French & Double Doors

French & Double Doors in Fort Myers, FL | Winslow Windows & Doors

French doors bring something no sliding panel can match: a wide, symmetrical opening that makes a room feel larger the moment you walk through it. In Fort Myers, that charm has to survive hurricane season. Our French & Double Doors pair classic divided-lite styling with impact-rated laminated glass and multi-point locking hardware, so you get the look without the vulnerability. Winslow Windows & Doors installs these systems across Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Gateway, and McGregor Boulevard neighborhoods, and we’ve built our reputation on installs that hold up to coastal wind loads and meet Lee County permitting requirements the first time. Call (239) 453-7751 to talk through your opening.

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Product Overview - French & Double Doors

These aren’t decorative doors with impact glass added as an afterthought. They’re engineered as a system. Each panel carries laminated impact glass in every lite, which means the slender muntin profiles you see from the street are backed by glass that’s bonded to a PVB interlayer. When a wind-borne branch or piece of roof tile hits the surface, the glass cracks but stays in the frame, keeping the building envelope intact. The frame itself is built around that glass, not the other way around.

Architecturally, French doors suit the Fort Myers vernacular: ranch homes in Whiskey Creek, Mediterranean revivals along the river in Dean Park, newer builds in Pelican Preserve and beyond. They work as patio openings, dining room exits, or home office entries where you want daylight and a view without a wall of sliding glass. The paired configuration gives you up to 96 inches of clear opening width, which changes how furniture moves, how parties flow, and how the house breathes in a Florida winter.

Multi-point locking hardware is standard on this profile. When you close the doors, bolts engage at the head, sill, and along the meeting stile, not just a single latch at the handle. That’s a real security upgrade and it helps the doors resist flexing under negative wind pressure, which matters when a storm pushes and pulls on the building for hours. We offer aluminum and vinyl frame options, each with a different thermal profile and finish strategy, and we’ll help you choose based on exposure, budget, and the existing window package on the home.

Technical Specifications

Here’s what we’re working with on the French & Double Doors Impact Series. Every configuration is quoted per opening, because width, height, wind zone, and finish all affect the final system.

• Frame materials: Extruded aluminum or multi-chambered vinyl, both engineered for HVHZ wind loads.
• Maximum size: Up to 96 inches wide in paired configuration; height varies by frame material and design pressure required.
• Glass options: Laminated impact glass with PVB interlayer (standard), Low-E insulated glass (energy-focused builds), tinted glass (glare and solar control), clear glass (maximum daylight and view).
• Finish options: White, Almond, Bronze, Black, Tan.
• Hardware: Multi-point locking system with handleset options; finishes selected at the quote stage.
• Sill options: Flush threshold or raised sill depending on slab condition and drainage needs; we spec this during the pre-install inspection.

No tracks or screens on a hinged French door system, but we can pair the opening with an exterior insect screen where the layout allows and the homeowner wants one. Ask us on the call: (239) 453-7751.

Hurricane & Compliance Performance

Fort Myers is HVHZ territory, and everything we sell has to earn its place in that code book before we’ll put it in your wall. Here’s what this product carries.

How the French & Double Doors holds up to Florida wind and impact

Laminated Impact Glass
Every lite in the door, including the narrow top transom if you have one configured, uses laminated glass with a PVB interlayer. Under impact, the glass fractures but the interlayer holds the pane in the frame. No breach, no pressurization, no water pouring through the hole.

Miami-Dade NOA & Florida Product Approval
The system carries Notice of Acceptance and Florida Product Approval numbers issued per configuration. That means the exact door you order, in its exact size and glass makeup, has been reviewed and accepted for use in HVHZ buildings. We verify your numbers on the quote before you sign, so the permit package is clean before it reaches Lee County.

FBC / HVHZ Compliance
Every component is engineered to Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. That’s not a marketing claim; it’s the legal threshold for product approval in Fort Myers and all of Lee County. If a door doesn’t meet it, we don’t install it.

TAS 201 / TAS 202 / TAS 203 Testing Context
HVHZ-rated products are tested under a specific protocol family. TAS 201 covers large-missile impact, TAS 202 covers cyclic wind-pressure loading, and TAS 203 covers forced-entry resistance. The French & Double Doors profile is tested under this framework, which is the same battery of tests any hospital, school, or coastal high-rise product has to pass in this region.

Design Pressure Matched to Your Wind Zone
Design pressures are matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100, never higher. Your door only needs the rating your site demands. Where you live in Fort Myers, whether that’s a canal-front lot in Iona or an inland street off Daniels Parkway, determines the required number. We order the spec the engineer calls for; we don’t oversell pressure ratings as a gimmick.

