Hurricanes are ferocious weather systems that bring torrential rains, floods, storm surges and deadly winds and missiles accompanied by them. They make life miserable by destroying homes and damaging infrastructure. Hurricane shutters are used as first line of defense to combat the ravages of the hurricanes. They plug the windows and doors and defend the deadly winds and wind borne debris. Hurricane shutter hinge is one of the shutter fasteners used to mount hurricane shutters like the Bahamas, Rollers, Accordians, Awnings and Colonials. An array of Hurricane shutter hinges is available in the market for different varieties of shutters. These Hurricane shutter hinges have contributed to some shutters to survive and remain functional for centuries or more.




Failure of the windows and doors during the gales bears a big risk. The wind enters the house and creates enough pressure to blow off the roof and collapse the walls of the building. Hurricane shutter hinges help in easy installation and operation of the shutters. Creative Hurricane shutter hinge is also available to decorate the shutter and sport a spectacular outlook. The Colonials and the Bahamas use shutter hinges for mounting on the windows. The Colonials are side hinged and the Bahamas are top hinged, they attach directly above the windows as the bull nose and prop open when ever in use. Hurricane shutter hinge is used to mount these shutters. These Hurricane shutter hinges are made of weather proof materials like zinc plating. Different styles of this Hurricane shutter hinge include shutter strap hinge and pintle, middle hinge and pintle. Antique Hurricane shutter hinge varieties are also available.





Installing Hurricane shutter hinge can be different for different windows. In general, the pintle mounts on the face of the wood trim. The strap mounts to the side of the shutter that faces forward when in the closed position. Occasionally, it is necessary to attach the pintle directly to the siding, brick or stucco finish of the house. In that case, a lag mount pintle must be used. In order to have a complete Hurricane shutter hinge set, you must order both hinges and pintels. Surface-mount pintels are most often used on smooth surfaces, i.e, wood, stucco, concrete block and brick. Lag-mount pintels are used most often on uneven wood and vinyl-siding surfaces.



Strap Hurricane shutter hinge is been used since the colonial era to the present. Despite the sale of the shutter hardware at a very low price, due to the industrials revolution, the strap Hurricane shutter hinge has not lost its charm. It is due to its durability and the strength. The strap used to bind the wooden elements of the shutters together. The much sought after styles are board and batten raised ones with the L style hinges. Panel and lowered styles are often used with strap hinges.