VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

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

The VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window is a vertical-glide aluminum window built for homeowners in Woodland Hills who want clean sightlines, low maintenance, and a window that actually works when you tug on it. It’s the series we recommend most often for second-story bedrooms, kitchens, and anywhere a casement swing would crowd a walkway. Hale Windows Woodland Hills is an authorized ViewLux installation partner in Woodland Hills, which means you get factory-backed product support paired with a local crew that measures, installs, and stands behind the work. Call (831) 618-2053 to talk specs, pricing, or lead times.

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Product Overview – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

The VLX 500 is the classic American window profile: two sashes stacked vertically, one or both sliding up and down on smooth tracks. It’s the window people picture when they think “house window,” and there’s a reason the style has stuck around for a century. It works in every room, every elevation, every architectural style from Woodland Hills mid-century ranches to the newer stucco builds going up west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard.

What separates the VLX 500 from a builder-grade window is the aluminum extrusion quality and the tilt-in sash mechanism. Both sashes release inward so you can clean the exterior glass from inside the house, which matters when your windows are twelve feet off the ground. No ladder, no hose attachment, no calling a window washing service every spring.

Aluminum is the right frame material for the San Fernando Valley climate. It doesn’t warp when the Santa Ana winds push dry heat through the hills in October. It doesn’t expand and bind like vinyl does when it bakes in direct west-facing sun. And unlike wood, there’s no rot risk if sprinklers hit it or fog rolls in during June. The finish is baked on at the factory, not painted in the field, so it won’t flake after a few Woodland Hills summers.

For homeowners replacing 1970s-era aluminum sliders or older wood double-hungs, the VLX 500 is usually a straightforward swap. The profile width is 2.36 inches, which makes it suitable for both new construction openings and most remodel retrofits in Woodland Hills without major frame work.

Technical Specifications

Here’s the honest spec sheet, the numbers that matter when you’re comparing windows side by side.

• Frame wall thickness: 0.079 inches. That’s a thick extrusion for this window class, and it’s why the frame stays rigid when a big single-hung sash is hauled up and down for years.
• Profile width: 2.36 inches. Slim enough to preserve glass area, wide enough to house the thermal break and interlock weatherstripping.
• Glass options: Clear, Frosted, Low-E, Tempered, Laminated. Mix and match per room; a bathroom might take frosted tempered, while a street-facing bedroom takes laminated Low-E.
• Finish options: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, Teak Wood. Six finishes, all factory-applied.
• Screen options: Half-screen for upper-floor windows where full screens block the view, full screen for ground-level rooms where airflow matters as much as clarity.
• Sash operation: Single hung (bottom sash moves, top fixed) or double hung (both sashes move).
• Thermal break: Standard on the VLX 500 series, NFRC-rated for energy performance.

Every unit Hale Windows Woodland Hills installs in Woodland Hills is ordered cut-to-size from ViewLux, not cut down from stock in our shop. That keeps the thermal break intact and the warranty valid.

Performance Features

Thermal Efficiency – The VLX 500 frame carries a polyamide thermal break between the interior and exterior aluminum profiles. That break interrupts heat transfer through the metal, which is the primary weakness of older aluminum windows. Combined with a Low-E glass package, this window earns a solid NFRC energy rating and keeps Woodland Hills cooling bills from spiking from June through September.

Acoustic Performance – The VLX 500 is built tight, and tight windows block sound. On streets like Shoup Avenue or Victory Boulevard in Woodland Hills where traffic noise bleeds into bedrooms, we specify laminated glass in the street-facing sashes. Laminated glass is rated for sound control and takes the edge off the constant hum of the 101. Each pane is a dense acoustic barrier, and the dual weatherstrip tracks prevent air gap leakage that carries noise.

Airtightness & Weather Seal – The interlock between the upper and lower sash on the VLX 500 is designed as a continuous air barrier, not just a friction fit. When both sashes are closed and locked, the weatherstripping compresses evenly along the full rail meeting point. That keeps conditioned air inside and Woodland Hills dust outside, which is its own reward every time the wind kicks up in Woodland Hills.

