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Chronicles of the Design & Construction of Two Waterfront Hurricane Proof Dry Stack Modular Green Custom Homes
1. Villa Lagoon, Wilder Italian Style Home
2. Nasello Italian Style Home


Weathershield Impact Glass Windows and Doors

Early June, 2007

weathershield impact glass windows-exterior hurricane proof weathershield windows
casement windows open outward
exterior of window with concrete window sill in place. bituthene self adhered waterfroofing membrane

This product goes around the window openings. It is a peel-n-stick product. It is cut into strips and goes under the frame of the window.

workmen installing dade county code storm windows outside of bronze finish impact glass windows
interior and view of impact glass weathershield windows house interior casement windows
DAC ART fireplace and windows to the Gulf of Mexico

 

 

 

On the outside of the windows we will use HydroStop. This is a paint-on product that has a mesh fiber layer as one of the components. You paint on a coat of Hydrostop and while it is still wet , you lay down the fibrous material and then another coat of Hydrostop gets applied on top of that.


Both these photos are exterior shots. We ended up with a gap that is going to require some kind of solution. These are two different windows in these photos. The bottom of the window is suppose to fit in such a manner that all that is required is the trim supplied by Weathershield Window Co. It is obvious that after we install the trim there will still be a considerable gap which need attention. The block guys built to the block position plans which were supplied by DAC-ART who made our blocks. We ran into problems on our arched shaped windows as well. In that case, we had to chisel away concrete to get the windows in place.