We have been manufacturing grilles for over 40 years. Our experience and expertise helps ensure that you'll receive an exceptional product that's designed to perfection. We pay special attention to every detail of the grilles we manufacture. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff and engineering support are here to work with you from bid to installation, guaranteeing a seamless process for your project.
Our aluminum grilles provide enduring beauty for commercial and residential applications. We are constantly adding new profiles to ensure sure that you have every option available to work with your vinyl, aluminum clad or fiberglass windows and doors. Patterns are available for rectangular, radius and diamond patterns. Let your imagination guide you to create a unique design that is right for you, because here at FrontLine®, custom is customary.
Non-Surround Grilles - The original grille product was one without a wood perimeter, known as non-surround. This product is removable and economical while provided more daylight are than it's surround counterpart. Our non-surround grilles are available in a variety of profiles, configurations and wood species.
Surround Grilles - Our surround grilles provide an advantage with aesthetically seamless transition from sash to grille. They are also more durable for grille installation and removal. Like non-surround grilles, surround grilles are available in an array of profiles, configurations and wood species.
Patterns & Shapes -
Unlimited shapes and patterns available
Rectangle, radius and angled patterns
Mixed bar
Simulated checkrail
Decorative inlays
Custom design and alignment
Wood Species - Pine, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Alder, Walnut
Features:
Unlike PVC and composite bars, FrontLine's®unique vinyl-wrapped aluminum SDL bars provide minimal expansion and contraction.
Buff-colored wrap has woodgrain characteristics to match most fiberglass doors.
Can be stained or painted.
“Dado" (closed halving joint) assembly for a beautiful, finished look and simple assembly.
3M™ VHB™ tape is standard; provides superior adhesion.
End details to match flush-glazed and lip lite designs for a high-quality fit and finish.
Can be shipped in kits (interior and exterior grille together), or as pre-notched, cut-to-fit bars that are bulk packaged.
Available in rectangular patterns (including craftsman and prairie styles) and in endless options for custom configurations, including radius and diamond patterns.
Wide bar options available up to 5-1/2".
Mix and match wide and standard profiles for a custom look.
FrontLine® Bldg. Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer of maintenance-free aluminum cladding door frames and sidelites, patio door frames, aluminum garage door frames, composite door frames, aluminum-clad transom windows, wood and aluminum grilles, commercial doors, and oversized direct set windows.
We exceed expectations in everything we build.
For over 40 years we have been manufacturing individually engineered products with state-of-the-art technology while providing value and confidence to our customers.
SDL Bars (Simulated Divided Lite) Grilles
Features:
Aluminum profiles allow minimal expansion and contraction
Will stand up to any climate; won't crack or split
We only use 3M™ VHB™ tape for superior adhesion
Can match endwork to your glazing frame for seamless look (coped or angled)
Closed halving joint (“dado") for a stronger grille and fully assembled option
Can ship unassembled and packaged in kits
Special configurations available (including radius and diamond patterns)
Extensive and ever-growing catalog of aluminum profiles to match OEM options
Features:
Comprehensive collection of profiles available to complement modern or historic applications
We use only 3M™ VHB™ tape for superior adhesion seamless look (coped or angled)
Closed halving joint (“dado") for a stronger grille and fully assembled option
Can ship unassembled and packaged in kits
Special configurations available (including radius and diamond patterns)
Need something that's one-of-a-kind? We specialize in custom patterns, profiles and sizes
Can match endwork to your glazing frame for
Grilles
We have been manufacturing grilles for over 40 years. Our experience and expertise helps ensure that you'll receive an exceptional product that's designed to perfection. We pay special attention to every detail of the grilles we manufacture. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff and engineering support are here to work with you from bid to installation, guaranteeing a seamless process for your project.
Our aluminum grilles provide enduring beauty for commercial and residential applications. We are constantly adding new profiles to ensure sure that you have every option available to work with your vinyl, aluminum clad or fiberglass windows and doors. Patterns are available for rectangular, radius and diamond patterns. Let your imagination guide you to create a unique design that is right for you, because here at FrontLine®, custom is customary.
