Hurricane shutters often known as storm shutters protect houses and other structures from damages caused by storms. These shutters prevent windows , door from being broken by flying objects debris during the storm.
Hurricane shutters prevent the force of winds causing damages to the structure of the building by keeping away the wind and rain entering through the windows by providing protection layer.
Different types of Hurricane shutters are
Ply Wood Channel
Storm panels
Accordion Hurricane shutters
Roll down Shutters
Bahama shutters
Colonial Shutters.
Effective Protection against the Storm and Hurricane winds.
Deterrent to the Glass Breakages there by protect all the assets in the structure
Saves Money in terms of the damages and as well to the House insurance premium
Increase the Value of the house and has better curb appeal.
Florida Building Codes demand for every homes built after 2001 must have hurricane shutters or Storm Windows. Unfortunately, the building code of Caribbean and Central American region is not rigid on having hurricane shutters. But most of the Caribbean region is prone to hurricanes. There fore do not wait till the hurricane hits you and damage the houses. For your protection you must invest in hurricane shutters.
Hurricane shutters are made of steel, aluminium that are long lasting. There are hurricane shutters made out of Plywood, Vinyl and Polyglass. King Aluminium manufactures hurricane shutters out of virgin aluminium.
Ofcourse you should clean the shutters and do regular maintenance before the hurricane season starts. In these areas the hurricane season starts from June 1 to November 30. So it is better to verify the installation of the hurricane shutters in middle of May each year to monitor and inspect all the channels are working, and if necessary to clean the channels from accumulated debris or leaves so ease of movement of shutter is assured. Also verify how long the shutters take to install or put up as it will help you when the hurricane alarms are raised.
The hurricane shutters investment depends on your budget, your intrinsic needs, your likings.
Ply wood shutters are the cheapest form of the protection. In this you would have installed the Y channel above the window and bottom of the window already. You need to check on the plywood to slid into the channel and tighten the wingnuts on the plyboard into the channel thereby prevent any damage to your residences and commercial places. You should check the Plyboards are clean and with out any damage to with stand the expected hurricane wind.
Aluminium Storm panels again are slid into the channel already installed in windows by individually sliding the panel. In order to slid fast please mark the channel with numbers to ensure you are able to slid in correct channel in right places. Then use the screwable nuts or wings nuts at the regular intervals to protect the houses and offices. This will take time as per the width of the window. These are second cheaper storm panels
Bahama Shutters are normally placed in the window and doors in exterior all time. These shutters increase the aesthetics of the home. These shutters are duly installed on the windows. These shutters are functional and decorative for the house. These shutters top hinges allows you to control the angle of the window and thereby increase the air flow and sunshine as well as the debris that come out of the storm window by protecting. In hurricane times the shutters are fully brought down to the window. This is normally one time investment. Just before the hurricane season to verify the hinges are properly placed and tightly secured and the movement of the panes are complete. These are permanently installed during all the year around.
Colonial Shutters provide elegance and superiority of functional advantages. The colonial shutters are installed on the sides of the window with single panel on either side or bifold type and are used to close the window when the hurricane alert comes in. The shutters can be fully closed in and enhance the beauty and functionality of the house besides adding curb value to the home. These are permanently installed all the year around
Rolling Shutters: Also known as roll down shutters not only offers hurricane protection but also provides enhanced security when rolled down. The Rolling shutters come in manual mode or motorised options that is controlled by simple push of button. In few seconds you can completely secure your residences or offices quickly. All of our motorized roll down shutters also come with an optional manual override to be able to lower or raise the shutter in the event of a power failure. These are permanently installed during all the year around
Accordion Shutters: Accordion shutters are installed all the year around.These are the strongest shutters in the shutters available for the storm protection. The accordion shutters are installed in front of the windows, doors, balconies in front of the large patio areas. These shutters are easy to open and close either manually or motorised and can be locked from inside or outside.
These shutters are made of high-quality aluminium requires cleaning and lubrication before the start of the season.
Please fill in the data of length and width of the opening to get exact needs of the shutter. Opening type, colour of the aluminium shutter, type of the top track and type of the bottom track and whether you need the lock inside or outside and do you need manual or electric motor operated to be given properly.
Shipping
We will deliver most orders in Trinidad and Tobago by our delivery.
For international orders, the materials are given in Complete knocked down conditions or in finished manner to the shipping agent or directly to your location by ship. Very rare occasions we courier the materials as the courier charges are many a time very costly. These international orders are duly palletised, crated to avoid any damage due to sea voyage are sent to customers on freight to pay basis, the customs charges and clearances charges are borne by the buyer.
Where the goods cannot be directly exported to the country due to low shipping voyages the orders are sent to Miami to send to you by onward booking.
From the date of order, most of the orders are shipped with 3 weeks of placing the order. The time to reach you will depend on the sea voyage time, ship availability to your region. The bill of lading tracking will give you the time taken to reach your destination. In few locations, we can ship your order to our dealers / distributors in your area who can facilitate the delivery from their location in your area.
Installation Services:
Installation of hurricane shutters can be done by do it yourself most of the time. However we can recommend a installers in your region or you can find a installer of windows and doors with necessary certification to install the hurricane shutters.
No, Every shutter panel or header you order is made specifically to your custom needs. However, we carry all the parts and accessories for the hurricane shutters any given point of time.
We ship to the following regions:
Anguilla - Antigua & Barbuda - Aruba - The Bahamas - New Providence - Grand Bahama - Abaco - Out Islands - Barbados - Belize - Bermuda - Bonaire - British Virgin Islands - Tortola - Virgin Gorda - Cayman Islands - Cuba - Curaçao - Dominica - Dominican Republic - Grenada - Guadeloupe - Guyana - Haiti - Jamaica - Kingston - Montego Bay - Negril - Ocho Rios - Port Antonio - South Coast - Martinique - Mexico - Cancun - Montserrat - Puerto Rico - Saba - St Barts - St Eustatius - St Kitts & Nevis - St Lucia - St Maarten - St Martin - St Vincent - Suriname - Trinidad & Tobago - Turks & Caicos - US Virgin Islands - St Thomas - St Croix - St John - Belize - Guatemala - Nicaragua - Costa Rica - Honduras - Panama - El Salvador – Mexico.
