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Awning windows are the top-hinged, crank-out workhorses of South Florida home design. They open outward from the bottom, which means you can leave them cracked during a passing afternoon storm and still get ventilation without water pouring onto your sill or floor. For homeowners across Fort Lauderdale, Coral Ridge, Victoria Park, and Rio Vista, these windows solve a real problem: how do you keep air moving through a house in a climate where it rains sideways for twenty minutes nearly every summer afternoon? Winslow Windows & Doors supplies and installs impact-rated awning windows through our PGT, CGI, CWS, ES Windows, ECO, and Mr-Glass lines, built for the Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Call (904) 913-5886 to talk through your project.
Product Overview - Awning Windows
An awning window hinges at the top and pushes outward from the bottom using a crank mechanism. That geometry is what makes it so well suited to Fort Lauderdale’s weather. When the window is open even a few inches, rain hits the glass and runs down the exterior face, while air flows up and into the room. It’s the one window style you can leave open during a Florida downpour without coming home to a soaked floor.
The impact series we install goes far beyond that everyday convenience. The sash carries laminated impact glass with a PVB interlayer, and the frame is engineered as a weathertight unit, not just a glass upgrade dropped into a standard window. We offer both aluminum and vinyl frame construction. Aluminum gives you the slim sightlines and structural stiffness a lot of mid-century and modern Fort Lauderdale homes call for. Vinyl delivers excellent thermal performance and is a favorite in neighborhoods like Imperial Point and Coral Ridge Isles where homeowners want low-maintenance coastal durability.
Architecturally, awning windows shine in places where you want light, air, and privacy at once. They work beautifully high on walls, over kitchen sinks, in bathrooms, and stacked above fixed picture windows. Because they don’t slide, they seal tightly when closed, which matters when you’re living within a few miles of the Atlantic and the building code treats your windows as part of the structural envelope.
Technical Specifications
- Frame materials: Aluminum or vinyl, selected for the specific opening and exposure
- Impact glass options: Laminated impact glass with PVB interlayer, Low-E insulated glass, tinted glass, or clear glass
- Finish options: White, Almond, Bronze, Black, and Tan
- Screen options: Fixed screen or retractable screen
- Operation: Top-hinged, crank-out mechanism for controlled ventilation
- Hardware: Corrosion-resistant crank and hinge components, chosen for salt-air environments
- Design pressure: Matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100 PSF, never higher
Sizes and configurations vary by product line. What doesn’t change is the compliance standard: every configuration we quote for Fort Lauderdale and Broward County carries the Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval documentation that your permitting office will ask to see.
Hurricane & Compliance Performance
Laminated Impact Glass - The heart of the system. Two panes of glass are bonded to a PVB interlayer, and under a severe impact the glass may crack but the sheet stays in the frame. That keeps wind, rain, and projectiles outside where they belong. This is the same protection principle used in automotive windshields, applied to the openings in your Fort Lauderdale home.
Miami-Dade NOA / Florida Product Approval - Each configuration we install carries either a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or a Florida Product Approval number. These are issued per specific configuration, not as a blanket across every size and glass combination. When we quote your project, we verify the exact approval for your window size and glass pack so there are no surprises at the permit counter.
FBC / HVHZ Compliance - The product is engineered to Florida Building Code High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements. Fort Lauderdale sits firmly inside the HVHZ, which means your windows must be tested and approved for that classification or the building department won’t sign off. We’ve worked through Broward County permit reviews enough times to know exactly what documentation they want to see.
TAS 201 / 202 / 203 Testing Context - HVHZ-rated products are validated under the TAS protocol family. TAS 201 covers large-missile impact testing, TAS 202 covers cyclic wind-pressure loading that simulates a hurricane’s repeated gusts, and TAS 203 addresses forced-entry resistance. When a manufacturer lists these test standards on an NOA, it means that specific window configuration has been put through the gauntlet, not just designed on paper.
Design Pressure for Your Wind Zone - The design pressure rating we specify for your project is matched to your wind zone, up to +/-100 PSF, never higher. We don’t over-spec and we don’t under-spec. Windows that aren’t rated for the actual wind zone of your Fort Lauderdale neighborhood won’t pass permitting, and windows that are over-specified just waste your money. We calculate the right rating for the opening’s location, height, and exposure.
Energy Performance - Low-E and insulated glass options are available across our awning window lines. For west-facing bedrooms in Fort Lauderdale that bake in afternoon sun, Low-E glass makes an immediate comfort difference. Tinted options work well for homes where glare is the bigger problem than heat gain.
