Reference guides for choosing, specifying and installing hurricane shutters — written from the sealed Florida Product Approval drawings for the products we supply, not from general advice.
Choosing a shutter
Types of Hurricane Shutters: How to Choose
Storm panels, accordion, roll-down, Bahama, colonial and fabric compared on cost, deployment time and code approval. Which type suits which opening, and what each one actually costs you in labour when a storm is coming.
Installation and specification
Storm Panel Anchor Spacing, Embedment and Edge Distance
What the approvals actually require — and why there is no single spacing number. Covers all eight storm panels we sell, the difference between concrete and wood framing, and the wood density requirement most installers never check.
Have a question we haven't covered?
Call us with your product and opening size. We will send you the Florida Product Approval document that governs your installation.