HurricaneShield Series

Pella HurricaneShield Vinyl Hinged Patio Door

Pella's Florida-built residential vinyl impact line for HVHZ installations.

Vinyl impact hinged patio door up to 360 by 96 inches or 288 by 120 inches for unusually large patio openings. Built in Ocala by the CWS subsidiary.

Impact Rating LMI Design Pressure +60/-60 psf Made in USA
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Impact protection, built for South Florida

The HurricaneShield Hinged Patio Door is the impact French door in Pella's Florida line, and its headline is size: it goes up to 360 by 96 inches, or 288 by 120 inches, a far larger hinged opening than most impact French doors will certify. Built at the CWS Ocala facility and LMI impact-rated under a single consolidated Florida Product Approval, it covers wide patio and lanai openings where a homeowner wants the swing of French doors rather than a slider, without giving up the HVHZ rating.

Armor Pro specs the HurricaneShield Hinged Door on patio and courtyard openings that want a hinged pair and the Pella name, including the unusually wide ones the size range opens up. For a wall that should slide rather than swing, the HurricaneShield Sliding or Multi-Slide door covers the same opening; the hinged door is for the look and feel of a true French entrance.

  • Florida Building Code product-approved
  • Vinyl frame engineered for strength and durability
  • Large-missile impact-rated laminated glass
  • 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
Limited Warranty
Manufacturer warranty plus Armor Pro install workmanship

At a Glance

Frame Material Vinyl
Max Size 288 x 120 in
Design Pressure +60/-60 psf
Impact Rating LMI

Sizes & Pressures

Configuration Max size Design pressure
Standard configuration 288 x 120 in +60/-60 psf

Performance Certifications

Florida Building Code Product Approval
  • FL DBPR FL47480.R1

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Frequently Asked Questions

The HurricaneShield French Door is Pella's vinyl impact hinged patio door, built for the look and feel of a true French entrance where the panels swing rather than slide. It's the right pick on patio and courtyard openings where you want a hinged pair and the Pella name. If your wall should slide instead, the HurricaneShield Sliding or Multi-Slide door covers the same opening, and we'll help you choose between them.

Size is this door's headline: it certifies up to 360 by 96 inches, or 288 by 120 inches, which is a far larger hinged opening than most impact French doors will reach. That makes it a strong option for unusually wide patio and lanai openings. We'll confirm the exact configuration and the certified size for your opening when we measure.

Yes. The HurricaneShield Hinged Patio Door is LMI (Large Missile Impact) rated under a single consolidated Florida Product Approval, FL47480.R1, which covers High-Velocity Hurricane Zone installations in Miami-Dade and Broward. It's built in Ocala, Florida by Pella's CWS Industries subsidiary. We'll verify the approval applies to your specific opening at the quote.

The HurricaneShield French Door carries a design pressure of +60/-60 psf in its standard configuration at sizes up to 288 by 120 inches. Because it uses laminated impact glass, it meets HVHZ requirements without separate shutters. We'll confirm the rating for your opening size and exposure before ordering.

The HurricaneShield French Door uses a laminated impact glass makeup of 3/16-inch tempered, a 1/4-inch airspace, and a 7/16-inch laminated unit with a .090-inch PVB interlayer between annealed lites. Across the HurricaneShield line the laminated glass carries InsulShield Low-E with argon and blocks 99.7 percent of UV. We'll walk you through the glass details and confirm the build for your door.

Installed pricing on the HurricaneShield French Door depends heavily on the door size, since it can run up to 360 by 96 inches, plus the glass package and the condition of the opening, so there's no flat price. As a Florida-built, HVHZ-approved impact door it carries the value of laminated glass and FL47480.R1 certification. Armor Pro provides a free, in-person estimate for your specific opening.

Yes. HurricaneShield is Pella's dedicated residential vinyl impact line, built in Ocala, Florida for the HVHZ and certified for Miami-Dade and Broward across single-hung, casement, awning, sliding, and fixed windows plus hinged, sliding, and multi-slide patio doors. It carries Florida Product Approvals on each operation style. We confirm the specific approval against your opening size and configuration before ordering.

Impact windows use laminated glass with a tough interlayer that holds together when struck, so the opening stays sealed against wind and debris without shutters, meaning no plywood and no closing panels before a storm. HurricaneShield's ratings run high for vinyl, with the single-hung reaching up to 67.5 psf positive and 100 psf negative and the multi-slide patio door reaching up to roughly 80 psf. The exact rating depends on the size and configuration, which we confirm on the quote.

Pella Corporation is a family-owned national manufacturer headquartered in Pella, Iowa, founded in 1925 and now spanning more than 20 plants across the country. For the Florida hurricane market the important detail is that Pella's impact lines, HurricaneShield and Defender, are built in Ocala, Florida by Pella's CWS subsidiary, so the storm products are made in-state rather than shipped in. We install and service Pella across South Florida and handle the order, permit, and installation regardless of which plant a given product comes from.

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