Waterfront and lakefront exposure changes how quickly hardware corrodes. Here is what we specify for homes in the Isles.
Corrosion Is the Local Enemy
Homes backing onto water sit in higher sustained humidity, and hardware shows it. Plain steel rollers, unplated hinges and bare spring wire pick up surface rust years earlier than the same parts a few streets inland.
We specify galvanized or coated springs, sealed bearing rollers and stainless fasteners at the bottom bracket and jamb anchors where standing water and spray reach.
Finish Selection
Baked on polyester finishes over hot dipped galvanized steel hold up well here. Where a homeowner wants a wood look, a factory applied composite overlay outlasts a real wood door in this exposure by a wide margin and needs no annual refinishing.
Aluminum full view frames are naturally corrosion resistant, which is one reason they are popular on the newer waterfront elevations.
Wind Exposure
An opening with a long open fetch across water carries different pressures than a sheltered interior lot. The product approval you install has to cover the design pressure for the exposure category, not just the door size. We confirm this before ordering rather than after the inspector arrives.
Reinforcement struts and heavier end stiles are typical on these openings.
Book an Isles of Weston Estimate
Free measurement and a written quote with the product approval documentation included.
Impact Rated Garage Doors Weston is at 16000 S Post Road, Weston, FL 33331. Call (954) 837-8316, open 24 hours, seven days a week.
Impact Rated Garage Doors Weston
- 16000 S Post Road, Weston, FL 33331
- (954) 837-8316
- Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
Main office: Impact Rated Garage Doors, 13651 NW 4th St, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, (954) 232-0488.
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