If you live in Florida, then you know the drill when you hear the latest meteorologist announcing a tropical storm developing into an impending hurricane.
You’ll ensure you’re food and water supplies are stocked and the generators are full, but what about your home? Boarding up the windows with plywood is ancient history, especially with advances in hurricane shutters and windows and doors.
With everything on your hurricane preparedness checklist, ensuring the most vulnerable spots in your home, such as the entry ways, are sturdy enough to withstand the impacts of strong winds and flying debris doesn’t have to be one of them.
Securing your home with quality impact glass installations gives you peace of mind when mother nature sends a CAT 5 hurricane your way.
How Impact Glass Gets Your Home Hurricane Ready!
Rather than one pane of glass, impact glass structures have three layers—one interior pane, one exterior pane and an interlayer made of durable plastic, PVB/SGP—which are fused together through a combination of pressure and heat during a laminating process.
Impact glass varies in thickness to satisfy an array of code compliances; in general, it’s designed to sustain 200 mph winds and flying debris. While impact glass may break depending on how much impact it’s designed for and is incurring, the interlayer of PVB/SGP keeps the structure from breaking down—it keeps the window standing even though the exterior sacrificial glass shatters.
Additional Ways to Prepare Your Home for a Hurricane
Aside from installing impact glass windows and doors to tightly seal and insulate your home for an impending hurricane, there are a few other measures you can take to keep your family, home and belongings safe, such as:
- Reviewing your insurance policies to make sure you have enough coverage to rebuild
- Considering flood insurance
- Taking an inventory of your property
- Securing your roof
- Securing you porches and carports
- Clearing your lawn so the miscellaneous objects don’t become threatening flying debris
- Reinforcing your garage door
You can find even more hurricane readiness tips for homeowners by visiting ready.gov.
Securing Your Home with Impact Glass!
Correctly installed impact windows provide the most protection possible for the interior of your home. While the exterior layer of sacrificial glass is susceptible to breaking, the inner layers of impact glass will remain, protecting your home's interior and eliminating the threat of strong winds and flying debris from invading and damaging your belongings.
Eastern Architectural Systems uses only the highest quality glass, from suppliers like Cardinal Glass, to ensure quality and to maximize strength. All our products meet Florida’s toughest building codes and have product approvals from the most well-known agencies.
