Indoor plantation shutters are not hurricane-rated by themselves — they're interior aesthetics. For real storm protection in Florida, you need impact-rated exterior shutters or screens working alongside your interior plantation shutters. ShutterUp builds and installs both.
Some plantation shutter websites imply their interior product is hurricane-rated. That's misleading. Interior plantation shutters — wood, AlumaCore®, faux-wood, vinyl — provide privacy, light control, energy efficiency, and aesthetic value. They do not pass Florida Building Code hurricane impact testing (TAS-201, TAS-202, TAS-203) and they will not protect your windows from wind-borne debris.
The smart spec for a Florida home is: impact-rated exterior protection (screens or accordion shutters) on every opening, plus interior plantation shutters for daily light, privacy, and aesthetic. The exterior product handles storm season; the interior product handles everything else. ShutterUp designs and installs both, and we coordinate the install so the two systems don't interfere with each other.
Most Florida insurance carriers offer 15-30% premium reductions for verified impact-rated openings. We provide manufacturer documentation and certificates of installation that satisfy carrier requirements. For an oceanfront Palm Beach property paying $40,000+ annual premiums, the savings can be substantial.
Every plantation shutter we sell is built in our Fort Myers, FL factory by craftsmen on our payroll, then installed by our W-2 install team. The same company that built it is the company that installs it and the company that warranties it. That's why our lifetime warranty is genuinely lifetime.
Lifetime warranty on every plantation shutter we install. Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Cape Coral, and the entire Florida coast.