Everything you need to know about protecting your home, family, and investment with hurricane impact windows.
Impact-window assemblies are designed and tested for specific impact, pressure, size, glass, frame, hardware, anchorage, and installation criteria. Performance and approval apply only to the exact documented configuration; confirm the current Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA required for the property and opening.
Many impact assemblies use laminated glass with an interlayer. Glass make-up and breakage behavior vary by the exact approved configuration.
Frame material, reinforcement, dimensions, design pressure, anchorage, and limits vary by the exact assembly.
Hinges, locks, fasteners, and anchorage must match the approved configuration and installation instructions.
Testing and ratings apply to the exact assembly, dimensions, glass, frame, hardware, and installation represented by the current documents.
Requirements depend on the currently adopted Florida Building Code, local amendments, jurisdiction, risk category, site, opening, design criteria, and permit. Confirm the current requirements with the building official and responsible design professional.
HVHZ provisions apply in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Confirm the exact project criteria and accepted approval documents:
Outside the HVHZ, requirements still vary by the current code, mapped criteria, jurisdiction, property, and opening:
Request a free consultation with a Florida-licensed impact-window contractor.
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