Hurricane Defense Options For Your Home
With the recent devastation produced by Hurricane Ian, many South Florida residents need to take a long look at their current hurricane defense option of choice. To discern the right hurricane defense option for your home, it’s important to outline the most popular hurricane defense options. These include, but are not limited to:
Nothing At All
Let’s be clear: not using anything to defend your home against a hurricane is horrible idea, and we strongly advise against it. These storms bring about devastating weather conditions that can cause significant damage to your entire home if left to its own devices. Don’t leave you and your family in danger, and consider any other hurricane defense option.
Wood Panels
When it comes to protecting your home from hurricanes, wood panels are not the best option. Not only are they prone to damage from high winds, but they can also very quickly become a piece of flying debris the moment they’re ripped off the walls. While once the only hurricane defense option available to homeowners, hurricane protection has advanced dramatically and no homeowner
Aluminum Shutters
As a homeowner, you want to do everything possible to protect your home from hurricane damage. But when it comes to choosing the right form of defense, aluminum shutters are not your best option. Aluminum shutters are less durable and have a substantially shorter lifespan than higher quality counterparts. And if they’re not properly installed, they can actually cause more harm than good.
Hurricane Windows
One of the newer advancements in home defense against hurricanes, hurricane windows replace your standard windows, ensuring heightened strength against flying debris and other impacts. While hurricane windows do have their benefits over the previously mentioned options, hurricane windows can cost a fortune, and lead times can be outrageous. You’ll have to swap out every single window in your home, which can be a very large and labor-intensive project.
Hurricane Screens
Functioning as a traditional pull-down screen for your patio or lanai, our hurricane screens developed by Atlas Armor are capable of providing major defense against high wind speeds, torrential rains, and fast-flying debris. Hurricane screens can be expertly fitted to cover your space, ensuring that you never have to fear the weather raging outside. With the push of a button, you can release your hurricane screens, protecting your home in a matter of seconds.
If you’re interested in learning more about the pinnacle of hurricane protection, look no further than Atlas Armor’s hurricane screens. Awning Stars is proud to be the only distributor in South Florida, so give us a call at (888) 345-0033.
