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What is Hurricane Shutters Online? Hurricane Shutters Online Service is a company that supplies custom made shutters are custom that protect windows doors and balconies. Form storms and intruders.
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What are the Benefits of Hurricane Shutters Online? Hurricane Shutters Online offers Security and Storm Protection. They also provide privacy, noise reduction and insulation. Also they add extra living space.
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Which Shutter system is the best best for Protection? All of our shutter products are high quality. Choices such as ease of operation, geographical region, design of window or opening and your budget and personal taste all come into play. A customer in the Midwest region of the United States is more concerned about privacy, security and insulation then say a customer on a coastal region that may more concerned about hurricanes.
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How are the Roll Shutters Operated? All Shutters can be conveniently operated from inside your home with a motor or manually. With a push of a button or manually with a removable handcrank We even offer handheld remotes. We also offer a manual override for manual control in case of motor failure due to a power outage.
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How much are motors, with or without overrides? The motors range in price from $400.00 to $850.00 depending on the size of your shutter. See cost guide in the Roll Shutter section.
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Can I install the Shutters myself? Hurricane Shutters Online offers a complete how to install manual. Our 1-800 support line is always available to help or walk you through the manual.
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Which Storm Panel should I choose? All panels offer strong hurricane protection. The most popular is the .050 alum panel. A mill finish panel (silver) is affordable and has great protection. Where white is perhaps more attractive. Our Clear Panels offer light infiltration. All systems offer great protection. In most cases it is a customer preference.
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What Style of Protection should I buy? We suggest a combination of products on small openings such as bathrooms, Storm Panels are ideal. Sliding doors are great for Roll Shutters or Accordion Shutters. Fax, Email, Call or Send us a sketch of your home and we can make a recommendation for you. We are interested in your business.
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Where can I store the Panels? The panels nest together to form a tight stack. 8-10 panels stacked together are about 1 inch deep. Storage is no problem.
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What is a wall mount header, ceiling mount header, and a build out? (For Accordions)
WALL MOUNT HEADER: Attaches directly to the wall above the opening. You must have 3 ¼ above this opening to use this.
CEILING MOUNT HEADER (CMH): Attaches directly to the ceiling area or trapped area of an opening. BUILD OUT (BO): 1 ½” x 3” or 2” x 5” angle used around an opening to clear some obstruction, such as door molding, doorknobs, window flanges, step by sliding doors etc.
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What are blades and male/female slats? BLADES: Folding sections of the accordion. FEMALE LOCK SLAT: Large vertical section containing the lock. Normally on the right side or the side containing the most blades. MALE LOCK SLAT: Fits into female lock slat when in closed position. U shaped.
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What are key locks and pin locks? KEY LOCKS: Mounted on the outside (O/S), in the inside (I/S). Or on both sides both of female lock slat
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When is a wall mount to sill used? WALL MOUNT SILL (WMS): Used when there is 3 ¼” clearance below the opening.
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What are the colors in the different styles of panels and shutters? PANELS: White, Silver, Clear
ROLL-UP: White, Bronze, Gray, Cream, Beige
ACCORDION: White, Bronze, Cream, Beige
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What is the opening height? OPENING SIZE: Is the size of the opening and height.
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What is Trapped, Trapped Width, and Trapped Height and when is it used?
TRAPPED: The roll, accordion or storm panel must fit within the masonry or confined opening TRAPPED WIDTH: Is an opening with obstructions on both sides and the accordion or storm panel must fit between the obstructions. TRAPPED HEIGHT: Is an opening with obstructions on the top and bottom in which the accordion or storm panel must fit.
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What is a Stack, Stack Right, and Stack Left? STACK: Stack is referring to the accordion shutter when the shutter is open the Blades "Stack" to one side or another. LEFT STACK: Accordion will have all of blades on the left with the female lock on the left. RIGHT STACK: Accordion will have all of the blades on the right with the female lock on the right.
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What is a Daylight measurement and Trapped measurement? DAYLIGHT MEASURE: Is the measurement of the opening size, both “Width and Height” to be fitted with the accordion or storm panel. TRAPPED MEASURE: Is the exact size you need your shutter made.
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How to measure for the Roll Shutter? 1.) Always stand on the outside of the structure facing the opening 2.) Always give the opening size in inches at the widest point
- Are there any obstructions that can not be moved? Pipes, Lights, Etc., if yes note the number of inches from the opening to the obstruction. Mark in the area clearance left or right on order form. If none leave blank
- If the shutter is intended to fit inside the opening or between walls, we refer to this as trapped width. Mark the clearance area on the order form, left - right "Trapped"
- If the opening is trapped give us the measurement of the narrowest point rather than the widest point.
3.) Always give the opening height point rather than the tallest point.
- Are there any obstructions that can not be moved? Pipes, Lights, Etc. If yes, note the number of inches from the opening to the obstruction. Mark in the area clearance top or bottom on order form. If none, leave blank.
- If the shutter is intended to fit between the soffit and a floor we refer to this situation as trapped in height. Mark clearance area on order form, top/bottom trapped.
- If the opening is trapped, give us the measurement of the shortest point rather than the tallest point. 4.) Daylight measure: Is the size of the opening which is to be covered. 5.) Exact measure: is the opening size to be covered plus 7" for width and 12" for height. The extra 7" allows for the roll shutter tracks.
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What are the thickness of the Storm Panels? Storm panels are available in aluminum with a thickness of one thousandths of an inch at .050 & .062, 24 gauge steel. The panels are silver or white. We need the width and height of the opening along with a few other simple bits of information about your structure. We will determine the number of
panels needed for your structure.
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Explanation of the order form Storm Panels (will be sent via fax) 1.) Position: Number given to each opening (each window or door) 2.) Color of track: white or silver only 3.) Panel type: asks for thickness of panel .050, and .062 4.) Trap: Constitutes an opening that has a specific width. 5.) Panel height: height of panels to be ordered 6.) Trap: Constitutes an opening that has a specific height 7.) CMH: Ceiling mount header attaches directly to the overhead or build out used for going inside window opening at the top of window. (For trapped openings on accordions) 9.) WMH: Wall mount header attaches directly to wall above the window opening on accordions. Note: you must have a minimum of 3 1/4" above the window opening to use this header. 10.) Wall studded angle used for panels to attach to with wingnuts.
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How to install Storm Panels? 1.) Measure opening - divide - opening size with size of tracks - equal distribution both sides. 2.) Set bottom track on top of window sill & drill holes with hammer drill & 1/2"masonry bit - 2 holes on each end. Note: windowless sill dictates top of bottom track even with bottom of opening - drill holes 12" on center. 3.) Measure up from bottom track and subtract 1 1/2" from panel height for this specific opening. Mark left and right 4.) Set bottom of top track on your marks left & right - drill & set tapcons. Note: Always plumb up with level to ensure top track is even with bottom.
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