sfb wrote:

Old fashioned may be just that: old fashioned. The two problems are
debris breaking the windows and the wind literally pushing in the entire
window frame which is why plywood is anchored to the outside walls.
After Andrew in 1992, there were extensive upgrades to building codes
since what was thought to be sufficient wasn't. One example is a frame
attached to the inside walls under he wallboard to keep windows from
being pushed in by the wind and rain. After Charley in 2004, you could
spot developments build pre and post Andrew from the air.

Yep, my folks have a house in Naples. No need for plywood or shutters.
They have a film on the windows that will stop the flying debris.
Hard to believe it's better than the metal hurricane shutters that roll
down but they are. The houses built from the mid 90's on do not suffer
any real hurricane damage anymore, just the screening over the pool area
gets damaged.




"JohnH" wrote in message
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sfb wrote:

If you live in a hurricane area you have a problem with humidity and
mold. Most folks might not have inside storage with or without AC so
storing plywood at Home Depot may be the cheapest alternative.


Then what do you do with $400 worth of plywood?

It seems old fashoned storm shutters would be the way to go.