These are individual panels that are bolted to a track or studs that are permanently installed to the window or doorframe. Storm Panels come in several choices, white polyethylene, galvanized metal, aluminum, or Lexan, a clear plastic that is made by GE.
The Polyethylene Storm Panel is quickly becoming the number one choice in storm panels. It is lightweight, it won’t corrode, allows light transmission and it is the most affordable.
Easy accessibility to windows and doors is needed when using storm panels. They don’t install easily from a ladder. Storm Panels work well for protection when properly installed but they do take considerably more time for the homeowner to put up as a hurricane approaches. When they are not being used, they must be stored, preferably indoors.
These are not the shutters you’ll be asking your neighbor to put up because you’re on vacation in Colorado and a storm is brewing in the Gulf. If your home is a beach rental, don’t expect your rental agency to put these up for you either, it’s simply too time consuming. It’s not uncommon for a homeowner to go with Storm Panels for a year and decide they’ve had enough of that and order the Accordion Shutters.
We do find that the G.E. Lexan panels work well in many situations such as protecting glass block or stained glass windows or those odd shaped windows. The bottom line on Storm Panels, they work well as long as you give yourself a couple of hours to put them in place and are a huge improvement over plywood.
These are individual panels that are bolted to a track or studs that are permanently installed to the window or doorframe. Storm Panels come in several choices, white polyethylene, galvanized metal, aluminum, or Lexan, a clear plastic that is made by GE. 
The Polyethylene Storm Panel is quickly becoming the number one choice in storm panels. It is lightweight, it won’t corrode, allows light transmission and it is the most affordable. 
Easy accessibility to windows and doors is needed when using storm panels. They don’t install easily from a ladder. Storm Panels work well for protection when properly installed but they do take considerably more time for the homeowner to put up as a hurricane approaches. When they are not being used, they must be stored, preferably indoors. 
These are not the shutters you’ll be asking your neighbor to put up because you’re on vacation in Colorado and a storm is brewing in the Gulf. If your home is a beach rental, don’t expect your rental agency to put these up for you either, it’s simply too time consuming. It’s not uncommon for a homeowner to go with Storm Panels for a year and decide they’ve had enough of that and order the Accordion Shutters. 
We do find that the G.E. Lexan panels work well in many situations such as protecting glass block or stained glass windows or those odd shaped windows. The bottom line on Storm Panels, they work well as long as you give yourself a couple of hours to put them in place and are a huge improvement over plywood.
