Our Florida Product Approvals — the Numbers Behind Every Door
In Miami-Dade and Broward counties — Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — an exterior door cannot be sold on promises. It must carry a Florida Product Approval: a state-issued certification proving the exact door design was built, tested to destruction protocols, and passed. Most door companies mention “hurricane rated” somewhere on their site. On this page, we show you the approvals themselves.
The two approvals that cover our doors
| FL#28370 — Pivot doors | FL#16326 — Classical outswing doors | |
|---|---|---|
| Product | I-Pivot outswing wood door | Classical outswing wood door series |
| Design pressure | +65 / −65 PSF | +65 / −65 PSF |
| Maximum size | 81″ wide × 147¾” tall | Single: 50½” × 122½” · Pair: 74½” × 122¾” |
| Testing | TAS 201, TAS 202, TAS 203; AAMA 1304 | Tested per applicable protocols incl. ASTM F588 |
| Use | Oversized modern / pivot entrances | Traditional, Mediterranean and classical entrances |
| Verify it yourself | Search “28370” at floridabuilding.org | Search “16326” at floridabuilding.org |
What the tests actually mean
- TAS 201 — Large missile impact. A 9-pound 2×4 is fired at the door at roughly 50 feet per second, simulating wind-borne debris in a major hurricane. The door must take the hit without penetration.
- TAS 202 — Structural pressure. The door is loaded to design pressure and beyond in a test chamber, proving it can carry hurricane wind loads without structural failure. Our +65/−65 PSF rating corresponds to the pressures of a major hurricane acting on the entrance.
- TAS 203 — Cyclic wind loading. After impact, the door is pressure-cycled thousands of times — positive and negative — simulating hours of hurricane gusts working on a damaged assembly. It must stay intact and attached.
These are the Miami-Dade-origin protocols adopted by the Florida Building Code for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — the strictest standard in the United States. A door approved under them is approved for essentially anywhere.
What “+65/−65 PSF design pressure” means for your home
Design pressure measures how much wind load a door is certified to resist — positive (wind pushing in) and negative (suction pulling out). At +65/−65 PSF, our doors are certified for the demanding wind loads of HVHZ construction, including large openings on exposed elevations. Your engineer or contractor determines the required pressure for your specific opening; our approvals give them a certified number to design against.
Documents and verification
Florida Product Approvals are public records. You can verify ours in the Florida Building Commission Product Approval database at floridabuilding.org by searching the FL numbers — FL#28370 and FL#16326. Our approvals carry a Florida professional engineer of record (FL PE #52609).
For architects and builders
If you are writing our doors into a spec set, our guide Specifying Hurricane-Impact Mahogany Doors: Florida Product Approval Requirements walks through configurations, documentation and permit workflow — or send your opening schedule to our team and we will confirm certified configurations directly. Call 561-939-3368 or request a quote online.