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Enduring Beauty
Atlantic Premium Shutters is well known for crafting fully functional
shutters that are architecturally correct and historically accurate. These
shutters will enhance any home with a wide range of style, size and color
choices. Hurricane storm-rated shutters offer the same beauty and graceful
charm when they are opened and the added storm protection when they are
closed and secured.
Storm Protection
Hurricane storm-rated shutters incorporate the protection of the most
advanced, durable shutter materials, a strong polycarbonate layer, and
storm bars. The shutter offering includes options that meet the IRC, IBC
and State of Florida building codes. These storm-rated shutters have been
tested by an independent test laboratory that is 
certified
by the State of Florida and Miami-Dade County. An outside Professional
Engineer has also certified that the storm shutters were tested in accordance
with the testing protocols identified.
Dependable
Atlantic Premium Shutters is a division of The Tapco
Group, a leader in the building materials industry with a history going
back more than forty-five years. The Tapco Group is part of the Construction
Materials business unit of Headwaters, Inc., a billion-dollar company
traded on the NYSE.
Horizontal Storm Bar System
The Horizontal Storm Bar System meets the Large Missile Impact Test requirement
as specified in the IRC and IBC 2006. The storm system is offered with
fiberglass and composite shutters in louver, raised panel or board and
batten styles. The shutters can be ordered in 1/8" increments to
a maximum of a 60" wide x 102" tall window opening. The maximum
shutter width is 30". The system consists of two shutters with an
1/8" thick polycarbonate panel that is permanently attached to the
back of each shutter. Two horizontal storm bars that are the width of
the two closed shutters and are installed at the top and bottom of the
closed shutters. Horizontal storm bars are removable and can be installed
when a hurricane threat occurs.
Vertical Storm Bar System
The Vertical Storm Bar System meets the State of Florida Building Code
2006. The storm system is offered with fiberglass and composite shutters
in louver, raised panel or board and batten styles. The shutters can be
ordered in 1/8" increments to a maximum of a 60" wide x 102"
tall window opening. The maximum shutter width is 30". The system
consists of two shutters with an 1/8" thick polycarbonate panel that
is permanently attached to the back of each shutter. A vertical storm
bar that fits into mounting brackets on the top and bottom of the window
opening and fits between the two closed shutters. The mounting brackets
and storm bars are removable and can be installed when a hurricane threat
occurs.Storm shutters with the Vertical Storm Bar System have been independently
tested to a Design Pressure (DP) of 60 PSF.
Bahama
Storm System
The Bahama Storm System meets the State of Florida Building
Code 2006. This storm system is offered in fiberglass material for bahama
shutters. The bahama shutters can be ordered in 1/8" width and 1-½"
height increments to a maximum of 60" wide x 103" tall. An 1/8"
thick polycarbonate panel that is permanently attached to the back of
the shutter. A camelback locking system, which has been specifically designed
for Bahama shutters, is installed along the sides of the shutter. Bahama
Storm Shutters have been independently tested to a Design Pressure (DP)
of 60 PSF.