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The Science behind Hurricane Protection Fabric

Hurricane protection screens have long protected Japanese fishermen from Typhoons but when American companies started manufacturing they relied heavily on the goal of creating systems that passed Miami Dade and Florida Building Code tests. The problems with this goal of just passing a test center around the separation of the wind and impact tests that both Miami Dade and Florida Building Codes adhere to. (These tests were geared towards metal products—not hurricane fabric.

Since hurricane screens are in a weakened position when a wind is blowing—these tests need to be combined to determine if a fabric is safe. Simple right?

The separating of these tests was a major oversight on the part of the 1st American manufacturers such as Armor Screen, Storm Catcher and Force 12—It is arguable that none of these company’s grommet screen systems would function if they received an impact while the wind pressure was above 60 PSF.

Hurricane Fabric.com’s AstroFlex system was decidedly different and addressed this engineering defect by adding a flexible anchor point and later a strapping system to hold the system in the non-convex position so it could stop an impact should one hit the hurricane screen.

To further the above problem the elongation or stretch in Trampoline fabric is decidedly deficient at 12% elongation. HurricaneFabric.com is pleased to announce its newest fabric AstroGuard.

AstroGuard is a Hybrid Fabric System with 2 times the burst strength of Polypropylene and an elongation of 19%. This allows the AstroGard System to withstand even higher impact (especially for smaller windows) than our original unstrapped AstroFlex Hurricane Fabric System.

The AstroGuard System used the same Fiber Reinforced Clips. The AstroGuard System has a thin coat of our ceramic resin—factory applied so the fabric can be cut onsite with no edge finish.

Constant research leads to Constant Innovation. Choose HurricaneFabric.com and be safer during a Hurricane.

For more information about the AstroFlex or AstroGuard System Please call our Helpline 954-245-2705 or 866-862-2507

Garage Door Protection

Many individuals are unaware that protecting their garage doors is just as important as the window and entry doors of a specific home.

The larger the opening, the more vulnerable it usually is

Catastrophic loss of pressure especially associated with severe Cat 4 and Cat 5 hurricanes, gains its way into your residence via the garage door opening. This loss of pressure is much more severe than losing a window or door as the opening is larger increasing the risk of roof—then whole home failure.

The larger the opening, the more vulnerable it usually is. When a Category 4 or Category 5 storm hits your neighborhood—the extremely low-pressure associate with the storms actually can do more damage than the wind.

Here’s how it works. When a Cat 5 storm hits, the high pressure in your home is trying to escape—so there is actually as much negative pressure (the sucking action against widows and entry doors) as there is positive pressure (the wind load or wind against your home—the blowing action). Once an opening of your home is compromised then the entire home is compromised and the garage door should be viewed as a large entry door and not just the garage.

Many individuals actually keep their garage doors rolled up and just deploy their hurricane fabric so they have another vantage point to see the storm.

Choose Hurricane Fabric and be safer during a storm!!