VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window in Woodland Hills, CA | Juniper Windows Woodland Hills

The VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window is a vertical-glide aluminum window built for homes that need clean sightlines, dependable operation, and a frame that won’t warp or sag over decades. It’s the window we recommend most often to homeowners in Woodland Hills who are replacing old wood sashes or builder-grade vinyl and want something that actually lasts. We’re an authorized ViewLux installation partner, which means you get factory-backed product support plus a local Woodland Hills crew that installs it correctly the first time. Call (831) 508-3441 for a free project quote.

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Product Overview – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

The VLX 500 series is what happens when classic window architecture meets modern aluminum engineering. Both sashes glide vertically on a balanced track system, so you can open the top, the bottom, or both at once, depending on how you like to move air through the house. The tilt-in sash mechanism lets you swing each panel inward for cleaning from inside your home, which matters a lot on a two-story Woodland Hills house where a ladder against the stucco isn’t something you want to deal with twice a year.

What separates this window from entry-level hung windows is the 0.079-inch wall thickness on the frame. That’s a meaningfully heavier extrusion than the thin aluminum you’ll find on patio-adjacent or budget windows. Combined with a 2.36-inch profile width, the VLX 500 has real structural beef to it. The frame resists twisting, the sashes seat squarely year after year, and the whole unit stays dimensionally stable through the temperature swings we get between Woodland Hills mornings and August afternoons.

Homeowners choose this series for a few recurring reasons: they want the slim profile of aluminum without sacrificing energy performance, they’re tired of wood frames that swell in the rainy season, or they’re planning a modern or mid-century remodel and need a window that doesn’t fight the architectural language of the house. The VLX 500 fits all three cases without forcing compromises.

Technical Specifications

Here’s what you’re getting with every VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window we install in Woodland Hills:

• Wall thickness: 0.079 inches – a heavier-than-standard extrusion that resists racking and keeps sashes tracking cleanly for the life of the window.
• Profile width: 2.36 inches – slim enough to maximize glass area, deep enough to house the thermal break and dual weather seals.
• Operation: Single hung (fixed top sash, operable bottom) or double hung (both sashes glide and tilt in for cleaning).
• Glass options: Clear, Frosted, Low-E, Tempered, and Laminated.
• Frame finishes: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, and Teak Wood.
• Screen options: Half-screen and full-screen configurations, both removable from inside.
• Thermal break: Factory-installed polyamide barrier separating interior and exterior aluminum for NFRC-rated thermal performance.
• Perimeter sealing: Installed with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam on all joints by Juniper Windows Woodland Hills.
• Installation compliance: AAMA 2400/2410 standard installation practices, including level, plumb, and square setting with water-tested perimeter seals.

Performance Features

Thermal Efficiency

The polyamide thermal break inside the frame interrupts the conductive path between the outer aluminum face and your interior. That’s the difference between aluminum windows that sweat and an NFRC-rated unit that holds conditioned air where it belongs. In Woodland Hills, where summer cooling bills run long from June into October, that break does real work.

Acoustic Performance

Aluminum hung windows with dual-pane glazing and a solid perimeter seal cut down on traffic noise from Ventura Boulevard, the 101, and the general hum of a dense neighborhood. The VLX 500’s heavier frame extrusion helps too. More mass in the sash means less vibration transfer through the window assembly. If you’re close to a major artery through Woodland Hills, this matters more than you’d think.

Airtightness & Weather Seal

Every VLX 500 gets a continuous double weather seal at the meeting rail and along the jambs. We cinch the installation further with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant around the full perimeter, then back it with AAMA 2400/2410-compliant flashing details. The result is a unit that doesn’t leak air at the frame-to-wall junction, which is where most window energy loss actually happens.

Waterproofing

The frame drainage system carries water that gets past the outer seal down and out through weep holes in the sill, so wind-driven rain during a winter storm doesn’t pool in the track. Our Woodland Hills install crew adds a site water test at the end of every project before we call the job done. If it leaks at installation, we catch it while we’re still on site, not after the first rain.

Wind Resistance

Woodland Hills sits in a wind corridor where Santa Ana events can push gusts hard against west-facing elevations. The VLX 500 is wind-load rated for local climate requirements, and the 0.079-inch frame wall gives the unit the stiffness to hold its shape under pressure. Sashes stay seated, seals stay engaged, and the window doesn’t whistle when the wind picks up.

Security & Hardware

The locking mechanism on the VLX 500’s meeting rail engages both sashes with a single throw. You can add laminated glass to the package, which holds together under impact instead of shattering, an option worth considering for ground-floor windows in Woodland Hills homes where street access is direct.

Color & Glass Options

The VLX 500 comes in six finishes, and each one changes the visual character of the window. Premium Black and Anodized Silver carry the clean, minimalist look you see on newer construction and modern remodels throughout Woodland Hills. Pure White gives a timeless, bright interior reflection and works well with traditional casings. Bronze and Champagne lean warmer, matching earth-toned stucco and homes with Spanish or Tuscan influences. Teak Wood is a powder-coated finish that reads as wood at a glance but needs none of the painting or sealing that real timber frames demand in our dry, sunny climate.

On the glass side, Clear is the standard option. Frosted works well for bathrooms or side-light locations where you want light without a view into the room. Low-E is the one we recommend most in Woodland Hills; it reflects heat in summer and reduces fade on nearby furniture and flooring. Tempered glass meets safety-glazing code for windows near doors, floors, and wet areas. Laminated glass adds impact resistance and measurable sound dampening, the right call for street-facing rooms.

Installation by Juniper Windows Woodland Hills in Woodland Hills

An excellent window installed poorly is still a bad window. That’s the honest truth, and it’s the reason we put as much attention on the installation as the product itself. Every VLX 500 we put into a Woodland Hills home starts with a pre-installation inspection of the rough opening. We check for rot, measure the opening against the window order, and confirm the substrate will hold a proper anchor pattern before anything gets set.

From there, the process follows AAMA 2400/2410 standards throughout. The unit gets shimmed and set level, plumb, and square. We don’t rush this step, because a window that’s even an eighth-inch out of square will bind at the meeting rail and frustrate you every time you open it. Once the frame is locked in, we run a continuous bead of AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant around the full perimeter joint, which seals air and water out while absorbing expansion and contraction cycles. Flashing follows building code for our area, and then we run a water test on the sill and jambs before reinstalling trim.

Why does any of this matter? Because ViewLux’s warranty on the VLX 500 assumes professional installation. If a window is set wrong and the frame twists, the seal fails, or water intrudes, a manufacturer won’t cover that. When Juniper Windows Woodland Hills installs it, the install is warranty-safe and the performance promised on the spec sheet shows up in your home. We’ve also been installing in the San Fernando Valley long enough to know how Woodland Hills homes behave: older stucco openings that have shifted, retrofit applications where the original windows weren’t flashed to modern standards, and second-story work where access defines the approach. We plan for all of it before the first window comes off the truck.

Frequently Asked Questions – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

Get a Quote – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window in Woodland Hills

If you’re pricing out the VLX 500 for a Woodland Hills remodel or replacement job, we’ll come to your home, measure the openings, and give you a written line-item quote with no obligation. Estimates are free, and you’ll know exactly what the windows cost before any order is placed. Call (831) 508-3441 to schedule yours.

Written by the team at Juniper Windows Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills, CA with professional window installation and replacement.