Thread: Boarded Up Windows

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I thought I would share how I made my boarded up windows and how I attach them to the house. I bought a 4'X8' sheet of 1/4" luaun plywood at Lowe's. It's pretty lightweight and alot more sturdy than stryofoam. I cut the boards to shape with a jigsaw. I painted them with gray paint and dry brushed some brown in. I drew the nail holes with a black permanent marker.



Since I have aluminum storm windows, and I didn't want to make any holes in the wood around the windows, I found this:



This stuff works awesome. It's double-sided tape rated for outdoor use and can hold up to 5 lbs. My boards don't way anywhere near that much. I put a small piece of the tape on each side of the storm window frame:



Here's a pic of one window finished:



And a view from the street:



The tape comes off the aluminum frames cleanly but it takes some rubbing with a fingernail to get it going.

Thanks for the info! I love this effect and have been wounding how to best achieve it. It really adds a lot to your house!

I am doing the same thing this year. I haven't put mine up yet but I'm pretty stoked to see if they turn out good.

Nice idea, I wouldn't want to make unnecessary holes on my window framing for a prop, thanks for sharing..

Thumbs up!

Nice idea! Simple, easy, cheap, easy to put up and easy to take down. PERFECT!

I wonder if 3M Command Strips would work on something like this. Has anyone tried that on pink/blue foam?