Hurricane shutters in Florida: a new-construction review on doing it to code
Among hurricane shutters Florida reviews, the new-construction ones are some of the most useful, because they deal with the part most homeowners don’t see coming: code, permitting, and wind ratings. This five-star review from the Patel family is a good example.
They were finishing a new build and ran into the gap between what their builder included and what they actually wanted. Their review explained it: “The builder did the code minimum on the windows. The big covered lanai at the back, the part we designed the whole house around, had nothing. We had questions. What’s actually required by code here? What wind rating do we need? Does this need a permit? Will it pass inspection?”
Those are the right questions, and their review credited us with answering them properly. “In Florida, especially in a coastal county, storm protection products have to meet specific wind-load ratings, and installation usually involves permitting and inspection. Get it wrong and it doesn’t count, for code or for insurance. Shutter and Shade Source is a licensed Florida general contractor. They knew what the county required, pulled the permits, and installed to the rating the products are engineered to meet.”
Their review walked through the process they’d been dreading and didn’t have to manage themselves: “They measured the large openings, specced motorized hurricane-rated screens across the span, pulled the permit, installed, and met the inspection. We didn’t have to learn the Florida building code on the fly, which is what we’d been bracing for.”
The review made a point worth repeating for anyone building in Florida: “The time to do this is while the lanai is fresh and accessible, not three years in after a storm reminds you it’s open.” They did it before their first season in the house, and rated the experience five stars.
Their closing line summed up what they wanted from a contractor: “We’d just built our home and wanted the best part of it protected properly, done by the book, by somebody who’d still be around if a question came up later.”
If you’re building in Florida and reading hurricane shutters Florida reviews to find a licensed local team that handles code and permitting, the Patel review reflects how we work. Shutter and Shade Source handles measurement, permitting, and installation across the West Coast of Florida. Call (800) 483-5404.