How to Avoid Hurricane Damage in 2020
When you receive hurricane warnings for the area you live in, taking preventative measures is the best way to help minimize the amount of damage to your home. Severe winds and rain can cause enormous damage to a house if there are any weak or vulnerable areas to your home. You can reinforce these areas […]
Preparing Your Home for a Flood After a Hurricane
Heavy rain, strong winds, and tidal surges are powerful effects of hurricanes. Hurricanes can cause flooding in coastal regions, inland, and in communities where you would least expect it. Floods are one of the most common natural disasters. They can be severe and destructive. Even a few inches of water can impact your home. Flood […]
Is the Cost of Hurricane Shutters Worth It?
For those of you who do not yet have hurricane shutters on your windows, we’d like to ask a question – what is holding you back from having them installed? Perhaps you are wondering if they are worth the cost. You might think that repairing a broken window isn’t that big of a deal and […]
Does Reading Make a Difference?
Literacy is one of the main focuses in school. Children used to learn to read in first or second grade; they are now learning in Kindergarten and sometimes even in Pre-Kindergarten. Yes, we now have four and five-year-olds who can read. Children reading at that age used to be considered advanced. Advanced is now the […]
Hotels, Motels, or Air B&B’s – Part Two – What’s the Difference?
In our previous blog, we discussed the star rating system for hotels – those given by the hotel industry and those given by prior guests. Those ratings don’t always match up. A two-star hotel may receive a rating of four stars by a guest due to great customer service and a spotless room. Likewise, a […]
Hurricane Fabric and Hurricane Panels
You hear a lot of talk about hurricane shutters, so we thought we would shed a little light on a couple of other types of hurricane protection for your windows. Shutters are an excellent source of hurricane protection, and we do offer a variety of shutters such as Bahama shutters and colonial shutters. However, these […]
What School Should You Choose?
You may be thinking the title of this blog is referring to college. While that is a huge decision, even before college parents have to decide which school their young children should attend. The good news is that if you don’t like the school you initially choose for your child, you aren’t stuck there. There […]
Hotels, Motels, or Air B&B’s – Part One – What Are Star Ratings?
People travel all throughout the year. Of course, there are “peak seasons” like summer and Christmas break, but no matter when you travel you are probably looking for nice accommodations at a reasonable price. None of us are looking for crummy accommodations or outrageous prices that break the budget! It can be a difficult […]
Other Uses for Hurricane Shutters
Because of their name, people usually only associate hurricane shutters with the things on their house that they deploy during a storm. While this is, of course, true, there are also other benefits to hurricane windows that we would like to point out to you. Whether you already have hurricane shutters on your home or […]