Waterproofing – The frame’s sill track incorporates internal drainage channels that direct any water that gets past the screen and sash toward the exterior weep holes. The weep system is factory engineered and tested to AAMA 2400/2410 installation standards, which call for full perimeter water sealing. We supplement that with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant on every perimeter joint during installation in Woodland Hills. That’s the linchpin in preventing water intrusion and the mist prevention you get with a properly sealed new window.

Wind Resistance – Aluminum is inherently stiffer than vinyl or fiberglass, and the VLX 500’s 0.079-inch wall extrusion gives it the structural spine to handle the Santa Ana gusts that whip through the corridor between Calabasas and Canoga Park each fall. These windows are wind-load rated for local Woodland Hills climate requirements, and double-hung configurations perform as well as single-hung because the meeting rail locks into the same interlock. If you have a particularly exposed elevation, we can option the unit with laminated impact-resistant glass.

Security & Hardware – The VLX 500 lock is a cam-action sweep lock that draws the sashes together and compresses the weatherstripping at the same time. It’s not a flimsy thumb latch like the original aluminum windows in older Woodland Hills tract homes. With tempered glass on ground-floor accessible units, this series meets and exceeds the security screening expectation for Woodland Hills homeowners.

Color & Glass Options

Six finishes. Three glass families. The right combination depends on the room and the elevation.

Premium Black and Anodized Silver read contemporary and pair well with the modern farmhouse and soft-industrial remodels common in Woodland Hills today. Pure White and Champagne are safe bets for traditional homes; they disappear into the architecture. Bronze is the quiet luxury option that flatters wood-look floors. Teak Wood is exactly what it sounds like: a woodgrain finish that gives you the warmth of timber with none of the maintenance. It’s the option for Spanish-style and ranch houses along Mulholland Drive where a visible aluminum frame would look cold.

Clear glass is your budget option. Frosted is our recommendation for bathrooms or side lights facing a neighbor. Low-E is the energy upgrade, and in Woodland Hills where air conditioning runs four months a year, it pays for itself. Tempered is a code requirement in certain locations like doors or low windows. Laminated is the premium choice for sound and impact resistance. A bedroom facing a street in Woodland Hills should be laminated. A hallway bathroom can be clear. You don’t need the same glass in every opening.

Installation by Hale Windows Woodland Hills in Woodland Hills

Here’s the thing about aluminum windows: the window is only as good as the hole it’s installed in. ViewLux’s warranty covers the product, but it assumes the installation meets AAMA standards. If a window is set out of square or sealed incorrectly, the manufacturer will deny the claim. That’s the appeal of buying from an authorized partner like Hale Windows Woodland Hills.

Our process on every VLX 500 install in Woodland Hills looks the same:

• Pre-install inspection: We open the existing window and inspect the rough opening for water damage, rot, or framing movement before anything gets ordered. No surprises in the middle of your project.
• Level, plumb, square: The frame is shimmed and set so the sashes move freely. An unlevel hung window drags, then the tracks wear, then the warranty claim gets denied. We don’t rush this step, and it’s the crux of every smooth installation in Woodland Hills.
• AAMA 812 perimeter sealing: Every perimeter joint is sealed with AAMA 812 low-expansion foam sealant. That’s the full seam treatment, not a bead of caulk. It’s the difference between a window that stays dry for a decade and one that weeps onto the interior sill during the first winter rain.
• AAMA 2400/2410 compliance: Our installation follows the full AAMA 2400/2410 installation standard; flashing, sealing, trim – all of it. This is the standard ViewLux requires for warranty validation.
• Water test and cleanup: We test the frame and sill for drainage and water ingress before we hang the interior trim. Then we haul away the old windows and leave the work site cleaner than we found it.

Woodland Hills homes are typically wood-frame stucco, which means the rough openings can shift over time, especially after a wet winter that follows a long dry spell. We account for that movement in the framing before the VLX 500 goes in. If your existing window frames are out of true, we flatten the opening first, then install. Buyers doing a whole-house replacement in Woodland Hills often remark that the rooms feel different after the install, less drafty, less dusty, quieter.

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You’ve got the specs. You know the options. Now let’s get a real number for your Woodland Hills project. We’ll measure, quote, and walk you through the right glass and finish for every room. Free on-site measurement, transparent line-item pricing, no change orders. Call (831) 618-2053 to start your VLX 500 quote today.

Written by the team at Hale Windows Woodland Hills, authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Woodland Hills, CA.