The problem with something like this that is permanent is that the government gets involved. Most shutters you see are decorative in nature and would be worthless for protection. There are "storm shutters" as you describe, but they're expensive, custom made, and have to be installed by a licensed and trained contractor for your insurance company to recognize the value.
There are roll up storm shutters as well, but they are pretty expensive and custom made for the home, too. Temporary stuff like my proposed plywood covers are not something I have to get approval for, and they're a heck of a lot less expensive. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Oct 4, 2016, at 9:23 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > A silly thought: > > Most all houses have "shutters" bolted to the outside of the house. Seems > like hurricanes are a common enough occurrence to make actual shutters a > thing worth having. In the case of a storm just close them. I mean if you > were going to build a thing anyway... > > > -Curt > > > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 6:57 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ideas/Opinions on Hurricane Window Protection > > I realize that, but the closer the plywood is to the window surface and the > bracing of the tension rods should make it pretty difficult. Of course, if > we’re talking 140 mph winds all bets are off, but that will be the least of > my worries should it occur. > > Dan > > > On Oct 4, 2016, at 6:29 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > The wind blowing across the _front_ can create a low-pressure area > > that will "pull" the plywood outward from the window - not just if > > the wind can "get behind it" > > > > That's not to say your idea won't work just fine - just pointing > > out the physics. *smiles* > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
