IT’S STRONG • IT’S SIMPLE • IT’S FAST ERECTING PLYWOOD HURRICANE SHUTTER PANELS WITH THE SHUTTERUP® SYSTEM IS QUICKLY ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO THE SIMPLE ASSEMBLY OF THE COMPONENTS  

FOR SURFACE MOUNTING ON CEMENT FRAMING SEE TDS 207-1B1 SIMPLE ENOUGH TO INSTALL YOURSELF •ECONOMICAL ENOUGH TO HIRE IT DONE THIS LATCH AND RECEIVER COMBINATION IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR QUICKLY AND EASILY ATTACHING HURRICANE SHUTTERS ONTO WINDOWS AND DOORS. THE UNIQUE DESIGN IMPARTS A STRONG INWARD FORCE ON THE LATCH BY THE RECEIVER’S SLANTED STRIKE, FIRMLY PRESSING THE LATCH AND PANEL INWARD AGAINST THE WINDOW FRAME.  

FOR SURFACE MOUNTING ON WOOD FRAMING SEE TDS 207-1A1 SIMPLE ENOUGH TO INSTALL YOURSELF •ECONOMICAL ENOUGH TO HIRE IT DONE THIS LATCH AND RECEIVER COMBINATION IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR QUICKLY AND EASILY ATTACHING HURRICANE SHUTTERS ONTO WINDOWS AND DOORS. THE UNIQUE DESIGN IMPARTS A STRONG INWARD FORCE ON THE LATCH BY THE RECEIVER’S SLANTED STRIKE, FIRMLY PRESSING THE LATCH AND PANEL INWARD AGAINST THE WINDOW FRAME.  

FOR FLUSH MOUNTING IN CEMENT FRAMING SEE TDS 207-2B1 SIMPLE ENOUGH TO INSTALL YOURSELF •ECONOMICAL ENOUGH TO HIRE IT DONE THIS LATCH AND RECEIVER COMBINATION IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR QUICKLY AND EASILY ATTACHING HURRICANE SHUTTERS INSIDE WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES. THE UNIQUE DESIGN IMPARTS A STRONG INWARD FORCE ON THE LATCH BY THE RECEIVER’S SLANTED STRIKE, FIRMLY PRESSING THE LATCH AND PANEL INWARD AGAINST THE WINDOW FRAME OR AGAINST THE STOPS.  

FOR FLUSH MOUNTING IN WOOD FRAMING SEE TDS 207-2A1 SIMPLE ENOUGH TO INSTALL YOURSELF •ECONOMICAL ENOUGH TO HIRE IT DONE THIS LATCH AND RECEIVER COMBINATION IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR QUICKLY AND EASILY ATTACHING HURRICANE SHUTTERS INSIDE WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES. THE UNIQUE DESIGN IMPARTS A STRONG INWARD FORCE ON THE LATCH BY THE RECEIVER’S SLANTED STRIKE, FIRMLY PRESSING THE LATCH AND PANEL INWARD AGAINST THE WINDOW FRAME OR AGAINST THE STOPS.  

JOINING MULTIPLE PANELS FOR WIDE AND HIGH OPENINGS SUCH AS PICTURE WINDOWS, PATIO DOORS, GARAGES, ETC. THE NORSE HURRICANE LATCH SYSTEM SEALS AT THE TOP, SIDES AND BOTTOM PANEL PREPARATION IS SIMPLE AND NOT TIME-CONSUMING PANELS ARE FIRMLY CLAMPED TOGETHER AND THE JOINT IS CONSIDERABLY STIFFENED AND WIND-SEALED. WHERE SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED, SEE TDS 207-3A2 RECOMMEND 3/4” PLYWOOD FOR STRENGTH IN A STORM  

JOINING HURRICANE SHUTTERS ON CURVED OR ANGLED OPENINGS, SUCH AS BAY WINDOWS OR STOREFRONTS, CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED USING THE NORSE HURRICANE LATCH AND THE HINGED ‘P’ RECEIVER PANELS ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH A STRONG, SPRING-LOADED COMPRESSIVE FORCE AT ANY ANGLE NEEDED. THE HINGED ‘P’ RECEIVER AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS TO THE ANGLE OF THE VERTICAL JOINT OF THE ADJACENT PANELS  

