{"id":5486,"date":"2026-09-10T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usahomeimprovement.com\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:58:59","slug":"are-my-windows-and-doors-hurricane-rated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usahomeimprovement.com\/es\/homeowners-resources\/are-my-windows-and-doors-hurricane-rated\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfMis ventanas y puertas son resistentes a huracanes? C\u00f3mo saberlo."},"content":{"rendered":"

Your windows and doors are hurricane rated if they carry a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval number you can look up, and that approval shows they passed impact testing. The proof is in three places: the label on the frame, the etching on the glass and the permit record for your address.<\/p>\n

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This guide shows where to look on windows, entry doors, sliding glass doors and garage doors. It also explains what each code means, how to confirm a number online and what a wind mitigation inspector needs to see in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n

Por qu\u00e9 Miami-Dade y Broward tienen est\u00e1ndares m\u00e1s altos que el resto de Florida.<\/h2>\n

No todos los condados de Florida son iguales en lo que respecta a los requisitos para las ventanas.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade and Broward are the only two counties the Florida Building Code designates as a High Velocity Hurricane Zone, or HVHZ. Products used there are approved through Control de productos de Miami-Dade<\/a> or a state listing approved for HVHZ use.<\/p>\n

That means windows installed here must pass stricter tests than anywhere else in Florida. A product must be approved specifically for HVHZ use. A standard statewide approval without HVHZ approval is not enough for these two counties.<\/p>\n

Palm Beach no es una zona de alto riesgo de huracanes (HVHZ), pero aun as\u00ed requiere la aprobaci\u00f3n de productos de Florida.<\/strong> Palm Beach County permit offices commonly accept either a Florida Product Approval or a Miami-Dade NOA.<\/p>\n

Southwest Florida, including Naples, Fort Myers and Cape Coral, follows the same statewide rules as Palm Beach. Most of the region sits in the wind-borne debris region, where glass openings must be impact rated or covered by approved shutters. Your building department can confirm your zone.<\/p>\n

Anywhere in Florida, windows without impact testing, and without approved shutters, do not earn the opening protection credit on a wind mitigation form. In Miami-Dade and Broward, they also fall short of the HVHZ product rules.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3mo comprobar tus ventanas ahora mismo<\/h2>\n

Walk to any window in your home and check for these 4 things. Then repeat it on every window, because many homes had windows replaced in stages.<\/p>\n

\"Diagram<\/p>\n

1. The sticker on the frame<\/h3>\n

Look at the inside of the window frame, usually in a corner, on the sill or along a side track. It should show either a Miami-Dade NOA number or a Florida Product Approval (FL#) number, along with the manufacturer and series.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade approved windows also carry a permanent label with the manufacturer’s name and the words “Miami-Dade County Product Control Approved”, as their NOA documents require.<\/p>\n

If you see neither, the window is not verified as hurricane rated. Temporary stickers are often peeled off after the final inspection, so check the glass and the permit record before you decide.<\/p>\n

2. The etching on the glass<\/h3>\n

Impact-rated glass usually has a small permanent etching in one corner, often called the glass bug. It is small but visible when you look closely, and it names the glass maker and often the laminated glass type.<\/p>\n

Read the etching instead of just spotting it. Tempered safety glass is etched too, often with ANSI Z97.1 or CPSC 16 CFR 1201, and those are safety glazing marks, not hurricane impact ratings.<\/p>\n

La ausencia de grabado significa que el vidrio en s\u00ed no tiene una clasificaci\u00f3n de resistencia al impacto confirmada.<\/p>\n

3. The test codes on the sticker<\/h3>\n

Look for TAS 201, TAS 202, and TAS 203 all three together on the sticker or in the product approval.<\/p>\n

Esa combinaci\u00f3n significa que la ventana fue sometida a pruebas de impacto, presi\u00f3n y ciclos de presi\u00f3n. Cuenta con la certificaci\u00f3n de resistencia al impacto.<\/p>\n

Outside the HVHZ you may see ASTM E1886 and ASTM E1996 instead. Those are the impact test standards used statewide, and the Florida wind mitigation form accepts them too.<\/p>\n

Si solo ve las siglas PA-202 o TAS 202, la ventana solo se someti\u00f3 a una prueba de presi\u00f3n. No est\u00e1 clasificada para resistir impactos. En Miami-Dade y Broward, esto significa que a\u00fan necesita persianas para cumplir con la normativa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. A permit on record<\/h3>\n

Windows installed after 2002 with a pulled permit and a passed inspection are likely to be code compliant. The first statewide Florida Building Code took effect on March 1, 2002.<\/p>\n

You can check permit history for your address through Miami-Dade’s b\u00fasqueda de permisos en l\u00ednea<\/a>, the Broward County building code office<\/a> o Palm Beach County Building Division<\/a>. If you live inside city limits, your city’s building department usually holds the record instead.<\/p>\n

Clues that help but do not prove a rating<\/h3>\n