Energy Performance Options
Low-E insulated glass is available for west-facing openings or rooms that run hot in the afternoon. The Insulated glass unit carries the impact lamination and adds an air space that slows heat transfer, which matters in Fort Myers where the sun works against your air conditioning eight months a year.

Color & Glass Options

The finish you choose has to do two jobs: look right on the house and hold up under Florida sun and salt air. White remains the most requested finish in Fort Myers, especially on newer coastal and Florida-style homes where casings, fascia, and trim are already white. Almond and Tan serve the older ranches and villas, homes built in the 1980s and 1990s when earth tones were the default palette. Bronze and Black show up on modern builds and the occasional Mediterranean revival where dark metal accents tie into the garage door or front entry hardware.

On the glass side, clear laminated is the quietest choice, maximum light, no color shift. Tinted glass works well on east and west exposures where morning or afternoon glare is a problem, and it does some of the work a window film would do without the extra layer. Low-E insulated glass is the pick when the doors face a lanai or pool deck and you want to keep the adjacent room comfortable without closing the blinds. Laminated impact glass stays in every option; the question is what you pair it with.

Installation by Winslow Windows & Doors in Fort Myers

A door can hold every NOA in the book and still fail in the wall if the installation is sloppy. That’s the gap we close every day in Fort Myers. When we install a French & Double Doors system, the process starts before the old opening comes out. We inspect the rough opening, check the slab for level, look at the header condition, and measure the actual opening against the factory-order dimensions. If the framing isn’t right, we say so before a door gets ordered.

From there, the install follows AAMA 2400/2410 standards for window and door installation practice. The new frame is set level, plumb, and square, shimmed as needed, then anchored to the structure per the manufacturer’s approved method. The perimeter receives an AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant, which seals air and water without distorting the frame the way a high-expansion foam can. After the doors are hung and the hardware is set, we run the water test on the sill and threshold, check the reveal on both panels, and cycle the multi-point locks until the engagement is smooth.

Fort Myers brings its own considerations to every door opening. Homes east of I-75 sit in a different wind zone than ones on the Caloosahatchee shoreline. Older homes in Fort Myers Shores or along McGregor often have settled slabs and out-of-square rough openings that need correction before an HVHZ door can sit right. Lee County permitting requires the right approval paperwork on file, and we know what the reviewers look for before the submittal goes in. Improper installation compromises the NOA-rated system. It also voids the point of buying it. Call (239) 453-7751 and we’ll walk your opening before you spend a dollar.

Frequently Asked Questions - French & Double Doors

What wind zone or design pressure is the French & Double Doors rated for?
The design pressure is matched to your home’s specific wind zone in Fort Myers, up to +/-100, never higher. Your address determines the requirement. We pull the wind zone for your street during the quote, and the door is ordered to that spec, with the approval numbers to match.

What is the lead time on French & Double Doors in Fort Myers?
Most configurations run four to eight weeks from order to arrival at our shop, depending on glass type, finish, and the approval paperwork for your exact size. Custom sizes and non-standard finishes can push longer. We’ll give you a hard window when the quote is finalized. Call (239) 453-7751 to start.

Does the door need a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval submittal for my permit?
Yes. Lee County and the City of Fort Myers require product approval documentation for any exterior opening on an HVHZ building. The French & Double Doors system carries NOA and Florida Product Approval numbers issued per configuration, and we provide the specific numbers for your door size and glass package with the quote so your permit package is ready to file.

Can I customize the size or configuration?
You can, within the engineering envelope. Widths go up to 96 inches on a paired system. Heights vary by frame material and the design pressure your wind zone requires. The factory configures glass, finish, and hardware per order. We’ll help you land on a size that works with the existing rough opening or the new framing if you’re building from scratch.

How do I maintain the frame and glass?
Wash the glass with a soft cloth, mild soap, and water. Rinse the sill track area and weep holes regularly, especially after heavy rain or during pollen season when debris builds up fast in Fort Myers. Check the weatherstripping at the meeting stile once a year and keep the multi-point lock points clean. If the doors ever feel stiff to close, call us rather than forcing the hardware.

Get a Quote - French & Double Doors in Fort Myers

Every opening is different, and the right door for a lanai in Gateway isn’t the same as the right door for a riverfront patio in Fort Myers. Call (239) 453-7751 and we’ll schedule a free on-site measurement, confirm your wind zone, and put a written quote in your hands with the approval numbers for your exact configuration. Plain pricing, clear lead times, no surprises.

Written by the team at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Fort Myers & Lee County with hurricane-impact window and door installation since our founding.