Your Guide to French Steel Windows and Doors
By: Architectural Visions
Key Takeaways
- The French Steel Company manufactures the most refined custom architectural steel doors and windows to discerning architects, general contractors, and homeowners throughout the United States.
- The French Steel Company’s mission is to provide “Lasting Beauty for the Built Environment.”
- The company customizes product to create beautiful doors and windows of the highest technical quality that meet each discerning client’s unique specifications.
- AVI installs a wide array of French Steel custom steel windows and doors in a broad range of architectural glass options, color and faux finishes, and hardware options.
About The French Steel Company
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Atlanta, The French Steel Company started as a family-owned local company built on the principles of honesty, hard work and exceptional customer service.
The French Steel Company offers the most refined custom architectural steel doors and windows to discerning architects, general contractors, and homeowners throughout the United States. Inspired by French and European architecture, The French Steel Company creates stunning doors and windows of the highest quality. The French Steel Company works across all architectural styles, design collections and customizations from custom front entries to window walls, casement windows, and folding doors.
The French Steel Company’s Mission
The French Steel Company’s mission is to provide “Lasting Beauty for the Built Environment.” The brand accomplishes this by understanding every project has a different character, and every client has different needs.
Whether it’s new construction, remodeling and replacements, commercial buildings, or even historic restorations, AVI and windows and doors from French Steel maintain a customer-focused approach throughout the design and customization process.
What Sets The French Steel Company Apart
Quality and service are two hallmarks of The French Steel Company. The company provides tailored services to create beautiful doors and windows of the highest technical quality that meet each discerning client’s unique specifications. Whether you’re an architect, builder, or homeowner, the AVI team will collaborate with you throughout the entire construction process — from design to installation.
Quality
The French Steel Company’s goal is to design and manufacture beautiful steel doors and windows that last a lifetime. This commitment is evident through the steel windows and doors the company has provided for museums, famous golf courses, hotels and restaurants, and the finest homes in America. From the precision welding of the frames to the selection of glass, from the hinges to the hardware, it all results in beautiful design and beautiful function.
Service
The installation process is just as important as the design and manufacturing process. Custom doors and windows need to operate as elegantly as they look. AVI’s trained team professionally installs French Steel products to ensure that the architectural steel doors, windows and hardware function to exceed industry standards.
The French Steel Company Products
Whether you’re looking to install custom front entries, window walls, casement windows, folding doors, wine rooms, windows, or storefronts, the French Steel Company works across all architectural styles. The company also offers a wide range of architectural glass options, color and faux finishes and hardware options. Further, the company provides a wide range of design collections, including Swiss-made profiles and thermally-broken options.
Windows and doors
- Steel glass doors
- Bifold doors
- French steel doors
- Thermally broken steel windows and doors
- Window walls
- Curtain walls
- Custom steel windows
- Hot rolled steel
- Hardware solutions
- Installations
- Finishes
- Glass
Architectural glass
The French Steel Company offers a wide range of glass options to customize doors and windows further. For doors, the glass selection is based on whether the door is for an entryway or an interior. The company also factors in how much privacy and light a client wants and the overall desired aesthetic.
The glass panels are typically insulated and tempered for safety. Many unique order patterns are available, as well as laminated glass for coastal hurricane zones.
Color and faux finishes
Selecting the right finish is an integral part of the window and door design process. The French Steel Company’s hand-applied hot zinc spray protects the steel for a lifetime, and an exterior clear coat protects against the elements to preserve the final finish. Faux finishes are hand applied before the final clear coat. The French Steel Company’s color and faux finish options include:
- Matte black
- Brushed pewter
- Dark pewter
- Antique copper
- Oil rubbed bronze
- Dark bronze
Handle hardware
The French Steel Company offers a variety of hardware options from leading manufacturers of high-end residential hardware. The handle hardware comes in various styles and finishes. Designer handle hardware brands The French Steel Company offers include:
- Baldwin
- Weslock
- Ashley Norton Architectural Hardware
- Emtek
If you’re looking to install custom architectural steel doors and windows, contact the experts at AVI to learn more about The French Steel Company. AVI is your one-stop shop to browse, select, and install French Steel windows and doors, with both in-person and online service options. Please don’t hesitate to contact us online or come by one of our Southeast locations and let us help you!