Non-Surround Grilles - The original grille product was one without a wood perimeter, known as non-surround. This product is removable and economical while provided more daylight are than it's surround counterpart. Our non-surround grilles are available in a variety of profiles, configurations and wood species.
Surround Grilles - Our surround grilles provide an advantage with aesthetically seamless transition from sash to grille. They are also more durable for grille installation and removal. Like non-surround grilles, surround grilles are available in an array of profiles, configurations and wood species.
Patterns & Shapes -
Unlimited shapes and patterns available
Rectangle, radius and angled patterns
Mixed bar
Simulated checkrail
Decorative inlays
Custom design and alignment
Wood Species - Pine, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Alder, Walnut
Features:
Unlike PVC and composite bars, FrontLine's®unique vinyl-wrapped aluminum SDL bars provide minimal expansion and contraction.
Buff-colored wrap has woodgrain characteristics to match most fiberglass doors.
Can be stained or painted.
“Dado" (closed halving joint) assembly for a beautiful, finished look and simple assembly.
3M™ VHB™ tape is standard; provides superior adhesion.
End details to match flush-glazed and lip lite designs for a high-quality fit and finish.
Can be shipped in kits (interior and exterior grille together), or as pre-notched, cut-to-fit bars that are bulk packaged.
Available in rectangular patterns (including craftsman and prairie styles) and in endless options for custom configurations, including radius and diamond patterns.
Wide bar options available up to 5-1/2".
Mix and match wide and standard profiles for a custom look.
BayShield® Commercial Outswing Entry Door
Our BayShield® Commercial Outswing Door is a wood, stile-and-rail door with the strength and durability of a heavy-duty, extruded aluminum exterior with the warmth and beauty of a wood interior.
Features:
AAMA 2605 Kynar paint finish standard. AAMA 2603 and 2604 finishes also available.
Low-E, Argon-filled, IG glass.
Four commercial ball-bearing hinges.
Integral nailing fin on clad frame.
Dual weather seal, E-Lon and pile.
WDMA, Hallmark, NFRC, Energy Star and Florida HVHZ Window 4 Certified.
1 3/4″ Panel Door:
Single Door Widths: 2-6, 3-0, 3-6.
Double Door Widths: 5-0, 6-0, 7-0.
Door Heights: 6-8, 7-0, 8-0.
Custom sizes are available.
Outswing clad frame standard: Inswing slab-only available
Door Frames
Features:
Continuous Head and Sill Mull System
Available in White, Sandstone, Bronze, Black or Terratone.
4-9/16″ and 6-9/16″ jamb depth
2-1/2″ mull post
Mull fits into header to eliminate mull twist and percise fitting
Storm door compatible
TruCore® treated primed wood substrate with optional stainable wood; complete frame is treated
Variable depth for odd width jambs.
FrontLine® Composite primed jamb, rot-proof, mold-proof, inset-proof, no water saturation and stronger than wood.
Frames are end grain sealed
16 gauge extruded aluminum
Included: Sill angle and mull prep, machining for hinges, latch and deadbolt bore. Optional weather seals available.
16 gauge extruded aluminum casings
We match your frame specifications
No corners to miter, ease of assembly
Features
Heavy-duty extruded aluminum
No chipping, no cracking, no peeling
Brickmould: Same dimension and profile as wood 180 brickmould.
Crownline: A medium width nosing profile.
Slimline: Nosing profile to match clad window systems.
3-1/2" Casing: When applied to Crownline provides wide casing profile.
J-Mould: When applied to 3-1/2" Casing provides decorative border profile.
Mull covers
Jamb Extenders
Flexible or rigid nail fin
Heavy-duty .062 aluminum
No exposed fasteners.
Works on any manufacturing entry door system.
One of our newest products on the market is our Pre-Clad Patio Door Frame. It is designed and developed to utilize the standard entry door platform for flexibility, performance and cost that is just right for you. The hinged French patio door frame allows fabricators to fill the premiere opening on every project or job. Our patio door frame helps in connecting the home to the entertainment or outdoor living space that homeowners desire. This system can be used for a single-family dwelling as well as light commercial projects such as multi-family homes and condos.
