Hurricane Guard Series

CWS Hurricane Guard PVC Swing Door CWS-8701

CWS's flagship impact line covering aluminum and vinyl windows plus impact sliding doors.

Heritage PVC swing door in Hurricane Guard, pitched for HVHZ-compatible residential entrance applications. LMI impact for Florida coastal installations.

Impact Rating LMI Design Pressure +50/-50 psf Florida Made in Florida
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Impact protection, built for South Florida

The CWS-8701 is Hurricane Guard's PVC swing door, a hinged entrance unit for residential openings that want a single swinging door rather than a slider or a French pair. It is LMI impact-rated for Florida coastal installations, so it brings storm protection to the entrance without a separate storm door over it. The PVC frame suits the climate, holding up against salt air and humidity without the maintenance a wood door would ask for.

Armor Pro specs the CWS-8701 on entrance openings in a CWS project where the door should swing and match the impact rating of the windows around it. For a wide patio that wants a hinged pair, the Hurricane Guard French doors cover it; for a sliding patio opening, the CWS-7900. The 8701 is the single-leaf impact entrance in the line.

  • PVC frame engineered for strength and durability
  • Large-missile impact-rated laminated glass
  • Energy-efficient Low-E insulated glass options to control heat gain
  • Professionally installed across South Florida by Armor Pro
Impact Protection
Tested to withstand hurricane wind-borne debris
Engineered Strength
Built and tested to Florida product-approval standards
Energy Efficient
Low-E insulated glass options reduce heat gain
Limited Warranty
Manufacturer warranty plus Armor Pro install workmanship

At a Glance

Frame Material PVC
Max Size 38.75 x 96 in
Design Pressure +50/-50 psf
U-Factor 0.36–0.53
SHGC 0.12–0.49
Visible Trans. 0.21–0.52

Sizes & Pressures

Configuration Max size Design pressure
Single Swing Door (outswing) 38.75 x 96 in +50/-50 psf

Sizes shown are actual DLO frame size.

Glass & Energy Performance

Glass packageU-FactorSHGC VT CR
7/8" insulated; 3/16" tempered + 1/4" air + 7/16" laminated (PVB)0.4420.305 0.381 52

U-Factor / SHGC shown without grids; add-grid values vary slightly. Confirm exact ratings for your opening at quote.

Performance Certifications

NFRC Certified energy ratings

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Frequently Asked Questions

The CWS-8701 is Hurricane Guard's PVC swing door, a single-leaf hinged entrance unit for residential openings that want one swinging door rather than a slider or a French pair. It is the single-leaf impact entrance in the Hurricane Guard line, so it brings storm protection right to the front entrance without a separate storm door over it. We spec the CWS-8701 when an entrance should swing and match the impact rating of the windows around it.

Yes, the CWS-8701 is LMI (Large Missile Impact) rated and is pitched for Florida coastal installations and HVHZ-compatible residential entrances. Because impact entrance doors are permitted on the specific approval that covers your size and configuration, we confirm the exact certification that applies to your opening before we permit the job. That keeps the door code-compliant for your county.

The CWS-8701 is built as a single outswing swing door up to about 38.75 by 96 inches, so it covers a tall standard entrance opening. It carries a design pressure rating of +50/-50 psf in that configuration. Since the required design pressure depends on your entrance's exposure, we verify the rating your door must meet when we measure and quote.

The CWS-8701 uses a 7/8-inch insulated laminated package: a 3/16-inch tempered outer lite, a 1/4-inch airspace, and a 7/16-inch laminated PVB inner lite, rated at a U-factor of 0.50, SHGC of 0.49, VT of 0.52, and a Condensation Resistance of 46. A grids option is also available, which shifts the SHGC to 0.43 and VT to 0.45. We'll help you choose between the clear and grid glass based on the look and heat performance you want.

The CWS-8701 uses a PVC frame, which suits the South Florida climate by holding up against salt air and humidity without the maintenance a wood door would demand. That makes it a practical entrance choice for coastal and high-humidity homes. We install the CWS-8701 as the impact swing door in a CWS project and can explain how PVC compares to other frame materials at quote.

The CWS-8701 is the single-leaf swing entrance in Hurricane Guard, so for a wide patio that wants a hinged pair we'd point you to the Hurricane Guard French doors, and for a sliding patio opening to the aluminum CWS-7900 sliding glass door. All are part of the same impact line, so they can match the rating of the windows around them. Tell us about your opening and we'll recommend the right door and provide a free estimate.

The aluminum Hurricane Guard products carry current Miami-Dade NOAs and are HVHZ-eligible end to end, covering single-hung, slider, picture, casement, hinged patio door, and sliding glass door. The vinyl Hurricane Guard products carry Florida statewide approvals with more limited HVHZ coverage. For a Miami-Dade or Broward project we generally spec the aluminum side, and we confirm the exact approval against your opening size before ordering.

Hurricane Guard is unusual in offering both substrates under one name. Aluminum carries the higher design pressures and the full HVHZ approval set, so it's the choice where the span, the pressure, or the HVHZ code demands it. Vinyl runs cooler thermally and lands at a lower price, which suits non-HVHZ openings where budget and energy lead. We can mix both within one house, choosing per opening.

CWS (Custom Window Systems) is a Florida manufacturer founded in 1986 and headquartered in Ocala, with additional plants in Miami, Medley, and Jacksonville totaling more than 700,000 square feet. Because the line is engineered and built in Florida around the state's hurricane code, the products are designed for our climate rather than adapted to it. We install and service CWS products throughout South Florida.

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