The process of applying for a Shutters Installation permit, or any permit for that matter, has specific requirements which are made know by the local building department or development resources department in the municipality where your property is located. These requirements have been put in place for the purpose of ensuring the desirable end result of the work project that will be performed. What does that mean?

Installing one or more Hurricane Shutters here in Miami, or anywhere, has specific requirements and needs. It begins as a desire to have Hurricane Shutters properly installed and fully functional. And then it goes through the process of many steps in order to achieve this end result. Individuals working in organizations and businesses have, through planning and cooperation one with another, made it possible for materials and parts and eventually hurricane shutters to be brought into existence, manufactured and assembled according to certain specific requirements necessary to fill the needs of Hurricane Protection.

You do not want your shutter to collapse and come through your window or to be blown off the wall, leaving your window bare and exposed to the forces of nature and flying objects in a hurricane or tropical storm, right? Well, the Florida Building Code and Miami-Dade County Building and Development (and other similar entities in their respective locations) and various engineers have ensured that extensive research, calculations and testing have been done to determine what are the specific requirements for material strength, coverage of window and door openings, placement of screws and fasteners and assembly requirements and other specifics necessary to get the end result of Hurricane Shutters that are sturdy, effective and provide the required safety and security that are needed and wanted, protecting life and property from the violent forces of a Tropical Storm or Hurricane.

Protection of life and property is the "motto". It is the starting point. And it includes when the Building Department Inspector comes to see the end result of the work and installation. Does it meet the requirements? All the screws are tight and properly placed? Shutters function correctly? Other points are correct? Inspectors are really for the most part friendly people, but they have to observe with purpose in mind that the shutters installed have been done correctly, according to Building Code requirements. It is a "tough love" kind of attitude.

The Exacta Tech, Better Shutters team works for that same result. Our company has been in the business 30 years, is licensed and ensured and we work to do things by the book. And we are proud of the results of every single project, meeting the requirements of proper Hurricane Protection.

Still with me here? There's more to see below. Here are a few of the required documents in the Permit Application Process: