VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window in Los Angeles, CA | Hale Windows & Doors

The VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window is a vertical-sliding aluminum window built for homes that need clean sightlines, dependable operation, and a frame that won’t sag or stick after a few years of sun exposure. These windows are popular in Los Angeles because they suit everything from 1920s Spanish bungalows to mid-century ranches and newer box-style builds. Hale Windows & Doors is an authorized ViewLux installation partner, which means you get factory-backed product support plus a local Los Angeles crew that measures, installs, and stands behind the finished job. Call (252) 675-6980 to schedule a free on-site measurement and written quote.

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Product Overview – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

The VLX 500 is a classic double-hung or single-hung aluminum window with sashes that glide vertically on smooth tracks. Where this unit earns its keep is the tilt-in sash design. Both sashes tilt inward, so you can clean the exterior glass from inside the house. In Los Angeles, where second-story windows are common and hiring a window cleaner means another recurring expense, tilt-in sashes pay for themselves over the life of the window. It’s a simple feature, but it changes how people actually maintain their homes.

Architecturally, the VLX 500 fits where a horizontal slider looks wrong or where the home’s original window openings are taller than they are wide. Think traditional stucco homes in Los Feliz, Silver Lake bungalows, Hancock Park colonials, and the countless 1940s and 1950s tract homes across the San Fernando Valley. The vertical proportion and slim sightlines keep the window feeling classic rather than industrial. Buyers choose this series over cheaper hung windows because the frame is a real aluminum extrusion with a 0.079-inch wall thickness and a 2.36-inch profile width, which means the sash stays square after years of cycling up and down. Cheap vinyl or thin aluminum hung windows often bind at the meeting rail within a few seasons. The VLX 500 is overbuilt for that exact problem.

Single-hung versions lock the top sash in place while the bottom sash operates. Double-hung versions let both sashes move, which improves airflow because warm air exits through the top while cooler air draws in through the bottom. For Los Angeles homes without central air or for clients who want to reduce AC use during coastal evenings, the double-hung option is a real comfort upgrade.

Technical Specifications

Here are the hard numbers on the VLX 500 series, translated into plain language, because specs only matter if you can picture what they mean in your own wall opening:

• Frame wall thickness: 0.079 inches of extruded aluminum. This is the structural core of the frame. It resists racking and keeps the window square through thermal expansion, which Los Angeles deals with daily from morning marine layer to afternoon sun.
• Profile width: 2.36 inches. Slim enough to preserve glass area, deep enough to house the weatherstripping, balance system, and interlock at the meeting rail.
• Glass options: Clear, Frosted, Low-E, Tempered, and Laminated. Tempered is required by California building code in certain locations, and laminated is the impact-rated option for added security and sound dampening.
• Finish options: Premium Black, Pure White, Anodized Silver, Bronze, Champagne, and a Teak Wood woodgrain finish.
• Screen options: Half-screen and full-screen configurations, depending on whether you want ventilation at the top, bottom, or both.
• Operation: Single-hung (bottom sash only) or double-hung (both sashes operate, tilt-in).

Performance Features

Aluminum windows earned a bad name years ago because uninsulated frames sweat and transfer heat. The VLX 500 is not that window. Here’s how each performance area holds up:

Thermal Efficiency
The VLX 500 uses thermal break technology: the interior and exterior aluminum are separated by a non-conductive barrier that stops heat from marching straight through the frame. Paired with Low-E glass, the window carries NFRC-rated energy performance numbers that matter in Los Angeles, where cooling costs dwarf heating costs for most of the year. A thermally broken frame is the difference between a window that fights your AC and one that works with it.

Acoustic Performance
If you live near the 101, the 405, or a busy surface street in Los Angeles, you know traffic noise doesn’t stop. Laminated glass, which sandwiches a sound-dampening interlayer between two panes, is a meaningful upgrade for noise reduction. Combined with the tight weather seal on the VLX 500 frame, laminated glass cuts more road noise than standard insulated glass. For homes on major corridors or near LAX flight paths, we recommend considering the laminate.

Airtightness & Weather Seal
The interlock at the meeting rail and the compression weatherstripping around the sash perimeter keep drafts out. In Los Angeles, drafty windows are not just a comfort issue; they force your HVAC system to run longer. Airtightness also keeps dust and fine particulate out, which matters a lot during Santa Ana wind events when dry air and dust get pushed against west-facing windows.

