What Are Hurricane Impact Windows?
Hurricane windows, also known as impact windows, are windows designed to withstand the forces of nature such as those of a hurricane. When a hurricane approaches, as they commonly do during hurricane season in South Florida, the wind pressure on the outside of your home rises with the storm’s strength. Inside your home, where all the doors and windows are closed, the pressure stays the same. This difference is what can be dangerous, and it’s why hurricane windows are so popular. When objects from a storm hit a non-hurricane window, the flying debris can shatter the window and cause massive damage from wind and rain.
How Impact Glass Works
Impact glass is constructed of impact-resistant glass with two layers of annealed or tempered glass bonded to an intermediate layer of a shatter-proof membrane (polyvinyl butyral, or PVB). When the outer layer of glass is struck by flying debris and breaks, the shattered pieces adhere to the shatter-proof membrane, protecting your home from the elements.
Benefits of Hurricane Impact Windows
Hurricane windows offer other benefits in addition to protecting your home when a hurricane sends debris toward your windows.
No Shutters to Put Up
Impact windows are an excellent alternative to hurricane shutters. You don’t have to spend hours putting up and taking down shutters every busy hurricane season.
Security
The same glass that stops flying debris also helps deter burglars from entering the home.
Energy Efficiency
Insulated impact glass helps keep the cool air in and the warm air out, which can lower your electric bill.
Possible Insurance Discounts
The windows’ impact-resistant rating can mean insurance savings. Check with your carrier for the details.
Impact Window Styles We Install
We install PGT and ES impact windows in the style that fits each opening:
- Horizontal sliding for wide openings and rooms where a window can’t swing out
- Single-hung for a classic look with a sash that slides up
- Casement windows that crank open for full ventilation
- Fixed picture windows for views and natural light
- Custom shapes such as arched and specialty windows
Hurricane Window Installation
Complete offers a large selection of hurricane impact windows and can install them quickly and conveniently, so you can enjoy your home and your improved view. Ask one of our sales associates about home and commercial installation by one of our highly trained technicians. We pull the building permit and schedule the inspection. Contact our Riviera Beach office at 561-822-5444.
Replacing doors as well? See our impact door and window installation page.
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Impact Window Repair
Already have impact windows that won’t stay up, rattle or won’t lock? Impact windows use heavier sashes and their own spring types, and most problems can be repaired without replacing the window. See our window repair page for balance springs, sash locks and guides, and our glass replacement page for cracked or foggy impact glass.
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Hurricane Impact Window FAQs
What makes a window hurricane impact rated?
Impact windows use laminated glass, two layers of glass bonded to a shatter-proof PVB interlayer, set in a reinforced frame. If debris breaks the outer glass, the pieces stick to the interlayer and the opening stays closed.
Do impact windows replace hurricane shutters?
Yes. Impact windows protect the opening on their own, so there are no shutters to put up before a storm.
Can impact windows lower my insurance?
Many insurance carriers offer premium discounts for impact-rated windows and doors. Check with your carrier for the details.
Do I need a permit to install impact windows?
Yes. Replacing exterior windows needs a building permit. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection.
Which impact window brands do you install?
We install PGT and ES impact windows and doors.
Can you repair impact windows instead of replacing them?
Often, yes. Balance springs, sash locks, guides and glass can usually be replaced. See our window repair page.
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