Blog: Hurricane Impact Windows

Every resident of South Florida knows how extreme the weather can be. From hot and muggy summers to severe hurricanes and tropical storms, keeping up with the climate can pose a challenge. One of the best ways that you can protect your home from hurricanes is by installing hurricane windows.

Our home experts at Storm Tight Windows want to offer you their best advice for easy home maintenance projects you can tackle this fall. Fall is a great time to do some extra maintenance around your home before the weather turns too cold.

How To Save Money This Hurricane Season 2021 We have seen a dramatic increase in the price of plywood, or lumber, and other items including food and gas. Markets and media today are very volatile. Whenever there is an active storm on the radar, food and window protection items prices go up.

The 2021 Hurricane Season Could Bring At Least 4 Major Hurricanes After a very active season last year, the 2021 hurricane season may be the most active season in recorded history. Weather experts predict this season will have 17 storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major storms.

Could Impact Windows Protect Your Home From Burglars? People normally associate impact windows with hurricane protection and sometimes with energy efficiency. Protecting your home from natural disasters is a must. But you also must consider that human made events can be catastrophic as well.

The window sash is that part of the window you move up or down when opening or closing the window. The sash provides stability to the window, and it allows its key function. Usually, you can find window sashes on double-hung windows or casement windows.

Experts Predict An Earlier Start To This Year's Hurricane Season The NOAA may be considering changing the start of the hurricane season to May 15th due to early activity in the tropics as of recent.

Questions About Impact Windows Why Do You Need High-Quality Impact Windows? If you are a Florida resident, you should choose the highest quality impact window for your home. Why? When you sacrifice quality over the price you risk the safety of your loved ones and your home.

5 Home Projects That Are Worth Trying This Fall Starting a new home improvement project can be an enjoyable experience (if done right). While some projects are more complicated than others, the idea of a home project is to get a positive outcome.