buying hurricane shutters

Try John at kOKOMO'S. It's at 5 corners.

He only does the metal shutters and he is pretty pricey, but a nice guy.

Try Castle Glassworks. They have new owners that are really go getters. Lots of experience in the business and many years on STX.

Jim

wasn't aware CG had sold. I'll give them a try. Have found Kokomo's rather overpriced for some other things we needed. I don't mind (in fact expect) paying a premium for getting stateside items on island, and am willing to support local businesses, but there comes a point when it is too overpriced and then I go elsewhere.

Has anyone ever used the thick gage polypropylene (pls don't insult me for spelling this wrong) hurricane shutters that attach to the home and are removable. I saw them advertised in Florida as a lighter and easier alternative to metal.

I purchased and installed a number of metal window panels on my house last year. I checked prices at Centerline, Kokomo's and Rooftops and Rooftops was quite a bit less than the other two. I installed mine inside the window opening with removable tracks, which required cutting the panels to a specific length. Although Rooftops cuts the tracks to whatever length you want, they do not cut the panels, which come in various lengths (just not the exact lengths I needed). You can cut the panels using a circular saw with an inexpensive metal cutoff blade.

We don't have polypropylene but do have "Force 12" cloth, which is made from Kevlar that we got from White Cliffs at Gallows Bay. I don't know if this can be used to cover windows, because it has a lot of "give" in it. I think it's supposed to be used to cover porches and galleries and the like. We have windows on our east-facing gallery that aren't impact resistant, so we got the Force 12 cloth to cover the gallery and protect these windows. The rest of our house has impact-resistant windows or roll-down metal shutters.

how is this supposed to work??? Is this the type that you run out at an angle to deflect the wind?