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Established systems
Commercial framing and glazing selections are confirmed against the opening, the drawings, and project requirements—not assumed from a catalog label.
Commercial system
Storefront Systems
Interior and exterior storefront framing for retail, office, institutional, and tenant-improvement openings, coordinated with glass, entrances, and the perimeter.
A storefront is the framing, glass, entrance, and perimeter condition working as one opening. Capital Glass reviews the opening, the adjacent construction, and the requested system before defining what is furnished, fabricated, or installed.
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In-house fabrication
Capital Glass fabricates and coordinates glass and metal work so dimensions, interfaces, and field conditions stay aligned through installation.
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Field installation
Experienced crews install storefront assemblies with sequencing, access, and adjacent finishes in view for occupied and active sites.
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Gulf Coast conditions
Thermal break, impact-resistant assemblies, and wind-related requirements are reviewed per project when the scope requires them.
Our storefront systems
Systems for every application
Representative Tubelite aluminum systems shown for planning. Manufacturer, finish, glass, and performance are confirmed for each project.
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Standard storefront
Nonthermal aluminum framing for retail, office, and tenant-improvement openings where the project does not require a thermal break in the storefront frame.
Tubelite · E14000 Storefront — 2″ × 4½″ nonthermal
- Framing
- 2″ face width × 4½″ depth
- Glazing
- 1″ standard (¼″ – 1⅛″ infill)
- Center-set, outside or inside flush-glazed
- Screw-spline or shear-block construction
- Nonthermal aluminum framing
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Thermal storefront
Thermally improved aluminum storefront framing where the project requires a poured-and-debridged thermal break between interior and exterior metal.
Tubelite · T14000 Storefront — 2″ × 4½″ thermal
- Framing
- 2″ face width × 4½″ depth
- Glazing
- 1″ standard (¼″ – 1⅛″ infill)
- Single-cavity poured-and-debridged thermal barrier
- Center-set, outside or inside flush-glazed
- U-factor 0.33–0.37 per manufacturer tables (glass-dependent)
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Impact-resistant storefront
ForceFront Storm T14000 assemblies for hurricane-resistant, thermally broken storefront conditions—reviewed as listed assemblies with project-specific glass and anchorage.
Tubelite · ForceFront Storm T14000 Storefront
- Framing
- 2″ face width × 4½″ depth
- Glazing
- 1″ laminated impact glazing (assembly-specific makeup)
- Thermally broken; dry-glazed screw-spline or shear-block
- Florida Building Code WZ3 large-missile impact and cycling per manufacturer
- Optional heavy-wall vertical mullions
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Aluminum entrances and doors
Standard narrow stile entrance assemblies coordinated with Tubelite storefront framing, hardware, sidelites, transoms, and traffic requirements.
Tubelite · Standard Narrow Stile Entrance
- Framing
- 2⅛″ stile × 1¾″ depth; 4″ bottom rail (10″ ADA option)
- Glazing
- 3/16″ – 1″ monolithic or IGU per manufacturer table
- Tie-rod door construction; integrates with Tubelite storefront
- Pull handle and push bar hardware layout per series
- ADA-compliant bottom rail options
Tubelite product imagery and technical sheets courtesy of Apogee Architectural Metals. Not a Capital Glass project photo unless labeled.
Planning
Choosing the right system
Compare categories at a planning level. Manufacturer, finish, glass, and any required performance are confirmed for the specific project.
| Consideration | Standard | Thermal | Impact | Entrances |
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| Typical applications | Retail, office, and tenant-improvement fronts | Exterior conditions where thermal break is required | Coastal or protected openings requiring listed assemblies | Primary entrances within or adjacent to storefront spans |
| Representative Tubelite series | E14000 | T14000 | ForceFront Storm T14000 | Standard Narrow Stile |
| Thermal break in frame | Nonthermal (E14000) | P&D thermal break (T14000) | Thermally broken impact (FFS T14000) | Varies by entrance selection |
| Glazing coordination | Confirmed with frame and opening | Confirmed with frame and opening | Confirmed with approved impact assembly | Confirmed with frame, sidelites, and transoms |
| Impact approval | Project-specific verification | Project-specific verification | Assembly-specific approval required | Project-specific verification |
| Entrance coordination | Often integrated in the same opening | Often integrated in the same opening | Must match approved assembly | Primary scope for this category |
Building types
Applications
Application types shown with representative imagery. Unless labeled as a named project, photographs illustrate capability—not a completed job claim.
Technical overview
Anatomy of a storefront
A storefront spans framing, glazing, entrances, and perimeter conditions. Tubelite perimeter sheets define anchorage and profile geometry for submittals.
- Head and jamb perimeter
- Vertical mullion
- Glazing pocket and gaskets
- Sill and drainage concept
- Entrance door and hardware
- Anchorage to structure
Manufacturer sheets are reference only. Not installation, engineering, or shop detail for a specific job.
Start your project
Discuss a storefront opening
Send the project location, opening type, and drawings or photos if you have them. Capital Glass will review the visible scope and respond through the contact details you provide.
Request a commercial glazing bid- Glass makeup and appearance
- Aluminum entrance and hardware
- Perimeter closures and adjacent finishes
- Replacement of an existing storefront when that is the scope
Manufacturer, finish, glass, and any required performance are confirmed for the specific project. This page is a capability overview, not a named project and not a published system rating.