We would like to congratulate Bill Bocken for his 2010 Kitchen Of The Year grand prize, featured in the June issue of San Diego Home/Garden magazine. Our liftslide door was in the kitchen, connecting it with the outdoor patio and pool area. Over the last 25 years Weiland doors have been in a number of awarded residences.

Appearing in the San Diego Union Tribune back in 1995, this article is a piece of company history, showing that quality, precision, and innovation have always been an integral part of Weiland. Here are some memorable excerpts:

"Bill Weiland and his 10 highly skilled workers have earned a reputation in the building industry for providing windows and doors that shut, snap, slide, click, close and lock with the exactitude of a NASA spacecraft."

"Weiland's current project is an example of producing products several cuts above the ordinary. They will grace a rustic villa near Cabo San Lucas designed by Malibu architect Douglas Burdge for a Midwest businessman."

"Glass doors are the main feature of the vacation home, a cluster of multilevel buildings connected by walkways and pools. Each of the doors is 10 feet tall. Some are as wide as 27 feet and weigh as much as 500 to 600 pounds. But they will slide nearly effortlessly into recesses inside the structure's walls."

"'When you open the doors, it's like opening the walls of your house,' said Weiland."

Weiland's aluminum liftslide with interior wood cladding has been engineered to withstand stringent high velocity winds and impact testing standards and has achieved Miami-Dade County approval. These results are the first of their kind for a liftslide system with pocketing panels, a flush track only 3/16" above the finished floor, and sizes over 10' tall. 

Key features of the Weiland liftslide's performance rating are the patented track and jamb systems. Our patented drainage track is one of the main technologies behind our hurricane rating. Along with a special gasketing system, interior or exterior shoot bolt, and multi-point locking, it provides excellent weather resistance and security. Our track is corrosion resistant, made of hardened anodized aluminum, and has withstood years of service in harsh coastal weather environments.