| I often get
questions about using PLYLOX clips with our product and this page
will explain our position on the matter. PLYLOX clips (www.plylox.com)
are carbon steel clips designed to hold plywood in place within encased
openings (typically covered in brick or stucco). To the best of my
knowledge, these clips have proven themselves to be effective in both
laboratory testing and in actual field use when used with plywood.
However, and also to the best of my knowledge, they have never been
tested in a laboratory environment with 5/8" polycarbonate panels. We
therefore, can neither encourage their use nor discourage their use
with our polycarbonate panels. As the homeowner you have every right to
decide for yourself whether or not these clips present the best method
of panel installation and/or the method that involves the least amount
of effort on your part. While everyone would obviously prefer the
easiest attachment method possible, our position is, and will remain,
that our products have been approved by various state and local
agencies for use in high-velocity wind zones when installed in
accordance with the manufacturers' recommendations. These
recommendations center around the fact that the panels should be
securely bolted to the framing members of the structure through the use
of threaded anchors. As mentioned elsewhere on this site, it wouldn't
matter if you used 1/2" steel plate for hurricane panels if you
attached them with velcro, chewing gum, glue or string. All it
takes is for one panel to pop off during a storm to render whatever
protection you've invested in as completely useless. |
