VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door

VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door in Dallas, TX | Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas

The VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door is a CNC-bent aluminum entryway built for homeowners who want a curved architectural statement without sacrificing structural precision. It’s the door you choose when a standard rectangle won’t do, when the entry needs to match the curve of a window above it, or when the whole facade calls for something shaped, not just hung. Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas is an authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Dallas, TX, which means you get the factory product with a local crew that measures, orders, and installs it correctly. Call (325) 309-2639 to talk through your opening size, your finish, and your timeline.

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Product Overview – VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door

An arched door changes the way a house reads from the curb. It draws the eye upward, softens a flat brick elevation, and signals that someone cared enough to design rather than just build. The VLX 100 is ViewLux’s answer to that demand, and Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas installs it throughout Dallas, TX for homeowners, builders, and architects who want the curve without the compromise.

What makes this door different from a traditional wood or steel arch is the fabrication method. Every VLX 100 arch is CNC-bent from a single aluminum profile, not pieced together from segment cuts. That matters because segmented arches have seams. Seams collect water, show wear, and eventually open up under thermal movement. A continuous CNC bend means the curve is structural, not cosmetic. The arc holds its shape because the metal itself was formed into it.

The aluminum profile measures 2.56 inches wide, which is a substantial frame for a door that often carries oversized glass. Wall thickness runs 0.098 inches, giving the frame real torsional stiffness. In Dallas, where summer heat pushes surface temperatures past 140°F on south-facing entries, a thin aluminum door will warp or bind. This one won’t.

Each VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door is fabricated to order. There’s no stock size, no “close enough” from a warehouse shelf. Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas takes precise field measurements of your opening, confirms the radius with a template when needed, and submits the order with your exact width, height, and arc geometry. That’s the advantage of working with an authorized partner: the shop drawings come back correct because the measurements going in were correct.

Buyers in neighborhoods like Highland Park, Lakewood, Preston Hollow, and the M Streets choose this door when they’re replacing a dated arched entry or building a custom home with Tuscan, Spanish Revival, or modern curves. The VLX 100 handles all of it, because the finish palette and glass selection span the whole range from classic to contemporary.

Technical Specifications

Here’s the spec sheet, rewritten in plain language because that’s how buyers in Dallas actually evaluate a door:

• Frame material: Extruded aluminum, CNC-bent for a continuous arch with no segmented seams.
• Profile width: 2.56 inches, which delivers the visual weight expected on a statement entry and the depth needed for structural reinforcement.
• Wall thickness: 0.098 inches. This is a heavier extrusion than typical residential aluminum and it shows in the door’s resistance to racking and binding over time.
• Maximum span: Custom fabricated to order. No arbitrary maximum. If the engineering works, the door works.
• Glass options: Clear, Frosted, Obscure, Low-E, Tempered, Laminated. Mix and match based on privacy needs, energy goals, and code requirements.
• Finish options: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, Teak Wood. Powder-coated or anodized depending on the finish selected.
• Thermal rating: NFRC-rated with thermal break technology built into the frame assembly.

Every door Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas orders through ViewLux is fabricated to the opening, not the other way around. That’s the single biggest difference between this product and a big-box special order.

Performance Features

Thermal Efficiency. The VLX 100 frame includes a polyamide thermal break between the interior and exterior aluminum faces. This interrupts the heat path that makes solid aluminum doors sweat and radiate heat in Dallas summers. NFRC-rated performance means you’ll see actual energy numbers rather than marketing claims. Pairing the thermal break with Low-E glass is the sweet spot for south- and west-facing entries. Expect lower HVAC load in August, plain and simple.

Acoustic Performance. Aluminum carries sound if it’s not engineered to stop it. The VLX 100’s 0.098-inch wall thickness, combined with insulated glazing and tight perimeter seals, cuts down transmitted noise from busy streets. Homeowners near Mockingbird Lane, Lovers Lane, or any of the arterials that run through Dallas know exactly what traffic noise does to a front room. Laminated glass pushes sound control further and adds impact resistance at the same time.

Airtightness & Weather Seal. Every perimeter joint on the VLX 100 installation gets AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant. That’s a standard Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas applies on every job, not an optional upgrade. The foam fills the gap between frame and rough opening, expands minimally so it won’t bow the jamb, and creates a continuous air barrier. Drafts are not part of the deal.

