Are you a custom home builder serving Southwest Florida? If so, new construction hurricane shutters are a great way to set yourself apart from the crowd of other builders. Most new home builders include metal storm panels. Yes, these are cheaper, but they are also unsightly and difficult to install. In other words, they won’t impress your clients. In fact, they may make your clients choose another builder.
Differentiate your homes by offering your buyers easy to use, permanent hurricane shutters. Permanently installed, custom hurricane shutters are highly desired by home buyers in SWFL. They are sure to increase your customer satisfaction. And they will definitely enhance the desirability of your homes vs other other builders’ homes.
In other words, offering your buyers permanent hurricane shutters can help you sell your homes vs other builders.
Find out more details and ideas about new construction hurricane shutters below.
What are hurricane shutters for new construction homes?
Permanent hurricane shutters are permanently installed on the exterior of a new home. When a storm approaches all the homeowner has to do is close the shutters and lock them in place. They can be installed in a matter of minutes vs hours or days like storm panels. This is far easier than making the homeowner install and uninstall storm panels.
All of our shutters are made to protect a home’s windows, doors and other vulnerable areas against the worst hurricanes. They are made from impact resistant materials and engineered to withstand hurricane force winds and flying debris.
Our Eurex Shutters PTX™ Hurricane Shutters meet & exceed the latest Florida Building Codes. They are tested to withstand up to a category 5 hurricane.
New construction storm shutters come in several styles. We discuss some of these below.
Recommendations: best storm shutters for new construction homes
If your goal is to create beautiful, functional new homes then premium, permanent hurricane shutters are your best option. We suggest going with a style that offers high levels of both convenience and attractiveness. These features will greatly enhance your new construction homes. And it makes it easier to justify the cost of the shutters.
Using premium, permanent shutters are a sure fire way to differentiate your homes from other builders.
In turn, we recommend the following hurricane shutters for your new construction homes.
*Please note: we have several types of permanent shutters to choose from if these are not the right ones for your project.
1. New construction roll up hurricane shutters
What are they?
Eurex Shutters PTX™ Rolling Shutters are the ultimate storm shutters in terms of convenience and protection. Retractable window shutters roll up and down on permanently installed tracks. When they are open the slats of the shutter tuck away nicely in a housing box on the top of each window/door.
Operation of new construction roll up shutters
You can choose between manually operated or automatic roll down shutter versions.
Automatic models are operated by electric motors with a manual (or other) backup mode in case of power loss. These can be wired to a single switch in the home for easy deployment. They can even be operated with a mobile App, such as the TaHomA System APP: A Eurex Shutters Exclusive.
Functionality
Roll up shutters offer many functions to your new home buyers. These include:
- Storm protection
- Security protection
- Privacy
- Shade and UV control
Design and aesthetics
Roll down shutters have a clean, sleek design. They have a minimalistic look when they are opened as well as closed. You can also pick from a variety of standard color choices. This allows you to offer strong protection and functionality while also meeting your clients’ design goals.
1. Hurricane screens
What are they?
Eurex Shutters PTX™ Kevlar Hurricane Screens are the best choice for protecting outdoor spaces, such as patios, lanais, porches, and more. They are suitable for very wide openings. In fact, they can be installed on openings up to 30 feet wide.
So if your new homes will include breathtaking outdoor spaces then these are a perfect fit. They will take your outdoor spaces to the next level for your buyers. Our screens will make your outdoor spaces more enjoyable in addition to well protected.
Roll down storm screens operate similar to roll down hurricane shutters. They roll up and down on permanently installed tracks. They also have housing boxes, but these boxes are smaller than roll up shutter housing boxes.
Operation of hurricane screens
They are similar to roll down shutters in terms of their operation as well. Your buyers can choose between manually operated or automatic versions.
The automatic models are operated by electric motors with a manual (or other) backup mode in case of power loss. Similar to the shutters, these can be wired to a single switch in the home for easy deployment.
Functionality
Hurricane screens are great for hurricane protection, but they offer a lot of other functions to your new home buyers. These include:
- Storm protection
- Privacy
- Shade and UV control
- Moisture resistance
Design and aesthetics
Hurricane screens also have a clean, sleek design. They look like high-end shade screens, which of course are beautiful.
The screens’ housing boxes are ultra slim, which minimizes their appearance.
In terms of aesthetics your buyers can pick from a variety of standard color choices. This means they will fit in nicely with the design aesthetic of your new construction homes.
Conclusion
Hurricane shutters are a great way to differentiate your new construction homes from other builders. Offering premium, permanent hurricane shutters vs storm panels is sure to impress potential buyers. They will appreciate these premium offerings vs unsightly, hard to install hurricane panels, even those panels that have tracks. And they will surely enjoy strong, convenient storm protection that will enhance the look of their new home.
Eurex Shutters is Southwest Florida’s oldest hurricane shutter company. We have worked with custom home builders and homeowners in the SWFL area since 1986. So work with us if you want to differentiate your new construction homes.
