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Honest reviews & advice for Florida homeowners choosing hurricane protection.
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Advice tailored to Miami-Dade HVHZ, canal-front Broward, historic Palm Beach, and post-Ian SW Florida.
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Latest homeowner reviews
All reviews →Accordion shutters
★★★★★Accordion shutters held perfectly through a tropical storm — but the latches need attention
Solid HVHZ-rated install on an older Coral Gables home. The product performs; the post-install service has been thinner than the sales pitch suggested.
1962 single-story CBS home, Coral Gables, 14 openings
Impact windows
★★★★★Impact windows post-Ian: worth every dollar of a painful invoice
After losing windows in Ian, we replaced the entire envelope. Eighteen months later it's the best home investment we've made.
2004 two-story coastal home, Naples, 22 openings
Roll-down shutters
★★★★★Motorized roll-downs on a canal home: premium price, premium peace of mind
Expensive, but for a two-story canal home where I can't physically reach upstairs windows, this was the right call.
1998 two-story canal home, Las Olas Isles, 18 openings
Popular guides
All guides →Buying decisions
How to choose between hurricane shutter types
Accordion, roll-down, Bahama, colonial, storm panels, or impact glass — a plain-English comparison from a Florida homeowner perspective.
9 min read
Codes & permits
Florida building codes, NOA, and what they actually mean
HVHZ, Miami-Dade NOA, Florida Product Approval, design pressure — decoded for homeowners, not engineers.
7 min read
Pricing
Cost expectations by Florida region
Realistic 2025 price ranges for shutters and impact windows across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Southwest Florida.
6 min read
Regional insights
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