Accordion Shutters for Hurricane and Storm Protection - Shade and Shield - Sarasota, Florida
Accordion Shutters for Storm Protection
Accordion Shutters are cost efficient protection for your windows and doors from storm and hurricane damage.
Our Accordion Shutters are designed to cover windows, sliding glass doors or enclose total balconies. Both curved and removable tracks are available to exactly fit your balcony and not take up valuable floor space. Silicon impregnated wheel carriages inserted in the top of the shutter allow the shutter to roll easily from side to side. These wheels align inside of a heavy duty extruded aluminum header track. Accordion shutters require about 1” per foot of width for storage. If you have a 12’ sliding glass door the shutter covers, you will have a 12” stack of shutter on either end or you will have a 6” stack on each side of the door.
Key features are:
Manual folding shutters can be stored on either end or both ends of an opening
Covers sliding glass doors, balconies, windows, or decks
Vertical blade construction designed for maximum strength regardless of size
Built to withstand hurricane force wind
Made from high quality extruded aluminum and Stainless Steel parts
Encloses entire balconies with one shutter
Improved Stacking-a 12' shutter when open only needs 12"of space when closed
More Coverage per Blade
Fast Assembly and Installation
Reduced "footprint" for balcony enclosures
Total Balcony Enclosure
Aside from storm protection, another interesting application for Accordion Shutters is what we call, Total Balcony Enclosure, virtually adding another usable room to your condo. A balcony enclosure is done by simply installing the shutter adjacent to the balcony railing instead of up against the balcony wall. Mechanically bent tracks allow us to fit any shape balcony and are made from interlocking extruded aluminum blades and fold to each or one side of an opening. Now your shutter can benefit you all year long, not just during hurricane season.
These Accordion Shutters have been tested to meet or exceed the most stringent requirements for Hurricane Shutters in the industry, including:
Florida Building Code (FBC) Non HVMZ
Florida Building Code (FBC) HVMZ
Miami Dade and Broward
International Building Code (IBC)
International Residential Code (IRC)
Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)