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 typical range for hurricane window costs is $3,083 to $15,721, with a national average of $10,005. Hurricane window costs are determined by the window size, shape, style, and material, as well as ...

It's been nearly two months since Hurricane Irma made landfall in South Florida. But some people still have their hurricane shutters on their homes. But the Village of Wellington is cracking down. The ...

A hurricane is coming. We go through our prep checklist. Water. Gas. Non-perishable food. So far, South Florida doesn’t look like it’ll feel much of the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia. But we’re ...

With the recent threat from Hurricane Irma, many condominium associations were faced with emergency requests from unit owners for the association to install or for the association to allow owners to ...

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 ...

Start by documenting everything. Keep a written log of conversations with the board, the property manager, and the contractor. Find photos of your lanai before the work and take some now that it is ...

If you don’t have shutters or hurricane impact windows, using plywood to board up your windows is the next step. Chris O'Meara AP Some homes have shutters. Others have hurricane-impact windows. But ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hurricane Survival Checklist: How do I prepare my house and yard for a hurricane? Hurricane preparation: Trim your trees now, before the storm Shutter orders and backlogs rise near the height of storm ...