VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door

VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door in San Jose, CA | Westlight Windows San Jose

The VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door is a CNC-bent aluminum entryway built for homeowners in San Jose who want a curved architectural statement without sacrificing structural precision. ViewLux fabricates it to your exact opening dimensions, and Westlight Windows San Jose installs it as an authorized partner. That pairing matters: the door is only as good as the installation behind it, and we install every VLX 100 to AAMA 2400/2410 standards with a level, plumb, square guarantee. Whether you’re designing a contemporary custom home in Willow Glen or replacing a dated entry on a Spanish Revival in the Rose Garden, this door changes the entire front elevation. Call (669) 333-7786 to talk through options, lead times, and a free on-site measurement.

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Product Overview – VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door

The VLX 100 exists because true arches are hard to fabricate well. Most door manufacturers approximate curves with segmented joints or composite fillers that read as visibly pieced together. ViewLux takes a different approach: a continuous CNC-bent aluminum profile that follows the full radius of your opening in one unbroken line. The result is a curved entryway with clean sightlines and no visible seams. It’s built for custom and semi-custom homes across San Jose where the entry door carries a lot of the architectural weight, English Tudors in Naglee Park, modern farmhouses in Cambrian, mid-century remodels in West San Jose. Buyers choose this series when a standard rectangular door would undercut the design intent. The 0.098-inch wall thickness on the frame adds real rigidity, and the 2.56-inch profile width gives it enough visual mass to anchor a grand entrance without feeling bulky from the interior. We’ve installed VLX 100 doors in arched openings from modest 3-foot by 8-foot entries to oversized double-door configurations exceeding 10 feet tall. Every one is fabricated to order after we confirm field dimensions, which eliminates the gap-filling and shim-stacking you get with off-the-shelf arched units.

Technical Specifications

• Frame wall thickness: 0.098 inches, extruded aluminum with reinforced corner welds
• Profile width: 2.56 inches, visible face dimension on the door frame
• Maximum span: Custom fabricated to order, no practical upper limit within code allowances for San Jose residential entry doors
• Glass options: Clear, Frosted, Obscure, Low-E, Tempered, Laminated
• Finish options: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, Teak Wood
• Fabrication method: CNC-bent aluminum arc, single continuous radius profile
• Performance compliance: NFRC-rated thermal break system, AAMA 2400/2410 installation standard, AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant on perimeter joints
• Glazing: Insulated glass unit standard, laminated option for impact resistance

These specs matter in San Jose’s climate. The thermal break in the frame is what separates a door that feels cold in January mornings in Almaden Valley from one that holds interior temperature. We’ll walk you through every specification during your estimate so you understand exactly what you’re buying.

Performance Features

Thermal Efficiency – The VLX 100 uses a thermal break system that separates the interior and exterior aluminum faces, cutting conductive heat transfer through the frame. NFRC-rated glass packages let you compare real energy performance numbers rather than marketing claims. For San Jose’s warm summers and cool winter nights, we typically recommend Low-E glass with an insulated unit to keep cooling costs down in neighborhoods like Evergreen and Berryessa.

Acoustic Performance – A solid arched entry door with laminated glass does more for street noise than most people expect. If you’re on a busy corridor like Meridian Avenue or near the 87, the laminated glass option adds a significant sound dampening layer between your foyer and the traffic outside. We’ve had clients in the Naglee Park area specifically request laminated glazing for this exact reason.

Airtightness & Weather Seal – Every VLX 100 we install in San Jose gets a full perimeter weather seal rated for airtightness and mist prevention. The continuous compression gasket runs along the full arc, including the curved top section, which is where cheaper arched doors leak. A gap at the arch crown means drafts, dust, and higher energy bills, and we eliminate that with precise fabrication matched to verified field measurements.

Waterproofing – This is where installation quality gets tested. We apply AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant on all perimeter joints before the exterior trim goes on. That sealant creates a secondary water barrier behind the cladding, which matters during San Jose’s wet season when wind-driven rain hits entry doors from the west. The sill design channels any incidental moisture outward, never into the threshold or subfloor.