Features:
20-Minute Fire Rating
Closed Cellular Structure – Will not absorb moisture
Rigid Poly-Fiber Formulation – No aluminum support channel needed
2X Screw Holding Power – Stronger than wood door frames
Top-Notch Impact & Skin – More durable
Cut-to-Size – More Size Options
Primed and Woodgrain jambs may be painted or stained
Benefits Of Buying From FrontLine®
Jambs Machined to your Specs
Lead Times of 15 Days or Less
Buy Material in Any Quantity
PrePaid Freight (with minimum order quantity)
Can Ship with Aluminum Cladding orders
Our Pro-Series Aluminum Garage Door Frames are pre-finished and maintenance-free. This is the perfect lifetime solution to no more paint. Available in both 90° square and 45° clipped, our Pro-Series frame is easy and quick to install, five minutes to assemble and 20 minutes to install.
Features:
Available in 5-1/2″ (2x4 walls) and 7-1/2″ frames (2x6 walls)
.062 (16 gauge) extruded aluminum for strength and durability – with composite insert
Heavy-duty steel corner gussets for perfectly mitered corners
No wood in the frames means, no rot, no water wicking, no warping, and no bug infestation
Optional 3-1/2″ flat casing with J-mould (both field applied)
Compliments the FrontLine® Entry Door Cladding Systems
Limited lifetime warranty
Stock Sizes:
Widths: 8′, 9′, 10′, 16′, and 18′
Heights: 7′ and 8′
Custom Sizes Available
This product is specifically designed for those home owners that wish to upgrade their home on their own and with this product and it's easy application you can do just that.
Life tends to get busy and no one wants to spend a weekend painting the door frames on a home when there are many other things you would rather be doing. With most homes today featuring maintenance free exterior finishes, like composite decking, vinyl siding and aluminum clad windows, FrontLine's exterior clad door frame systems complete the maintenance-free aspects for new construction and remodel projects. Making the exterior door frames pre-finished and maintenance free with limited lifetime warranty.
Our clad system can give you that maintenance-free door system you want. It is easily installable that only requires a few basic tools, and can be installed by you as a homeowner. It also resists dents or dings, unlike coil stock and will stay looking brand new, without the hassle of repainting.
Your home will have that new, freshly painted look for many years to come.
This is the most user friendly clad system on the market today. Available in 16 guage alumninum clad.
Protect your door jambs from Mother Nature.
Go Green with recycled aluminum and never paint again.
FrontLine® Bldg. Products is the leader in low maintenance clad systems for your entry doors and garage door frames.
Our Arch Top garage door frames are just as revolutionary as our Pro-Series or Builders Series, they are maintenance-free and increase your curb appeal and value of your home. This frame is made of heavy-duty extruded aluminum to make it virtually indestructible. Similar to our other garage door frames it is easy to install for those who would rather do it on their own.
Features:
Arch Top is all aluminum – no wood
Side jambs are all aluminum – no wood
Available in 5 1/2″ and 7 1/2″ jamb depth
Crowline nosing only
Stock Sizes: 9′, 10′, 16′, and 18′ widths
7′ and 8′ heights
Fixed Windows
With an extruded aluminum exterior combined with an interior of natural wood you can get the warmth and durability you need. Clad wood windows are available in a wide array of shapes and species. Additionally our aluminum is coated with a finishing system that meets AAMA 2604 requirements. As well as an anodized finish is also available on all aluminum clad products.
Our clad wood sash sets also provide that durability and warmth, the same as our clad direct set. However, the added aesthetic details of a “sash look" and matching sight lines set it apart. Additionally our aluminum is coated with a finishing system that meets AAMA 2604 requirements. As well as an anodized finish is also available on all aluminum clad products.
Our Oversized Direct Set Window is designed to meet today's popular building trends that showcase linear windows and expansive pieces of glass. Designed and tested up to 100 square feet, this product offers many amazing features, including sleek lines that emphasize on bringing the outdoors in and gaining more natural light, whilte simutaniously maximizing your view. These windows can now meet homeowners, builders and architects growing demands for more modern designs using large expansive energy efficient windows.
FrontLine® Bldg. Products Inc.'s 400 Series Fixed Casement window offers an architecturally correct, classic design in a non-operable window. Available in stand-alone, mulled and transom units that ensure consistent, crisp sightline alignment.
