If you are planning storm panel shutter installation, there are a few things that you have to bear in mind. You have a constructed house. You take the measurements. The patio doors will have a vertical surface mount put up using a standard “H” header. If necessary, you may have to slide the panels slightly to make sure that the knob lines up properly with the panel. Generally, they line up without the horizontal adjustment of the panels. This makes the storm panel installation somewhat easy. In extreme cases, you have to cut a hole in a panel rather than use a build out. If the matter is a sliding glass door handle, it can simply be removed leaving a finger grip for opening and closing the door.



Storm panel installation can be carried out horizontally and you don’t require any header or sill. You can use a fastener that installs ¼-20 nut in the wall. Then you have to use a sidewalk bolt to fix the panel when the threat of a hurricane exists. In storm panel installation, the horizontal mount does not comprise the hardware. In order not to pay more for the storm panel installation, compare the costs. Before the storm panel installation is carried out, ensure that the material conforms to the Dade-Broward County Standards. The supplier must furnish this information to the county building officials. Dade approval and SBCCI standards together make for the requirements of the insurance companies. To go ahead with storm panel installation, you need to acquire material. There are three different kinds of storm panel installations, light, medium and hurricane. These models afford maximum protection. The number of fasteners to be attached during the panel installation is calculated based on the number of panels per opening times four plus four. The fasteners won’t attach to the doorframe. They are installed on the surface close to the opening. The openings could be windows, doors or open hallways. The weight of aluminum will be around 6.8 lbs per each panel. You can go in for storm panel installation and the panels will provide you the peace of mind that is worth the effort.



In the installation process, the length of the bolt is decided by the thickness of the material that you are attaching. The usual depth of the bolt is 1” to 1 ¼”. You can use the 1” side walk bolt for direct panel installations and the 1 ¼” when using the standard headers and sills. If you have a foam trip piece around the opening, you don’t need sidewalk bolts, if you are using a thick item to attach a header or sill to the building. This type of construction always has a frame inside of each opening usually made of wood, called BUC. It is used to attach windows and doors to the building. This is the point of attachment for the shutters. The installation is thus completed.