FAQs · 2026-05-14
Do I really need storm screens in Virginia?
An honest answer: most properties don't — exposed ones do. Who Defender screens are actually for in our service area.
Do I really need storm screens in Virginia?
Honestly: many properties don't, and we will tell you so. Virginia's severe weather is thunderstorm wind, derechos, and nor'easters rather than tropical systems, and a typical tree-sheltered suburban lot rides those out fine behind standard screens rated to 75 miles per hour. Defender is for the properties that take the full force: open-country homes around Marshall, Nokesville, and the western counties, ridge-line and hilltop builds, and lots facing long open ground where wind-blown debris threatens glass and porch openings.
For those properties, Defender's engineering margin is the point — a system certified to hurricane-grade standards, 157-plus miles per hour and plus-or-minus 200 PSF, treats Virginia's worst gust front as a routine day, and deploys over every opening in under a minute when a watch is issued. If you are unsure which category your property falls in, that is a five-minute conversation during a free consultation.
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