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Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL
      Fri Aug 30 2019 02:09 AM

Don't bother with taping up windows. Study after study finds this practice futile, at best, and actually a potential hazard, as glass can then break into bigger, more lethal wedges.

Disastersafety.org recommends to shut the doors on hurricanes, and putting up shutters - or boarding up (as a last resort) - over windows well in advance, so not to do so when rushed.
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Protect windows and doors

If you have shutters, monitor weather conditions to ensure you have enough time to deploy them before the storm hits your area.
Use plywood in place of shutters only as a last resort.
Use 1/2 in. to 3/4 in. CDX plywood available in 4 ft x 8 ft sheets. Plywood should not be used to cover openings larger than 4 ft x 8 ft unless additional framing is added. Use two layers of 3/8-in. material to obtain the same effect as one layer of 3/4-in. material. Orient Strand Board (OSB) is not recommended.

Note: Taping windows provides no protection and wastes time.




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Subject Posted by Posted on
* Dorian Prep ASK/TELL cieldumortModerator Fri Aug 30 2019 02:09 AM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Tazmanian93   Sat Aug 31 2019 08:25 AM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL cieldumortModerator   Fri Aug 30 2019 02:24 AM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Colleen A.Moderator   Fri Aug 30 2019 11:01 AM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Tazmanian93   Fri Aug 30 2019 01:55 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Tazmanian93   Fri Aug 30 2019 04:07 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Prospero   Fri Aug 30 2019 05:44 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL SC Bill   Fri Aug 30 2019 02:14 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL cieldumortModerator   Fri Aug 30 2019 02:09 AM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL kspkap   Fri Aug 30 2019 02:56 AM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL RedingtonBeachGuyModerator   Thu Aug 29 2019 08:53 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL kspkap   Wed Aug 28 2019 03:21 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL lblan2001   Wed Aug 28 2019 03:10 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Colleen A.Moderator   Wed Aug 28 2019 07:43 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL TheBeach   Thu Aug 29 2019 02:15 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL kspkap   Thu Aug 29 2019 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Colleen A.Moderator   Thu Aug 29 2019 04:16 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Mike V   Wed Aug 28 2019 01:59 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL flnative   Wed Aug 28 2019 01:56 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Lautermilch   Wed Aug 28 2019 03:34 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL JMII   Wed Aug 28 2019 04:56 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL Colleen A.Moderator   Wed Aug 28 2019 02:32 PM
. * * Re: Dorian Prep ASK/TELL gailwarning   Wed Aug 28 2019 04:25 PM

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