Concerned about protecting your Florida home from hurricane damage?

It is already required by code in some parts of Florida and will be required in more areas when Florida's new Uniform Building Code goes into effect in March 1, 2002. PGT® WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors are specially designed to provide effortless, full-time protection for your home. With WinGuard Windows and Doors, there is no need for inconvenient, unsightly panel, accordion or rolldown shutters. Even when you're away, WinGuard Windows and Doors guard your home against hurricanes and intruders, while reducing noise and providing UV protection.

PGT® WinGuard® Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors provide your home with effortless, full-time protection against flying debris and hurricane-force winds.

Now there’s no need for inconvenient, unsightly panel, accordion or rolldown shutters plywood or other hurricane protection devices. Even when you’re away, WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors guard your home against hurricanes and intruders with no effort, while reducing noise and providing UV protection. WinGuard with vinyl frames and standard insulated glass also provides enhanced energy efficiency.

Now there’s no need for inconvenient, unsightly panel, accordion or rolldown shutters plywood or other hurricane protection devices. Even when you’re away, WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors guard your home against hurricanes and intruders with no effort, while reducing noise and providing UV protection. WinGuard with vinyl frames and standard insulated glass also provides enhanced energy efficiency.

Hurricane Andrew, which caused such massive damage to Florida in 1992, taught researchers that violent winds alone are not the major cause of window failure.

The real cause is flying objects. As a result, codes for hurricane protection now focus on impact protection for windows and doors, not just wind velocity.

PGT WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors combine heavy-duty aluminum frames with impact-resistant glass. A special silicone glazing process keeps the glass from breaking away from the frame. Although the glass may crack on impact, the interlayer keeps the glass intact, preventing destructive wind from entering your home.

Impact-resistant glass is comprised of two glass panes bonded with a special interlayer of clear polyvinylbutyral. Similar to auto windshields, but nine times stronger, it provides amazing protection against flying debris.

When flying objects pierce windows and doors, hurricane-force winds enter the home. Internal pressure causes the roof to blow off, resulting in massive wind and water damage.

WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors pass stringent Large and Small Missile Impact Tests. In the Large Missile Impact Test, a window is subjected to two impacts by a nine-pound 2 x 4 beam traveling at a speed of 50 feet per second. Then this “impacted” window is subjected to hurricane-force winds. The polyvinylbutyral interlayer keeps the window intact and sealed against wind even if glass is cracked by a flying object.

Noise Reduction - The construction of WinGuard Windows and Doors helps reduce outside sound and traffic noise, enhancing the serenity of your home. Enjoy peace and quiet inside, even in the midst of noisy outdoor activities.

Sun Protection - These remarkable windows and doors even protect your draperies, rugs, furniture and artwork from the sun’s damaging UV rays, filtering out up to 99% of harmful rays.

Peace of Mind - The same impact-resistant glass and heavy-duty construction that keeps flying objects from penetrating your home in a hurricane also provides a strong deterrent to intruders, thieves and vandals, The PGT WinGuard line includes a complete selection of custom-made impact-resistant windows and doors that meet the strictest hurricane codes.

Energy Efficiency - WinGuard with vinyl frames also offers enhanced energy efficiency with heavy-duty multi-chambered vinyl frames and standard laminated insulating glass. The insulating glass combines impact-resistant laminated glass with a third piece of glass separated by an air space for insulating value.

WinGuard Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors with aluminum frames pass stringent Large and Small Missile Impact Tests. In the Large Missile Impact Test, a window is subjected to two impacts by a nine-pound 2 x 4 beam traveling at a speed of 50 feet per second. Then this "impacted" window is subjected to hurricane-force winds. The polyvinylbutyral interlayer keeps the window intact and sealed against wind even if glass is cracked by a flying object. All WinGuard Windows and Doors with aluminum frames have Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, qualifying them for use in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

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Destructive winds and flying debris are no match for High Performance Impact Windows. This is proven and certified by a series of test impacts against the window from a “large missile” - a 9 lb wooden 2x4. The missile is calibrated at 50 ft. per second upon impact. After the window passes this test, it’s subjected to positive and negative pressure. Every element of each and every test for this product must be passed to conform to ASTM E1886 & E1996 criteria.

We back all High Performance Impact Windows with highly comprehensive coverage. It’s your assurance, through a Lifetime Limited Warranty.

• Vinyl extrusions built to withstand the extreme heat and humidity common to coastal regions.
• Reinforced heavy-duty vinyl frame
• Integral flange for masonry construction
• Integral nail-fin frame for wood frame construction
• 100% solid polyurethane glazed for greater strength and seal
• Fully weather-stripped with fin seal polyester pile