With Hurricane Season Here,The Time for Planning is Now.
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2017 hurricane season gave us back-to-back Category 4 storms – Harvey, Irma and Maria, and made a lasting impact that many are still recovering from. These monster storms reinforced what every Florida homeowner already knows well — the anxiety an impending storm brings, and the importance of staying safe and protecting our homes when hurricane season comes around each year. With hurricane season behind us, this is the right time to do a home analysis and ask yourself, is my home well-protected? If it isn’t, now is the time — before the next hurricane season begins — to fortify your home. Conventional windows can easily be broken from high winds, tree limbs, or flying debris and present a big risk to your safety and the integrity of your home. If your home is unprotected, it becomes essential to find a way to safeguard your castle. There are several options out there, but when it comes to convenience, durability, reliability, and aesthetics, none can compare to hurricane impact windows.
Phoenix Windows & Doors is a full-service home remodeling company, specializing in storm impact windows and doors and is an authorized dealer of Assura. Assura Windows & Doors isa Florida-based manufacturer, who’s been making American-made storm windows and doors for over 50 years. General contractor and Phoenix owner Gerry Reeder has 25 years of experience in this industry, and has the expertise and experience to guide you through any project, regardless of the scope. Between Gerry and his team’s expertise and the quality of Assura windows, you can be fully confident that Phoenix will deliver a final product that will improve your home and give you peace-ofmind for years to come.
Having storm impact windows and doors is a convenient way to protect your home against storm damage and keep you safe without the hassle of having to put up shutters, but other benefits include adding a layer of home security, reducing your homeowner’s insurance cost, and increasing your home’s energy efficiency. Hurricane windows also increase the value of your home and make it more attractive to a homebuyer.
Improving your home by adding new windows and doors is a big project that needs to be executed by an experienced, knowledgeable professional. Installing windows is a relatively straightforward process for most contractors in that they usually only require squaring up the window opening and sealing them off. Accordion shutters are a cost effective option for homeowners that can be manufactured and installed within 30 days. Phoenix produces and installs genesis shutters which can withstand wind load pressures of +150/ 200 mph. They are also designed for high rises. Compact stacking of blades takes up less space and gives shutters more elegant and discreet look blades are 7 inch compared to most shutters at 6 inches allowing for less shutter blades to cover same area
Phoenix carries a full line of hybrid vinyl aluminum windows with argon gas glazing. These commercial grade windows are energy star rated and structural performance up to 200 mph.
On the other hand, installing a new front door is more complex. With more moving parts, installing a front door requires the expertise of someone who’s familiar with the intricacies that include trim work, shoe work, hinges, and frames. Other companies who offer hurricane impact windows don’t typically have experts on hand for door installation. Since the front door is the focal point of your home’s exterior, you should entrust its installation to a company that has door installation experts on its team. Phoenix Windows & Doors has carpenters and craftsmen who have years of experience and specifically understand the complexities of door installation to deliver you a final result that will be beautiful and secure.
Phoenix Windows & Doors is a participating contractor in the Ygrene program – a Florida program that allows qualified homeowners to finance certain energy-saving and hurricane home protection improvements through their property taxes. Broken down into affordable payments, an improvement like hurricane impact windows -- a project in the cost vicinity of $20,000 -- could be financed for as low as $160 a month through Ygrene. Factor in the savings of as much as $50 off a monthly energy bill, and a lowered homeowner’s insurance premium of as much as $80 a month, and a large project like installing hurricane impact windows can suddenly be an affordable reality for a net cost of only $30 a month. Be sure to ask your Phoenix professional about Ygrene and how affordable – and attainable -- a big home improvement project like installing impact windows can be.
Phoenix Windows & Doors has the product selection, expertise, and commitment to customer satisfaction to make them your go-to window company. In addition to storm impact windows and doors, Phoenix also offers conventional windows and doors and is a full-service one-stop shop for all your home improvement projects. They offer full kitchen and bath remodeling, tub-to-shower conversions, stud-to-stud renovations, and flooring installation. Their project coordinators are ready to help you upgrade your windows or tackle any home improvement project on your wish list. Mention this article to your Phoenix professional and receive an additional 5% off their already low prices.
Come visit their showroom at 1450 SW 3rd Street, Suite A10 in Pompano Beach to see their full selection, or call them at 945-7549 to schedule a free in-home consultation at a time that’s convenient for you.