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Hurricanes can be a scary thing. Even if you’re well-used to Palm Beach’s extreme weather—and prepared your house to withstand it—accidents can happen during storms, causing property damage, breaking your hurricane windows, and requiring window replacement services afterward to bring your life back to normal.  

Impact windows are designed to withstand sudden impacts without shattering, keeping water and wind out of your house and preventing injuries due to sharp glass shards. Still, understanding how to act if a window breaks can protect you and your family and ensure your replacement is swift and effective.

5 Steps to Take When a Hurricane Window Breaks

1. Assess the Damage

Imagine the situation: you're at home during a hurricane. You’ve all found rescue in a safe, well-protected room and are calmly waiting for the storm to pass. Suddenly, you hear a big noise. Your first instinct will be to check that out, and that’s okay: this isn’t a horror movie.

If you’re with kids, ensure they stay in a safe room and leave alone. Then, try to locate the source of the problem. Be careful when walking to avoid tripping with possible debris. Moreover, make sure to have an emergency kit with a light with you in case the power goes out.

2. Seal The Area Off

Once you’ve located which window suffered damage, try to seal the area off.

Impact windows are designed so that they don’t shatter with a sudden impact, so there shouldn’t be any noticeable openings or sharp shards of glass lying on the floor. However, if a flying object hits the window’s frame, the possibility of an opening increases.

If you notice a broken frame through which water and wind are entering, cover it with a piece of cardboard.

3. Close the Room

If you don’t have anything to fix the window with or don’t feel confident approaching the broken window, seal the room to isolate the damage to that part of the house. Besides closing the door, try to place towels and sheets under the door to prevent water and wind from coming in.

This helps avoid damage from spreading to other parts of the house.

4. Move to Another Space

If you are in the room where the window broke, relocate to another part of the house. If one window breaks, others may as well. Go to an interior space that might not have windows, such as a bathroom, closet, or even your basement, if you have one. You will be safer away from windows of any kind, even if they’re made with strong impact glass.

5. Find Reliable Window Replacement Services

Impact windows are made with sturdy glass, resisting strong winds, sudden impacts, and the crazy weather that comes with living in Palm Beach. Even in the event that they do break, they won’t shatter and put your family at risk of injuries. Afterward, Palm Beach Hurricane Windows can help you replace the glass easily.

Our window replacement services are always more accessible than purchasing a brand-new impact window, so reach out!