How to Board Up Windows for a Hurricane Like Dorian 

I thank God everyday. They certainly are a blessing, and the saying... “the days are long, but the year are short” is so true. They grow up so fast. Thanks for watching!

Thanks! I sure hope so. I definitely remember working with my dad. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Lynn. Be safe. Thanks for watching

Thanks, Johnny. He loves to help.

Yes, we barely got tropical storm force winds for a few hours here. No damage to speak of. I’ve lived through 2 direct hit cat 4s that left our town decimated, and they were fast moving storms. The Bahamas endured a cat5 for 48 hours. I can’t even imagine.

I know it’s sad, but I’ve never seen that movie. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for watching!

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You can board them up in two or three pieces as well... Measure half the size of window and cut to fit and hang top half and then hang the bottom half . Your not keeping water out so if there is a small gap it's ok just blocking against debri

I helped a neighbor install some plywood using them. I didn’t like them. Half the time they popped off before you could get it locked it. Just wasn’t a fan.

@@IAmAFixer Maybe you should go with the plylox - This is what I told the client - He felt it was taking too long drilling with the screws & wingnuts so he threw me off the job. I see a lot of people like them I'm just one of those people that do not like them and I think your way is the best to board up. Thank you for responding. The problem we had with them you have to cut the wood 120% precise - not one millimeter over or under - It Hass to be a perfectly cut exactly to the window opening up- if you don't have a window that is completely square - There could be problems- you have to have the exact amount of room for the clips to spring - Do not leave the clips out for any time at all they rust and you'll end up painting everywhere that you have the clips unless you got the stainless steel clips - rust streaks Because your ledge on the window slopes down - They may or may not work- They also scrape the paint so you will end up touching up but you have to do that with the other ones if you take the screws out anyways- You may still have to drill a few tapcons into your window ledge If you can't get the plylox tight enough because you have uneven stucco which defeats the purpose of no drilling - The windows are beautiful and I would hate to drill into that white area all around the window Finally we could only use them for one season because the plywood over the next season warped so much and then they don't fit precisely for the plylox to work- We painted the wood and that seemed to help a bit with warping but that is some added cost

I may not have shown it well, but I cut the wood so it is about 2-3 inches away from the window and generally not right on it. I also leave an egress in front and rear if the house so I could get out if I needed to.

good video, but I am also concerned you are relying on the window fastening to withstand the force of the wind. Making the plywood larger than the window opening would offer more protection. Your approach is still much better than the overpriced "impact" windows nevertheless.

Hard to see in the video; but my window sills are sloped. The boards are cut so they are larger than will fit right next to the window, leaving an air gap between the boards and the glass.

@@IAmAFixer makes sense !

Some caulking, then paint over.