Vinyl · fiberglass · aluminium
Every Milgard line we carry, and who each one is actually for.
Seven series, three frame materials, and the manufacturer catalogs to download. Pick the material first and the series choice mostly makes itself.
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Start with the frame material, not the series name
Milgard’s line-up looks more complicated than it is. There are three frame materials — vinyl, fiberglass and aluminium — and the series names sit underneath those. Pick the material that suits your house and exposure first, and the series choice mostly makes itself.
Vinyl insulates well and costs the least, and it is the right answer for most West Valley houses. Fiberglass barely expands in heat, so it holds a dark exterior colour and handles oversized openings without bowing. Aluminium is the narrowest frame and the strongest, but it conducts heat, which matters a great deal on a west elevation and is why California’s energy code treats it carefully.
The vinyl lines
Style Line is the value line: narrow frames, more glass for the same opening, and a flush fin that retrofits over an existing aluminium frame without touching your stucco. It is the most common thing we install.
Trinsic is the thinnest vinyl frame Milgard makes. Choose it where the view is the point — hillside lots, rear elevations, anywhere the frame is competing with what is behind it.
Tuscany has a heavier beveled frame, better hardware, and the widest choice of shapes and grid patterns, which is why it usually ends up on the street-facing side of the house.
Fiberglass and aluminium
Ultra Series is painted fiberglass. It is the line to pick for a dark exterior colour in Valley heat, for very large openings, and for a full-house replacement you intend to keep rather than resell.
Aluminum Series gives you the narrowest sightlines and the biggest spans. It is also the frame most houses here are replacing rather than buying, and there is a real energy-code reason for that — worth reading before you specify it.
Specialist lines
Quiet Line is built for sound rather than heat: laminated glass and a heavier assembly for houses under a flight path, near the 101, or on a busy street.
Moving Glass Walls are the multi-panel doors that stack or pocket into the wall. These usually involve structural work, and we will tell you that before you fall in love with the idea.
We also carry Ply Gem, whose Pro200 series covers a lot of the same ground as Style Line at a similar price point.
The catalogs
These are Milgard’s and Ply Gem’s own brochures. They are useful for shapes, grid patterns and colour options, and they are large files — the biggest is over 5 MB, so they are worth opening on wi-fi rather than data.
What they will not tell you is which line suits your specific openings and exposure. That is what the estimate is for, and it is free.
- Milgard Style Line (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Milgard Trinsic (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Milgard Tuscany (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Milgard Ultra Series (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Milgard Aluminum Series (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Milgard Quiet Line (PDF, 0.7 MB)
- Milgard Moving Glass Walls (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Milgard VX350 Moving Glass Wall (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Ply Gem Pro200 Series (PDF, 5.1 MB)
Every line here is available as a retrofit, and we are an authorized Milgard dealer with frames mounted on the floor in Canoga Park.
The ones people actually call about
Questions homeowners ask
Which Milgard series is the best one?
There is no best one, which is why there are seven of them. Style Line for most houses, Trinsic where the view matters more than the frame, Tuscany for shapes and grids on a street-facing elevation, Ultra Series in fiberglass for dark colours and big openings, Quiet Line for noise, Aluminum for narrow sightlines. The right answer depends on your exposure, your openings and your budget.
What is the difference between Trinsic and Tuscany?
Trinsic is the slim-line vinyl frame — less frame, more glass, a contemporary look. Tuscany has a heavier beveled frame with more hardware options and a much wider range of shapes and grid patterns. People generally choose Trinsic for the view and Tuscany for the look from the street.
Do you carry every Milgard line in the showroom?
No showroom carries all of them in every configuration. We keep the common lines mounted in full frames so you can open and lock them. Call before you drive out if there is a specific series you want to see and we will tell you what is standing that week.
Are the brochures current?
They are the manufacturer's published catalogs and they are useful for shapes, grids and colours. Specifications and available options do change, so treat any performance number in a brochure as indicative — your written quote lists the actual NFRC ratings for the units on your order.
Do you carry anything other than Milgard?
Ply Gem, whose Pro200 series covers similar ground to Style Line. We are an authorized dealer for both, plus Simonton. If a line genuinely suits your job better than what we carry, we will say so.
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Find out what it costs
We measure, price every opening separately, and leave the written quote with you. Whether you call us back is up to you.