Jon Built a Hurricane-Resistant
Folding Window Stabilizer Device
Hurricane season started early this year. Will our home be
ready for the increasing strength of these storms? These accordion-style windows
in our condominium are wonderful during pleasant weather. They hang from a
track at the top, free at the bottom so we can fold them back to open the
kitchen. The downside is that they move in and out when the wind blows and let water
in at the bottom when it rains sideways during a storm.
We are still reeling from Hurricane Lidia, which hit Puerto Vallarta hard in October 2023. Our kitchen windows shook and rattled violently during the ferocious winds, but they didn't blow out because Jon had secured them with an extra hook. Some condo units in our building with these accordion-style folding windows weren't so lucky.
Jon decided to create a device to further protect our kitchen windows. I invite you to watch the videos below to see how he built this system that we'll use during hurricane season.
Jon Tied a Knot to An Eyelet Bolt in Each Square
Tubular Beam Under the Exterior Granite Shelf
Creating these videos gave Jon good speech and problem-solving practice—important exercises as Parkinson's disease advances. He's also practicing his speech by "writing" a book about his life, using the microphone in his Word document app, and is amazed at how quickly it records his story. He hopes his son will enjoy reading it someday. I know I will❤
