Hurricane Windows in Florida
Commercial property owners, regardless of the type of business, need to be aware of hurricane dangers. Making an investment in shoreline property for business is only as good as the protection provided to that building. All levels of property need to be protected by high winds and rain when faced with hurricane threats. A Hurricane can destroy a building outright, or cause damage to the internal structure and the goods stored there. One way to protect the investment that a commercial property represents is to invest in hurricane windows which are resistant to shattering and can maintain a complete,protective, shell over the goods inside a building in the event of a hurricane.
Much of the Florida Coast lies in a common hurricane risk zone. There are many policies that need to be followed in building codes to make the structures more likely to survive a storm. If you have a commercial property that is a hotel, condo, or ocean facing store, the windows can be a huge risk to the contents inside the building. Storm shutters are simply not practical for the most part with how modern buildings are designed. The use of hurricane windows, however, can protect the building from the high winds and the debris that they can carry, providing a significant layer of safety to the contents and occupants of the building.
Should a window or door be breached the very real risk is that the winds will raise the pressure inside the building and cause roof failure. In the most extreme cases the pressure can tear a building apart. Not only is this a loss to the owner of the property, but it poses a very real risk to the buildings around the property. Most commercial investments are made in densely developed locations so being a good neighbor means doing as much as possible to protect both personal investments and those of the businesses around the investment.
Of course, making such an improvement as changing normal windows and doors for Hurricane windows and doors has other benefits for those who invest in property along the Florida coast. Insurance rates can drop significantly based on the installation of hurricane protection. The best way to make sure that you actually qualify for the insurance bonus is to work with a company that knows both the local building requirements and the insurance ones so that you get a product that meets both. This alone can reduce your insurance costs by as much as forty percent in addition to saving you on energy bills and protecting from intruders.
As important as it is to have hurricane windows and doors installed to protect your investment, you must also consider how installation of those products impact the efficiency of them. Poor installation can cause the protection to fail and lead to damages when a hurricane hits. Choosing the right company to do this vital process is a key element to ensuring that the hurricane windows and door perform as they are designed to.
Florida Window and Door is a premier manufacturer of hurricane impact resistant windows and doors. Produced to the most exacting industry standards, our high performance, high aesthetic product collections offer advanced hurricane Protection Shutters of home and commercial structures, in both new and existing construction.
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