Another way of boarding up windows or doors on a brick house or other type of masonry is to follow the wood frame house method to overlap the window opening but use different fasteners when installing the storm shutters.
Boarding windows and doors cost.
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Eliminate any health and safety hazard caused by any protruding bolts used to secure boarding.
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We can install boarding to secure your premises without leaving any damage to your existing window or door frames.
Well boarding up is the process of installing boards on the windows and doors of premises to protect it from any weather damage or to prevent a robbery by intruders looters or vandals.
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Boarding up windows for hurricane mark the location of the studs closest to each side of and underneath the window.
If there are no nailheads in the siding to give away where the studs are you ll have to do some probing with a drill and bit.
When boarding is appropriate all first floor windows and doors and all basement windows and doors should have plywood covering the entire opening and frame.
Instead of measuring a border that extends beyond your window you ll want to place the plywood on the inside of your window frame.
If your home has a brick or stucco exterior the process of boarding up your windows will look a bit different.
The covering should be secured with carriage bolts.
Use 4 inch barrel bolts to secure the panels and space them 15 inches apart.
If you choose this method use 1 4 inch expansion bolts with corrosion resistant expansion anchors 1 1 2 inches deep.
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