Color & Glass Options
We order these windows in five finishes: White, Almond, Bronze, Black, and Tan. Each one has its place in Fort Lauderdale’s architectural mix. White and Almond are the classics, the safe and clean choice for the tropical modern look you see throughout Victoria Park and Sailboat Bend. Black frames have taken off in recent years for high-contrast windows on stucco homes, especially in newer construction and renovated mid-century properties across the city. Bronze works beautifully on Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes around Rio Vista and Croissant Park, where warmer earth tones dominate. Tan splits the difference, a warmer neutral that hides dirt well on canal-front homes where salt spray is constant.
Glass selection comes down to what each opening actually does. Clear laminated impact glass is the baseline, giving you full storm protection with maximum visible light. If you’re replacing a bank of west-facing windows in a Fort Lauderdale living room, Low-E insulated glass will be the option we recommend for the thermal and UV load that afternoon sun delivers. Tinted glass suits bedrooms and media rooms. And on any project, the PVB interlayer inside the laminated glass also blocks most UV rays, which means your floors and furniture fade slower regardless of which exterior glass tint you choose.
Installation by Winslow Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale
An NOA-rated impact window is only as good as the rough opening it’s set into. The approval documents assume correct installation, and when a window is poorly installed in an HVHZ building envelope, that NOA doesn’t mean much. This is exactly why we don’t hand this work to a generalist crew.
Our Fort Lauderdale installation process starts before the windows arrive on site. We inspect each rough opening for squareness, rot, and structural integrity, because an opening that’s out of plane will cause a new window to bind, leak, or fail under wind load pressure. Every unit we set is checked level, plumb, and square in every direction before fastening. We follow AAMA 2400/2410 installation practice for window and door installation, using an AAMA 812-compliant low-expansion foam perimeter sealant around every frame. That perimeter seal is where air and water get through, and cutting corners here is the single most common cause of leaky impact windows in South Florida.
After setting and sealing, we complete a water test to verify the installation, reinstate any trim or interior finishes, and clean up the site. We also know what Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale building departments expect on permit submittals for impact windows in coastal exposure zones. The product paperwork, wind zone calculations, and NOA documentation are part of the package we hand you, so your permit review process doesn’t stall out.
Frequently Asked Questions - Awning Windows
Design pressure is matched to your specific wind zone, up to +/-100 PSF, never higher. The exact rating depends on where the window sits on your Fort Lauderdale home: lower floors and interior walls face different loads than upper floors and corner openings near the coast. We calculate the correct DP for each window position when we quote your project. Call (904) 913-5886 for an exact number on your specific openings.
Lead time runs roughly six to ten weeks from finalized order to delivery, depending on the product line, glass pack, and finish combination you select. Custom sizes and premium glass options add time. We lock in the real number when you sign off on your quote, and we schedule installation once the windows arrive at our facility. Contact Winslow Windows & Doors at (904) 913-5886 to get a current lead time estimate for your configuration.
Yes. Fort Lauderdale and Broward County are inside the HVHZ, and your permit submittal will require the NOA or Florida Product Approval documentation for the exact window configuration you’re installing. We provide that paperwork with your order, verified per configuration, so your permitting process moves forward without back-and-forth with the building department. Call (904) 913-5886 and we’ll explain exactly what your project needs.
Each product line we carry has a set of approved sizes and configurations, and within those approved envelopes there’s good flexibility on width and height. The key constraint is that the size you choose must fall under the tested NOA or Florida Product Approval for that product line, or it won’t pass a Fort Lauderdale permit review. We’ll help you select sizes that fit your openings and still carry valid approval paperwork. Call (904) 913-5886 to discuss your opening dimensions.
The frame cleans with mild soap and water, which is generally enough in Fort Lauderdale’s climate. The crank mechanism and hinges should be lubricated annually with a silicone-based lubricant, and we recommend checking the weatherstripping each spring before the rainy season starts. Salt spray from living near the Atlantic accelerates surface grime, so canal-front and beach-adjacent homes benefit from a rinse every few months. If a crank ever feels stiff, don’t force it, call us at (904) 913-5886 and we’ll inspect it.
Get a Quote - Awning Windows in Fort Lauderdale
Ready to see what impact-rated awning windows cost for your Fort Lauderdale home? We’ll schedule a free on-site measurement, walk through glass and finish options, and hand you a written line-item quote with the correct wind zone calculations and NOA documentation for your permit. Call (904) 913-5886 to get started, or ask us to come out and measure.
Written by the team at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2012.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.
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