Building codes in many parts of that state mandate hurricane windows or hurricane shutters, which offer protection from high ...

While permanent storm shutters offer the best protection for your windows and doors, shutter orders and backlogs rise near the height of storm season. So the time to choose your window and door ...

The most important way to assure the structural integrity of your house is to “protect the envelope.” That means increasing the likelihood that the roof, walls, windows and doors are not blown off or ...

To draw, or not to draw, these hurricane shutters. That’s a question many have in South Florida as Nicole, as either a hurricane or tropical storm, visits Florida’s east coast some time on Nov. 9, ...

A condo owner seeking to leave furniture on patio asks if it's legal for the board to deny a request to install a hurricane ...

From stocking up on essential supplies to testing our backup generator, I make sure to always be prepared for the next storm.

This story was originally published in our 2015 Hurricane Guide. Click here to view our guide on how to prepare for a hurricane in SWFL. When searching for window protection, the International ...

Plywood, corrugated steel, plexiglass, wingnuts and rusty bolts can all combine to make taking hurricane shutters down as painful as the hurricane itself on the Space Coast. After a long week of ...

After getting a scare from a storm such as Hurricane Dorian, people in Palm Beach County who had to put up shutters on their homes have a dilemma: when should I take them down? Many people know that ...

Dorian’s volatile track has kept Floridians on edge for days. You’ve got your water. Or tried to get water even though hurricane season is the only time of the year you’ll touch the stuff. You got ...

The eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Hurricane Helene, is headed for Florida's Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall somewhere near the Big Bend region of the state on ...

Shutter orders and backlogs rise near the height of storm season. So the time to choose your coverings, if you haven’t already, is now. The least expensive option is plywood. Plywood does not meet ...