If your home does not have hurricane shutters or impact windows, an alternative is plywood, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA also urges against taping your ...

In the midst of the devastating floods brought by Hurricane Oscar in San Antonio del Sur, located in Cuba's Guantánamo ...

Hurricane-proof windows use reinforced frames and impact-resistant glass treated with a layer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). These windows can withstand winds up to ...

Hurricane windows can cost between $300 and $7,800 per window. Installation costs fall between $100 and $300 per window, depending on complexity. Hurricane windows are not the same as impact ...

which window is in the rear of our home and is not visible from the street. Under our rules we are only allowed to close the shutter if a hurricane is imminent and the HOA board issues permission ...

Should I take my hurricane shutters down, or should I leave them right where they are until the end of hurricane season? Who is willing to roll the dice right now and take the shutters down ...

Homeowners who fail to use hurricane shutters during a storm ... Michael Allatt is putting up shutters on all windows of his condo about a block from the beach in Jupiter.

Q: When we recently replaced the windows in our 1969 home, we removed the dilapidated wooden shutters. (Bats were roosting ...

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24, according to Martin County Animal Control Officer Amanda Heffron: A 4-foot-long coral snake was found near a large debris ...

The storm is expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of rain onto Florida communities in its path, with some areas seeing up to 18 inches. Tornadoes are likely across central and southern Florida, the ...