I bought Storm Stoppers® in June of 2008 to replace
my old plywood shutters. I’m almost 70 years old. Following your color
installation instructions, I cut the panels with a box cutter and
installed them myself. I like Storm Stoppers® as they are easy to mount
to my 2nd story windows and the product is lightweight and
easy for my wife to reinstall if I’m not home.
Our home is in Oak Island (aka Anahuac) in Chambers
County, Texas. It sits approximately 300 yards East of Trinity Bay. In
advance of Hurricane Ike, we evacuated on Wednesday, September 10 and
then the hurricane hit our area the evening of Friday, September 12.
When we returned that Sunday, our home was one of the few left
standing. Prior to Hurricane Ike’s arrival, there were 22 structures
between our house and Trinity Bay. Hurricane Ike leveled all of them,
including 14 homes on pylons, 7 homes on the ground and 1 travel
trailer.
Hurricane Ike was a strong Category 2 Hurricane
with winds exceeding 110 mph. I believe my house is still standing
because of Storm Stoppers®. They protected our windows and prevented
the roof from blowing off. We love the product!
Kenneth King
Oak Island (Anahuac), Texas
Deck Before the storm
House
Before Ike
Our home is one of the few left standing!
Dear Storm Stoppers®:
I live in Magnolia TX, which was right on the eye wall
of Hurricane Ike. Even though we are 40 miles north of
Houston we still had sustained winds of 100 mph with
gusts reported at 120 mph. In fact, I lost three large
oak trees, one of which landed on my roof. I bought and
installed your product several years ago and you'll be
happy to hear that they all stayed in place and I did
not sustain a single broken window, unlike some of my
neighbors. As you can see from the attached photos, the
panels at the back of the house are flush-mounted and
exposed to the full force of the wind. Yet, none of them
budged.
I must also comment that it only took me 45 minutes to attach my 24
Storm Stoppers® panels to the windows prior to the storm, while I
watched my neighbors struggling to board up the traditional way with
plywood. During the hurricane, it was a tremendous comfort knowing I had
the Storm Stoppers protection. I just wanted to say thank you.
Regards,
Thomas Laird,
Magnolia, TX
A tree fell on the neighbor's house-top left
Note the large tree down, lower right
House
Before Ike
