Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous natural disasters there is. The combination of high winds and rain can wreak mess on entire communities causing flooding, physical damage, and more. The optimal way to secure commercial or residential building is set up a hurricane protection shutters to fight for natural disasters. 

One of the best investments you can do now is installing or upgrading you home or commercial property windows and doors into hurricane impact resistant resources. Upon installing these hurricane resistant products, you will experience the following advantages:

• Hurricane protection and impact resistant against heavy rains, strong winds, and flying debris
• Enhance the aesthetics of your property and architectural design.
• Reduction of outside noise and to have privacy
• Laminated glass protects your interior furnishings and belongings from harmful UV rays.
• Improve the level of security of your property from intruders.
• Offers energy efficient feature that may certainly aid to lessen your monthly energy consumption
• Increases the value of your property
• You can possibly get property insurance packages at a lower cost.

When you look for a complete hurricane protection solution there are many companies who are professionally offering impact windows and folding shutters. Hurricane shutters are made from steel, aluminum, polycarbonate plastics or low-cost plywood. They are fastened to the external structure of the building by means of hurricane clips or a track system. Adoption of the motorized system facilitates folding away when not in use.

Types of shutters

There are several things to consider when using this hurricane shutter, such as material type, when to put them up and the cost but the determining factor should always be that they are durable enough to accomplish their intended purpose which is to protect the windows.

• Accordion hurricane shutters - made from interlocking vertical blades that slide into place horizontally on a track.
• The Rolling Shutters- consists of a series of slats, formed into a curtain with both sides of the curtain firmly inserted into guide rails. The foldable curtain is then rolled onto an axle and housed in a secured covering above. It can be operated manually by gear, by pull strap or through a motorized system.  
•  Bahama shutters - mounted above the window creates shade when open.