Bahama Shutters in Cape Coral, FL
The only product on this site that people buy because they like how it looks. The
storm rating is real, but it is usually the second reason, and there is nothing wrong with that.
The west-facing canal house
Cape Coral is 400 miles of canals, and a large share of the housing stock faces open water on the
west side. That is the view people pay for and it is also, for about four hours a day, a wall of
direct afternoon sun coming off the water with nothing between it and your glass.
A Bahama shutter hinges at the top of the window and props out
over it. Every day of the year it holds shade across the glass:
- The room behind it runs measurably cooler through the afternoon
- Flooring, furniture and art on that elevation stop fading
- Glare off the canal comes down without closing a blind
- Daytime privacy on a window facing a neighbour twenty feet away, which describes a lot of Cape
Coral lots
No other hurricane product on this site does anything at all for you between storms. That is the
honest reason most Bahama jobs get bought.
Curb appeal, and the elevation nobody wants shutters on
Cape Coral has no single architectural review committee, so unlike Estero or a gated community
you are usually free to do what you like. What people actually want is a front elevation that does
not look like it is braced for a siege.
That is the gap a Bahama fills. It reads as architecture rather than as storm equipment, which is
why the most common specification we write is Bahamas on the front and west windows and
accordion shutters on everything the street cannot
see. You get the whole house protected and the front of it still looks like a house.
What they are not for
| Opening | Bahama? |
|---|---|
| Front and west-facing windows | Yes |
| Sliding glass doors to the lanai | No — look at roll down shutters |
| The lanai opening itself | No — that is a hurricane screen opening |
| A long list of rear windows | No — accordions go much further per dollar |
One caution worth repeating: a lot of Bahama shutters sold in Florida are decorative only and
carry no approval. If yours is meant to count as opening protection it has to be specified and
permitted as a rated unit, and we will tell you which one you are buying.
Permitting in Cape Coral
Cape Coral has its own building department — this is a city permit, not a Lee County one.
It is our home jurisdiction and permitting is handled as part of the job. We supply and install
Bahama shutters; unlike our accordions and roll downs, these are not built in our shop.
Talk to us about Bahama shutters in Cape Coral
Tell us what you are looking at and someone from our team will call you the same business day. We go through it on the phone first — your openings, the products that actually fit, what is involved — and if it is a fit we come out and put a written quote in your hand. No charge and no obligation.
Questions we get asked
Will a Bahama shutter make the room dark?
It shades the glass rather than blocking it, and light still comes in around and under the shutter. On a west-facing Cape Coral window most people find the room more usable in the afternoon, not less.
Do Bahama shutters count as hurricane protection?
Only when specified and permitted as a rated unit. Plenty sold in Florida are decorative and carry no approval at all, which changes both the price and whether the opening is legally protected.
Can I put them on the lanai?
No. A Bahama covers one window at one width. A lanai is a wide single opening and wants a motorized hurricane screen that spans it in one piece with no post in the middle.
More questions? Our full hurricane shutter & screen FAQ covers products, service, permitting and financing.
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