Coastal Homes Need Certified Hurricane Impact Systems — No Exceptions

If you’re designing or building within one mile of the coast anywhere from Texas to New England, your windows and doors should be independently tested and approved for hurricane impact resistance — not just laminated glass with a hopeful label.

What you want is:

• Not just a 2x4 impact test,

• But full cyclic wind pressure testing at pressures simulating 170+ mph wind,

• And verified by an independent testing lab with real approval documentation.

Many manufacturers claim their laminated glass is “impact resistant,” but without rigorous testing and certification, these assemblies can and do fail under real hurricane conditions.

Don’t rely on marketing language. Rely on tested, certified systems designed to survive what the coast will throw at them.