Author: Marlan

I love good reviews. They are really hard to get. This user applied his bar holders to protect his shutters from tropical storms.

I have an explanation of how you can use secure bar holders for hurricane protection for your shutters, windows and doors.

Here is the review for which I could not be more thrilled! Thanks Charles.

 

As a reminder, here is my graphic of how you would do this. The magic is the hole I have in the bar holders that allow you to put in a keeper screw.

 

 

 

One thing I know how to do now is to work with customers to do a color match. I have added a “color match” product to my product listing. If you’ll add that to your order of bar holders, I’ll powder coat the bar holders to match your paint chip and save you the painting… plus painting galvanized metal with normal house paint – very hard.

Securebarholder.com accidentally sent out a “not fully cured” powder coated kit recently. We knew the kit was different, but we thought it was because of an inventory change from wet coat (standard painting) to powder coat. We thought it was old wet coat inventory.

But it wasn’t. We didn’t cure the powder long enough.

Now we know what to look for and it is interesting what we have learned.

See and hear what we learned and just how tough the securebarholder.com powder coat really is.

One of the really neat thing that the 2×4 Open Bar Holders can be used for is to secure your windows and doors against hurricanes and tropical storms constant unrelenting winds.

It turns out that the vibration from the sustained winds can vibrate holder boards out of almost any situation.

But the unique holes in the compact 2×4 Open Bar Holders that make these really compact are the same holes that can be used to put in some “tack” screws that keep the 2×4 security bars from vibrating loose.

So now you can close your hurricane shutters and secure using the 2×4 Open Bar Holders, a 2×4 bar, and the extra keeper screws and your shutters won’t be opened by the sustained vibration of the winds.

Or if you don’t have shutters, you can put up plywood, then secure using a bar too. In fact you could do this to secure your vacation home when you are away for a long period of time.

NEAT FEATURE: SecureBarHolder.com will even color match the bar holders to your house. Just add the color match add-on to your order in the cart. We’ll contact you and you can send in a paint chip and we’ll color match to varying levels of closeness. WAY BETTER than painting them!

 

One lady said I need to make better instructions. Fair. I admit it. I like USEFUL/ACTIONABLE feedback. But she also gave a nice rating and a balanced review as well. It makes a guy feel nice knowing that when you create something that people can appreciate it. Truth be known it is sort of your baby.

Just checked my eBay ratings and found these ratings on eBay. By the way, it is pretty hard to obtain ratings… it just takes time and volume.

Sometimes we just sell 2×4 bar holders that don’t have any locking tabs. Why? Because they ONLY take up a 2×4 width. That is significantly different. And beautiful. Love these great ratings.

I love it when I get 5-star reviews on Amazon. I NEVER fake these so it is so wonderful when someone says something kind. The internet is a rough place.

Just received these two pictures from a customer. What a wonderful installation job.

I’m going to get onto my customers since they all seem to live in places with beautiful seaside views!

Recently, I’ve seen an uptick of people ordering LARGE orders (more than 6 for example) of 2×4 and 2×2 Open Bar Holders.

Usually the bar holders I make are to be used in conjunction or in my kits to help secure your shed better.

Another use is to simply put on the INSIDE of your doors to hold a bar for added security. Sometimes this is called a zombie bar.

When I asked a few questions, these customers that ordered large numbers of the open bar holders were buying them in preparation for hurricanes and tropical storms.

I’m attaching a couple of pictures here (GPS info stripped from pics as it is none of your business where!):

Why did they do this?

• Because my bar holders look better than the stuff you buy from Lowes and Home Depot. Those others look like crap. Mine look good.
• By installing these AHEAD of time, their house is prepared for the hurricane and all they have to do is to quickly grab their plywood and wood bars. This is SUPER fast.
• Because the 2×4 bar holders have holes in them, you can put in a screw AFTER the bar is in place to keep the storm from vibrating the board out of place.
• Since I offer galvanized as an option, customers can buy and paint over the plain gray color. I would recommend a self etching primer for sure to “crack” the galvanization. But if you want a very large order, I’m happy to create you steel only. Just contact me.
• Quick Notes:
  • Have pre-cut and labeled plywood ready to go.
  • Have ready to go bars.