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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (701412)9/11/2005 4:55:17 PM
From: HPilot  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Windows of course would have to made from bullet proof glass, and doors at least 2" think solid steel.

Bullet proof doesn't work, it would have to be blast proof, and debris could still break through the frame. But add shutters made of 4 inches of rienforced concrete and you have a cat 5 proof window with closed shutters, maybe even tornado proof.



To: Peter Dierks who wrote (701412)9/11/2005 5:09:03 PM
From: goldworldnet  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Here's a neat house.

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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (701412)9/12/2005 6:27:19 AM
From: JDN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
My friend just built a house similar to that. His glass is hurricane proof and requires no shutters. I dont know if its bullet proof or not but I do know that just the MATERIAL cost alone (not the labor, not the frame) for the glass in his house was $25,000. How many people would pay that amount of money for just the glass, probably TRIPLE it for total installation? jdn

ps: My neighbor across the street did something that was really cheap, dont know how good it is, but he covered his existing windows with a plate of Lecican (sp?). Might be a cheap alternative.