05-24-2015, 08:14 AM
leilanidude has this excellent idea in the hurricane thread:
After last seasons issues, I have had some tree guys out in the last couple weeks, removing any trees that are suspect as to sturdiness. Not wanting to go thru that again. Also cut plywood to fit over all of the louvered windows. I used stainless steel screw in studs and pre-drilled the plywood so it can slide right on, secured by stainless steel wing-nuts. Will take just a couple minutes per window now to install when a storm is imminent. Going to paint the plywood to match the house too, not so much for looks but to keep the plywood in good shape for several seasons.
After last seasons issues, I have had some tree guys out in the last couple weeks, removing any trees that are suspect as to sturdiness. Not wanting to go thru that again. Also cut plywood to fit over all of the louvered windows. I used stainless steel screw in studs and pre-drilled the plywood so it can slide right on, secured by stainless steel wing-nuts. Will take just a couple minutes per window now to install when a storm is imminent. Going to paint the plywood to match the house too, not so much for looks but to keep the plywood in good shape for several seasons.