Get ‘Shuttered’ Against Storms: Hurricane Shutters

By Mark Sheppler

You need to protect your home against the force of the storms. In cases where strong gale-force winds accompany the storms, you don’t want your house to shatter (with you in it) just because you neglected to put up some hurricane shutters. Take my advice and take your pick from among the following storm shutters.

Put-‘Em-Up, Take-‘Em-Down Storm Panels

Fortunately in most places, the hurricane season is limited to certain parts of the year. For the rest of the year, you want your house to be aesthetically appealing. During the hurricane season, beauty takes second place to durability.

Removable storm panels give you control on when to put your protection up and when to store them out of sight. Removable storm panels come in different materials such as galvanized steel and aluminum. During the storm season, these storm panels provide the necessary protection for your home. Simply slip them on through upper and lower tracks, secure them with the nuts provided and you are ready for whatever storm may ravage your home. After the storm leaves, you can remove the storm panels and leave just the tracks, which incidentally come in different and attractive finish so they can go with your home’s color motif and theme.

Accordions that Don’t Produce Music

If you don’t want to be continually putting up and taking down your storm protection, you can equip your home with accordion shutters instead. Like its namesake musical instrument, these shutters can be easily folded out of sight. Their wheels make them easy to manipulate.

When a storm is expected, you simply pull the accordion out for protection. They have strong locks so you get the best protection for whatever you wish to protect, be it your lanais, your windows, storefronts, etc. These accordion shutters are made of aluminum sections and have been widely tested for wind resistance.

Roll-‘Em-Down Shutters

These roll-down shutters are similar to accordion shutters as they are made of aluminum panels which have been extensively tested against great impact and wind resistance. Instead of pulling out of the sides, though, roll down shutters are rolled down manually or through an automated mechanism. They are easy to slip into place and lock to provide your home maximum security against storms. Incidentally, roll down shutters also provide great insulation. Moreover, they are popular for storefronts and business establishments as protection against forced entry.

Super Windows

Your walls can probably resist the wind that the storm throws its way. Your glass windows, however, are the part of your house in greatest peril. Instead of putting up regular glass windows and covering them up with shutters when a storm starts brewing, why not make your windows impact resistant?

There are impact resistant windows that are sure to protect you and your family in cases of storms. A special glazing process makes these glass windows resistant to impact. Even if the glass’ outer layer cracks upon impact, you still won’t have to worry about glass shattering and thereby injuring anybody or letting the wind and storm debris in. There exists a reinforcing material on the inner layer that prevents this from happening; it holds your glass windows together. Moreover, these impact resistant windows come in different tints and shades so you’re assured of aesthetic value, too.

About the Author: Mark Sheppler is a handyman and home improvement writer. Always working with the right tools he is rarely far away from a

standby power generator

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