About Us

Every once in a while a company comes along that defines its category.

When it comes to high quality, hardwood windows and doors that are customizable and that enhance and enable architects’ designs, Duratherm Window Corporation defines that category and everyone knows it. But as a company, we understand the competition is hard on our heels and that in each year and on every project we have to be better and better. There’s no resting on one's laurels in the window business. Our customers may happily gaze out of our windows in wonder, but all we can think about is how to make windows that meet our customers’ demanding specifications more fully, more beautifully and more affordably.

We know that Duratherm windows and doors are not for everyone, but we wish they were. One of our long-term key employees said recently, “If architects and contractors knew what I know about Duratherm, they would never go anywhere else.” That idea, of helping you know what we know, is the purpose to which this site is dedicated.

Service

Especially meaningful when expertise, innovation and ingenuity are the tradition.

In the development of our products, Duratherm has always exacted the highest standards of performance, adaptability, durability, ease of maintenance, and basic, irresistible beauty in everything we do. Wrap all of that up with uncompromising service for each and every customer, regardless of size, and you have the Duratherm tradition.

Schematic Design
• General parameters (size limitations, configurations).
• General cost estimates by square foot of window/door area.

Design Development
• General cost estimates per window/door schedule, elevations.

Contract Documents
• Download typical details, specifcations and data sheets from website.
• Schedule coordination support.
• Window-wall engineering support.
• Sightline vs. performance requirements analyzed for scale and load.

Construction Administration
• Complete shop drawings include surrounding conditions and window-wall engineering as required.
• Window-wall framing support.
• Windows and doors arrive on-site with pre-drilled anchor points.
• On-site installation support for larger projects.

Features

Split Species/Multiple Woods on Same Frame

This feature allows architects to complement both the interior and exterior palettes. Greater flexibility in materials means greater design exclusiveness and customization.

Precision Joinery

When it comes to meeting architectual design specification, tight joints can make all the difference. Current manufacturers at most companies use the "V"-groove system, and while our tight joint system is harder to do and more time consuming, it renders a result beyond all others. In the short run, V-grooves can be quicker and less expensive, but in the long run our system is the right system.

Solid Hardwood Components, No Finger Joints
This is especially important in large, monumental systems where the stresses of weight and weather bear down on the structure. In addition to the dependable and predictable strength of our windows, they look more substantial and beautiful too.

Removable Interior Glass Stops
When it comes to glass replacement, this system makes replacement from the inside possible. We offer oval and flathead screws in a variety of finishes. Concealed fasteners are also available.

The Beauty of Wood

The richness of wood gives our homes' interiors a feeling of comfort and joy.

The beauty of wood makes our exteriors all but invulnerable to the elements (with proper maintenance). The feel of wood furniture has been a family tradition since the beginning of time. Banisters, staircases, floors, beams, chairs, cabinets, desks…wood is everywhere in, around, and throughout our lives. No one ever gets tired of it. Even today in architectural magazines those powerful pictures of woodcraft make the reader slow down and relish every curve, every texture. The way light and wood interact is the supreme blending of nature’s power and beauty. Wood, blended with other materials, makes them more beautiful and useful. Wood and stone. Wood and metal. Wood and glass. Wood enhances everything. But no matter what you do, nothing makes wood more beautiful because, in and of itself, it is perfection unveiled. It’s hard to improve on perfection. But with the proper craftsmanship the very best of wood’s nature and beauty can be revealed.