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FL # FL11967-R6
Application Type Revision
Code Version 2023
Application Status Approved
 
Comments
Archived
 
Product Manufacturer Eastern Metal Supply
Address/Phone/Email 4268 Westroads Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(800) 432-2204
bfeeley@easternmetal.com
 
Authorized Signature Bill Feeley
bfeeley@easternmetal.com
 
Technical Representative
Address/Phone/Email
 
Quality Assurance Representative
Address/Phone/Email
 
Category Shutters
Subcategory Colonial
 
Compliance Method Evaluation Report from a Florida Registered Architect or a Licensed Florida Professional Engineer
Evaluation Report - Hardcopy Received
 
Florida Engineer or Architect Name who developed the Evaluation Report Walter A. Tillit, Jr.
Florida License PE-44167
Quality Assurance Entity National Accreditation and Management Institute
Quality Assurance Contract Expiration Date 12/31/2027
Validated By John Henry Kampmann Jr.
  Validation Checklist - Hardcopy Received
 
Certificate of Independence FL11967_R6_COI_Certification of Independence Drawing23-159.pdf
 
Referenced Standard and Year (of Standard)
StandardYear
ASTM E1886-122012
ASTM E1996-122012
ASTM E3302002
 
Equivalence of Product Standards
Certified By

Florida Licensed Professional Engineer or Architect
FL11967_R6_Equiv_Letter 23-450.pdf
 
Sections from the Code
 
 
 
Product Approval Method Method 1 Option D
 
Date Submitted 10/08/2023
Date Validated 10/17/2023
Date Pending FBC Approval 10/25/2023
Date Approved 12/12/2023
Date Revised 08/17/2026
 
Summary of Products
FL # Model, Number or Name Description
11967.1 Bertha HV Board and Batten Shutter (Non-HVHZ)- Drawing number 23-159 Extruded aluminum tubes assembled together and retained by battens and hinges to provide hurricane protection.
Limits of Use
 Approved for use in HVHZ: No
 Approved for use outside HVHZ: Yes
 Impact Resistant: Yes
 Design Pressure: N/A
 Other: Large Missile Level "D", Wind Zones 1, 2 and 3. Max. width is 51 1/8" and Max. height is 66 1/8" for +50, -60 p.s.f. ASD design load (double panel) and max. width is 102 3/8" and max. height is 66 1/8" for +40, -44 p.s.f. ASD design load (quadruple panel).
Installation Instructions
 FL11967_R6_II_Drawing 23-159.pdf
 Verified By: American Test Lab of South Florida, Inc.
 Created by Independent Third Party: Yes
Evaluation Reports
 FL11967_R6_AE_Product Evaluation Report Drawing 23-159.pdf
 Created by Independent Third Party: Yes
 
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