Impact glass is not a single product but a rating. Two units that look identical on a showroom floor can carry very different design pressures, and in Coconut Creek that difference is what determines whether an opening holds through a Category 3 or fails at the corner anchors.
Impact glass versus shutters
Shutters protect an opening only while they are closed and correctly fastened. Impact units protect it permanently, including the afternoon nobody is home to prepare — which is the scenario that actually costs people their roof.
Insurance and wind mitigation
A wind mitigation inspection after a full opening-protection upgrade often moves the premium enough to matter. Ask for the mitigation form to be completed once the work passes, and keep the product approval paperwork with it.
Storm season arrives on schedule here — STS Impact Windows & Doors provides window installation services for Coconut Creek homeowners preparing early. STS Impact Windows & Doors covers the wider Palm Beach and Broward corridor.