Posting has been slow recently because of work in the real world and a family trip. When you travel over 2700 miles in a vehicle with two small children (aged 20 months and 3 months) you need to take some time to recover. Other than unpacking, truck cleaning and yard work, there has been little free time. There is still some work I need to do on the EDR and, of course, the Honey Do list.
I did manage to get an order in to a reseller of hurricane panels two weeks ago to protect my most vulnerable windows. I will post more details later, but I decided to go with Miami-Dade certified panels. These are 0.050-inch thick corrugated aluminum. I will be installing the mounting hardware myself. This will save me several thousands of dollars for a contractor. I will be following the approved plans for installation, especially the fastener schedules, to ensure the new panels stay firmly attached to the house. This offers the additional advantage of a house insurance discount if I cover all windows and openings.
I may also be testing another type of panel made from plastic similar to Coroplast. This will depend on getting a sample from the distributor/manufacturer. We will see. Looks like there will be no samples.
There are 37 days until the North Atlantic hurricane season starts.