Why not just move up here to DC? All the mod cons and we NEVER get hurricanes. Plus, we broaden our tax base with tax paying Mercedes classicists. :)
On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You want to look at the screws you screw in permanently, they have a wood > thread that goes into the frame or whatever, and a bolt thread on the other > end that sticks out. You make your panels for each window and mark them, > drill the mounting holes in the panel, put on the nuts and washers and > you're good. There are also some clips you can use that are sort of > semi-permanent. HD or Lowess will have them. I'm just using deck screws > into the siding/sheathing as I have new vinyl window frames. I have one > big slider which I will put some long 2/4s across and screw plywood to > those. > > --FT > > > > On 10/4/16 2:34 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes wrote: > >> I like your idea >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 4, 2016, at 2:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > -- > --FT > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
