Pella Lifestyle Sliding (Gliding) Window

The Lifestyle Sliding (Gliding) Window opens horizontally and is built for wider openings, while the Single Hung opens vertically and is the most common operation style on Florida homes. Both are clad-wood Lifestyle units with the same 5-inch frame depth, so the choice usually comes down to the proportions of the opening and how you want the window to operate. We can spec either one and match the finish across your home.

The Lifestyle Sliding (Gliding) Window carries a design pressure rating of +50/-50 psf in its horizontal-roller configuration. Design pressure measures how much wind load the unit can withstand and is separate from impact resistance, which this window does not have. We'll confirm the DP rating and how it lines up with your opening's wind-load requirement when we quote.

No. The Lifestyle Sliding (Gliding) Window is a non-impact unit and is Florida Product Approval listed only for residential installations outside the Miami-Dade and Broward HVHZ jurisdictions. If your address is in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, we would point you to a Pella impact line instead, since within the Lifestyle Series only the Double Hung is offered in a separate impact-resistant configuration (FL #20349) for non-HVHZ projects that still need impact glass.

The Lifestyle Sliding (Gliding) Window is rated at 0.07 cfm/ft² for air infiltration, which is a tight number that helps keep conditioned air in and outside air out. Lower air infiltration matters in South Florida's humid climate because it reduces drafts and helps your cooling system work efficiently. Proper installation is what preserves that performance, so we set and seal the frame correctly to the opening.

There's no single price for a Lifestyle Sliding Window because the installed cost depends on the size of the opening, the glass package you choose, and the condition of the existing opening. A wider horizontal roller and added options like Sound Control glass will factor into the quote. Armor Pro gives a free, no-obligation estimate; we'll measure your opening and price the window for your project.

No. Lifestyle is Florida Product Approval listed for non-HVHZ residential and light-commercial work, but it does not carry the Miami-Dade NOA required inside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone. For a Miami-Dade or Broward project we move to HurricaneShield (vinyl) or Reserve Impact (clad-wood). Lifestyle is the right Pella line for inland and non-HVHZ addresses across most of the rest of the state.

Mostly not. Lifestyle is a non-impact clad-wood line, with one narrow exception: the Double-Hung is offered in a separate Impact-Resistant configuration (FL #20349) for projects outside the HVHZ that need impact glazing. Every other style in the line is standard non-impact glass. If your project needs impact protection across the board, we'd usually spec a true impact line rather than rely on the single Lifestyle impact option.

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.