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2. Hurricane shutter - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane shutters are used to prevent windows from being broken by flying objects during a storm. Although the negative pressure caused by high-speed wind flowing over a building roof can cause the roof to fail with the building envelope intact, broken windows allow the air pressure to rise inside a building , creating an even greater pressure ...

3. Window screen - Wikipedia

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   These are available for casement windows as well as other types of window and door openings. Do-it-yourself screen and frame replacement kits are widely available at hardware and home improvement stores. One kind is composed of straight aluminum sides (which can be cut to size) and plastic corner inserts. Screen replacement kits usually consist ...

4. Window shutter - Wikipedia

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   A window shutter is a solid and stable window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top, centre and bottom). Set within this frame can be louvers (both operable or fixed, horizontal or vertical), solid panels, fabric, glass and almost any other item that can be mounted within a frame.

5. Why You Should Always Close the Interior Doors in Your Home ...

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   This may sound like simple advice, but when a storm brings strong winds, homes are under extreme pressure. When wind enters through any open door or window, it can create even more pressure on the ...

6. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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   Building openings such as garage doors and windows are often weak points susceptible to failure by wind pressure and blowing debris. Once failure occurs, wind pressure builds up inside the building resulting in the roof lifting off the building. Hurricane shutters can provide protection.

7. Storm window - Wikipedia

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   On older houses, storm windows were installed in autumn when the window screens were removed; later homes had the pieces combined in one unit. Similarly, storm doors (also called "screen doors") allow similar energy savings for the necessarily less efficient primary doors – the screen allows for summer ventilation.