Tampa Bay specifics
Five Things That Are Different Here
The approval regime, the wind zone, surge exposure, the age of the housing stock, and how we work at this distance.
Your address and a list of openings. We will tell you what each one actually has to resist before anybody quotes a product.
Not HVHZ
Tampa Bay is outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone
FL approval
Statewide Product Approval is the path here
Design pressure
Set by your address and your opening, not by a brand
Licensed
General contractor, licensed in the state of Florida
5 tampa bay specifics
General information. Your building department and design professional determine what applies.
Tampa Bay Is Not HVHZ
The High Velocity Hurricane Zone covers Miami-Dade and Broward. Tampa Bay is outside it, and works under statewide Florida Product Approval.
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The Wind Zone
Design wind speeds in the Tampa Bay area are generally lower than in south-east Florida, which changes the pressures products have to meet.
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Surge & Water
The Tampa Bay area has significant surge exposure, and impact windows address wind and debris rather than water rising from below.
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Older Housing Stock
Much of the Tampa Bay housing stock predates current requirements, and what the wall is actually made of decides the installation.
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How We Work Here
We are based in Fort Lauderdale and licensed in the state of Florida. Tampa Bay work is scheduled around that, and we would rather be clear than imply otherwise.
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Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.