If you live in Fort Lauderdale, hurricane windows are definitely something you’ve heard about. If you have shutters now that you get out every time a storm threatens the area, you could quickly tire of that installation work. But how do hurricane windows really work? They’re just glass, right? Can they really prevent damage as well as shutters can? They can. They do. They will.
Impact resistant windows, or hurricane windows, are the best method to protect your home during a large storm. There are a number of reasons for that. First, they’re nearly impossible to break so no debris getting thrown around will damage them. Second, you don’t have to install them every time a hurricane rolls through and worry if you did it properly. And third, you can still see through them so you know what’s going on around your home while the storm takes place.
Impact glass first came onto the scene in the 20th century as an experiment for car windshields. Researchers wanted windows that would be safer and less breakable for when accidents occurred. That technology also made its way into hurricane windows. There are two main branches of impact resistant glass: shatter-resistant film windows and inner-membrane windows. Both types help resist high winds, flying debris, and dangerous pressure changes in the atmosphere. Shatter-resistant film windows are created with films on either side of the panes of glass. They hold the glass inside the frame in case it was to break or crack so that the pressure inside the house remains the same. Inner membrane windows are made from polyvinyl butyral layers between the glass, which keeps glass from splintering. The PVB acts as an adhesive.
Hurricanes are a huge deal in Florida and their major hazards can cause thousands of dollars of damage to a home. If a single window is broken, it can impact the pressure within the home and cause internal structural damage beyond your wildest dreams. Not to mention the fact that it can destroy pictures and other valuables and risk family lives. Homes with hurricane windows are simply safer. The windows are installed by professionals one time and left in place for every hurricane-related event. They are permanent protect that operate like normal windows on a daily basis, putting their strength in full force when the storms roll through.
If you want more details on how Fort Lauderdale hurricane windows operate and whether or not they are the right move for your home, contact the professionals at High End Impact Windows & Doors by calling (954) 782-7100. We’ll answer any questions you have and help you walk through the process in a step by step manner. We’re here to protect your home and make recommendations that we would appreciate on our own home if your place was ours instead. You can walk through our showroom and inspect options in person, if you’d like. We’re located at 1472 S Dixie Hwy E, Pompano Beach, FL 33060 and we can show you around whenever you’d like.
