CWS WeatherLite Soft-Vinyl Horizontal Sliding Sunroom Window

No. This soft-vinyl WeatherLite window is a non-impact product and is not approved for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone in Miami-Dade or Broward. It's an outdoor-living enclosure product, not a code-approved impact window. If you need impact protection on the wall behind your sunroom, we can install impact-rated windows or doors there instead.

Soft-vinyl is the most budget-oriented glazing tier in CWS's WeatherLite line, using a flexible vinyl film rather than the acrylic panels or glass that the other WeatherLite models use. It opens horizontally, sliding side to side, which is a different operation than the vertical soft-vinyl model. We'll walk you through the glass, acrylic, and soft-vinyl tiers at quote so you can match the enclosure to how you'll use the space.

It uses an aluminum frame, which is the standard structure across the WeatherLite sunroom enclosure products. The aluminum carries the soft-vinyl panels and the sliding sash. We install these as part of porch and lanai enclosures where a lightweight, low-cost aluminum-and-vinyl system fits the project.

Yes, this horizontal-sliding soft-vinyl window is one of the products we install to enclose porches, lanais, and gazebos on a budget. Because it's non-impact, we'd use it for the enclosure itself and discuss impact-rated options if any of the surrounding openings need code-approved protection. We measure the opening and confirm the right WeatherLite configuration for your space before installing.

We don't quote a flat price because installed cost depends on the size of the opening, the WeatherLite glazing tier you choose, and the condition of the existing porch structure. Soft-vinyl is the most affordable tier in the WeatherLite line, which is why we suggest it for cost-driven enclosure projects. Armor Pro provides a free, no-obligation estimate after measuring your 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.