New Construction Impact Windows: Built In, Not Bolted On
The best time to install impact windows is before the walls close: new construction anchors glass into open framing, integrates flashing into the weather barrier itself, and prices protection at its lifetime minimum, no tear-out, no retrofit compromises, no paying twice. Florida Impact Shield supplies and installs impact windows and doors for new construction statewide, from production builder packages to one-off custom homes, with the scheduling discipline that keeps window lead times off your critical path.
New Construction Programs by Florida Impact Shield: Builder packages and custom-home support, product selection, budgeting, supply, installation, and inspection coordination, engineered to your plans and your schedule.
Code From Day One
Florida's wind-borne debris rules make opening protection a design input, not an afterthought: new homes in designated regions require impact glazing or approved protection, with the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone enforcing Miami-Dade NOAs, the toughest approvals in the country. Speccing impact glass outright, versus shutters over ordinary glass, delivers permanent protection, cleaner elevations, better resale positioning and the insurance profile below, which is why the market has voted decisively for glass.
The Critical-Path Discipline
Windows gate dry-in, and dry-in gates everything: drywall, cabinets, floors all wait for a weathertight shell. With product lead times running four to ten-plus weeks, window procurement belongs at permit stage, not framing stage. Our builder program locks specifications and orders early, sequences delivery to your framing schedule, and installs into rough openings with integrated flashing, the cleanest, highest-performing install condition in the industry, then coordinates inspections so the schedule never waits on glass.
Packages and Pricing
| Program | How It Prices |
|---|---|
| Production builder packages | Per-plan pricing, volume terms |
| Custom homes | Per-opening from plans; design support included |
| Owner-builders | Supply-and-install quotes coordinated with your GC |
Brand selection runs the full field, PGT, ES, CGI and beyond, matched to your architecture and budget with the same numbers-first neutrality as our replacement work.
The Insurance Head Start
Homes born with full impact protection start life at the best wind mitigation position available: the credits worth up to 35% on the windstorm portion of premiums apply from the first policy, documented via wind mitigation inspection at closeout. (My Safe Florida Home grants target existing-home retrofits, new builds simply skip straight to the savings.)
Start at the Plans
Send the plans or book a consultation: we take off the openings, spec the package, price it exactly, and slot procurement into your schedule. Built in from the beginning, protected from the first storm.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do new Florida homes have to have impact windows?
New construction in wind-borne debris regions must have impact-rated glazing or code-approved opening protection, and the HVHZ (Miami-Dade and Broward) requires the strictest approvals. Most builders and buyers now choose impact glass outright, permanent protection with no shutters to manage.
When should windows be ordered in a new build?
Early, at or before permit, because product lead times (four to ten-plus weeks by line and season) sit squarely on the construction critical path. Late window orders stall dry-in, which stalls everything; our builder scheduling exists to prevent exactly that.
Do you work with builders or only homeowners?
Both: production and custom builders on package supply-and-install terms, and owner-builders or custom-home clients who want design support, product selection, budgeting and installation coordinated with their GC.
Is new-construction install different from replacement?
Yes, windows anchor into open rough framing with integrated flashing into the weather barrier, the cleanest install condition there is, which is why new-construction is the moment to buy the glass you actually want rather than planning to upgrade later.
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