Rules Regarding Window Installation in Monroe and Dade Co. Florida
Rules Regarding Window Installation in Monroe and Dade Co. Florida
(OP)
I thought I understood rules regarding impact resistant windows and shutter/covering alternatives for Monroe and Dade county construction, but now think I may be wrong. Are the use of shutter and plywood coverings as an alternative to impact resistant windows now NOT allowed by Dade protocol in these counties? Where you are allowed to use coverings for large missile impacts, do windows still need to meet the pressure requirements calculated for location, building geometry, etc.?






RE: Rules Regarding Window Installation in Monroe and Dade Co. Florida
Yes, the windows must still meet the pressure requirements.
RE: Rules Regarding Window Installation in Monroe and Dade Co. Florida
The requirements of Miami-Dade County (high velocity hurricane zone) do not apply to Monroe county by Code. It is possible that Monroe county has adopted some of these requirements by local ammendment. You should check with the county building department to verify.
I do not see any reason why new construction would not be allowed to use shutters, so long as they are specified by the design team, and installed by the contractor prior to CO.