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Comparison of our
Hurricane Protection Products, sometimes these
are called: wind abatement or wind mitigation or
hurricane mitigation products.
The table below should
give you a guide line as to which product is
suitable for a particular situation, as far as
Hurricane Protection, Usage and additional
benefits or specifications.
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Roll
Shutters |
Accordion
Shutter |
Panels |
Screens |
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Slat:
Barracuda |
Slat:
RCE40 |
HV
Bertha |
Lexan
or Aluminum |
Fiber
Mesh |
Desgin
Pressure
(Windspeed) |
+/- 80 |
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+/- 90 |
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Compliance with
Building Codes |
FBC, IBC, TDI
Dade, HVHZ, NHVHZ |
FBC, IBC, TDI
Dade, HVHZ, NHVHZ |
FBC, IBC
Dade, HVHZ |
FBC, IBC, TDI
Dade, HVHZ, NHVHZ |
FBC, IBC,
NHVHZ |
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Operator
Options |
Manual,
Motorized, Remote Controlled, Home
automation integration |
Manual,
Motorized, Remote Controlled, Home
automation integration |
Manual |
Fixed,
but removable |
Fixed,
but removable |
Ease of
installation
during storm |
can
closed from inside the home without
opening window |
can
closed from inside the home without
opening window |
can
closed from inside the home, must open
window |
from
outside only, if not windy |
from
outside only, if not windy |
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Storage |
self
contained in upper housing |
self-contained in upper housing |
slides
to the side, stack can take up balcony
space |
auxiliary room, garage
(panels need sqft) |
auxiliary room, garage
(small space, can be rolled up) |
Advantages
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Price
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$$$ |
$$$ |
$$ |
$ |
$ |
Additional
Benefits |
Security, Privacy, Insulation |
Security, Privacy, Insulation |
Security, Privacy |
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Aesthetics
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Extra Small Housing |
Small Housing |
Side Stacks |
Lexan: almost invisible |
See Thru
colored |
Materials
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Extruded Aluminum |
Extruded Aluminum |
Extruded Aluminum |
Aluminum / Lexan |
Woven
polypropylene threads |
Available
Colors |
White,
Ivory, Beige, Brown, Grey, Silver,
custom color |
White,
Ivory, Beige, Brown, Grey, Silver,
custom color |
White,
Ivory, Beige, Brown |
Aluminum,
Clear, Tinted |
6 colors |
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Max.
Windows / Door width |
15' 6" |
no storm
bar: 5'
strombar: 24' |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
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Max.
Windows / Door height |
wood: 7'
concrete: unlimited
block: unlimited |
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10' |
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14' |
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Opening Shapes
e.g. circles, trapezoids |
Rectangular |
almost any shape
round top |
Rectangular |
almost any shape
round top |
Rectangular |
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Pictures |
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