#1503 Postby Michele B » Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:23 pm
zeehag wrote:idaknowman wrote:My thoughts on putting up temporary shutters (wood, aluminum, metal) based on my own personal experience.
Since we don't use them very often, they are probably stored in a place not easily accessible (have to move things around to get to them and place them by the windows/doors);
Do you have all the materials necessary to put them up: tools, hardware, ladder, at least one helper preferably with extra tools;
Are you going to be dealing with rain & wind when you put them up? Rain is a hassle, wind is a problem if you're holding up a 6' tall panel.
So consider the above, and add whatever time it has taken you in the past to put them up - you have put them up in the past to make sure they fit, etc.?
my house n mazatlan is nowhere near water unfortunately but has built in metal shutters for security reasons and placed long before my arrival here.. they areblack and solid and donot remove.. these open wide for bright sun and stay nicely set open. can close easily for canes or whatever security reason was imagined on installation. these could be placed in all homes without major cost..is a shame that so many in cane danger zones donot think of using this kind of security against storms. they allow regular window usage and close easily and reopen as easliy. kids can do it. shame usa has not figured this out.
Every geological area has its own particular "quirks."
Was talking to one man who related a story about Charley....that his neighbor and all the people hunkered inside his house during Charley were ALL pushing against the front door of the house, trying to keep it SHUT closed against Charley's winds to avoid the storm getting into the house.
All I could say to him was, "There's a reason homes in FL used to always be built with exterior doors that opened OUTWARD!"
People come to an area from another place and want to build something they are familiar with, not taking into consideration there's a REASON homes in FL have doors that open outward, as opposed to "up north" where the doors can swing IN.
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