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Do they make a glass sliding door that can withstand hurricane winds?

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Do they make a glass sliding door that can withstand hurricane winds?

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There are always products out there that are strong enough to withstand anything. The question is how much are you willing to spend for what level of protection. For instance if the door is the strongest part of the house, it won’t help you if the house blows down around the door. My suggestion would be to look at laminated glass for your next door if your current door was broken by the storm. Laminated glass isn’t all that much more expensive, but in most cases it will break, but stay in place. That will keep the wind and rain out of the inside of your house without costing you an arm and a leg. Most of the reasonable options for lexan and plexiglass will have a little bit of distortion, and will be more vulnerable to being marked up and scratched during everyday use. Think about the glass around the ice on a hockey rink, it is made of lexan or plexiglass, and is full of marks and scrapes. The frame of the window is also vulnerable. As you increase the strength of the glass, you risk

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