“We’re blurring the lines between the inside and outside of the home.” FLEETWOOD WINDOWS & DOORS Photo courtesy of Fleetwood Windows & Doors “What we’re creating is a seamless transition,” Woo says. The panels appear balanced and symmetrical, and when fully opened, stack flush to look like a single panel, ensuring clean, aesthetic and impeccable sightlines. That attention to detail also extends to the company’s new class of multi-slide doors. “It combines the best of both worlds,” says marketing director Benjamin Woo, adding the company has also debuted a full range of swing doors that perfectly complement their folding and multi-slide systems. So, it’s no surprise LaCantina has launched what it calls “a new class” of multi-slide doors that combine the strength, symmetry, and balance of a lift-and-slide product with the functionality and value of a more typical multi-slide product. Innovation has been part of the business culture at LaCantina Doors since the company, based in Oceanside, Calif., was founded in 1993. “It should perform the way it did when you first bought it 10 years down the line,” Thomas says. “They’re stronger in many cases than even a wall or a standard door,” says Thomas.īased in Corte Madera, Calif., the company achieves exceptionally high performance ratings for hurricane zones, making it an ideal choice for an ocean home in challenging climates.īut the product’s design speaks for itself when the NanaWall can be opened with the touch of a finger, just as smoothly as it did on the day it was installed, largely because it’s built to last for decades. With NanaWall, beautiful views and a luxurious aesthetic go hand-in-hand with safety, strength, and durability. It’s hard to comprehend that an 18-foot-wide glass wall could resist hurricane-force winds and rain, but Matt Thomas, marketing manager for NanaWall Systems, says clients actually watched Hurricane Sandy’s fury from their NanaWall – they simply felt secure behind the product.Īnd for good reason: NanaWall Systems pioneered operable glass walls and has been perfecting them since the company was founded in 1986. Here are Ocean Home’s picks of the best in the business. Luckily, an array of high-end custom window and door manufacturers are meeting the demands for uncompromised views, beautiful aesthetics, and maximum performance with products designed to bring the outside in, while standing up to the toughest weather. You want to see every sunrise and sunset, every sweeping vista, and that wide expanse of distant horizon where the sea meets the sky.īut the same sun, wind, and ocean spray that make waterfront homes so beguiling can also make them vulnerable, especially in regions such as Florida, the Gulf Coast and New England, where hurricanes and nor’easters are a part of life. When it comes to living on the coast, there are certain things that can’t be compromised.
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