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In This County, the Address Sets the Price
Palm Beach County runs from a barrier island to open land in the west. The calculated pressures at those two ends are not the same, and a quote that ignores the difference is guessing in one direction or the other.
Give us the address. In this county the address decides the pressure, the review, and often the price — before the window does.
What actually moves the number
Four things, in roughly this order of impact.
- Distance from the coast — the largest single factor across this county.
- Exposure category — what the wind crosses before it reaches the building.
- Height above grade, and the number of stories.
- Where the opening sits on the elevation, since corners load harder.
Why one figure across a whole house is a warning sign
Applying a single pressure to every opening is quick and it is almost always wrong in both directions at once. Some openings end up over-specified and paid for; others end up under-specified and are the ones that matter.
A quote built from a per-opening calculation takes longer to produce. It is also the only version of the document that can be checked.
Settle the design review question first
If the address falls under Town of Palm Beach review, or a review area in Delray Beach or Boca Raton, appearance is decided before anything is ordered.
Impact units are made to order. A rejection after a deposit is a re-order and a new lead time, and on specialty shapes that can cost a season.
Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.