Premium Hurricane Shutter Systems for Fort Lauderdale Homes
Fort Lauderdale is a boating city built around water. Homes here line miles of canals, face the Intracoastal Waterway or rise along the beach in condominium towers, and many take wind off open water on more than one side. DreamGuard installs hurricane shutters in Fort Lauderdale engineered for exactly that exposure. Hurricane shutters are permanently mounted protective systems that close over windows, doors and other openings to keep glass intact and wind out of the house during a storm.
Broward County sits inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the most demanding wind standard in the Florida Building Code. Every system we install carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance or Florida Product Approval, and DreamGuard pulls the permit and manages inspection as the licensed contractor on the job. Accordion shutters installed typically run $26 to $33 per square foot and roll-down shutters $33 to $65 per square foot. For a standard 24 by 42 inch window, that comes to about $182 to $228 for accordion protection and $228 to $455 for a roll-down, with exact figures for your openings in your written quote.
Accordion Shutters
Accordion shutters are permanently mounted hurricane shutters that fold along a track and lock into place in minutes. For Fort Lauderdale homes with long window runs and water on two or three sides, they are the fastest way to secure every opening without ladders, loose panels or storage. Owners who also need to move a boat and clear a dock ahead of weather value protection that one person can deploy quickly. Aging accordions on longtime canal homes can usually be repaired or restored rather than replaced.
Roll-Down Shutters
Roll-down shutters store in a slim housing above the opening and lower along guide rails, manually or at the touch of a button. Motorized roll-downs are the natural choice for covered terraces, summer kitchens and the floor-to-ceiling glass that frames water views along the Intracoastal. They add shade, security and quiet daily convenience while keeping the architecture clean.
Why Fort Lauderdale Residents Trust DreamGuard
DreamGuard, formerly Pacific Hurricane Shutters, has protected South Florida homes for more than 20 years as Florida licensed contractor CGC1536894. Our customers rate that work 4.9 stars across 270 Google reviews, and Fort Lauderdale sits at the heart of our Broward County service area.
- Certified Installation and Repair Specialists. Our technicians install, repair and restore accordion, manual roll-down and motorized roll-down systems of any brand, including older shutters that have weathered years of salt air on the water.
- Preventative Maintenance Programs. Salt air off the ocean and the Intracoastal is hard on tracks, locks and motors. Scheduled lubrication and inspection keep every shutter gliding smoothly season after season.
- Complete Storm Protection. Beyond shutters, we install impact windows and doors, so one licensed contractor can protect every opening of your home or business.
- A Satisfaction Guarantee on Every Opening. We test each shutter at the final walkthrough and do not consider the job complete until every opening operates smoothly and locks securely.
Waterfront Exposure Expertise for Canal and Intracoastal Homes
Wind behaves differently over water. Across a canal, a river or the open Intracoastal, gusts get an uninterrupted run at a home, which is why waterfront elevations often ask more of their protection than street-facing ones. Our assessments treat each exposure on its own terms, from the sliders on a dockside patio to a bedroom window that catches wind straight off the water. A downtown condominium, a beach house and a single-story canal home each need a different answer, and we treat them that way.
Materials matter just as much on the waterfront. We fit corrosion-resistant aluminum systems with hardware suited to salt air, anchored with fasteners rated for the loads they will carry. For condominium residents, design wind loads increase with height under the code, and we install systems rated for the floor they protect while supplying the product approval and licensing documents associations request.
This is everyday work for our crews. We serve homeowners across Broward County, from Plantation a few miles inland to the beachfront neighborhoods of Pompano Beach, so the team measuring your openings has protected homes exactly like yours.
Schedule Your Hurricane Shutter Installation in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A quiet month is the right time to plan storm protection, and a written quote costs nothing. We measure every opening, walk you through accordion and roll-down options in plain terms and hand you exact installed pricing with permitting handled by us. If you are weighing shutters against impact glass, the comparison guide below lays out the tradeoffs honestly.
Schedule your free hurricane shutter assessment in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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