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Not sure what your job should cost?
Answer a couple of questions and we will give you an honest ballpark before anyone calls you, so you know whether a quote you get later is reasonable.
What it costs
Shutters are priced by the opening and by the type, so a house with a lot of big windows costs more to protect than a small one. Two things move the number here that people forget: the size of your openings, and whether you want something you deploy by hand each time or a roll-down you close with a switch.
Protecting a whole coastal home is a real investment, but it is one that can lower your windstorm insurance and pays for itself the first time you do not board up with plywood at midnight.
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Questions people ask
Which kind of shutter is best?
The best one is the one you will actually use. Roll-downs close with a switch and cost the most; accordions are permanently mounted but close by hand and fit most budgets; panels are cheapest but you bolt them up every time; impact windows are the window itself so there is nothing to deploy. If you travel during storm season, lean toward roll-downs or impact glass. If you are home and budget-minded, accordions are the practical middle.
Will shutters lower my insurance?
On this coast they can. Coastal Texas has a separate windstorm insurance system, and rated storm protection that is properly installed and certified can qualify for a premium discount. That discount offsets part of the cost over time. The key words are rated and certified, so ask any installer whether what they quote can be windstorm certified and get it in writing.
Can I just use plywood?
In a true last-minute pinch it is better than open glass, but it is not a real answer. Plywood carries no rating, will not certify for insurance, and often does not stay attached in real hurricane wind. If you live here, it is worth putting in protection that actually holds and that the windstorm system recognizes.
When should I get shutters installed?
Before the season, not during it. Installers book up fast once a storm is named and everyone calls at once, and you do not want to be measuring openings while a hurricane is in the Gulf. The whole point of shutters is that they are ready before you need them.
Do I need to protect every window?
Ideally yes, because a house is only as protected as its weakest opening; once one window or door fails in a storm the pressure inside changes and the roof is at risk. If the budget will not cover everything at once, a good installer helps you protect the biggest and most exposed openings first and phase in the rest.
Do people put shutters up for every storm or leave them up?
Both, but the local pattern is telling: the first named storm of the season usually triggers everyone to prepare, and once a lot of folks close up for that first threat, they leave the shutters up, or partly up, for the rest of the season instead of fussing with every system that spins into the Gulf. That is a good reason to choose a shutter you are comfortable leaving closed for weeks, like an accordion or a roll-down, over panels you would have to keep bolting on and taking off.
Service area: Corpus Christi · Flour Bluff · Calallen · Padre Island · Robstown · Alice · Kingsville · Portland · Banquete · Agua Dulce · Falfurrias · Beeville