in each panel. The impact-rated version we install in Deerfield Beach keeps that look while doing serious structural work. Each lite is laminated impact glass, not annealed float glass, so if a branch or piece of storm debris hits the door, the glass cracks but stays in the frame. That matters in South Florida, where a breach in the building envelope during a storm is how water damage starts.

Our French & Double Doors come as paired panels, typically hinged from the jambs and meeting in the center. The doors have symmetrical sightlines, which is a way of saying the stiles and rails on the left panel mirror the right panel. The result is a balanced opening that reads as one architectural gesture rather than two mismatched doors. Multi-point locking hardware is standard, engaging at the head, sill, and center meeting point. That gives you more than a single deadbolt holding two doors together.

These doors work well in a lot of Deerfield Beach homes: mid-century ranches in the Cove, newer Mediterranean-style builds west of I-95, condo conversions along Hillsboro Boulevard. They open interiors to lanais, balconies, and backyard gardens. We frame them in aluminum or vinyl, depending on the exposure, the look, and your budget. Both materials hold up in salt air, but aluminum is the more common choice for larger openings and coastal frontage.

Technical Specifications

Here’s what you can configure on the French & Double Doors through TruePane Windows & Doors. We install across our PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO, and Mr-Glass lines, so availability of a given option depends on the series you choose.

• Frame materials: Aluminum or vinyl, selected by structural requirement and design preference
• Maximum size: Up to 96 inches wide across the paired door assembly
• Glass options: Laminated impact glass (PVB interlayer), Low-E insulated glass, tinted glass, clear glass
• Finish options: White, almond, bronze, black, tan
• Hardware: Multi-point locking at head, sill, and center meeting stile
• Compliance documentation: Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Product Approval numbers available per configuration

Every opening in Deerfield Beach gets measured before we order. Paired doors are less forgiving than single doors when it comes to rough openings, so we verify dimensions, jamb depth, and substrate condition before the order goes in.

Hurricane & Compliance Performance

Laminated Impact Glass
The PVB (polyvinyl butyral) interlayer is what holds impact glass together. When the outer pane fractures under impact, the interlayer stretches but doesn’t tear, keeping the glass in the frame. That keeps wind and rain outside the building envelope, which is the whole point of an impact-rated opening in Deerfield Beach.

Miami-Dade NOA / Florida Product Approval
NOA and FL Product Approval numbers are issued per configuration, not per product family. That means the specific frame, glass, size, and hardware combination on your quote carries its own approval documentation. We provide those numbers with your quote so you and your permit expediter have what the building department needs in Deerfield Beach.

FBC / HVHZ Compliance
The doors are engineered to Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. Deerfield Beach sits inside the HVHZ, which is the strictest wind-borne debris region in the state. Products and installations here have to meet that standard, and these doors are designed for exactly that jurisdiction.

TAS 201 / 202 / 203 Testing Context
HVHZ-rated doors are tested under the TAS protocol family. TAS 201 covers large-missile impact, TAS 202 covers cyclic wind-pressure loading, and TAS 203 covers forced-entry resistance. That last one is easy to overlook: a French door is an entry door as much as a view door, and the security testing matters in a ground-floor Deerfield Beach home.

Design Pressure for Your Wind Zone
Design pressures are matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher. We don’t sell doors “overbuilt” beyond the rating because that’s a meaningless upsell. We do confirm the DP rating on your specific configuration before ordering, so the door on your quote matches the wind zone on your address.

Energy Performance
Low-E and insulated glass options are available on these doors for energy performance. Clear and tinted glass are also offered. In Deerfield Beach, east-facing and west-facing openings take the hardest solar load, so those are the elevations where Low-E usually earns its cost back fastest.

Color & Glass Options

The finish choices are white, almond, bronze, black, and tan. In Deerfield Beach, we see a lot of two-tone homes: white or almond frames on stucco exteriors, bronze and black on modern builds and darker trim packages, tan on older Florida ranch styles. The color is a baked-on finish, not a painted surface, on the painted aluminum lines. It holds up to salt air and UV without fading the way site-applied paint does.

On glass, clear laminated impact is the baseline. Tinted glass cuts glare and adds privacy during the day, which matters on street-facing doors in neighborhoods like The Cove where passersby are close to the house. Low-E insulated glass is the option for rooms that get afternoon sun or for homeowners who keep the house cool and want the glass working with the HVAC, not against it. Every glass choice still carries the PVB interlayer, so the impact rating stays intact regardless of tint or coating.

Installation by TruePane Windows & Doors in Deerfield Beach

A correctly engineered door installed poorly is a failed system. In the HVHZ, installation is part of the product approval equation. That’s why our installers in Deerfield Beach follow AAMA 2400/2410 installation practice and use AAMA 812 low-expansion foam around the perimeter. The process starts with a pre-install inspection of the rough opening: we check the substrate, the jamb depth, and the condition of the surrounding structure before anything gets ordered or set.

During installation, the frame is set level, plumb, and square. That’s not a slogan; it’s the difference between a French door that closes cleanly at the center and one that binds at the top or leaves a gap at the sill. We shim and secure the frame, seal the perimeter with the foam, and run a final water test before cleanup. The work is done to pass inspection the first time, which matters in Deerfield Beach where the permitting process expects HVHZ compliance documentation on every opening.

Coastal exposure has a way of punishing sloppy work. Wind-driven rain finds every gap. Salt air finds every unsealed fastener. The reason we emphasize installation on this page is simple: an impact-rated French door that isn’t installed to the standard of its NOA is just an expensive regular door. If you’re replacing doors in a Deerfield Beach home, especially east of Federal Highway, the installation is where the product either holds or fails.

Frequently Asked Questions - French & Double Doors

What wind zone / design pressure is the French & Double Doors rated for?
The design pressure is matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher. The specific DP rating on your door depends on the frame, glass, size, and configuration that goes on your quote. We provide that number before you order so there are no surprises at permit time. Call (786) 743-5882 and we’ll run it for your Deerfield Beach address.

What is the lead time?
Lead time depends on the manufacturer and configuration. Stock-size aluminum French doors in a standard finish usually move faster than custom-size or vinyl orders. We quote lead times on a per-project basis once the opening is measured and the configuration is locked. The best way to get a real answer is to call (786) 743-5882 with your rough opening size.

Does it require a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval submittal for my permit?
Yes. Deerfield Beach is in the HVHZ, and any impact door installation here requires the NOA or FL Product Approval documentation for the specific configuration being installed. We provide those approval numbers with your quote so your permit package is complete. The submittal is part of the process, not an add-on you chase later.

Can I customize the size or configuration?
Up to 96 inches wide, yes, within the parameters of the approved configurations. Not every size is available on every line, and not every size carries the same DP rating. That’s why we measure first and engineer the door to the opening, rather than forcing a stock size into an opening it wasn’t tested for. Call (786) 743-5882 to talk through your opening.

How do I maintain the frame?
Wash the frame and glass with mild soap and water, and keep the sill track clear of sand and debris. In Deerfield Beach, salt film builds up on coastal homes faster than inland, so a rinse every couple of months makes a visible difference. Check the sweep and the weatherstripping each year. Beyond that, these doors are low-maintenance by design.

Get a Quote - French & Double Doors in Deerfield Beach

If you’re pricing French doors or have an existing opening that needs replacement in Deerfield Beach, start with a measurement and a quote. We’ll walk the opening, confirm what’s feasible, and give you a written line-item price with the approval numbers attached. Call TruePane Windows & Doors at (786) 743-5882 to schedule your free on-site measurement.

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