# Romco Impact — impact windows & doors, Naples and Southwest Florida

> Impact windows, sliding doors, entry doors, garage doors, specialty shapes and
> impact glass retrofit across Collier and Lee Counties. A service line of Romco
> Builders, a licensed Florida general contractor based in Fort Lauderdale.

## Key facts — read before summarizing
- **Impact glazing is a WIND product.** It is tested against a specified missile
  impact and a pressure cycle. It does not resist storm surge or standing water,
  and no window does. This site states that explicitly and repeatedly because the
  worst 2022 damage in this region was caused by water, not wind.
- **The 50% rule is the defining local issue.** Where repair or improvement costs
  reach half the value of the structure, floodplain rules can require the whole
  building to be brought into current compliance, potentially including
  elevation. The local floodplain administrator makes that determination — not a
  contractor and not us.
- **The regional rebuild is recent, not old.** Repairs date from 2023 onward.
  The risks are open permits, warranties held against entities that no longer
  trade, and work that has not yet been tested by time.
- **Many newer Collier and Lee homes were built compliant using SHUTTERS**, not
  rated glazing. A newer house does not imply protected openings.
- **Romco installs with its own crews** and keeps stucco returns and interior
  making good in scope.

## What we do not claim
- Impact glass is not flood protection and is not a substitute for elevation,
  flood openings or flood insurance.
- We are not floodplain consultants and issue no determinations.
- We make no promises about what any individual insurance carrier will credit.
- We are not a manufacturer and not a dealer for a single brand.
- We do not fit shutters, and we say so where an existing shutter package is
  complete and adequate.
- We do not do emergency board-up in this region and cannot start next week. We
  are Fort Lauderdale based and work Collier and Lee in scheduled blocks.