I have been wondering about a possible approach to protecting the windows in my 
house that are the most likely to be damaged by flying debris in a hurricane or 
tropical storm.

The typical way people do it is to have a sheet of plywood that is screwed to 
the wall of the home, completely covering the window.  Do understand that this 
means it’s often more than one sheet butted together as some windows are too 
large for a single 4x8’ sheet.  Our walls are block with stucco, so concrete 
screws would be the choice of fastener.

However, I was wondering….

My windows are recessed into the walls about 4”-5”.  They have a frame around 
the outer edges (glass) of about 1-1/2”.

So why couldn’t I cut a piece of plywood to fit inside the recess where the 
window is located, big enough to reach to the edges where it would cover the 
frame and reach all the way to the wall on each side, then use some sort of 
spring tension rods in a couple of locations across the opening to hold the 
plywood in place?

Since it would be recessed and up against the window and frame, it’s not 
exposed to the wind (the wind couldn’t get behind it.)

The concern is not to keep it from being torn off or removed from the opening, 
but to shield or cover the window to protect it from flying debris that would 
break it.

Does this make sense?  I’m thinking it should work just fine, and be a lot 
easier to deploy and far less damaging to the house as well.

Dan
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