Hurricane protection that stays in the wall

An NOA is Miami-Dade County product approval, the strictest in the country. A Florida Product Approval is the statewide equivalent. Both list the tested sizes, design pressures, and anchoring. If a unit is not listed under one of them, it cannot be permitted.

Yes, and many people do. We permit each phase separately and keep your opening schedule on file so later phases match. Be aware that insurance credits for opening protection generally require every opening protected, so partial phases protect the house before they move premium.

Measure to install is usually eight to twelve weeks. Fabrication is the long pole because units are built to your exact sizes. Install itself is one to three days for a typical home, and you are not without an opening overnight.

Not always. If the existing buck and frame are sound and the new unit is approved for that condition, we replace in frame, which is faster and cheaper. Rot, corrosion, or an out of square opening means full frame replacement, and we tell you which one you have at the measure, not after demolition.

Aluminum carries larger sizes with narrower sightlines, which matters on picture windows and wide sliders. Vinyl insulates better and costs less in common sizes. On most South Florida homes we mix them: vinyl in bedrooms, aluminum where the opening is large or the sightline is visible from the street.