Aluminum Hurricane Shutters in Lakeland and Central Florida
Aluminum storm shutters are the covering you put over a window or a door before the wind arrives. True Aluminum installs hurricane shutters in Lakeland, Plant City, and the rest of Central Florida: accordion, roll-down, panels, Bahama, and storm screen. The product has to match the opening and the person who will actually close it.
Call (863) 804-6021 for a measure. We handle the permit. License SCC131151391.
Are Aluminum Hurricane Shutters Good?
For a Central Florida house, yes, if they are rated for the opening and someone will close them. Aluminum does not rot, it does not rust the way steel does, and it is light enough that one person can pull an accordion across a window. Accordion shutters and roll-down shutters in this state are almost always aluminum for that reason.
They will not help if they stay stacked in the garage. Panel shutters only work if you store them where you can reach them and you are home when the cone shows up. If you travel, or you are not climbing a ladder at 9 p.m., accordion or roll-down is the product.
Hurricane Shutter Types We Install
Pick the type by how fast you can deploy it, not by how it looks in a catalog photo.
- Accordion shutters: permanently mounted beside the opening, fold across a track. One person, no tools, no storage.
- Roll-down shutters: housing above the opening, crank or motor. The clean look, and the highest price. Wide sliders and lanai glass are where they earn it.
- Panel shutters: stored, then bolted on when a storm is named. Lowest installed cost. Slowest to put up.
- Bahama shutters: hinged at the top, everyday shade, drop and lock when you need them.
- Storm screen: high-strength mesh left in place. You can still see out. Different product from patio screen.
What Storm Shutters Cost in Florida
Angi published 2026 Tampa figures, the closest local numbers we will stand behind. Tampa shares a metro cost of living with Lakeland, which is more useful than a national average that includes states with no hurricanes.
These are general market ranges from Angi. They are not True Aluminum prices and they are not a quote. Call (863) 804-6021. We count the openings and give you a real number.
| Shutter type | Per square foot | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Storm panels | $10 to $20 | Lowest installed cost. You store them and hang them. |
| Accordion shutters | $15 to $30 | Permanent, one person, no tools. |
| Bahama shutters | $20 to $35 | Everyday shade, lock down for a storm. |
| Colonial shutters | $25 to $35 | Decorative when open, close over the glass. |
| Roll-down shutters | $25 to $60 | Housing above the opening. Motor sits at the top. |
| Typical Tampa job | $1,845 to $5,491 | Angi average around $3,595 for a whole-home count. |
Market ranges from Angi, 2026 Tampa data. Not True Aluminum prices and not a quote.
Do You Need a Permit to Install Hurricane Shutters in Florida?
For permanent shutters, usually yes. Accordion, roll-down, and Bahama systems are attached to the structure, and most Central Florida building departments want a permit plus documentation that the product meets Florida Building Code wind-load requirements for that opening. Removable panels can be a different conversation, and we confirm before we schedule rather than guessing.
Lakeland, Plant City, and unincorporated Polk County each run their own counter. We pull the permit, meet the inspector, and close it out. The shutters we install are specified to the code for the opening. The number that matters is the one on the product approval for your window, not a round figure from a brochure.
Aluminum Storm Shutters in Lakeland
Lakeland sits inland, which is a different conversation than a house on the Gulf, but the openings still need covering. Named storms still arrive, and a lot of the glass on a Lakeland house is a slider onto a lanai or a sunroom that was never shuttered.
The jobs we see here are accordion on the bedroom windows, roll-down on the big slider, and panels only when the owner is retired, lives on site, and will actually hang them. North Lakeland and South Lakeland are the same product. The difference is the number of openings and whether the lanai glass is in the plan. If you want the enclosure covered too, say that on the measure. A shutter on the house and a bare lanai is a hole in the plan.
Storm Shutters for Plant City Homes
Plant City is the shop. The Plant City Building Division and Hillsborough County split the permits the same way they do on our enclosure work, and we will tell you which office has your address.
A lot of Plant City houses have a sunroom or a screened patio on the back. Shutters on the original windows and nothing on the added glass is a common miss. We will walk the whole envelope, not just the openings you pointed at from the driveway.
Accordion, Roll-Down, or Panels
Accordion is the default for most of the house: permanent, fast, mid-price. Roll-down is for the opening you look at every day, or the one too wide for accordion, and it is the line item that moves a quote. Panels are for the owner who will store them, label them, and put them up. If that is not you, skip panels even when they look cheaper on paper.
Plywood fails as a shutter on paperwork and on speed. It is a weekend project that fails the inspection a buyer's insurance agent will run, and it is slow when the hardware store is sold out. If you already have plywood clips from a previous owner, we can talk about replacing that system rather than adding a second one.
Will Shutters Change Your Insurance Bill?
Maybe. Florida carriers look at wind mitigation, and approved shutters on openings can change the wind portion of a policy. We will not quote you a percentage, because that number belongs to your carrier and your inspection, not to a contractor. Ask your agent what product they need documented, then we install that product and you keep the paperwork with the policy.
The Install
We measure every opening, match the product to the glass, pull the permit, and install to the manufacturer's instructions. After that we show you how it closes, because a shutter you cannot operate is decoration.
Call (863) 804-6021. Lakeland, Plant City, and Winter Haven from the Plant City shop.
