The long-term performance of an exterior door with a glass insert is dependent upon the doorglass framing system. Just as every building and remodeling project is different, so are specialized doorglass framing systems. ODL and Western Reflections frames are durable, flexible and available in several different visual styles to match the look of your home. They are manufactured with high-performance resin that requires less long-term maintenance, and are engineered for quick installation for a variety of exterior doors.
Standard Frame
The standard ODL and Western Reflections glass frames are designed to provide a housing for door glass inserts in an entryway door. Standard frame comes in two colors options. Frame color selection should be driven by whether you want to paint or stain the frame to match your door, or leave the frame white. The white frame is designed to stay white, and will not require painting or staining (also not recommended). If you’d like to paint your frame to a specific color, it is recommended to get the tan frame. The tan frame is paint and stain ready, designed for you to apply the color paint of your choosing. Both white and tan standard frames are high performance plastics that have a wood grain texture to compliment your door glass insert. This frame type uses a wet caulk sealant.
High Performance White Frame
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Custom Sizing | Yes |
High Performance Tan Frame
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Custom Sizing | Yes |
White and tan frame both come with matching screw hole covers to hide away the installation screws providing a flush clean look all the way around the frame.
The tan frame is paint (left) and stain (right) ready so you can get your frame to the perfect color to match your entryway.
Craftsman Frame
Craftsman frames are the style of frames that come with many of the Craftsman style door glass inserts. The ODL Craftsman doorglass framing system is designed with architectural style in mind. The broad flat-profile frame is designed to blend with the finishing details of the Craftsman style door and home. The white Craftsman HP® frame was developed for customers who do not want to paint or stain the frame, while the tan version is a paintable / stainable ready surface for those who’d like to alter the final color of the frame to match the style of their door or entryway. This frame type uses a wet caulk sealant.
High Performance White Frame
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Custom Sizing | No |
High Performance Tan Frame
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Custom Sizing | No |
Both white and tan craftsman frames comes with screw hole covers to hide installation screws.
Tan craftsman frames comes paint and stain ready with no additional adhesive promoter required.
Modern Frame
Modern frames are the style of frames that come with the Spotlights Door Glass inserts. The modern frame, like the Craftsman frame is a low-profile frame that is designed to blend with the architecture of the home and door. This flat frame profile is designed to be used in homes from the 1920’s to today and offers a clean, minimalist look. The modern frame comes as a white frame that is paintable and stainable so you can leave it white or alter the color to compliment other elements of your entryway. This frame type uses a compression foam tape sealant.
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Custom Sizing | No |
White Modern Glass Frame
Painted Modern Glass Frame
Evolve Frame
The ODL Evolve® frame is the style frame used in our Monogram Metalist Door Glass. This frame is built with high performance material that provides superior rigidity and eliminates squeeze-out through the use of a compression foam tape seal. This latest innovation reduces scalloping, corner flare, and warping. The Evolve® frame comes in a high performance white for when no painting is required, or a tan option that is paintable and stainable ready. This frame type uses a compression foam tape sealant.
White Evolve® Door Glass Frame
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Custom Sizing | No |
Tan Evolve® Door Glass Frame
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Custom Sizing | No |
Compression foam tape seal eliminates squeeze-out from traditional wet caulk.
Auto-aligning screw hole plug installs into screw holes for a clean polished look.
Impact Resistant Frame
The Impact Resistant frame is used with the Severe Weather door glass inserts. The severe weather framing system is designed for use in coastal areas where wind-borne debris and hurricanes are possible. This powder-coated aluminum frame requires no finishing and is designed for added strength and security of the exterior entry door. The patented design adds strength to the entry door and meets code compliance (when used with ODL Severe Weather Doorglass) in High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) and Wind-Borne Debris areas where traditional-construction frames do not comply. This frame type uses a wet caulk sealant against the glass insert.
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Custom Sizing | No |
Impact Resistant Frame for Severe Weather Door Glass
Includes snap-in-place screw hole plugs for a clean polished look. This provides the finishing touch on the impact resistant frames for your door glass inserts. These frames meet both Florida Building Commission & Texas Department of Insurance codes for severe weather territories.
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