Thank You Mr. Chris for making this video especially for us widows. My husband passed away and I am having to learn how to do things on my own with no help. Your video has helped me so much. Thank You once again.
Thank you so much for your video. Our very first hurricane in Florida and we didn't know how to deal with the shutters. You have helped us to stay safe. 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏
I do not see the point of using the power drill to tighten the screws, that just extra work. They are driving the wingnut all the way in, just a couple of turns more by hand and they are tight.
Is it possible to double the storm shutters by using two storm shutter sets on each window? Using two sets of the storm shutter would double the thickness of the metal storm shutters. I'm guessing that would increase the strength against flying debris that hits the storm shutters.
Yes but they have a rating from the state of Florida that will protect you up to a cat 5 hurricane, really any winds over that will just about destroy anything just like a tornado
what do you do if you have a window ledge sticking out on the bottom by an inch or two? How would you install these panels in that situation? They seam to work well with a completely flat wall.
do you have a picture of your window from the outside ? if you have a precast sill outside then you should have metal tracks installed under the sill and over top your window
I have stucco window ledges outside, we placed mental storm panels horizontal with Male panel mates on sides of windows to avoid the bottom bump caused by the exterior window ledges.
Thank You Mr. Chris for making this video especially for us widows. My husband passed away and I am having to learn how to do things on my own with no help. Your video has helped me so much. Thank You once again.
Thank you so much for your video. Our very first hurricane in Florida and we didn't know how to deal with the shutters. You have helped us to stay safe. 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏
Same for us! Stay safe
I’m glad it helped and stay safe
Thank you for posting this video. This is the first time I have ever had to deal with these and I would have done it wrong had I not watched this.
Thanks for this vid. I'm running to Lowe's now
Thank you Chris. Moving to FL and will have this at my hoise but wasnt familiar. Appreciate the video
Horizontal instead of vertical? Won’t the panels catch high winds? Possibly cause a increase pressure between the panel and window?
These are installed per engineering specifications. Both ways can handle the wind for Florida building codes outside of HVHZ
I do not see the point of using the power drill to tighten the screws, that just extra work. They are driving the wingnut all the way in, just a couple of turns more by hand and they are tight.
You neglected to discuss the mounting anchors.
On the first window.. what are the bolts called that drilled into the house???? My house has vinal siding..
Male panelmates
How do u install the initial bolts that were already on the wall
Is it possible to double the storm shutters by using two storm shutter sets on each window? Using two sets of the storm shutter would double the thickness of the metal storm shutters. I'm guessing that would increase the strength against flying debris that hits the storm shutters.
Yes but they have a rating from the state of Florida that will protect you up to a cat 5 hurricane, really any winds over that will just about destroy anything just like a tornado
what do you do if you have a window ledge sticking out on the bottom by an inch or two? How would you install these panels in that situation? They seam to work well with a completely flat wall.
do you have a picture of your window from the outside ? if you have a precast sill outside then you should have metal tracks installed under the sill and over top your window
I have stucco window ledges outside, we placed mental storm panels horizontal with Male panel mates on sides of windows to avoid the bottom bump caused by the exterior window ledges.
great video thanks
Hwo do you install panel mates ?
So it's ok to leave those sides open to the wind?
Yes
0:44 como se llama esa punta?
What are the panels called?
we just call them steel storm panels