Hurricane Readiness - Tropical Storm Katia

In Florida, our Hurricane Season lasts from June 1 – November 30 every year. It’s important to be prepared just in case a hurricane endangers our shoreline. Hurricanes can damage your home and property. With Tropical Storm Katia approaching in the Atlantic, it’s a good idea to invest in hurricane impact windows and doors now. Impact resistant glass is designed to withstand hurricane force winds and flying debris. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Get your hurricane windows installed today.
Besides protecting your home with hurricane windows and doors, here are some of the basics that you need to be prepared in the event of a hurricane.

• Several gallons of bottled water
• NOAA weather radio
• Plenty of flashlights and batteries
• Non-perishable foods
• Disposable plates and utensils
• Pet food if you have pets
• Hurricane windows and hurricane shutters

Stock up on emergency equipment including flashlights, generators, a battery powered NOAA Weather radio, hurricane impact doors and windows, and plenty of batteries. Have plenty of canned food and bottled water on hand. Make sure you have a manual can opener (an electric can opener will not work if you have no electricity). Also, clear out your loose or clogged rain gutters and downspouts. It’s important to keep your trees and shrubs trimmed. If you own a boat, have a plan in place for where you will move your boat in the event of a hurricane. Having an emergency plan is important, so be sure to learn the best evacuation routes inland. Also, pinpoint your local shelters and make an emergency plan for your pets.

Prepare Now for Hurricane Irene

With Hurricane Irene brewing in the Atlantic, now is the time to get new Florida hurricane windows and doors installed. You need to protect your home from hurricane force winds and flying debris. Being prepared for a hurricane is more than purchasing bottled water and a NOAA weather radio. The most important step you can take in hurricane preparedness is protecting your doors and windows by installing impact resistant hurricane windows and doors.

Protect your home during hurricane season. Get hurricane shutters, impact resistant hurricane windows, and hurricane doors. Stock up on flashlights and batteries, canned food, bottled water, candles, and lighters. Buy a generator so that you can have electricity if the power goes out.

Most importantly, with the beginning of hurricane season. As hurricane Irene approaches, now is the time to get your hurricane replacement windows and doors.

Save Money with Energy Saving Texture Coating

If it's time to paint your house again, consider using a texture coating system instead of paint. Paint can chip, peal, and flake over time. Exposure to sun, rain, heat, and cold can alter the color as well. Also, house paint does not reflect heat and does not create a protective barrier between your home and the elements.

Conversely, texture coating is not paint. Instead, it is a protective coating that has been designed to actually reflect heat away from the exterior of your home. While house paint has no reflective qualities, texture coating can lower the exterior temperature of your home by as much as 40 degrees. When your home is cooler on the outside, it's naturally cooler on the inside, using less electricity. Your air conditioner won't have to work as hard and as a result, you will save money on your electric bill.

Most types of texture coating come with a lifetime guarantee - as long as you own your home. If you paint your home every couple of years, you will end up saving thousands of dollars over time on painting costs. Texture coating is both durable and energy efficient. At the same time, texture coating is also available in pretty much any color you would want. When making the decision to paint your home, consider texture coating instead for it's lifetime guarantee and energy efficiency.