CWS Convertible Aluminum Garage Door Slider

No. The Convertible garage door slider is a non-impact product and is not approved for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone in Miami-Dade or Broward. It's designed as an outdoor-living and garage-conversion enclosure, not as a storm barrier. If you need impact protection for the structural openings of your home, we'd quote a CWS impact-rated window or door separately.

The Convertible slider can be fitted with screen, soft-vinyl, or acrylic infill depending on how you plan to use the space. Screen maximizes airflow, soft-vinyl adds weather protection you can roll with the seasons, and acrylic gives you a clearer, more glass-like panel. We'll help you pick the infill that fits how you want to use the converted garage when we scope the job.

The Convertible garage door slider uses an aluminum frame, which keeps it light enough to slide easily while standing up to Florida's humidity. Aluminum is the shared framing approach across the CWS WeatherLite enclosure line. We install it as the garage-conversion option within that family.

Yes. Converting a garage into usable living or workshop space is exactly what the CWS Convertible slider is built for, and it's one of the WeatherLite enclosure products we install. We measure the garage opening, recommend the right infill tier for your use, and handle the installation. Because it's a non-impact enclosure product, we'll also flag if any of your home's primary openings would benefit from a separate impact upgrade.

We don't quote a flat price because installed cost depends on the size of your garage opening, the infill you choose, and the condition of the existing structure. Screen, soft-vinyl, and acrylic infills carry different costs, and the opening size drives the rest. Armor Pro provides a free, no-obligation estimate after measuring the opening.

No. WeatherLite is CWS's outdoor-living enclosure system, and the sunroom windows, doors, and the Convertible garage screen are all non-impact and not rated for HVHZ. They're built for ventilation, light, and weather screening on porches, lanais, and pool cages, not for storm protection. If you want an enclosed space that also meets impact code, that's a different product, and we can explain the options.

WeatherLite is offered in three glazing tiers on a shared powder-coated aluminum frame: glass (the premium, energy-efficient, Low-E option), acrylic (a 4-mil UV-resistant rigid sheet popular for pool enclosures), and soft-vinyl (a flexible 10-mil film that returns to shape and suits budget porch enclosures). The tiers are different choices for different uses rather than strict good-better-best, and we help match the tier to how you'll use the space.

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.