Waterproofing
The VLX 500 is designed with a sloped sill and internal weep system that channels water out before it can pool against the frame. During installation, Hale Windows & Doors wraps the rough opening with a full perimeter seal using AAMA 812 low-expansion foam at every joint. That foam detail is where most window leaks actually start and it’s also the step most rushed installations skip. We don’t.

Wind Resistance
The VLX 500 is wind-load rated for the local climate requirements in the Los Angeles region, including wind zones in the canyons and foothills where gusts are stronger than in the basin. The 0.079-inch wall thickness keeps the frame from flexing under negative pressure, and the aluminum interlock at the meeting rail stays engaged even in hard wind. For homes in high-wind areas, the impact-resistant laminated glass option is worth considering.

Security & Hardware
The cam-action locks on the VLX 500 pull the sashes together and compress the weatherstripping, which simultaneously seals the window and locks it. Laminated glass adds a layer that is far harder to break through than standard annealed glass. In Los Angeles, where ground-floor and street-facing windows are a security concern for many homeowners, the laminated option gives you a window that resists forced entry long enough to matter.

Color & Glass Options

The VLX 500 comes in six finishes, so you’re not stuck painting a white window on a house that doesn’t suit white. Premium Black and Pure White read modern and pair well with the black-framed window trend all over Los Angeles from West Adams new builds to Echo Park remodels. Anodized Silver is the classic aluminum look, appropriate for mid-century apartments and commercial-style residential lofts downtown. Bronze is the dark horse: warm, muted, and surprisingly right on Spanish and Mediterranean homes with deep trim colors. Champagne reads as a soft metallic that works on Tuscan-style homes and homes with warm stucco tones. The Teak Wood finish is a woodgrain-look powder coat that gives you the warmth of painted wood windows without the maintenance. That finish is popular in Los Angeles neighborhoods with original wood-window character, like Hancock Park, Los Feliz, and Pasadena-adjacent builds.

On the glass side: Clear is the baseline. Frosted works for bathrooms, kitchens facing a neighbors wall, and any window where you want light but not sightlines. Low-E is the energy play for direct afternoon sun on west-facing Los Angeles walls. Tempered glass is safer because it breaks into small chunks instead of shards, and California building code requires it in doors and windows near doors or low glass within 18 inches of the floor. Laminated is the impact and sound option, useful for street-facing bedrooms, homes near freeways, and any client who wants serious sound reduction.

Installation by Hale Windows & Doors in Los Angeles

Nobody should spend money on a good window and then have it installed wrong. It’s not dramatic to say installation determines about half of a window’s real-world performance. A replacement window that isn’t level, plumb, and square will bind, leak, and fail early. It’ll also void the manufacturer’s warranty, because ViewLux will not cover product failures caused by installation errors.

Hale Windows & Doors installs the VLX 500 series by the AAMA 2400 and AAMA 2410 installation standards, which are the accepted national standards for replacement window installation. Our process starts with a pre-install inspection of the rough opening. We check the framing for rot, termite damage, or shifting before anything gets ordered or set. Then after the old window is out and the opening is prepped, we set the VLX 500 level, plumb, and square. We shim exactly where the frame is anchored, never bending the frame to fit the hole.

Every perimeter joint gets sealed with AAMA 812 low-expansion polyurethane foam. That’s not optional caulk; the AAMA 812 spec exists because expanding foam done right stops air and water movement at the one seam where leaks always begin. We apply it continuously around all four sides and at the sill, then flash and seal the exterior perimeter to direct water away from the opening. After the interior trim work, we run a final water check and operate each sash through its full range multiple times. The site is cleaned, the old windows are hauled off, and the work area is left ready to live in.

Los Angeles has specific considerations that make professional installation non-negotiable. Many homes are stucco over wood frame, and cutting into stucco without chipping or cracking the surround takes experience. Older Los Angeles homes, pre-1980, often have out-of-square openings and framing that has moved over the decades. And seismic requirements in southern California mean the window cannot be structurally overcut into the frame. We know how to handle each of these. It’s what we do every week here.

Frequently Asked Questions – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window

Get a Quote – VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window in Los Angeles

If you’re pricing replacement windows for a Los Angeles home, start with a real measurement and a written fixed quote. Hale Windows & Doors offers free on-site measurements for the VLX 500 Single & Double Hung Window with no pressure and no obligation. Call (252) 675-6980 to schedule your project consult, and we’ll give you exact pricing for your window sizes, glass, and finish, with installation included.

Written by the team at Hale Windows & Doors, authorized ViewLux installation partner serving Los Angeles, CA and surrounding neighborhoods.