Each plan is only four pages long and fairly easy to understand. To get the Hurricane Shutter Design package, write to American Plywood Association, P.O. Box 11700, Tacoma, WA 98411. Bahama shutters These large louvered panels also can be used year-round, though some consumers complain that Bahama shutters, even in the up position, let in very little light. They are connected by hinges at the top of the windows and protrude over the bottom of the window. When a storm threatens, protrusion rods are removed and the shutter is latched down.
Some models crank down from inside the house.
Bahamas are easy to make ready for a storm but cannot be used on sliding glass, garage or entrance doors. Colonial shutters Colonials are permanently mounted on the side of each window as decorations, and they fold like double doors over the windows when a storm threatens. A reinforcement bar is installed to hold the shutters in place. Easily prepared when storms threaten. We have asked experts for advice on buying shutters and have turned up some odd twists and turns that may trip up the unwary consumer.