Aluminum Reinforced Vinyl Windows. Our commercial grade aluminum windows feature a thermal break that separates the inside metal from the outside metal with very high density catalyzed polyurethane. It is only necessary to reinforce vinyl windows depending on the structural rating of the window and the what the manufacturer had to do in the construction of the window to meet said rating. Aluminum on the other hand is very susceptible to denting and dinging.
Vinyl windows are made with multiple chambers and have reinforced frames to give them ultimate structural integrity and strength. Polypour aluminum and sunshield welded vinyl.
Most manufacturers on the west coast reinforce the fixed interlock and the sash interlock with 16 guage steel.
Because they have no sash picture windows easily outperform any hung or sliding window in terms of air and water infiltration. Picture windows are sometimes referred to as fixed lite windows because you cannot open them. It is only necessary to reinforce vinyl windows depending on the structural rating of the window and the what the manufacturer had to do in the construction of the window to meet said rating. Polypour aluminum thermal break windows.