Features
Heavy-duty extruded aluminum clad frame exterior.
Natural wood interior available in unlimited wood species.
Available in a variety of geometric shapes.
AAMA 2605 painted exterior standard.
Ability to match another manufacturer's color palette.
Grille options include wood and aluminum simulated divided lite (SDL), grille in airspace (GIA) and wood removable.
Natural, primed or pre-finished paint or stained wood interiors.
Single, dual, triple pane and decorative glass options available.
Material Options
Aluminum
Wood
PVC
Frame Options
Direct Set profile offers a sleek modern look providing minimal frame and maximum visible glass
Sash Set profile provides a variable sash width to match architectural sightlines
Oversized Direct Set helps meets today's building trend for contemporary looking, expansive, energy efficient windows (manufacturing capabilities up to 100 sq. ft.)
Glass Options
Single, dual & triple pane IG
Low-E, tinted & high altitude glass
Decorative, beveled, V-Groove and patterned glass
Grilles in airspace (GIA)
Grille Options
Wood & aluminum simulated divided lite (SDL)
Wooden removable
Grilles in airspace (GIA)
Paint & Finish Options
Unlimited colors available
Exterior painted aluminum clad AAMA 2605 standard (2604 & 2603 finishes also available)
Exterior anodized finishes available
Interior unfinished, primed
There is no good imitation for the beauty and warmth that you get from natural wood. Our wood window provides the versatility and aesthetics of wood in a variety of shapes and species.
Cellular PVC windows are the option if you want the look of a traditional wood window. It is price competative and low maintenance and is available with an all cellular PVC frame or with a cellular PVC exterior and wood interior in a wide variety of wood species.
Our cellular PVC product can be painted, but it is not required. If you wish to have a darker color (having an L value of 56 to 0), we recommend a heat reflective paint.
Clad Transoms
Features
Applied directly to the top of the door unit with a sill plate for transition
Sealed with double glazing tape and weather resistant sealant
Use over most entry door configurations
Glass forward design to be consistant with the homes window design
Outswing application available
All standard transom shapes and sizes
Features
F+I+T® (FrontLine® Interlock Technology) locks into header trim for a flush exterior transition
Sealed with double glazing tape and weather resistant sealant
Can be used over any entry door configuration
Glass forward design to be consistent with the your homes window design
Outswing application available
All standard transom shapes and sizes available
Accessories
These anchors resist the Forces of Nature™ by being effective, easy to use, adjustable and durable.The Tru-Loc™ Clip is simple to use, saves money and eliminates callbacks.
Advantages:
Securely anchors the door to the rough opening
Keep the door plumb and square
No more drilling through sidelights
Speeds up installation
FrontLine's® Extruded Aluminum Cladding is becoming the standard for entry door frames. By the time the homeowner moves in, the door system has been handled multiple times and can be on the jobsite for a number of weeks unprotected. PRO-TEX® is the extra protection against a multitude of damage possibilities during this time frame.
The cost of this protection versus the value is minimal when your customer realizes that “YOU" have saved them lost margin dollars because of handling and jobsite damage.
This B/M Cover Was Designed To Fit Over All 2" WM-180 Brickmould.
FrontLine® FLTA-39 Brickmould
Composite
FJ Primed
Wood Stain Grade
If you are in need of touch-up paint, we carry 6-ounce spray cans and 3-ounce paint pens.
To accompany our Clad Program systems we recommend NPC Sealant. We stoke 11 clad colors to make sure you have the perfect match, in the #900 Solar Seal.
The #900 Solar Seal is 100% “Terpolymer" Adhesive/Sealant and is formulated for long-term performance on vinyl, cedar, metals, masonry, stucco, skylights, fiberglass, roof flashing and termination bars. It is a high-performance alternative to urethane and silicone.
Features:
300% elongation first year, 300% elongation twentieth year
Expectional joint movement capability
Full U.V. protection
Tenacious long-term adhesion
Paintable
Skins in one hour
Four-season application
TIP: After you cut a small tip on the tube keep the tip submersed in water to keep the sealant from drying out. This will keep the sealant fresh and ready to use.