Wind Resistance – The VLX 100 is wind-load rated for local climate requirements across the South Bay. San Jose sits in a moderate wind zone, but certain exposures, hillside properties in the East Foothills, wide-open lots in South San Jose, get stronger gusts than valley floor homes. The 0.098-inch frame wall thickness, combined with reinforced corner construction, keeps the door stable under load without flexing or binding at the hinges.

Security & Hardware – The laminated glass option turns the door from a visual barrier into a real physical one. Laminated glazing holds together under impact instead of shattering, which delays forced entry and gives you time to respond. Multi-point locking hardware is available on the VLX 100, and the solid aluminum frame gives those lock points something substantial to anchor into. For San Jose homeowners concerned about property crime in their specific neighborhood, this is the feature worth the added cost.

Color & Glass Options

You have six finish choices on the VLX 100, and the right one depends on your home’s architectural vocabulary and San Jose’s light conditions. Premium Black is the dominant choice for modern and contemporary homes in North San Jose and downtown condos, where it reads as crisp and deliberate against stucco or fiber cement. Pure White suits coastal-adjacent and traditional homes with painted trim. Anodized Silver gives you an architectural aluminum look that works beautifully on mid-century homes in West San Jose, it’s also the most maintenance-tolerant finish. Bronze is the workhorse for Tuscan and Spanish Revival homes in Willow Glen, where the warm tone complements terra cotta roofs and earth-toned stucco. Champagne adds a warmer metallic note that pairs well with contemporary stone and wood accents. Teak Wood is a powder-coated woodgrain finish that gives you the warmth of timber without the refinishing cycle, and it’s a smart pick for craftsman-style homes in Naglee Park. On glass, Clear is the default for maximum light. Frosted and Obscure work for entries where you want privacy without sacrificing daylight. Low-E belongs in any full-sun western or southern exposure in San Jose. Tempered is code-required in most door glazing applications. Laminated adds impact resistance and acoustic damping.

Installation by Westlight Windows San Jose in San Jose

An arched door is the worst possible place to learn that your installer cuts corners. The curved opening has to be measured exactly, the frame has to be set level, plumb, and square, and the perimeter seal has to follow that arc without gaps. If any of those steps fail, you’ll see drafts, binding, condensation, and premature hardware wear. Worse, the ViewLux manufacturer warranty is voided by improper installation, which is true of most premium door brands.

Our process at Westlight Windows San Jose starts with a pre-installation inspection where we verify the rough opening against the fabricated door dimensions. We’ve caught framing deviations in San Jose homes, from 1920s bungalows in the Rose Garden to 2000s tract builds in Evergreen, that would have turned a perfect door into a problem. We shim and adjust before the door ever goes into the opening. Then we set the frame level, plumb, and square, shimming at the hinge points and lock plates where the stress concentrates. The perimeter gets AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant at every joint, including the full curved head. We flash the sill and head to direct water away from the rough opening. After the door is secured and the hardware is adjusted, we run a water test on the exterior and check interior air movement at the perimeter. Cleanup happens the same day. In San Jose, we also account for seismic requirements on load-bearing entry walls, which affects how we anchor the frame. If your project needs a permit, we pull it and handle the inspection.

Without this level of care, even a CNC-bent aluminum door will underperform. With it, you get the full intended lifespan. Call (669) 333-7786 to schedule your free measurement.

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Get a Quote – VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door in San Jose

The VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door is a statement piece, and it deserves a quote that reflects your exact home, your exact opening, and your exact finish choices. Westlight Windows San Jose provides free on-site measurements throughout San Jose and the surrounding South Bay. Call (669) 333-7786 to start your project or schedule a measurement, and we’ll walk you through every option with straight numbers and honest lead times.

Written by the team at Westlight Windows San Jose, authorized ViewLux installation partner serving San Jose, CA.