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Hurricane windows Needed For NYC
Throughout the month of September this year, the five boroughs of New York have been getting repeated tornado warnings. That’s right. Tornado warnings. In New York City. Now, it is important to keep in mind that some spots out near the end of Long Island are use to this sort of thing. And by “this [...]
Choosing Hurricane Windows
If you live in a hurricane-prone coastal area, then hurricane windows are one of the best ways to protect your home in the event of a severe storm. Unlike ordinary windows, hurricane windows are designed to withstand impacts by debris flying at speeds at over 100mph. Hurricane windows are generally constructed with a combination of [...]
Hurricane Windows and Tornadoes
Hurricanes, cyclones, tropical storms: they’re formidable, powerful forces of nature that can easily destroy buildings with and without hurricane windows. One of the deadliest types of storm is the tornado, which can sweep up anything and everything in its path. A tornado is a swirling, violent, rotating column of air that’s connected to both the [...]
Impact Windows and The Most Destructive Hurricanes in U.S. History
Impact windows can save your windows and the property in your home when it comes to tropical storms and hurricanes. But sometimes, hurricanes are more severe, causing complete destruction to properties and loss of life. Some of the most destructive hurricanes in terms of economic and human impact in U.S. history include: Hurricane Carla in [...]
Hurricane Windows: What Is a Hurricane?
You’ve got your hurricane windows installed, but what is a hurricane, exactly? A hurricane is defined as a “tropical cyclone of great intensity” and is marked by a whirling, violent movement. These forces of nature can cause devastating destruction to people and property. Hurricanes happen when there are large bodies of warm, moist air; they [...]
TI Contractors and Hurricane Windows
TI Contractors is proud to have an Impact Windows and Doors division. This group of trained professionals specializes in providing you with the highest quality of hurricane impact resistant windows and doors. And they proudly do so while offering professional, certified, licensed, and insured installation. For those worried about price, be aware that TI Contractors [...]
Get Your Impact Windows Ready: The 2010 Hurricane Names
Hurricane Season is on the way. Time to install new hurricane windows. The list of 2010 Atlantic Ocean Hurricane names has already been decided, as it typical is. Generated by the National Hurricane Center, the names of the hurricanes always start from A and continues on until W, and then starts from the top again. [...]
Along The Gulf, Hurricane Windows Face Hurricane Alex
If you live in the Gulf Coast region, you probably have hurricane windows on your home. You’ve seen your share of bad weather in the past few years–and it isn’t stopping, either. Hurricane Alex is the latest troublemaker, causing turbulent seas that are disrupting the BP oil spill clean-up. As a resident of the region, [...]
Are Shutters or Impact Windows Better in the Face of a Storm?
For a while, shutters really took the cake when came to optimal protection, but with the latest technological advances in impact windows and stringent testing they must go through, they offer supreme benefits as well. If you can’t decide between impact windows and hurricane shutters, here are a few pros and cons of each: Hurricane [...]
Impact Resistant Windows: It’s Better to Be Safe Than Sorry
What feels worse—spending time and money preparing for something that never happens, or finding that you’re ill-prepared in the face of an emergency? I’m sure everyone who’s experienced an ordeal that they weren’t prepared for can say that it is the worst feeling in the world. So when you are thinking of the preparations you [...]