Protecting Your Home from Nature's Destructive Forces

"Hurricane amnesia", in the words of one of the members of the Florida Building Commission's Hurricane Advisory Committee, is a condition where people forget the risks when time passes between storms…

If you are one of the many visitors to the CitiQuiet Hurricane Window website, you know that so much of the damage and loss of life is preventable with little preparation.

In effect, all coastal regions of the United States should prepare for possible wind speeds of 110 mph or greater.

It is extremely critical to maintain the structural shell of your building - home or business - to save the entire structure. In all likelihood, once the wind enters a building, the whole structure will be significantly damaged.

CitiQuiet's Impact Window is offering you the most effective solution to-date: Impact Resistant Hurricane Windows.

Zero failures

During the highly devastating hurricane season of 2004-2005 in South Florida, CitiQuiet Impact windows and doors had ZERO failures. Thanks to the decades of CitiQuiet experience nationwide as well as high-performance and safety ratings of our impact resistant windows, thousands of people and several multi-million dollar buildings have been saved during the worst of storms.

Hurricane Window is a Florida-based division of an acknowledged and reputable company CitiQuiet Windows, specializing in protecting your home from the undesired outside forces. CitiQuiet Hurricane Window is highly recognized for its performance. This is attributed to the composition of our hurricane impact windows made up of thick laminated and tempered glass on the one hand and the state of the art materials and reinforcements encompassing the entire window and door on the other. Keeping in mind that product is nothing without perfect installation, CitiQuiet's highly trained technicians install the hurricane windows with a white glove approach - correct the first time and every time meeting and exceeding all code requirements.

Is your home up to the code?

In January 2002, the statewide Uniform Building Code went into effect to make Florida homes safer from hurricane damage. The main provisions of the code are that all new construction must include hurricane impact-resistant windows or shutters. Doors and windows must meet pressure requirements. You can ensure the product meets the code by having one installed that has a Miami-Dade county Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or a Florida Building Code approval (FBC).

CitiQuiet hurricane glass windows all have an NOA from Miami-Dade County and are approved for use by all local building departments in South Florida. This full-service division supplies services from Miami-Dade County and all other counties as far north as St. Lucie County with the approved hurricane proof windows and doors that meet and exceed wind load requirements in both large missile and small missile applications.

Why CitiQuiet Impact Resistant Windows?

Our impact windows have proved to safeguard our customers' buildings from

• Destructing winds
• Shattered glass
• Wind born debris
• Torrential rain

Another benefit - as opposed to the shutters and plywood - the hurricane impact windows provide continuous protection. No seasonal installation and removal is needed. Most importantly structurally, the windows serve as an integral part of the entire building so that the wind doesn't get as easily behind the windows and it's virtually impossible to pull them off as it may happen with the shutters and plywood.
In addition, another significant reason why hurricane impact windows should be installed in your home is for Security. The laminated glass that is used in the CitiQuiet hurricane window will prevent thefts from intruding into the home.

When installing the impact windows, we recommend that homeowners contact their insurance company since many insurance firms offer reduced rates or other incentives for making a home safer.

Contact the CitiQuiet Hurricane Division for information about our complete product lineup of Impact windows and doors. Don't forget to inquire about such beneficial attributes as:

• Low-E Glass
• Turtle Glass
• Reflective Glass
• Tinted Glass
• Thermal Insulated Glass
• Glazing
• LEED options for energy efficiency

and any other question regarding window and glass door protection from the undesired outside forces.