Hurricanes are becoming an increasingly frequent event in Broward County, but that’s no reason why with proper precautions you need worry any more frequently. Putting up hurricane shutters or storm shutters on your windows is a crucial precaution to take to ensure your home is ready to weather the storm.

Lawncierge specializes in hanging hurricane shutters as a service, and would be happy to protect your home for you in the event of a forecasted hurricane. To completely remove worry for a whole season, sign up for your seasonal protection package where we’ll hang your hurricane shutters before a season for a flat rate, no matter how many storms actually occur.

The Hassle of Hanging Hurricane Shutters

Hurricane shutters, if they’re built properly, can be heavy. While this is important to protect your windows, it’s no picnic hanging heavy hurricane shutters on your windows in every time a hurricane is forecasted to hit Broward County.

Hurricane shutters can also be dangerous. They often have sharp metal which can cause injury if not handled properly. These heavy shutters also need to be carried up ladders to cover second story windows, resulting in the potential for falls if not done properly. To best minimize these risks, you can always hire a professional.

There’s also the possibility that some crucial parts – screws, bolts, or other spare parts – have been misplaced from hurricane season to season. Traveling to the store amidst what might be pandemonium depending on the severity of the storm could be an unpleasant and time-consuming experience. This could be avoided by using a service like Lawncierge, which carries spare parts to ensure shutters can be hung properly.

More Frequent Hurricanes means More Putting Up Hurricane Shutters More Frequently

In 2018, three major storms that made landfall in Florida, not including those projected to make landfall when further out:

• Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall near Laguna Beach on May 28^th.
• Tropical Storm Gordon was born over the Florida Keys on September 3rd, making landfall east of the Florida Panhandle. It dumped heavy rain over Broward County.
• Rip currents from Hurricane Florence killed two on September 9^th.
• Hurricane Michael made landfall on October 10^th near Panama City as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (250 km/h); the second most intense to make landfall in Florida history.

With the 2019 season just beginning, hurricane Dorian is already poised to bear down on Broward County as a state of emergency was declared in Florida. With the number of hurricanes occurring so often and bringing the need to take shutters on and off windows just as often, it may be worth thinking about hiring a service to do this for you.

Hurricane Shutter Service

When the time, labor, and worry of putting hurricane shutters on windows so many times in a season begins to overwhelm you, you may want to hire a professional that can put shutters on your windows and take shutters off of your window. You can call a service like Lawncierge to do this before a major hurricane and rest assured that your home will be protected. We’ll hang your shutters sufficiently in advance of the hurricane’s arrival in Broward County and make sure to take them down once the storm has passed. We’ll also protect your home by trimming back any necessary trees and branches which might pose a risk to your home before the storm, and clean up or haul away large branches that may have been knocked down by the storm.

You can also consider prepaying for a season. We charge a flat rate for your home which you can prepay for a season to ensure that shutters are taken on and off once the storm has abated. This provides our clients with peace of mind that they don’t have to overturn their lives days in the days leading up to the storm, and after it’s over.

Customers without storm shutters are still eligible for both the hurricane shutter service and seasonal service. For those without their own shutters, we carry plywood and will install these in the event of a storm.

Hurricane Aftermath

After a hurricane hits, there’s often much work to be done to restore a sense of normality. Your yard may need to be cleared of debris which might include scattered leaves and branches. Sometimes branches or even whole trees may need to be cut up and hauled away. If trees have completely fallen over, stump grinding service may need to be called. Mulch may need to be replaced if winds have scattered or removed the top layers of plant beds.

Here at Lawncierge, our goal is to handle everything for our clients. If your home needs cleanup, shutter removal, tree removal, mulching, or stump grinding services after a major storm or hurricane, leave it to us to coordinate. This way you and your family can return back to the status quo and come back to a beautiful lawn and landscape.