1.   Be sure to check the gap at both side jambs before attempting to install the shutters.

2.   Homeowners in areas of high risk for hurricanes, for example, often have storm shutters installed on their homes to protect windows from high winds and flying debris.

3.   Installing shutters is not particularly difficult, but it is important to measure the shutters carefully and trim them precisely, or they will not hang straight.

4.   Just after Hurricane Erin bypassed South Florida, I called a company that makes and installs hurricane shutters to check on business.

5.   Some families have installed hurricane shutters, which protect a lot of windows and houses.

6.   This can mean buying flood insurance, installing storm shutters or hosting prevention forums.

7.   Would allow insurance discounts for homeowners who install storm shutters.

8.   Before the shutter was installed, an insulating material had blocked the view through the window.

9.   Some have installed steel shutters to protect store windows.

10.   The window had been covered with insulating material before the shutter was installed, and no one could look out.