Roll Up Security Shutters

[Chris Colston]

How about a 4th option....raise them to expose the window and lower as needed for a pending storm, etc just like we do in Florida. You could take the photos with the shutters "happily" encased in their houseing above the window. What he does after you are gone....oh, well.

You did good by checking all of that out. But making the homeowner remove them from the second floor when they can just as easily be raised seems a bit of overkill.

I don't believe those shutters were ever meant be used like security bars. They are meant to be closed during a storm and reopened once the storm has passed. Even in hurricane country, we don't keep the shutters down all of the time for the very reason of concern, fires.

 

[allen worsham]

Originally posted by Chris Colston@Jun 22 2005, 10:27 AM
How about a 4th option....raise them to expose the window and lower as needed for a pending storm, etc just like we do in Florida. You could take the photos with the shutters "happily" encased in their houseing above the window. What he does after you are gone....oh, well.

Well, even rolled up they show in the rear photo. More importantly, I saw them and I can't pretend they're not there. Onceyou squeez out the toothpaste it is impossible to put it all back in.

Follow up to the follow up. I spoke to the home owner earlier today and they are having the shutter company come out and install the battery back ups. Hopefully he will be able to confront them with the facts (misleading information and lack of information about meeting code) and get them to do it at a reduced price or materials only. I also talked with the underwriter directly over the phone about the situation as communicatin with a middle man is very frustrating and not always getting the right tone and information. He verified that the battery back ups would satisfy their conditions and was very appreciative of my photos and comments in the appraisal. So I feel much better now.

Allen

 

[Chris Colston]

Originally posted by allen worsham@Jun 22 2005, 08:05 PM
Well, even rolled up they show in the rear photo. More importantly, I saw them and I can't pretend they're not there. Onceyou squeez out the toothpaste it is impossible to put it all back in.

I never said to pretend they are not there. I said to roll them UP in their encasement. That way the window is shown in the photo and there is egress from the bedrooms to the ground below. Satisfies the fire code that way. Only when the shutters are down and locked in place do you have a fire code problem. As noted before, these types of shutters are not meant to be permanently down.

I repeat, you did good with your investigation and thoroughness with this situation and if the battery back-up satifes the client, congratulations!!