Waterproofing. The sill and threshold details on this door are designed to shed water away from the opening, and the weatherstripping is compression-set to hold its shape through thousands of open-close cycles. Water that gets past the outer seal meets the foam barrier and drains back out rather than migrating into the subfloor. That’s what AAMA standards were written for, and why shortcuts show up as rotted thresholds within five years in Dallas’s spring rain seasons.

Wind Resistance. The door is wind-load rated for the climate requirements here in North Texas. That’s not abstract: Dallas sees straight-line winds during spring storms that exceed what most stock doors are tested for. A wide arched entry catches more wind than a standard door, which is why the 0.098-inch frame and the reinforced arch geometry matter. We’ll confirm the specific design pressure rating for your opening size and exposure when you request a quote.

Security & Hardware. The frame thickness and aluminum construction accept a full multipoint locking system, and laminated glass is available for those who want a genuine barrier against forced entry. The VLX 100 is not a hollow vinyl slab with a deadbolt. It’s a structural aluminum assembly that makes the entry physically harder to breach, and the hardware geometry holds because the frame doesn’t flex.

Color & Glass Options

Premium Black is the current default for modern and transitional homes across Dallas, and it reads especially well against white brick or stucco. Pure White keeps a traditional arched entry looking crisp and clean, and it’s the finish we recommend for Spanish Revival or Mediterranean facades where the door should recede into the stucco rather than pop against it. Anodized Silver is the quiet option, a metallic finish that shows the aluminum honestly and works on mid-century and contemporary builds. Bronze suits homes where the windows are already bronze-framed or the brick runs warm. Champagne is a lighter warm metallic that has become popular in the last few years for transitional entries that don’t want black but do want depth. Teak Wood is a wood-grain powder coat that mimics the look of a wood door without any of the maintenance that wood demands in Dallas humidity and heat.

On the glass side: Clear maximizes daylight. Frosted and Obscure give privacy while still passing light, a smart choice for doors that face a street or a close neighbor. Low-E cuts solar heat gain and is worth the upgrade on doors that get direct afternoon sun. Tempered glass meets safety glazing code for doors, and Laminated adds both impact resistance and sound dampening. Talk to Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas about code compliance for your specific opening: if the glass is within a certain distance of the floor or in a door, tempered may be required regardless of which look you choose.

Installation by Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas in Dallas

Installation is where arched doors live or die. A rectangular door can be shimmed and adjusted after the fact. An arched door has to fit the rough opening correctly the first time, because the curve multiplies every small error. A quarter-inch discrepancy at the base becomes visibly wrong along the arc.

Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas starts every VLX 100 installation with a pre-install inspection of the rough opening. We check the header, the jambs, the subfloor, and most importantly the radius of the existing arch. Homes in Dallas built in the 1970s and 1980s often have hand-cut arched openings that were never perfectly radiused. We capture the actual measurements, compare them against the shop drawings, and make sure the door being fabricated will sit correctly.

Installation itself follows AAMA 2400 and 2410 standards, which govern how windows and doors are installed into exterior walls. The frame gets set level, plumb, and square. We don’t use a “close enough” approach because a door out of square by even a small amount will bind at the lock, lose its weather seal, and wear unevenly. The arch is checked with a template against the door panel to confirm the sweep matches.

Every perimeter joint is sealed with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam, which fills gaps without pushing the jamb out of alignment. A final water test confirms the threshold and sill detail sheds water correctly. We clean up the job site and walk you through the lock operation, the finish care, and the warranty paperwork.

One thing we tell every customer in Dallas, TX: a manufacturer’s warranty is void if the door was installed wrong. That’s the fine print nobody wants to discover after a leak shows up. Hiring Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas means the installation is done to the standard the warranty assumes, by a crew that’s installed arched aluminum doors before. Improper installation doesn’t just void the paper warranty. It creates the exact conditions, water intrusion and frame racking, that lead to door failure. National home-improvement chains may say they can do this, but arc doors are not commodity work. We’d rather turn down a bad fit than hand a homeowner a beautiful door that doesn’t function.

Frequently Asked Questions – VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door

Get a Quote – VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door in Dallas

The VLX 100 Arched / Custom Door is a custom product, which means the only useful quote starts with a conversation about your opening, your style, and your budget. Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas offers free on-site measurements and a written line-item quote with no change orders after the fact. Call (325) 309-2639 to start your project or schedule your measurement in Dallas, TX today.

Written by the team at Meridian Windows and Doors Dallas, an authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Dallas, TX.