The 19th Hole and More

At an exclusive community in sunny Jupiter, Florida, a large, upscale clubhouse welcomes the tired, the weary and the thirsty. But as sunny as Florida is, there is something that can wreak havoc on both golf game and clubhouse alike. It's called the wind.

High wind loads are serious business to builders. When it came time to install doors at the clubhouse, regular doors just wouldn't do. They needed doors that not only met strict Florida wind standards, but also upheld the rich and luxurious feel of their surroundings. The solution was Contact Industries.

In conjunction with Ultimate Door, Contact Industries created custom stiles that resulted in the clubhouse doors easily passing testing standards set forth by the Hurricane Testing Laboratory. So while the wind may not be able to blow you away, the doors just might.

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