Summary
Hinged aluminum panels that fold laterally along a top and bottom track, meeting in the middle or stacking to one side of a large opening — Condado Window's own Company page confirms accordion shutters as part of the real product line. [ESTIMATED SPEC SHEET — see confidence note below.]
Overview
An Accordion Shutter protects large openings — sliding glass doors, wide window walls, lanais, and porches — with a series of hinged aluminum panels that fold together like an accordion along a top and bottom track. Unlike a roll-up shutter, the panels stay visible (folded to one or both sides) when open, which is a common trade-off homeowners accept for covering openings that are wider than a roll-up housing can practically span in a single unit.
Features
- Built for wide openings — A practical protection option for sliding glass doors and large window walls.
- Manual operation, fast deployment — Panels glide along the track and lock in place without power or motorization.
- Stacks compactly to the side — Panels fold to one or both sides of the opening when not in use.
- Reusable, storm after storm — A permanently mounted track means no separate storage or installation each hurricane season.
Technical Details (estimated — pending factory confirmation)
- Panel and track material: aluminum, consistent with the alloy family used across the rest of the Condado Window shutter line (exact alloy and gauge to be confirmed).
- Locking: center or end-stack locking points to secure the folded panel run across the opening (hardware to be specified by engineering).
- Track: top and bottom aluminum tracks anchored to the structure, sized to the opening's height and width.
- This product has not been issued its own factory spec sheet — confirm panel gauge, hinge hardware, track anchoring, and impact rating with engineering before publishing.
Specifications (estimated)
- Material: Aluminum panels and track (alloy and gauge pending confirmation).
- Sizing: Custom to the opening's width and height.
- Impact rating: Not yet tested for this configuration — do not publish a PSF or Florida Building Code number until engineering confirms.
FAQ
How is an Accordion Shutter different from the Combo Integrated Shutter? The Combo rolls up into a compact housing above the opening. The Accordion Shutter folds sideways along a track and stays visible, folded to the side, when open — often the more practical choice for very wide openings like multi-panel sliding doors.
Does it require power to operate? No — accordion shutters are manually operated, sliding and locking into place by hand, which makes them a lower-maintenance option for openings where motorization isn't needed.