Pella Reserve Contemporary

Reserve Contemporary covers casement (vent and fixed), awning, in-swing and out-swing patio doors, and sliding patio doors. The fixed casement can reach up to 144 by 144 inches, and the out-swing patio door is rated highest for wind at +70/-70 psf, while the in-swing door carries +55/-55 psf and most other configurations carry +50/-50 psf. We'll match the style and size to your opening and confirm the design pressure when we quote.

Reserve Contemporary offers several 11/16-inch insulated glass packages, ranging across the line from a U-factor of 0.2 to 0.47 and a SHGC of 0.13 to 0.64. For South Florida heat, the SunDefense Low-E (argon) package is a strong choice at U 0.28 and SHGC 0.20, which blocks a lot of solar heat, while AdvancedComfort Low-E reaches the lowest U-factor at 0.25. We'll walk you through the trade-offs between heat control, light, and clarity and confirm the ratings for the package you pick.

Reserve Contemporary itself is the non-impact premium clad-wood option in the Reserve Series. If your project is in the Miami-Dade or Broward HVHZ, the impact choice is the sibling Pella Reserve Impact-Resistant, which uses HVHZ-rated impact glass and is rated to Wind-zone 4 with Large Missile Impact D. We'll confirm whether your address requires impact glazing and spec the right Reserve product accordingly.

Reserve Contemporary offers EnduraClad exterior finishes in Standard, Feature, and Custom colors plus the EnduraClad Plus protective finish, with wood interiors in Pine, Mahogany, or Douglas Fir that can be unfinished, factory primed, or factory prefinished. Hardware comes in Champagne, White, Brown, Matte Black, Satin Brass, Satin Nickel, and Oil-Rubbed Bronze, with a fold-away crank and concealed multipoint locking, and grilles are available as SDL, GBG, or integral. We'll help you coordinate the finish, hardware, and grid options across all your openings.

There's no flat price because Reserve Contemporary is a premium custom line, and the installed cost depends on the styles and sizes, the glass package, the finish and hardware you choose, and the condition of the existing openings. Larger units like a 144-inch fixed casement and upgrade options will factor into the quote. Armor Pro gives a free, no-obligation estimate; we'll measure your openings and price the project for you.

Reserve comes in three forms, and only one is built for the storm. Reserve Traditional and Reserve Contemporary are premium clad-wood and all-wood windows with no impact rating, while Reserve Impact-Resistant puts HVHZ-rated impact glass in a clad-wood frame, rated to Wind-zone 4 with Large Missile Impact D for Miami-Dade and Broward. For a hurricane-zone project we spec the Impact-Resistant variant specifically; the Traditional and Contemporary versions can't be permitted at an HVHZ address.

Reserve Impact-Resistant is the clad-wood answer, an aluminum-clad exterior over a real wood interior, which is the warmest interior a window offers and the most demanding to maintain in salt air and high humidity. Most impact windows in Florida are aluminum or vinyl, which are lower-maintenance and lower-cost. Reserve Impact is the choice when the visible wood interior is part of the design and the owner accepts the upkeep; for the same HVHZ protection in a vinyl frame, HurricaneShield covers the opening for less.

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.