Florida Hurricane shutters are the least expensive solution for protecting your windows in the event of a hurricane. If you prepare ahead of time and have the right tools handy before the storm hits, detachable hurricane shutters work well for storm protection.
Steel or aluminum Florida hurricane shutters attach to the walls around windows and doors on bolts or tracks. Storm panels are corrugated, and each piece overlaps the next for maximum strength.
Some types of detachable hurricane shutters incorporate both tracks and bolts. The top of the panel is slipped into a track above the window, and the bottom of the panel is secured to bolts that are permanently attached beneath the window.
Other types of Florida hurricane shutters use C-shaped tracks above and below the windows and doors. Bolts slide into the tracks from either side and must be manually aligned with the holes on the panels.
Another type of Florida hurricane shutter uses only bolts permanently set into the wall beside the windows and doors. They can be loosened as the panel is hung horizontally, and screwed down to secure it.
Awareness is important, however, many homeowners forget to check the hurricane shutters when they buy a home only to discover later that panels are missing or were cut improperly, or are too heavy to install themselves.
Accordion hurricane shutters
These one- or two-piece hurricane shutters are housed beside the windows or doors when not in use. They unfold accordion-style to cover and protect during a storm.