JOINING HURRICANE SHUTTERS ON CURVED OR ANGLED OPENINGS, SUCH AS BAY WINDOWS OR STOREFRONTS, CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED USING THE NORSE HURRICANE LATCH AND THE HINGED ‘J’ RECEIVER. PANELS ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH A STRONG, SPRING-LOADED COMPRESSIVE FORCE AT ANY ANGLE REQUIRED. THE HINGED ‘J’ RECEIVER AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS TO THE ANGLE OF THE VERTICAL JOINT OF THE ADJACENT PANELS  

USE OF THE LARGE TYPE 1 LATCH AND THE ‘OT’ RECEIVER PROVIDES AN EASY WAY TO TIE DOWN THE BOTTOM EDGE OF A HURRICANE PANEL TO THE WINDOW SILL  

USING HOOKS AND HANGERS AS SHOWN HERE IS RECOMMENDED TO INITIALLY SUPPORT THE PLYWOOD PANELS WHEN HURRICANE LATCHES ARE BEING INSTALLED, AND WHEN QUICKLY GETTING THE PANELS UP AT HURRICANE TIME IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. WHEN HOOKS AND HANGERS ARE IN PLACE, THE WEIGHT OF THE PANELS IS QUICKLY TRANSFERRED TO THE HOOKS, LEAVING HANDS FREE TO EASILY LOCK DOWN EACH LATCH.  

USING HOOKS AND HANGERS AS SHOWN HERE IS RECOMMENDED TO INITIALLY SUPPORT THE PLYWOOD PANELS WHEN HURRICANE LATCHES ARE BEING INSTALLED, AND WHEN QUICKLY GETTING THE PANELS UP AT HURRICANE TIME IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. WHEN HOOKS AND HANGERS ARE IN PLACE, THE WEIGHT OF THE PANELS IS QUICKLY TRANSFERRED TO THE HOOKS, LEAVING HANDS FREE TO EASILY LOCK DOWN EACH LATCH.  

USING HOOKS AND HANGERS AS SHOWN HERE IS RECOMMENDED TO INITIALLY SUPPORT THE PLYWOOD PANELS WHEN HURRICANE LATCHES ARE BEING INSTALLED, AND WHEN QUICKLY GETTING THE PANELS UP AT HURRICANE TIME IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. WHEN HOOKS AND HANGERS ARE IN PLACE, THE WEIGHT OF THE PANELS IS QUICKLY TRANSFERRED TO THE HOOKS, LEAVING HANDS FREE TO EASILY LOCK DOWN EACH LATCH.  

USING HOOKS AND HANGERS AS SHOWN HERE IS RECOMMENDED TO INITIALLY SUPPORT THE PLYWOOD PANELS WHEN HURRICANE LATCHES ARE BEING INSTALLED, AND WHEN QUICKLY GETTING THE PANELS UP AT HURRICANE TIME IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. WHEN HOOKS AND HANGERS ARE IN PLACE, THE WEIGHT OF THE PANELS IS QUICKLY TRANSFERRED TO THE HOOKS, LEAVING HANDS FREE TO EASILY LOCK DOWN EACH LATCH.  

ONE, TWO OR MORE NORSE BOTTOM BRACES ARE USED AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF A SHUTTER FOR FLOOR ATTACHMENT AT A DOOR OR OTHER OPENING TO ENSURE AGAINST SHUTTER MOVEMENT. FASTENING TO CONCRETE OR WOOD FLOORING IS ACCOMMODATED. The Norse Bottom Brace shown here is designed to work with hurricane panels (plywood or other materials) to 3/4”/19mm thick. RECOMMENDED PANEL THICKNESSES: 3/4”/19MM. MINIMUM RECOMMENDED PANEL THICKNESS: 5/8”/16MM