If you can open and close it, Island Glass is able to supply and install it.
The Serpentine Road, Pembroke, company is the largest supplier of residential and commercial windows and doors in Bermuda.
General manager Jimmy Thatcher said doors and windows can be either hurricane impact or non-impact, each coming in a variety of styles; the former also provide greater security, which is increasingly a client priority.
Commercial clients, and residential new-build customers, are normally represented by architects and designers, who know which styles and specifications they are after.
Renovation or upgrade projects require a different approach.
Mr Thatcher said: “When customers come in looking for doors and/or windows the first question we have to ask is ‘are you looking for hurricane impact or non-impact products?’
“This is the client’s choice and is usually driven by the choice of protection or no protection.
“In the last 15 to 20 years, we have noticed an increase in requests for hurricane impact doors while in the last five to eight years, there has been an uptick in interest in impact windows.
“Typically, windows have been non-impact because people use shutters or blinds that offer protection and also keep with our ‘traditional Bermuda’ look.”
Kim Powell, manager of human relations and payroll at Island Glass, said residential customers are increasingly valuing small sight lines when it comes to exterior doors.
Mr Thatcher concurred: “If you buy a million-dollar view, you don’t want to have a whole lot of material blocking your view. That’s why a lot of people are starting to go ‘big glass’ with modern, slim profiles.”
Windows and doors are available in a range of materials including aluminum, PVC/vinyl, steel and solid wood.
Mr Thatcher said: “The material and style are determined by aesthetics, function and budget. That is true for both residential and commercial clients.”
Door styles include traditional sliding doors, sleeker modern style sliding doors, which are popular in Europe, as well as French or swing doors, folding doors and walls, pivot doors, disappearing doors, storefront doors, automatic doors, all glass entranceways and more.
On the commercial side, Island Glass has been involved in some of the most prominent construction projects in Bermuda, including Waterloo House, the Waterfront complex, Seon Building, Brookfield House, Maxwell Roberts Building, The Berkeley Institute, RenaissanceRe, XL and Cambridge Beaches.
The company is also the main automatic door vendor on island – they installed the automatic entrance at the grand entranceway at the former home of The Royal Gazette on Par-la-Ville Road in Hamilton.
Island Glass deals with a range of vendors in the United States, Canada, Guatemala, Colombia, United Kingdom, Italy and Portugal.
Mr Thatcher said: “For the last 40 years, we’ve forged long-lasting relationships with high-quality manufacturers who understand the unique challenges of the Bermuda environment, and they stand behind Island Glass and we stand behind them.”
For clients who need products immediately, Island Glass stocks standard size PVC double hung windows, sliding doors, French doors and fiberglass entrance ways.
Working product samples are showcased in the company’s 1,450-square-foot showroom on Serpentine Road. That facility also includes a full glass shop and aluminium shop.
For custom orders the typical manufacturing lead times are four to eight weeks for standard products to the island while specialised products can take 12 to 16 weeks.
Island Glass also stocks the island’s largest selection of commercial and residential window and door hardware parts. They have a wide variety of hard to find “old” items as well as newer hardware.
Mr Thatcher said: “If there’s ever an issue, we can service a customer very quickly.”
